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I'll be honest, I picked this article just because the headline was great and made me smile. It's a real confluence of related but different topics popular with goons. I fondly remember the old seasteading fiction thread and am glad this movement is finally getting the attention it deserves. Bitcoin couple may face death penalty in Thailand over 'seasteading' effort https://www.foxnews.com/world/bitcoin-thailand-seasteading-american-couple-death-threat quote:A dream to live at sea has left an American Bitcoin investor and his Thai partner in hot water with officials in Thailand, and the two may face life in prison or death over violating the country’s sovereignty.
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Thailand doesn't gently caress around apparently
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Apr 18, 2019 22:18
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Gee I wonder what kind of serious business interests they were attracting in those lawless waters with their bitcoin resort plans, I'm sure Thailand would love the extra attention in a city literally called gently caress it
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Apr 18, 2019 22:19
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yeah I'm pretty sure I wouldn't want to encourage internet wierdos to build a floating trailer park just outside my fence either
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Apr 18, 2019 22:22
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Private Cumshoe posted:Gee I wonder what kind of serious business interests they were attracting in those lawless waters with their bitcoin resort plans, I'm sure Thailand would love the extra attention in a city literally called gently caress it They said underwater restaurants and medical research.
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Apr 18, 2019 22:29
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I'm the doctor that wants to conduct bitcoin fueled medical research in international waters, far from any regulatory bodies.
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Apr 18, 2019 22:41
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that dude sounds like this except unironically https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiYcJvDvzZQ
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Apr 18, 2019 22:44
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Tech jobs and medical research, lmao.
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Apr 18, 2019 22:48
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I fully support Thai monarch and/or prime minister in this endeavour and wish them all the best.
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Apr 18, 2019 22:52
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ShortyMR.CAT posted:Thailand doesn't gently caress around apparently Only if you pay by the hour.
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Apr 18, 2019 22:52
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Oh no those aren't screams, it's, uh, whale song. Yeah. How are the pork chops? They're very fresh, you know. e: lol nice fox news link grampa
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Private Cumshoe posted:Gee I wonder what kind of serious business interests they were attracting in those lawless waters with their bitcoin resort plans, I'm sure Thailand would love the extra attention in a city literally called gently caress it Oh I get it, the funny joke is that it sounds like a thing in english, drat do you have any more comedy work I can check out? It's "foo-ket" btw if you're trying to pronounce it.
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Apr 18, 2019 22:53
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kill all bitcoins
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Apr 18, 2019 23:00
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Reminder Thailand is also the same place a different online drug kingpin who operated a darknet market under the admin email pimpalex91@hotmail.com moved to. He later hanged himself in prison when the cops noticed him buying up mansions and boats with bitcoin drug money. I hope this isn't considered doxxing but this the mastermind behind pimpalex91@hotmail.com operating a darknet market and moving to Thailand 
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Apr 18, 2019 23:03
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Also reminder Bruce Wagner insisted on his bitcoin convention being held in Pattaya,Thailand AKA the child sex capital of the world instead of Bangkok
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Apr 18, 2019 23:05
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Hairy Busey posted:They said underwater restaurants and medical research. boy i wonder what kind of medical research is easier to do in international waters
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Apr 18, 2019 23:09
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I vaguely recall a goon story of a guy who was like "guys I'm selling drugs in Thailand and the cops are maybe after me what am I gonna do  "and people were like "welp stop selling and stop being in Thailand" and he's like "hmm other suggestions please".Or maybe it was only posted here 
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Taima posted:Oh I get it, the funny joke is that it sounds like a thing in english, drat do you have any more comedy work I can check out? Actually it's with a P sound (yes like "poo ket") if you're trying to pronounce it
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Yeah at this point I think it's safe to assume that anyone involved in bitcoin or Libertarianism is just a child rapist. And I don't care about the "right way" to pronounce Phuket, I am willing to bet that when HE talked about his dream of a child sex dungeon for sex tourists in international waters, HE referred to it as "gently caress-it." 'Cuz all this wanting to get away from government bullshit is just about wanting to rape children without "The Man" coming down on you and throwing you in jail.
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Hairy Busey posted:They said underwater restaurants and medical research. lol yeah I bet bitcoin entrepreneurs would love an underwater pizza parlor for business lunches while conducting their totally ethical medical research
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Apr 18, 2019 23:15
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If you need to conduct research in a place created expressly to be free of laws you probably shouldn't be allowed to do it. That said he does kind of a point that death is a pretty harsh punishment for squatting, just park a destroyer there and evict them.
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Apr 18, 2019 23:17
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Mooey Cow posted:I vaguely recall a goon story of a guy who was like "guys I'm selling drugs in Thailand and the cops are maybe after me what am I gonna do No, I remember that thread, too. People were talking about ways to smuggle themselves into Cambodia and Laos and it went off the rails pretty quick.
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Apr 18, 2019 23:19
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Thailand isn't obligated by it's criminal code to kill them, it's just possible for anyone convicted of that crime to get it. Though with Thai courts under a military junta who knows!
