Entries Tagged as 'seasteading'

Tuesday, December 28th, 2010

Help The Seasteading Institute — only $9,176 to go!

When the ball drops at midnight this Friday, December 31st, it will not only close out the year, but mark the deadline for the Thiel Foundation’s $250,000 matching grant. As of right now, we have raised a total of $240,824. This means that with 3 days remaining, we have only $9,176 to go! Meeting this [...]

Tuesday, December 28th, 2010

Innovative ideas to create communities on the high seas

via abclocal.go.com If you’re not happy with the direction of the country, go start your own. That’s part of the idea being floated by a Bay Area non-profit.

Monday, November 29th, 2010

TSI Seeks Director of Operations – up to $2500 referral bonus | Seasteading Institute

The Seasteading Institute is seeking a Director of Operations who will help translate our world-changing vision into solid, predictable results. This individual will be responsible for a variety of key projects across all areas of our strategy, including research, communications, fundraising, event management, and more. As a member of our leadership team, the Director of [...]

Friday, July 16th, 2010

Release the Penguins!

via artstead.tumblr.com Come join me at the Relentless dinner! As per Naomi: “…Chicken ran the construction of Ephemerisle last year, and has some pretty awesome stuff in progress for this year, but his huge art-boat extravaganza thing could use some financial infusions, if you know what I mean. So they’re doing a benefit dinner on [...]

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning

The Instinctive Drowning Response – so named by Francesco A. Pia, Ph.D.,  is what people do to avoid actual or perceived suffocation in the water.  And it does not look like most people expect.  There is very little splashing, no waving, and no yelling or calls for help of any kind.  To get an idea [...]

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

Is a hamster not entitled to the corms of his cheek?

via legorobotcomics.com Via Valerie Hajdik. Posted via email from crasch’s posterous

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

Protectionist

Oil continues to spew into the Gulf of Mexico from the site of the BP oil rig, yet the Obama administration refuses to relax a protectionist U.S. shipping law known as the Jones Act that makes it more difficult for foreign-owned ships to help contain the damage. According to an article in the Daily Caller [...]

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

Solar

via youtube.com Posted via web from crasch’s posterous

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

Thalassophobia

via buzzfeed.com Great pics at the link. Posted via web from crasch’s posterous

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

Huge Bus is Really Capsule Hotel on Wheels

via treehugger.com “TreeHugger has posted many times on capsule hotels, that are so efficient at packing people into small spaces. The German travel company Rotel Tours goes one step further, and puts a capsule hotel on wheels. Tourists sit in the front by day, and move to the rear at night. “ Posted via web [...]