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I never thought of it from this perspective. A yacht could serve as a research vessel with slight added protection against political turmoil. One of the problem

I never thought of it from this perspective. A yacht could serve as a research vessel with slight added protection against political turmoil. One of the problems with setting up organizations inside of a nation-state are the economic and political risks. Without the necessary dive into the ethics of the proposition, it might serve as the Noah's ark for vital research and the associated minds.

adhesive_wombat 5y ago
Now there's a spec-fic book I'd read: > Physicists trapped in indentured servitude aboard Elon Musk's converted droneship research station "Just Fucking Get It Done" as it sails the post-apocalytic seas. > Just when they thought it couldn't get any worse, they dock at Peter Thiel's island bio-research facility and they have to take matters into their own nitrile-gloved hands before it's too late...
- pastacacioepepe 5y ago
  Or pretty much the whole snowpiercer plot
Thorrez 5y ago
Sergey Brin uses his yacht for disaster relief. He has a charity that sends teams around the world to help with disasters.[1] He also has a startup, LTA (Lighter Than Air), aiming to build blimps for humanitarian purposes.[2] According to this article he also wants to the blimp to be "luxuriously appointed" so it can be used as an air yacht.[3] LTA is based at Moffett Airfield in Mountain View, and I know I've seen blimps take off and land there every once in a while. When I see one I always wonder if it's Sergey's blimp. [1] https://www.thedailybeast.com/google-co-founder-sergey-brin-has-a-secret-disaster-relief-squad https://www.thedailybeast.com/google-co-founder-sergey-brin-... [2] https://www.ltaresearch.com/ https://www.ltaresearch.com/ [3] https://www.businessinsider.com/google-sergey-brin-airship-company-lta-explained-2021-4 https://www.businessinsider.com/google-sergey-brin-airship-c...
- UberFly 5y ago
  Are we sure this isn't one of those tax-haven "foundations" that get you adulation and praise from the march-in-line media and a tax-free yacht and airship to use on the weekends? Maybe a "luxuriously appointed" "humanitarian" "tax haven"? I'm out of quote marks now.
  - adhesive_wombat 5y ago
    Right? If he wanted to spend 80 million on humanitarian missions he'd be better to have bought the HMS Ocean when it was in sale. As a helicarrier with a proven track record in humanitarian missions, it's vastly better equipped than a party boat stocked up from Home Depot.
irjustin 5y ago
> A yacht could serve as a research vessel with slight added protection against political turmoil. Fun fact, this was part of the setup for Tenet.

adhesive_wombat 5y ago

Now there's a spec-fic book I'd read: > Physicists trapped in indentured servitude aboard Elon Musk's converted droneship research station "Just Fucking Get It Done" as it sails the post-apocalytic seas. > Just when they thought it couldn't get any worse, they dock at Peter Thiel's island bio-research facility and they have to take matters into their own nitrile-gloved hands before it's too late...

pastacacioepepe 5y ago
Or pretty much the whole snowpiercer plot

Thorrez 5y ago

Sergey Brin uses his yacht for disaster relief. He has a charity that sends teams around the world to help with disasters.[1] He also has a startup, LTA (Lighter Than Air), aiming to build blimps for humanitarian purposes.[2] According to this article he also wants to the blimp to be "luxuriously appointed" so it can be used as an air yacht.[3] LTA is based at Moffett Airfield in Mountain View, and I know I've seen blimps take off and land there every once in a while. When I see one I always wonder if it's Sergey's blimp. [1] https://www.thedailybeast.com/google-co-founder-sergey-brin-has-a-secret-disaster-relief-squad https://www.thedailybeast.com/google-co-founder-sergey-brin-... [2] https://www.ltaresearch.com/ https://www.ltaresearch.com/ [3] https://www.businessinsider.com/google-sergey-brin-airship-company-lta-explained-2021-4 https://www.businessinsider.com/google-sergey-brin-airship-c...

UberFly 5y ago
Are we sure this isn't one of those tax-haven "foundations" that get you adulation and praise from the march-in-line media and a tax-free yacht and airship to use on the weekends? Maybe a "luxuriously appointed" "humanitarian" "tax haven"? I'm out of quote marks now.
- adhesive_wombat 5y ago
  Right? If he wanted to spend 80 million on humanitarian missions he'd be better to have bought the HMS Ocean when it was in sale. As a helicarrier with a proven track record in humanitarian missions, it's vastly better equipped than a party boat stocked up from Home Depot.

irjustin 5y ago

> A yacht could serve as a research vessel with slight added protection against political turmoil. Fun fact, this was part of the setup for Tenet.