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Apr 18, 2019 23:26
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Hopefully they seize all of his bitcoins and make their own underwater restaurants.
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Apr 18, 2019 23:32
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Goodpancakes posted:Thailand isn't obligated by it's criminal code to kill them, it's just possible for anyone convicted of that crime to get it. Though with Thai courts under a military junta who knows! I'm thinking they want to create a strong precedent of "stay the gently caress away from our waters"
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Apr 18, 2019 23:38
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Hairy Busey posted:I'll be honest, I picked this article just because the headline was great and made me smile. So why would Thailand be able to charge them with article 119 if they are just outside of Thai waters? Seems like they should have picked waters that are more international, or at least waters just outside of the borders of a nation that does not enforce a death penalty for infringing on their borders.
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Pewdiepie posted:So why would Thailand be able to charge them with article 119 if they are just outside of Thai waters? Seems like they should have picked waters that are more international, or at least waters just outside of the borders of a nation that does not enforce a death penalty for infringing on their borders. Who's going to stop them?
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Pewdiepie posted:So why would Thailand be able to charge them with article 119 if they are just outside of Thai waters? Seems like they should have picked waters that are more international, or at least waters just outside of the borders of a nation that does not enforce a death penalty for infringing on their borders. Thailand can't but the entity known as THAILAND sought joinder and flew a striped flag at half mast during a strong gale and therefore isn't subject to your "rules"
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Bum the Sad posted:Who's going to stop them? Nobody I guess especially due to the owner's insistence on being stateless. Another thought I had - wouldn't setting up a seastead and majorly publicizing it make you a soft target for pirates? Seems like a doomed effort all in all.
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Apr 19, 2019 01:16
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Should just do it in Gulf of Mexico, but those international waters probably have permanent cia torture platforms. I mean in the end it's all the same, but I can't see any international waters near Thailand.
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Apr 19, 2019 01:16
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Bitcoiner gets death penalty is a pretty good headline.
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Pewdiepie posted:So why would Thailand be able to charge them with article 119 if they are just outside of Thai waters? Seems like they should have picked waters that are more international, or at least waters just outside of the borders of a nation that does not enforce a death penalty for infringing on their borders. Universal jurisdiction and piracy clauses. 
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kazr posted:I'm thinking they want to create a strong precedent of "stay the gently caress away from our waters" That’s got to be it, especially with China right there with a recent history of creating islands to muscle other countries out of economic zones.
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Apr 19, 2019 01:53
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Pewdiepie posted:So why would Thailand be able to charge them with article 119 if they are just outside of Thai waters? Seems like they should have picked waters that are more international, or at least waters just outside of the borders of a nation that does not enforce a death penalty for infringing on their borders. They're still in the exclusive economic zone which extends 200nmi. I don't really understand the laws but it sounds like Thailand owns everything under water out there and can use it for resources like wind farms, fishing, oil exploration and poo poo like that. They might have been able to get away with just chilling out there on a boat, but putting a permanent structure in a sovereign countries EEZ sounds like a pretty bad idea.
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Nothing stops them because there isn't a universal immutable law that governs the Universe. A collection of other people would need to form a government and bring protest to the Thai government (like the actual country he held citizenship in before rejecting the system). The delicious bottom line of all of this is the complete rejection of the cooperative nature of modern living that he took completely for granted coming back to bite him.
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Additionally even if they setup in the middle of the ocean the Thai government, or any other government, could just swing by and oppress them with virtual impunity. It's the reason why governments exist. It's just another long sigh as they recreate the tragedy of history while being arrogant enough to never learn from it. You know, libertarians.
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Best case scenario is Amnesty International, the UN or some other large international group issues Thailand a statement to the effect of, "We would prefer it if you didn't kill them but it's your call my dude. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ " No one gives a poo poo if they live or die but other Brute Hole Force fucked around with this message at 02:41 on Apr 19, 2019 |
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1redflag posted:No, I remember that thread, too. People were talking about ways to smuggle themselves into Cambodia and Laos and it went off the rails pretty quick. Wasn't he unwilling to unload his drugs, and just wanted to stay put even though he was sure that the cops were closing in? I seem to remember it was pretty much the worst possible, "hey guy's I'm stuck in a well, should I keep digging?" scenario the forums ever had. China could build an island 35 feet off Thailand's coast and they won't be able to do poo poo. With the exception of Korea, Taiwan, and Japan, there isn't a nation around that area that can even begin to posture militarily to keep China from taking what they want. Also, given that China doesn't recognize any nations sovereignty of their sea borders, they can always spin it as self-defense. . . because they are defending their waters. Blistex fucked around with this message at 03:04 on Apr 19, 2019 |
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A bitcoin billionaire was walking around a Lamborghini dealership. A salesman walks up and says to him “I bet you’re thinking about buying a Lamborghini” The bitcoin billionaire replies “No, I know I’m buying a Lamborghini... I’m thinking about child porn”
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