Video on Troll A

vincecate — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:53:40 -0700

This video shows someone going down a leg in "Troll A" to near the sea floor (11 minutes into the video). They really do have waterproof concrete. It is 6 feet thick, but they are down further than we plan to go. The trick was slip-forms so there were no seams in the whole leg. I think seastead types will find this video interesting (at least the first 12 minutes and probably the whole thing).

Torrent is:

http://torrents.thepiratebay.org/4197900/Engineering_Connections_Super_R...

Kite powered cruise ship timeshare on migratory route

vincecate — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:10:37 -0700

One big problem with a cruise ship timeshare is the ongoing costs. If we used the migration route and kite power, the ongoing costs could be reduced. It would still use engines to get in/out of port, just when out at sea use a big kite. Much of the travel market is retired people who have plenty of time for long trips.

http://easycruise.com/

Save The Date: October 9th/10th

Patri — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:06:24 -0700

Our first annual conference will be Friday, October 10th, at Embassy Suites in Burlingame, CA. There will also be a reception Thursday evening (10/9), and an informal breakfast Saturday morning (10/11).

Launching boats from seasteads

vincecate — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:07:42 -0700

The method used by "free fall life boats" seems like a nice way to launch a boat from a seastead. They just fall into the water at an angle and then pop up. I put some videos of launches on the life rafts page. Seems like we might want to use this as a general (not just emergency) method to launch boats. Boats would have to be designed for this, and might also really be our life boats. To get the boats back up people use cranes.

Save The Date: October 9th/10th

Patri — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:06:24 -0700

Kite powered cruise ship timeshare on migratory route

vincecate — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:10:37 -0700

http://easycruise.com/

Internet

ernie_the_emo_emu — Fri, 30 May 2008 09:25:54 -0700

I was thinking about some ideas I could or should contribute and decided the best place for me to start was internet distribution. I am not well versed on internet providers which cater to ships or sea platforms so I'll be discussing after-the-fact options and ask anyone more familiar with these things to research our best options for oceanic isp's. The following is merely suggestions and brainstorming from myself and a few members of my local "brain trust" feel free to chip in with anything you want. I'll try my best to keep my thoughts on this organized.<

Using mobility to reduce maximum wave design parameter

vincecate — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 03:27:54 -0700

The maximum wave we could face determines what we have to design for. If we could be sure we never had to face over 30 foot waves we would not need to design for 100 foot waves. This would make things much easier. I think if we have the right migratory pattern we could do this.

Desalination Technology

Wayne Gramlich — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:29:30 -0700

Does anybody know what the current state-of-the art for fresh water extraction is for sea going boats. For example, if you own an ocean going sail boat, is there some sort of reverse osmosis or vacuum desalination technology that you buy to help top off the fresh water tanks. How about for cargo ships? Do that just have large fresh water tanks that they fill up at port, or do they have some sea water to fresh water technology that they use. Are there off-the-shelf desalination solutions that can be purchased that are sized appropriate to a boat?

Launching boats from seasteads

vincecate — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:07:42 -0700

Launching boats from seasteads

vincecate — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:07:42 -0700

Desalination Technology

Wayne Gramlich — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:29:30 -0700

Writing article for new website

steflink — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:31:10 -0700

Hello folks: I am writing an article on Seasteading for a new, upcoming website.

If you are interested in telling me why the seasteading lifestyle appeals to you and are interested in being identified in a quote, please contact me at steflink01@yahoo.com

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Stephanie Kalina-Metzger

Introducing The Seasteading Institute

admin — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:11:17 -0700

Organization Aims To Create New Societies On The Ocean

Mountain View, CA, April 15th, 2008.

The Seasteading Institute today announced that it has been established in order to establish permanent, autonomous ocean communities to enable experimentation and innovation with diverse social, political, and legal systems. It will continue and expand on the work of Patri Friedman and Wayne Gramlich, authors of "Seasteading: A Practical Guide to Homesteading the High Seas".

Writing article for new website

steflink — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:31:10 -0700

Hello folks: I am writing an article on Seasteading for a new, upcoming website.

If you are interested in telling me why the seasteading lifestyle appeals to you and are interested in being identified in a quote, please contact me at steflink01@yahoo.com

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Stephanie Kalina-Metzger

Side by side structure model testing

vincecate — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:21:20 -0700

I should be getting a waterproof camera in a couple weeks.

