I like it, but it's contingent on land. I'm not looking for a land-based or space-based micronation though, more of a membership to a club than a place to live for now. Here is some context for what I'm working with.<div>
<br></div><div>It started with a discussion of HackerSpace Passports, and having a system put in place that allows individuals to become members of the global (those that had opted in) network of hackerspaces. Of course, I like the project idea a lot. It then came to me that there are a wide variety of projects in the world, today, that could also use a passport. Couchsurfing dot org already provides a form of a passport, including positive and negative feedback, that provides social capitol style feedback of a person that follows. A pirate nation passport could very well serve as a credential tool for all form of shared space that fits the sociocultural glove; infoshops, hackerspaces, coop recording studios, and on and on. </div>
<div><br></div><div>These places and spaces are, to me, our micronations' embassies to the geographic nations in which they inhabit. With enough embassies spread out across the globe, with enough infrastructure put in place, it is possible that members of the Pirate Micronation can actually manage to stay inside the micronation embassy network for most of their days.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I've got some more concrete thoughts on it, but I wanted to make sure that what I've got brewing didn't displace anyone elses project. From what I have read from @vinay there is no exclusion to be feared.</div>
<div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 5:54 AM, Vinay <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:hexayurt@gmail.com">hexayurt@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Here's my plan for building a new nation state based on open IP law:<br><br><a href="http://vinay.howtolivewiki.com/blog/global/free-guptastan-583" target="_blank">http://vinay.howtolivewiki.com/blog/global/free-guptastan-583</a><br>
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and, should you think I'm just plain bonkers, here's what I do for a living<br><br><a href="http://guptaoption.com/2.long_peace.php" target="_blank">http://guptaoption.com/2.long_peace.php</a><br><br>Eric, what do I need to do to officially become the UKPP shadow foreign minister?<br>
<br>;-)<br><br>Vinay<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 10:49 AM, Eric Priezkalns <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eric.priezkalns@pirateparty.org.uk" target="_blank">eric.priezkalns@pirateparty.org.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex"><div>Ryan, you should speak to Vinay about your aspirations. He's not yet a PPUK member (due to our technical limitations, not his willingness) but he has a relatively advanced and sophisticated plan to create a nation. You may be able to work together for mutual benefit.<div>
<br></div><div>Vinay, I hope you don't mind me throwing your name into the hat like this. I thought you'd rather be in the loop than not.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>E<br><div><div>
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<div style="margin:0px;min-height:14px"><br></div> </div>Hello all. I'm the administrator for the US Pirate Party and I'd like to spit words with ya'll about a micronation. Has a micronation ever actually been established for the international pirate party movement? There was talk, way back when there was a possibility of owning Sealand, about the creation of a Pirate International micronation. Afterwards there have been many different projects and proposals that imply the creation of such a thing, such as <a href="http://embassyofpiracy.org/" target="_blank">http://embassyofpiracy.org/</a>.<div>
<br></div><div>I am currently touring the united states with 3 volunteers to spread the word of the US Pirate Party and more importantly, to hammer out exactly who our constituents are and what policies and stances a local (municipal) pirate candidate may take. During the tour I have run into multiple spaces and collectives that would, if approached, likely declare their spaces as outposts of the virtual pirate nation. </div>
<div><br></div><div>If there is nothing concrete already laid down, I would like to be apart of the team that is working out the logistics of the creation of our micronation.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you <br>-- <br>
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