Comments on: October and beyond http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2008/10/09/october-beyond/ My opinions only. I do not represent any organization in this publication. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:04:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Mike Linksvayer http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2008/10/09/october-beyond/#comment-99983 Mike Linksvayer Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:38:05 +0000 http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/?p=579#comment-99983 Relying on known techniques is one thing, applying them to a new class of structure (I believe at the conference Vince Cate said something like "this is unexplored design territory") is another. I know nothing about marine engineering, but hearing that I'd expect large engineering hurdles, for some definition of large (expensive if not theoretically challenging). Relying on known techniques is one thing, applying them to a new class of structure (I believe at the conference Vince Cate said something like “this is unexplored design territory”) is another.

I know nothing about marine engineering, but hearing that I’d expect large engineering hurdles, for some definition of large (expensive if not theoretically challenging).

]]> By: Peter McCluskey http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2008/10/09/october-beyond/#comment-99876 Peter McCluskey Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:34:04 +0000 http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/?p=579#comment-99876 What makes you think the engineering hurdles for seasteading are large? I have some concerns that <a href="http://seasteading.org/seastead.org/ephemerisle/index.html" rel="nofollow">Ephemerisle</a> will have problems because people get careless about small engineering issues, but the more professionally built seasteads look like they will rely enough on known techniques to have few problems. I was a bit disappointed that the conference didn't analyze the business hurdles very carefully. What makes you think the engineering hurdles for seasteading are large? I have some concerns that Ephemerisle will have problems because people get careless about small engineering issues, but the more professionally built seasteads look like they will rely enough on known techniques to have few problems.
I was a bit disappointed that the conference didn’t analyze the business hurdles very carefully.

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