Seasteading: Own Your Own Country

May 21, 2008 · Filed Under Living, News · 2 Comments 

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Did you ever had this dream as a child, to be a king, and emperor or a president of an entire country? Well now is your chance.

A group of ultra rich millionaires have come up with a way to rule your own country, even if its the smallest one on earth. Peter Thiel (Paypal), Wayne Gramlich (Sun Microsystems) executive and Patri Milton Friedman (Google) are behind this ambitious scheme of creating mini and independent nations floating on international waters.

These “nations” will be based on old oil rig platforms and would be big enough to fit a family.

To achieve this they formed the Seasteading Institute, and examine the impact of such communities.

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$5,000 For A Burger In Las Vegas

May 17, 2008 · Filed Under News, Odd · Comment 

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If you love burgers and have $5,000 to spare then you need to hurry up to the Mandalay Bay resort, Las Vegas. The French restaurant Fleur de Lys is now serving a burger which is called “Fleurburger 5000″ and is the brainchild of French chef Hubert Keller. It consists of Kobe Beef patty and its accompanied with rich truffle sauce, served on a brioche truffle bun. Along side you get a free drink, a bottle of ‘90 Chateau Petrus. But wait there are more freebies along with the burger. You also get a free burger for your company, an Ichendorf Brunello stemware glass (where the wine is served) and a certificate that says that you actually did spend $5,000 to eat this dish.


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