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

28-Dec-10

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 goal would be a huge accomplishment for the young seasteading movement. It would demonstrate to the Thiel Foundation that The Seasteading Institute is successfully broadening our donor base (from 6% non-TF donations in 2008-2009 to 33% in 2010!), help maintain our full 501(c)3 status with the IRS (which has requirements for breadth of support), and put us on a solid financial footing going into 2011.

via seasteading.org

Seasteading seems like the best long term solution to the problem(s) of bad government. If you agree, consider making a donation. (Full disclosure: I do some contract work for TSI, so have a financial interest in their success. But I would support them regardless.)

Innovative ideas to create communities on the high seas

28-Dec-10

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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.

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

29-Nov-10

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 Operations is also expected to help create organizational strategy and will be responsible for all internal corporate operations, including HR, finance, compliance, and facilities.

This is a paid, full-time position based in Sunnyvale, CA, likely starting in January or February. We offer excellent work-life balance benefits (including part-time telecommuting), a quality PPO health insurance plan, and a 401(k) plan in addition to other standard California state benefits.

TSI is also offering a $2500 referral bonus if you can help us find someone to fulfill the position. For more information, please see the official job description page.

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Release the Penguins!

16-Jul-10

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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 July 21st, which should be a pretty good time in and of itself. It’s the day before Schme-Schmem-erisle starts, so if you’re flying in from wherever, here’s your chance to get to know the crazies before they really unleash the crazy.

Oh, and the food at Chicken John’s functions as ALWAYS AWESOME. The Mission is Foodie Central, and Chez Poulet is becoming ground zero, thanks to the creative gastronomic talents of members of his crew.

And if you can’t come to the dinner, go support The Relentless on Kickstarter: http://kck.st/at5Zju (Actually, do both! The way Kickstarter works, they don’t receive any money at the deadline if they come up short!)

If you want to know more about the dinner, feel free to email Chicken:
[email protected]

or get updates directly by signing up for his mailing list by going to
http://chickenjohn.com

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Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning

01-Jul-10

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 of just how quiet and undramatic from the surface drowning can be, consider this: It is the number two cause of accidental death in children, age 15 and under (just behind vehicle accidents) – of the approximately 750 children who will drown next year, about 375 of them will do so within 25 yards of a parent or other adult. In ten percent of those drownings, the adult will actually watch them do it, having no idea it is happening (source: CDC).

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Via Julie Bernstein.

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

01-Jul-10

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Via Valerie Hajdik.

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Protectionist

23-Jun-10

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 this week by our former Cato colleague Chris Moody, foreign-owned ships have offered to assist the American-owned fleet in skimming oil and other tasks. But some of the foreign ships have hesitated to enter U.S. waters because of the 1920 law that reserves inter-coastal shipping to vessels that are built, owned, and crewed by Americans.

Although cloaked in terms of national security, the act is really a protectionist measure designed to insulate U.S.-based shipbuilders, ship operators, and their unionized crews from global competition.

Three GOP senators representing Gulf states have introduced legislation to temporarily suspend the Jones Act in the region of the spill. So far, President Obama has refused to act, despite his assurances that he is doing all he can to contain the damage.

via cato-at-liberty.org

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Solar

17-Jun-10

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Thalassophobia

17-Jun-10

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Great pics at the link.

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Huge Bus is Really Capsule Hotel on Wheels

03-Jun-10

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“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. “

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

28-Dec-10

Innovative ideas to create communities on the high seas

28-Dec-10

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

29-Nov-10

Release the Penguins!

16-Jul-10

Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning

01-Jul-10

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

01-Jul-10

Protectionist

23-Jun-10

Solar

17-Jun-10

Thalassophobia

17-Jun-10

Huge Bus is Really Capsule Hotel on Wheels

03-Jun-10