I am thinking about making a few different designs each out of the same amount of PVC pipe so they are roughly cost equivalent. Then testing them in the ocean side by side.

Desalination Technology

Wayne Gramlich — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:29:30 -0700

Desalination Technology

Wayne Gramlich — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:29:30 -0700

Cost estimation

vincecate — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:44:22 -0700

I think good engineering takes into account cost estimation. I have started a wiki page for cost estimation. So far it just has a bit based on steel ship building info.

http://wiki.seasteading.org/index.php/Cost_estimation

Proposal: Spar Forest

vtoldude — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:07:06 -0700

I haven´t really thought this through all that much but I drew it up so I might as well put it out there.

http://wiki.seasteading.org/index.php/User:Vtoldude/Spar_Forest

Criticism, praise, flames or other opinions are welcome.

Patent and copyright protection

thebastidge — Fri, 16 May 2008 03:18:40 -0700

Will TSI be attempting to protect intellectual property?

Proposal: Spar Forest

vtoldude — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:07:06 -0700

I haven´t really thought this through all that much but I drew it up so I might as well put it out there.

http://wiki.seasteading.org/index.php/User:Vtoldude/Spar_Forest

Criticism, praise, flames or other opinions are welcome.

Shetland Island's Legal Status

Solid_Choke — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:43:35 -0700

It seems a man on Shetland Island has declared independence from the U.K.. The article can be found here. This is a good thing to keep an eye on. If there are any court cases involved they might be of use as study material for future seasteaders.

Proposal: Spar Forest

vtoldude — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:07:06 -0700

I haven´t really thought this through all that much but I drew it up so I might as well put it out there.

http://wiki.seasteading.org/index.php/User:Vtoldude/Spar_Forest

Criticism, praise, flames or other opinions are welcome.

Proposal: Spar Forest

vtoldude — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:07:06 -0700

I haven´t really thought this through all that much but I drew it up so I might as well put it out there.

http://wiki.seasteading.org/index.php/User:Vtoldude/Spar_Forest

Criticism, praise, flames or other opinions are welcome.

Patent and copyright protection

thebastidge — Fri, 16 May 2008 03:18:40 -0700

Will TSI be attempting to protect intellectual property?

Shetland Island's Legal Status

Solid_Choke — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:43:35 -0700

Patent and copyright protection

thebastidge — Fri, 16 May 2008 03:18:40 -0700

Will TSI be attempting to protect intellectual property?

Cost estimation

vincecate — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:44:22 -0700

I think good engineering takes into account cost estimation. I have started a wiki page for cost estimation. So far it just has a bit based on steel ship building info.

http://wiki.seasteading.org/index.php/Cost_estimation

Patent and copyright protection

thebastidge — Fri, 16 May 2008 03:18:40 -0700

Will TSI be attempting to protect intellectual property?

Patent and copyright protection

thebastidge — Fri, 16 May 2008 03:18:40 -0700

Will TSI be attempting to protect intellectual property?

Internet

ernie_the_emo_emu — Fri, 30 May 2008 09:25:54 -0700

Cost estimation

vincecate — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:44:22 -0700

I think good engineering takes into account cost estimation. I have started a wiki page for cost estimation. So far it just has a bit based on steel ship building info.

http://wiki.seasteading.org/index.php/Cost_estimation

Patent and copyright protection

thebastidge — Fri, 16 May 2008 03:18:40 -0700

Will TSI be attempting to protect intellectual property?

Patent and copyright protection

thebastidge — Fri, 16 May 2008 03:18:40 -0700

Will TSI be attempting to protect intellectual property?

Proposal: Spar Forest

vtoldude — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:07:06 -0700

I haven´t really thought this through all that much but I drew it up so I might as well put it out there.

http://wiki.seasteading.org/index.php/User:Vtoldude/Spar_Forest

Criticism, praise, flames or other opinions are welcome.

Proposal: Spar Forest

vtoldude — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:07:06 -0700

I haven´t really thought this through all that much but I drew it up so I might as well put it out there.

http://wiki.seasteading.org/index.php/User:Vtoldude/Spar_Forest

Criticism, praise, flames or other opinions are welcome.

