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Re: Ocean going cities
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.
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>Anyways, the two ships are
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>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.
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>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.
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>I'll be very depressed if the commercial folks do this before the
>hackers. Now, I wonder where I put that decommissioned aircraft
>carrier? :-)
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> Thad Starner
> MIT Media Laboratory
> Wearable Computing Project
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cg