> I think there is a market for datacenters in open seas. That's what the Sealand [1] dudes thought. Until a bunch of boats showed up loaded with men carrying

> I think there is a market for datacenters in open seas. That's what the Sealand [1] dudes thought. Until a bunch of boats showed up loaded with men carrying rifles who simply took over the country. And when that happens, who/where do you turn to to whine that someone took your thing? That's what sovereignty means: you're on your effing own. For real this time. One thing most people tend to forget about governments: they have the monopoly on physical violence. That's the first, most important and probably only useful thing you pay taxes to your government for: physical security. If you want to run a DC in open seas: - buy a bunch of gunboats - hire a small army to provide physical security - try and not piss off any of the real countries lest they be the one showing up with many more gunboats than you may muster and take over the "open sea DC". - your services won't be cheap: gunboats must be maintained, armies paid and fed. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Sealand https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Sealand