Proposal: Spar Forest

vtoldude — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:07:06 -0700

I haven´t really thought this through all that much but I drew it up so I might as well put it out there.

http://wiki.seasteading.org/index.php/User:Vtoldude/Spar_Forest

Criticism, praise, flames or other opinions are welcome.

Proposal: Spar Forest

vtoldude — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:07:06 -0700

I haven´t really thought this through all that much but I drew it up so I might as well put it out there.

http://wiki.seasteading.org/index.php/User:Vtoldude/Spar_Forest

Criticism, praise, flames or other opinions are welcome.

Proposal: Spar Forest

vtoldude — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:07:06 -0700

I haven´t really thought this through all that much but I drew it up so I might as well put it out there.

http://wiki.seasteading.org/index.php/User:Vtoldude/Spar_Forest

Criticism, praise, flames or other opinions are welcome.

Proposal: Spar Forest

vtoldude — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:07:06 -0700

I haven´t really thought this through all that much but I drew it up so I might as well put it out there.

http://wiki.seasteading.org/index.php/User:Vtoldude/Spar_Forest

Criticism, praise, flames or other opinions are welcome.

Fashion on the High Seas

ernie_the_emo_emu — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:51:24 -0700

Sorry, guys. When naming the topic I thought, "How would nemo name this" and was even half tempt to post a random list.

Fashion on the High Seas

ernie_the_emo_emu — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:51:24 -0700

Sorry, guys. When naming the topic I thought, "How would nemo name this" and was even half tempt to post a random list.

Proposal: Spar Forest

vtoldude — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:07:06 -0700

I haven´t really thought this through all that much but I drew it up so I might as well put it out there.

http://wiki.seasteading.org/index.php/User:Vtoldude/Spar_Forest

Criticism, praise, flames or other opinions are welcome.

Proposal: Spar Forest

vtoldude — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:07:06 -0700

I haven´t really thought this through all that much but I drew it up so I might as well put it out there.

http://wiki.seasteading.org/index.php/User:Vtoldude/Spar_Forest

Criticism, praise, flames or other opinions are welcome.

Proposal: Spar Forest

vtoldude — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:07:06 -0700

I haven´t really thought this through all that much but I drew it up so I might as well put it out there.

http://wiki.seasteading.org/index.php/User:Vtoldude/Spar_Forest

Criticism, praise, flames or other opinions are welcome.

Proposal: Spar Forest

vtoldude — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:07:06 -0700

I haven´t really thought this through all that much but I drew it up so I might as well put it out there.

http://wiki.seasteading.org/index.php/User:Vtoldude/Spar_Forest

Criticism, praise, flames or other opinions are welcome.

Proposal: Spar Forest

vtoldude — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:07:06 -0700

I haven´t really thought this through all that much but I drew it up so I might as well put it out there.

http://wiki.seasteading.org/index.php/User:Vtoldude/Spar_Forest

Criticism, praise, flames or other opinions are welcome.

Baseline Seastead

Wayne Gramlich — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:56:50 -0700

The URL for the baseline seastead position paper is http://seasteading.org/engineering/base_seastead . Please ask questions, point out errors, etc. on this thread. Also, be gentle -- I am actually a computer programmer by training, not a marine engineer.

-Wayne

Fashion on the High Seas

ernie_the_emo_emu — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:51:24 -0700

Sorry, guys. When naming the topic I thought, "How would nemo name this" and was even half tempt to post a random list.

Proposal: Spar Forest

vtoldude — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:07:06 -0700

I haven´t really thought this through all that much but I drew it up so I might as well put it out there.

http://wiki.seasteading.org/index.php/User:Vtoldude/Spar_Forest

Criticism, praise, flames or other opinions are welcome.

Patent and copyright protection

thebastidge — Fri, 16 May 2008 03:18:40 -0700

Will TSI be attempting to protect intellectual property?

RSS feed of all site changes

Patri — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:50:31 -0700

I have just enabled a feed for all comments on the site. Most importantly, this will include all replies to forum messages, so you can keep track of all the forums with a single feed. I'm not sure if it also contains initial forum posts, but if not, you can get them with this feed.

