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The Seasteading Institute
Jorge Schmidt – Legal Aspects of Seasteading
Jorge Schmidt’s presentation of research on the legal aspects of seasteading is now available online:
Ephemerisle Documentary
Just in case you haven’t seen it yet on one of other feeds, check out the awesome 9-minute documentary Jason Sussberg made about Ephemerisle:
M.U.L.E. – steading
Peter Boothe writes about this classic computer game from the mid-80s:
a nonviolent economics game with both zero-sum and positive-sum aspects where people compete to be the best possible homesteaders in a scifi environment made me think of you. The game is quite fun, and I recommend it.
The game can be downloaded free, and played online. Enjoy!
Engineering talk
The talk I held at the 2009 Seasteading conference is up! Thanks everyone who was there, for the interesting discussions we have had afterwards.
Some comments on the then and now: I unfortunately no longer have the confidence in this concept I had back then, for the reasons explained below:
Mikolaj Habryn: Residential Shipsteading
Mikolaj Habryn’s presentation entitled “Residential ShipSteading” is now available online:
Happy 2009 From The Seasteading Institute!
It’s been a fantastic journey together in 2009, and thanks to your involvement, commitment, and support, our small organization has continued its rapid growth.
Eelco Hoogendoorn: Seastead Engineering Overview
Eelco Hoogendoorn’s talk entitled “Seastead Engineering Overview” is now available:
Russ George: Ocean Stewardship
Russ George’s talk at the 2009 Seasteading Conference is now available online:
Ibsen on the sea
Michael Strong passes on a quote found by Patrick Peterson:
We ought to avail ourselves of the sea, building floating cities on it so that we can move southward or northward according to the time of year…. Some such happy state will come one day, though we shall not live to see it. P. 335 Note. #11
Henrik Ibsen, A Doll’s House and other Plays – Penguin Classics Edition, 1965, Translation (and notes) by Peter Watts.
