From: Christian Goetze <cg@miaow.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 13:58:24 +0800
To: Robert Hettinga <cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
Subject: Re: Ocean going cities
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http://freedomshipcity/

Seems like a pipe dream - and wouldn't stand any serious test of war - how
are you going to feed 60.000 people without outside help? I'd still be
excited if they build it...

At 04:23 PM 1/19/98 -0500, Robert Hettinga wrote:
>Just read in an architecture rag called "Metropolis" about floating
>cities for the rich!  I guess being a nomad is becoming chic.
>
>Anyways, the two ships are
>
>ResidenSea   958ft long with 250  1100-3200 sq ft homes ranging from
>$1.2-$4.3 million each.  driving range putting green 2 pools, helipad
>gardens, retractable marina.  According to the mag, this one looks like it
>will get built with construction to start soon.
>
>Freedom Ship  4320 ft  25 stories  for 65,000 people starting at
>$93,000  includes library school bank hotel hospital, light
>manufacturing and 2 landing strips!!!  How Stephensonesque.
>
>I'll be very depressed if the commercial folks do this before the
>hackers.  Now, I wonder where I put that decommissioned aircraft
>carrier?   :-)
>
>						Thad Starner
>						MIT Media Laboratory
>						Wearable Computing Project
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cg