“Seasteaders” Take First Step Toward Colonizing The Oceans

[archerships]

Original: craschworks - comments

Declan MuCullagh wrote a a new article on CBS news regarding the Ephemerisle event, in which I’m quoted.  

“The consensus is that next year we’ll do it again in the delta,” says Rasch, who helped to build the floating platform. “Some people, like me, were attracted to the political aspects. Other people were attracted because they like building things on the water, or solving technical challenges. There’s virtue in the camaraderie you get when you build an art project or a platform. The platforms we’re building aren’t appropriate for the open ocean, but the friendships will survive.”

Note that my role in the build was pretty small–I helped with the final build steps on Saturday, but the vast majority of the work was done by Chicken John, James Hogan, and their crew in the weeks leading up to Ephemerisle (and afterward).

Comments

[perich.livejournal.com]

Congrats on the press!

[crasch.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[pasquin.livejournal.com]

That's a nice article. This is a reporter to cultivate.

[jozafiend.livejournal.com]

Nice quotes, Declan must like you! What's the thinking in doing it at the Delta again next year? Just that it could have been executed better? There are tons of protected coves in the Bay Area that would be good sites too. Like the one in Albany where a gang of ragtag boaters permanently call home (the original Bay Steaders!)

http://www.yelp.com/biz/albany-bulb-albany
http://atlasobscura.com/places/albany-bulb
Of course the platforms would be in the water not on the landfill part, but it's pretty protected

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[nasu-dengaku.livejournal.com]

You got lots of quotes. It's a sign that you present well.