My Friends and I Bought an Island • Hacker News Board

Re: My Friends and I Bought an Island

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Post by epochwolf » Tue, Sep 17, 2013, 12:39 PM UTC

tynan wrote: post #197

r00fus wrote: post #175

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I 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.

We saw an unusually high amount of cemeteries on the way to the island... if the zombies rise up, we are totally screwed.

Rowing 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. :)

Re: My Friends and I Bought an Island

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Post by TomGullen » Tue, Sep 17, 2013, 1:18 PM UTC

Have you checked rising sea levels and how that could affect your land holding?

Re: My Friends and I Bought an Island

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Post by CmonDev » Tue, Sep 17, 2013, 1:31 PM UTC

Twenty years later you will be able to show the exact spot to your kids. In the middle of the ocean.

Re: My Friends and I Bought an Island

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Post by hackula1 » Tue, Sep 17, 2013, 1:40 PM UTC

tynan wrote: post #193

jws wrote: post #183

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Random tips from my own private island experience… People may visit when you are not there. In the US, the shoreline up to some strangely defined highwater mark (which is higher than you expect) is public. Canada has a similar deal related to crown lands (you may own the island, but the bit under the water, not so much). These visitors have every legal right to hang out, have a picnic, play jarts, whatever. When you…

Thanks-- this is all very good relevant advice. Hadn't thought about digesting composter at all, but that's a great idea. I don't mind too much if people respectfully visit the island when we're not there. We told the really awesome neighbor he could visit the island whenever, so maybe he'll guard it a bit. He could certainly see from his dock if another boat was on it.

Just be careful with hunting. My wife and I have an island as well, and a couple weekends ago one of our dogs was shot by a hunter not playing by the rules. Unfortunately people will try to take advantage, and people are often less responsible on your land than they would be on their own. Also, letting people onto your land can lead to fires, garbage, and liability issues. Of course, it is always good to share what you have, just be careful.

Re: My Friends and I Bought an Island

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Post by menubar » Tue, Sep 17, 2013, 1:42 PM UTC

tynan wrote: post #209

lutusp wrote: post #161

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> I'm already over 30 ... Then I envy your youthful outlook. :) By the time I was 30 I had had enough of communal living for several lifetimes.

Haha, thanks. I had a great time communal living in school. Everyone involved in the island is trustworthy, fair, reasonable, etc., so I think it will be good. We also outlined ways to deal with disputes in advance.

Hey! I've got the Stick! It's MY turn to speak!

Re: My Friends and I Bought an Island

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Post by tynan » Tue, Sep 17, 2013, 1:46 PM UTC

m_mueller wrote: post #310

intenex wrote: post #220

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He did it for a higher calling -- namely having a penguin as a pet. Maybe if you make that your justification too your wife will jump on board, so to speak.

It's funny that the pool made it on the list of interesting things about tynan, but not the penguin.

To be fair, I never got the penguin :(

Re: My Friends and I Bought an Island

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Post by userulluipeste » Tue, Sep 17, 2013, 1:54 PM UTC

Jugurtha wrote: post #329

BrandonMarc wrote: post #306

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Sadly the US is a bit different. If a guest injures themself, they can sue you and win. If a tresspasser injures themself while you're not there, they can sue you and win. Heck, we even have reports of theives injuring themself and then turning around, suing the owner in court, and winning.

Are you serious ? What kind of nonsense is that and who invented those legal concepts ?

You have to understand the underlying principles - you don't sue poor people, the ones who don't have anything, you sue the rich, the ones who have (and if their property is substantial, say - an island, the better). That is what makes sense and that is what became legal, justice be damned!

Re: My Friends and I Bought an Island

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Post by tocomment » Tue, Sep 17, 2013, 1:55 PM UTC

tynan wrote: post #194

brandall10 wrote: post #157

Just for people new to who Tynan is, he's a pretty far out guy. Some things I recall (sorry haven't kept up over the years) 1) Ran a successful professional online poker playing business, actually hired employees and trained them to predictably win. 2) Was one of the main characters in the book The Game (yes, that PUA one). 3) Did polyphasic sleep experiments in earnest (was it a couple months or so?). 4) Had a giant…

Thanks! That's definitely the highlight reel!

Can we get a blog post about the pool thing? I've always wanted to try that but my brother told me my house would collapse :-(

Re: My Friends and I Bought an Island

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Post by ctdonath » Tue, Sep 17, 2013, 2:03 PM UTC

Perfect scenario for the "tiny house" (Google it) concept. Decent sized land, but rocky & woody makes it hard to build anything of substantial size, and multiple owners/occupants suggests multiple smaller dwellings to fit without getting in each others' way.

Re: My Friends and I Bought an Island

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Post by wyck » Tue, Sep 17, 2013, 2:23 PM UTC

Stately wrote: post #333

wyck wrote: post #301

As a Canadian I would not have bought an island unless it was near a major urban center and thus has the appeal of being urban and country at the same time, or somewhere warm ..aka not in Canada. If you just want to rough it, you can lease Crown Land, fees are basically nothing if you're willing to do the paperwork, most leases last from 10-99 years, some of these leases might be open to foreigners (not sure, might n…

source for that?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_land#Canada http://nslegislature.ca/legc/statutes/crownlan.htm

Each province regulates it's own Crown land: BC: http://archive.ilmb.gov.bc.ca/link_land.html NB: http://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/services/services_renderer...

The rest are a short Google away, some more sparse territories like the Yukon and Northwest Territories are more lax than say Ontario.