Fashion on the High Seas

ernie_the_emo_emu — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:51:24 -0700

Sorry, guys. When naming the topic I thought, "How would nemo name this" and was even half tempt to post a random list.

Baseline Seastead

Wayne Gramlich — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:56:50 -0700

-Wayne

Proposal: Spar Forest

vtoldude — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:07:06 -0700

I haven´t really thought this through all that much but I drew it up so I might as well put it out there.

http://wiki.seasteading.org/index.php/User:Vtoldude/Spar_Forest

Criticism, praise, flames or other opinions are welcome.

Patent and copyright protection

thebastidge — Fri, 16 May 2008 03:18:40 -0700

Will TSI be attempting to protect intellectual property?

Patent and copyright protection

thebastidge — Fri, 16 May 2008 03:18:40 -0700

Will TSI be attempting to protect intellectual property?

Patent and copyright protection

thebastidge — Fri, 16 May 2008 03:18:40 -0700

Will TSI be attempting to protect intellectual property?

Proposal: Spar Forest

vtoldude — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:07:06 -0700

I haven´t really thought this through all that much but I drew it up so I might as well put it out there.

http://wiki.seasteading.org/index.php/User:Vtoldude/Spar_Forest

Criticism, praise, flames or other opinions are welcome.

Patent and copyright protection

thebastidge — Fri, 16 May 2008 03:18:40 -0700

Will TSI be attempting to protect intellectual property?

Baseline Seastead

Wayne Gramlich — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:56:50 -0700

-Wayne

Fashion on the High Seas

ernie_the_emo_emu — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:51:24 -0700

Sorry, guys. When naming the topic I thought, "How would nemo name this" and was even half tempt to post a random list.

Seperating the ferro- from the -cement

Jesrad — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:21:17 -0700

I just spent time reading about the concept of tensegrity, and this method of geodesically designing structures that give out the most strength from their materials makes sense to me. It makes use of two different materials, one for compression and the other for tension, and arranges them so they both only work in their preferred way. So I'm wondering if there could be some way to make this work for seastead design.

Patent and copyright protection

thebastidge — Fri, 16 May 2008 03:18:40 -0700

Will TSI be attempting to protect intellectual property?

Patent and copyright protection

thebastidge — Fri, 16 May 2008 03:18:40 -0700

Will TSI be attempting to protect intellectual property?

Patent and copyright protection

thebastidge — Fri, 16 May 2008 03:18:40 -0700

Will TSI be attempting to protect intellectual property?

Proposal: Spar Forest

vtoldude — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:07:06 -0700

I haven´t really thought this through all that much but I drew it up so I might as well put it out there.

http://wiki.seasteading.org/index.php/User:Vtoldude/Spar_Forest

Criticism, praise, flames or other opinions are welcome.

Patent and copyright protection

thebastidge — Fri, 16 May 2008 03:18:40 -0700

Will TSI be attempting to protect intellectual property?

Ship with 700+ people runs aground and tips over

vincecate — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:51:21 -0700

Engine died on a Philippine ferry with a typhoon nearby. The ship ran aground and then tipped over. May not be many survivors, not clear yet.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=122591

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5j5xR34YtQrdTOuierRLwIt21H2Bg

RSS feed of all site changes

Patri — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:50:31 -0700

Test Equipment

thebastidge — Mon, 19 May 2008 08:05:08 -0700

There are some facilities that wil be needed for testing models. some of them may be available on a time shared basis, for rent, or lease. Saome may have to be constructed.

A wave tank would be good to have

Patent and copyright protection

thebastidge — Fri, 16 May 2008 03:18:40 -0700

Will TSI be attempting to protect intellectual property?

Ship with 700+ people runs aground and tips over

vincecate — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:51:21 -0700

Engine died on a Philippine ferry with a typhoon nearby. The ship ran aground and then tipped over. May not be many survivors, not clear yet.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=122591

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5j5xR34YtQrdTOuierRLwIt21H2Bg

Proposal: Spar Forest

vtoldude — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:07:06 -0700

I haven´t really thought this through all that much but I drew it up so I might as well put it out there.

http://wiki.seasteading.org/index.php/User:Vtoldude/Spar_Forest

Criticism, praise, flames or other opinions are welcome.

