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What is it about islands that gives them their mystique? I don't think a post entitled, "My friends and I bought a five-acre plot of land near Halifax" would ha
by raldi 13y ago
What is it about islands that gives them their mystique? I don't think a post entitled, "My friends and I bought a five-acre plot of land near Halifax" would have garnered as much attention.
- tynan 13y agoI would have never guessed that it would, either. I was pretty shocked to see it here when I loaded up HN on my phone. When I was inviting friends to be a part of this, there was a big divide... half of them LOVED the idea and felt like an island was something special (as I do), and others just saw it as some difficult-to-access land. I've had a tough time articulating exactly why an island seems special to me.
- CodeCube 13y agoAre you going to run internet access to it (or put in satellite)?
- tynan 13y agoYes, there is strong LTE and HSPA+ service there, and Canada has some decent PAYG plans.
- elsurudo 13y agoThat's news to me (I live in Canada, although in Ontario).
- tynan 13y agoI think the plan my friend was using was Rogers iPad plan... data only, but it was really reasonable.
- vecinu 13y agoI would bet on the LTE access to be constant or reliable...personal experience from living in Ontario and using both Bell and Rogers.
- mcv 13y agoWhile I'd love owning some land, owning an island is definitely in a different league. I doubt I'll ever own one (because it is impractical), but it's definitely something to dream about.
- stefantalpalaru 13y agoRobinson Crusoe
- tedunangst 13y agoWell defined borders. You're either on the island, or not. Neither you nor your neighbors are likely to wander across the border without noticing.
- raldi 13y agoNope, that's not it. Proof: Would you get excited about a story of someone buying a five acre plot of land with a fence around it? Or a moat-like trench?
- lessnonymous 13y ago"My friends and I bought 5 acres and dug a moat around it." Yup, that's a +1 there.
- dwaltrip 13y agoA moat would be kind of cool :)
- mcv 13y agoIf you get a moat, I'd also want a drawbridge. And walls. And towers.
- tedunangst 13y agoThere's an aesthetic appeal to natural vs man-made barriers.
- medell 13y agoI clicked to find out where the island was and how large. Well crafted title!
- r00fus 13y agoI think part of it is the fact that this 5-acre land plot has a giant moat encircling it. When the zombie apocalypse hits, they'll be glad they spent the cash, though. Also most human cultures either grew from river or coastland - the availability of fish and other resources that a large body of water provides is very comforting to us descendants of those peoples at a very basic level, I imagine.
- tynan 13y agoWe saw an unusually high amount of cemeteries on the way to the island... if the zombies rise up, we are totally screwed.
- epochwolf 13y agoRowing past dozens of cemeteries to get to a haunted island... Is this the beginning of a horror movie or a comedy? Seriously though, owning an island is awesome. Have fun and be safe. :)