Considering it was thrown up as a temporary wartime structure, I wonder how long it'll be before those hollow concrete pillars spring a leak. Decades? Centuries? Seawater is notoriously harsh on...
Considering it was thrown up as a temporary wartime structure, I wonder how long it'll be before those hollow concrete pillars spring a leak. Decades? Centuries? Seawater is notoriously harsh on structures.
People might be interested in the full list of notable micronations here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_micronations I find it fascinating as an extension of people's general belief that...
People might be interested in the full list of notable micronations here:
I had no idea the pillars were hollow. I remember chatting with someone with a havenco hostname on IRC back in the day, probably either one of the people running the data haven business or one of...
I had no idea the pillars were hollow.
I remember chatting with someone with a havenco hostname on IRC back in the day, probably either one of the people running the data haven business or one of their clients. Ever since, I've more or less kept up with the state of affairs at Sealand over the years. It's wild that it still "exists", although clearly the royal family can't live independently from another country. I wonder if that would be true of any of the other many micronations.
Apparently 60 Minutes really hates Canada (or a broadcast network up here purchased the exclusive rights to distribute their work to the Canadian market). :( /offtopic
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Apparently 60 Minutes really hates Canada (or a broadcast network up here purchased the exclusive rights to distribute their work to the Canadian market). :(
I don't think so. It looks like GlobalTV just bought the distribution rights to the show for up here: https://www.globaltv.com/shows/60-minutes/ If you have a Canadian TV service provider with...
If you have a Canadian TV service provider with GlobalTV included in your package you can use your cable account to log in and watch the episode on GlobalTV's site: S56 E11: Rise; Sealand; Ancient Vines
You know someone has an iconic voice when you can instantly hear them in your head when you see their name mentioned. I can already picture it now... "I'm Andy Rooney. Tonight on 60 Minutes, the...
You know someone has an iconic voice when you can instantly hear them in your head when you see their name mentioned. I can already picture it now...
"I'm Andy Rooney. Tonight on 60 Minutes, the story of why we hate Canada." :P
Considering it was thrown up as a temporary wartime structure, I wonder how long it'll be before those hollow concrete pillars spring a leak. Decades? Centuries? Seawater is notoriously harsh on structures.
People might be interested in the full list of notable micronations here:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_micronations
I find it fascinating as an extension of people's general belief that law is magic spells. If you say the correct magic spell, you can make a state.
I had no idea the pillars were hollow.
I remember chatting with someone with a havenco hostname on IRC back in the day, probably either one of the people running the data haven business or one of their clients. Ever since, I've more or less kept up with the state of affairs at Sealand over the years. It's wild that it still "exists", although clearly the royal family can't live independently from another country. I wonder if that would be true of any of the other many micronations.
Apparently 60 Minutes really hates Canada (or a broadcast network up here purchased the exclusive rights to distribute their work to the Canadian market). :(
/offtopic
I wish we had easy to use archive sites for video.
invidious kinda works
Yeah, it did. Thanks!
Possibly related to the newer Canadian law mandating that all services show a minimum percentage Canadian produced content for Canadian viewers?
I don't think so. It looks like GlobalTV just bought the distribution rights to the show for up here:
https://www.globaltv.com/shows/60-minutes/
If you have a Canadian TV service provider with GlobalTV included in your package you can use your cable account to log in and watch the episode on GlobalTV's site:
S56 E11: Rise; Sealand; Ancient Vines
You know someone has an iconic voice when you can instantly hear them in your head when you see their name mentioned. I can already picture it now...
"I'm Andy Rooney. Tonight on 60 Minutes, the story of why we hate Canada." :P