Migration

Patri — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:07:14 -0700

Vince Cate has written an excellent wiki page on Migration:

Imagine each seastead uses a kite and sea anchor to move in a big circle around the Sargasso Sea once each year. The currents are almost fast enough to do this, so even a slow seastead can probably make it. I am thinking Anguilla, Bermuda, Azores, back to Anguilla. We could time it so that we were in the North-Eastern half of this loop to avoid the hurricane season in the South-West and then in the South-Western half of the loop to avoid the cold stormy season in the North-Atlantic. With computers controlling the kites and sea anchors I think we can move at the right speed to make this happen. I think if we checked historical information that doing this you would never have had to face even a 30 foot wave in the last 100+ years. Designing/building for 30 foot waves is much easier than designing/building for 100 foot waves, so this type of migration could make the seasteads much more affordable.

Fashion on the High Seas

ernie_the_emo_emu — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:51:24 -0700

Sorry, guys. When naming the topic I thought, "How would nemo name this" and was even half tempt to post a random list.

Fashion on the High Seas

ernie_the_emo_emu — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:51:24 -0700

Sorry, guys. When naming the topic I thought, "How would nemo name this" and was even half tempt to post a random list.

Seperating the ferro- from the -cement

Jesrad — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:21:17 -0700

Seperating the ferro- from the -cement

Jesrad — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:21:17 -0700

Seperating the ferro- from the -cement

Jesrad — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:21:17 -0700

Ship with 700+ people runs aground and tips over

vincecate — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:51:21 -0700

Engine died on a Philippine ferry with a typhoon nearby. The ship ran aground and then tipped over. May not be many survivors, not clear yet.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=122591

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5j5xR34YtQrdTOuierRLwIt21H2Bg

The Lighthouse thing

peters — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:14:50 -0700

(I just had an idea, and a quick search showed the word is not in the book, so here goes.)

A seastead, with its large size and inhabitants on the top (lighting at night) may easily resemble a lighthouse. Sure, if it was completely dark, it could be an (unlikely) risk to boats without sonar, but this thought seems more interesting.

The Lighthouse thing

peters — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:14:50 -0700

(I just had an idea, and a quick search showed the word is not in the book, so here goes.)

Patent and copyright protection

thebastidge — Fri, 16 May 2008 03:18:40 -0700

Will TSI be attempting to protect intellectual property?

Ship with 700+ people runs aground and tips over

vincecate — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:51:21 -0700

Engine died on a Philippine ferry with a typhoon nearby. The ship ran aground and then tipped over. May not be many survivors, not clear yet.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=122591

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5j5xR34YtQrdTOuierRLwIt21H2Bg

Ship with 700+ people runs aground and tips over

vincecate — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:51:21 -0700

Engine died on a Philippine ferry with a typhoon nearby. The ship ran aground and then tipped over. May not be many survivors, not clear yet.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=122591

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5j5xR34YtQrdTOuierRLwIt21H2Bg

Ship with 700+ people runs aground and tips over

vincecate — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:51:21 -0700

Engine died on a Philippine ferry with a typhoon nearby. The ship ran aground and then tipped over. May not be many survivors, not clear yet.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=122591

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5j5xR34YtQrdTOuierRLwIt21H2Bg

Rogue wave detection & mitigation

thebastidge — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 05:15:05 -0700

Obviously, big waves happen rarely, but often enough to be a concern. Questions:

How long in advance can they be detected?
How wide are they?
How far do they travel before subsiding into more "normal" wave heights?
Aside from the structural design to withstand them, what sort of mitigation measures can one take?

Some of these questions probably depend on your seastead's location, weather, and what the bottom looks like. But for the fourth point:

Test Equipment

thebastidge — Mon, 19 May 2008 08:05:08 -0700

There are some facilities that wil be needed for testing models. some of them may be available on a time shared basis, for rent, or lease. Saome may have to be constructed.

A wave tank would be good to have

working with "blender" to simulate "fluid dynamics" making a "numerical wave tank"

vincecate — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:30:28 -0700

On Linux there is some free software called "blender" that can do really nice 3D simulations, including fluid dynamics. I don't know of any other free software that is closer to a numerical wave tank for visualizing results. Does anyone? For examples see:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=SMxfzil5_qU

http://youtube.com/watch?v=azuNHuj0cjo

(first I was not sure this was a simulation, but there are no bubbles)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Rv-ExKhhhZg

Test Equipment

thebastidge — Mon, 19 May 2008 08:05:08 -0700

There are some facilities that wil be needed for testing models. some of them may be available on a time shared basis, for rent, or lease. Saome may have to be constructed.

