Ahoy mateys! Seasteading!

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<p>Introducing</a> The Seasteading Institute | Seasteading Institute</p>

<p>Peter Thiel, a prominent venture capitalist of Paypal fame, has invested $500,000 in The Seasteading Institute (TSI). TSI is attempting to create and propagate a prototype of a seasteading home (basically a home in international waters).</p>

<p>Check out the FAQ:
Seasteading:</a> A Practical Guide To Homesteading The High Seas</p>

<p>This project is very fascinating for several innovations:
-politics (international waters is government-free)
-technology [url=<a href="http://www.wired.com/imageviewer/?imagePath=/images/article/full/2008/05/seastanding_630px.jpg&imageCaption=An+artist%27s+conception+of+what+a+large+seastead+based+on+the+spur+design+could+look+like.+The+Seasteading+Institute+envisions+vast+clumps+of+these+structures+forming+city-states+in+the+open+ocean.%3Cbr%3E%3Cem%3EIllustration%3A+%3Ca+href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fisaacdesigns.blogspot.com%22%3E%0AValdemar+Duran%3C%2Fa%3E%3C%2Fem%3E&imageCredit=%5Dwired.com%5B/url"&gt;http://www.wired.com/imageviewer/?imagePath=/images/article/full/2008/05/seastanding_630px.jpg&imageCaption=An+artist%27s+conception+of+what+a+large+seastead+based+on+the+spur+design+could+look+like.+The+Seasteading+Institute+envisions+vast+clumps+of+these+structures+forming+city-states+in+the+open+ocean.%3Cbr%3E%3Cem%3EIllustration%3A+%3Ca+href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fisaacdesigns.blogspot.com%22%3E%0AValdemar+Duran%3C%2Fa%3E%3C%2Fem%3E&imageCredit=]wired.com[/url&lt;/a&gt;]
-economics (how will people interact in such radically different situations?)</p>

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<p>That is pretty freaking awesome.</p>

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<p>I don't think people fully realize the implications if this project is successful. Either that or they don't care about the future...</p>

<p>If this project is successful, expect government as we now know it to collapse as people can now choose their governments.</p>

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<p>And here are some corny jokes. Keep in mind that the people behind it are rich silicon valley type nerds. Also, they make their own laws.:</p>

<p>"What do you call the group of people who steal from the seasteaders?"
"Ocean's 14"</p>

<p>"It's like the polygamist compound. Except nobody's getting laid."</p>