From: MARTIN ANDREW LLYN (Andrew.L.Martin@colorado.edu)
Date: Mon Feb 16 1998 - 19:16:39 MST
As I understand it, revenue streams are much easier to use then create. If
you can get some wealthy people to support us, we would appreciate it.
Andrew Martin
Extropian, space enthusiast, and First Millennial Foundation member
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On Mon, 16 Feb 1998, Michael Lorrey wrote:
> Y'know, I've been wondering why those Project Aquarius and Millenial Project
> people are not getting anywhere. Duh, they could easily be buying up some of
> the hundreds of surplus oil tankers sitting in ports around the world to start
> their independent communities. Oil tankers are at least 1000 feet long, the
> size of a Nimitz class aircraft carrier, which houses a crew of 5000. With no
> airport to support, an oil tanker based community could easily support that
> many in much more spacious accomodations. link several together into a large
> raft or catamaran or trimaran and you're talking real space. Using those empty
> holds for starting workroom and you could get really grand. Olympic swimming
> pools, huge dance halls, and indoor rain forests/arboretums.
>
> Buy a couple Russian submarine nuclear propulsion systems for the ships and
> you're golden. I don't know if I'd trust such a large investment only to wind
> power.....If they only wanted to anchor the boats, they could easily generate
> all of their power needs from wave generation.
>
> Prof. Gomes wrote:
>
> > A quick suggestion, since I'm in a hurry..:
> >
> > We could think in stablishing an extropian country...
> >
> > We'll need, among other things:
> >
> > 1. some extropian billionaires to initial finnancial support.
> >
> > 2. chose a small site in, f.ex., Africa, which we could buy... ( They need
> > money and we need a place...).
> >
> > Bye, for a while,
> >
> > Gomes
>
>
>
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