A wave tank would be good to have

Test Equipment

thebastidge — Mon, 19 May 2008 08:05:08 -0700

There are some facilities that wil be needed for testing models. some of them may be available on a time shared basis, for rent, or lease. Saome may have to be constructed.

A wave tank would be good to have

working with "blender" to simulate "fluid dynamics" making a "numerical wave tank"

vincecate — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:30:28 -0700

http://youtube.com/watch?v=SMxfzil5_qU

http://youtube.com/watch?v=azuNHuj0cjo

(first I was not sure this was a simulation, but there are no bubbles)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Rv-ExKhhhZg

Patent and copyright protection

thebastidge — Fri, 16 May 2008 03:18:40 -0700

Will TSI be attempting to protect intellectual property?

Using mobility to reduce maximum wave design parameter

vincecate — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 03:27:54 -0700

Seperating the ferro- from the -cement

Jesrad — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:21:17 -0700

Rogue wave detection & mitigation

thebastidge — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 05:15:05 -0700

Obviously, big waves happen rarely, but often enough to be a concern. Questions:

How long in advance can they be detected?
How wide are they?
How far do they travel before subsiding into more "normal" wave heights?
Aside from the structural design to withstand them, what sort of mitigation measures can one take?

Some of these questions probably depend on your seastead's location, weather, and what the bottom looks like. But for the fourth point:

The Lighthouse thing

peters — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:14:50 -0700

(I just had an idea, and a quick search showed the word is not in the book, so here goes.)

Seperating the ferro- from the -cement

Jesrad — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:21:17 -0700

Seperating the ferro- from the -cement

Jesrad — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:21:17 -0700

That Platform Yonder

peters — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:00:45 -0700

Remember Sealand?

The textbook example of a micronation, along with all doubts and uncertanities, but one with at least some claim to fame, and a shot at real sovereignity. If you've got the money, go ahead and buy it. There probably won't be another such precedent in international law, ever.

Where were we... oh right.

If one were to build, or transport a seastead next to it, and connect to the platform, wouldn't the strange status extend to it as well?

Rogue wave detection & mitigation

thebastidge — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 05:15:05 -0700

Obviously, big waves happen rarely, but often enough to be a concern. Questions:

How long in advance can they be detected?
How wide are they?
How far do they travel before subsiding into more "normal" wave heights?
Aside from the structural design to withstand them, what sort of mitigation measures can one take?

Some of these questions probably depend on your seastead's location, weather, and what the bottom looks like. But for the fourth point:

Algae

thebastidge — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 03:24:46 -0700

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v99/smallestminority/?action=view&current=Vertigro.flv

Sea Waves&Wind Power – Floating Island - Cooperation

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:45:51 -0700

www.ocean-power.narod.ru - photogallery 7 and ohers references.

Dear Friends!

Let me inform You, that now I am building the first in the World Floating Island (the first module of this, 16x40x8 meters in sizes, about 40 tones) with autonomous energy supplying with the help of Sea Waves and Wind Energy. Sea photoes and descriptions on my Site:

Rogue wave detection & mitigation

thebastidge — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 05:15:05 -0700

Obviously, big waves happen rarely, but often enough to be a concern. Questions:

How long in advance can they be detected?
How wide are they?
How far do they travel before subsiding into more "normal" wave heights?
Aside from the structural design to withstand them, what sort of mitigation measures can one take?

Some of these questions probably depend on your seastead's location, weather, and what the bottom looks like. But for the fourth point:

Ship with 700+ people runs aground and tips over

vincecate — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:51:21 -0700

Engine died on a Philippine ferry with a typhoon nearby. The ship ran aground and then tipped over. May not be many survivors, not clear yet.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=122591

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5j5xR34YtQrdTOuierRLwIt21H2Bg

Algae

thebastidge — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 03:24:46 -0700

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v99/smallestminority/?action=view&current=Vertigro.flv