The Seasteading Institute December 2010 Newsletter

A mountain is composed of tiny grains of earth. The ocean is made up of tiny drops of water. Even so, life is but an endless series of little details, actions, speeches, and thoughts. And the consequences whether good or bad of even the least of them are far-reaching. Sivananda

The Seasteading Institute December 2010 Newsletter

_A mountain is composed of tiny grains of earth. The ocean is made up of tiny drops of water. Even so, life is but an endless series of little details, actions, speeches, and thoughts.

Recently, Portuguese reporter Vitor Hugo Alvarenga contacted us to find out more about The Seasteading Institute, as part of a feature for high-profile news outlet TVI24.pt about the seasteading movement. Entitled "Viver no Mar", the three-piece feature focuses on The Seasteading Institute, on SeaLand, and on the concept of seasteading in general.

Thanks to Eelco Hoogendoorn and a host of valuable community support, our first offical Engineering report is now available for general parusal. You can pick it up from our new (and still in-progress) Research page, or download the PDF directly here.

From the Preface:

The Seasteading Institute December 2009 Newsletter

Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.

Andre Gide

Table of Contents

• Highlights

  • 2009 Conference Videos

• Poseidon Project

  • Platform
  • Commercial
  • Residential

• Donor Profile: John Chisholm

• Awareness & Community

  • Membership Program
  • Events
  • Media
  • Book

• Hiring

• Membership

• Special Thanks

Highlights

Second Annual Seasteading Conference Videos

We're pleased to announce that all of the videos from the

Jorge Schmidt's presentation of research on the legal aspects of seasteading is now available online:

Eelco Hoogendoorn's talk entitled "Seastead Engineering Overview" is now available:

Those who follow Patri's blog may have noted mention of some new help at The Seasteading Institute. Indeed, in November, TSI succeeded in filling four open roles to further the seasteading mission, revolving around business development, donor and fundraising efforts, and community development. As a new face here, I (Naomi) would like to humbly introduce myself and the three others who now join us.

Erwin Strauss's presentation at the 2009 Seasteading Conference is now available online:

Jonathan Goldstein of Wiretap, a talk radio program and podcast on CBC's Radio One, interviewed Patri Friedman to find out about the motivations and goals of the Seasteading Institute.

Direct link to episode MP3: No Man is an Island