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Paypal Founder Puts a Half Million Dollars Into Seasteading

Posted by timothy on from the liberation-seaology dept.

eldavojohn writes "Wired is running an informative article on Paypal Founder Peter Thiel's investment in seasteading. There's a great graphic indicating how the spar design helps platforms weather rough seas with a ballast. There's a lot more than just Thiel throwing the half million towards this and they hope to pitch this to San Fransisco for a bay pilot. Ocean colonies can be both liberating and also downright human-rights-lacking scary."

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  1. Avast!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Welcome to the pontoon world of Neil!!! Give me your booty!!

  2. Sweet by ShieldW0lf · · Score: 4, Funny

    After years of being a digital pirate, I've been looking for the chance to branch out into naval piracy. This looks like a great career opportunity!

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    1. Re:Sweet by MyLongNickName · · Score: 4, Funny

      Stealing people's belly buttons is just wrong.

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    2. Re:Sweet by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 5, Funny

      *sigh* Piracy isn't steali....HEY! Who took my BELLY BUTTON! GODDAMMIT!!!

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    3. Re:Sweet by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      After years of being a digital pirate, I've been looking for the chance to branch out into naval piracy. This looks like a great career opportunity! Plus, more pirates helps cut down on global warming!
    4. Re:Sweet by tmosley · · Score: 2, Funny

      Just be glad they didn't get your human horn.

      No, not that one, the LOWER horn.

    5. Re:Sweet by SatanicPuppy · · Score: 4, Funny

      Arrr, but that's not me leg ye saucy strumpet!

      //got nuthin

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  3. Confirmed shipping addresses... by PC+and+Sony+Fanboy · · Score: 4, Funny

    So, how will we confirm our shipping addresses within paypal? I mean, we'll be constantly moving around the ocean...

    1. Re:Confirmed shipping addresses... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Put an old Aircraft Carrier in the middle, and start learning Sumerian...

      The kid with the water-cooled depleted uranium chain gun might be a problem though.

  4. Did anyone read that as.... by WMD_88 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Did anyone read that as "Paypal Founder Peter Thief...."?
    Would have been oddly suiting....

    1. Re:Did anyone read that as.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Stealing people's peters is just wrong.

  5. "fraternal religious order" by iminplaya · · Score: 4, Funny

    HA! I believe the proper term is "tax dodge". Or dare I say it? Cult

    Attn: Slashdot,
    Please block this post from reaching the UK

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  6. Libertarianism can not work. by LWATCDR · · Score: 2, Funny

    If people can not act morally in MMOGs they will never act morally in real life. Take a look at the behavior on Slashdot for another example of why it can not work.

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  7. Re:get real by ColdWetDog · · Score: 2, Funny

    Even if they're unable to create their own nation, they might be able to operate under a flag of convenience to achieve the same or similar effect.

    You can wave your Panamanian flag around all you want to. Any armed naval vessel that takes an interest in you might giggle a bit, but I don't think it would slow them down much.

    Nope, you need sharks. With lasers.

    It's the only way to be sure.

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  8. Re:Best current bet for utopia by HolyCrapSCOsux · · Score: 1, Funny

    Isn't that the concept behind australia?

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