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8165602 No.8165602 [Reply] [Original]

I have seen multiple renditions of a /jp/ compound, ranging from a mansion on the Eastern Seaboard of the United States, to Italian villas.

But I wonder, why can't /jp/ live together on some sort of large vessel? Perhaps a shipping vessel, where we cruise the high seas delivering merchandise, watching anime and playing VNs and Touhou while on our journeys to and from Japan?

As long as we do not sail near Africa, which would not be a problem so long as we simply ship from Japan to America and vice versa, we should not have too many problems with security.

With the recent advances in ship board internet, internet speed should not be too much of an issue, given that they are rapidly approaching their land-based equivalents.

Our shipping business could provide us with all of the necessary supplies that we need, and, shared somewhat equitably, could more than pay for a few trips to Akihibara.

What do you say, /jp/?

>> No.8165612

But who will get the founds to start up such a business?

>> No.8165613

it'd be boarded by pirates who would turn into shitposters upon seeing this post and then suddenly there would be an entire navy of /jp/ boats and we'd rule the seas raiding ocean territory and sucking cocks

>> No.8165620

But the sea is like, outside, dude.

>> No.8165621

>>8165612

If I win the lottery, I will.

>> No.8165629

Who's going to buy our chinese cartoon shit?

>> No.8165637

You can get fairly cheap container ships for around $500,000-$2,000,000 for a startup.

>> No.8165645

>Albatross Log: /jp/ Edition

Now this is a /jp/ project I'd join.

>> No.8165646

>Our shipping business could provide us with all of the necessary supplies that we need, and, shared somewhat equitably, could more than pay for a few trips to Akihibara.

That's... actually a pretty good idea.

>Who's going to buy our chinese cartoon shit?

I assume our main hauling would be standard commercial cargo, to fund the /jp/ lifestyle.

Plus, we would all be sailors. And that would be amazing.

>> No.8165650
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8165650

GUYS

GUYS

GUYS LISTEN

WHY DON'T WE HAVE A /jp/ SPACE STATION

>> No.8165668

1. Boats are extremely expensive
2. Boats require a lot of experience
3. Boats are a pain to keep maintained
4. Fuel alone for a trip would cost tens of thousands of dollars

>> No.8165667

If you buy from Egypt, it would only cost $232,000. If enough /jp/ers are willing, that would be an easily obtainable goal.

http://www.maritimesales.com/ABD10.htm

>> No.8165672

>>8165667

SO close this time.

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>>8165650
Perfect.

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>>8165667

Of course, there are more expensive ones that are larger and less run-down, but it might be good for a startup. We could start small or with high-end goods like a bunch of electronics.

>> No.8165687

>>8165637
>fairly cheap
>500 grand - 2 mil
>as a startup

Jesus... would they be able to let us export a couple times, to build the funds? I recall one "guitars go for about $50, right?" scenario
>>8165667
Get something in the 100-200,000 range. Then maybe I'll consider spending weeks abroad with a bunch of disturbed /jp/ers.

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>>8165650
There will be no discussion of autonomous space colonies on /jp/.

>> No.8165690

NEET Shipping Co.

>> No.8165699

As long as people like >>8165613 aren't on board.

>> No.8165721

>taking a nerd out of the basement and putting him in the captain's chair of a 300,000 ton ship

Enjoy finding a port that isn't in Africa or some shit tier place in Asia that will let you dock. Most first world ports have government appointed guys come aboard to make sure you aren't going to cause a few million dollars worth of damage.

>> No.8165723

>>8165699

I'll admit I do like the idea of pirates who attack it, go through the VNs and touhous and just replace us on /jp/ though.

>> No.8165718

>>8165650
Sieg /jp/!

Pig disgusting Federation!

>> No.8165719

Sounds like a good way to be murdered once outside of legal jurisdictions.

>> No.8165729

>>8165650
That thing looks like the yaranaika face if you scroll past it quickly

>> No.8165734

>>8165729
MIND = BLOWN

>> No.8165733

>>8165687

I'm pretty sure they would let you export a few times, at least banks will, maybe a six-month deferment or something like that?

>> No.8165741

>>8165723
I can just see one of the pirates recognizing a VN and letting us pass because he liked it, or maybe going into a heated discussion about it.

But if you have Lilim Darkness games, you'll be sunk on the spot and you'll have deserved it.

>> No.8165754

>>8165733
>six-month deferment
We could probably ship enough stuff; but then, you'd have to add on the gas price, interwebs, electricity, and the money to actually get the stuff you're supposed to buy.
And make sure that no one skims off the top of the cargo.

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8165774

How about we get a submarine instead? We could kidnap lolis and then hide deep beneath the ocean.

And if money ever gets tight, we could always do things like smuggle onions from China to the Phillipines.

>> No.8165784
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8165784

Why don't we... inhabit our own planet?

>> No.8165787

>>8165690
It HAS to be called this if we go through with it.
Which we won't.
But we should.
But we won't.

>> No.8165807

Let's start a Japanese exporting company to bring our western bretheren anime, otaku, and touhou goods for real cheap shipping. We could take trips from Japan to America and then branch out to other countries.

Let's call ourselves the divine wind.

>> No.8165809

>>8165690
>>8165787
It's the only NEET thing to do.

>> No.8165815

>>8165807
No, NEET Shipping Co.
The only NEET thing to do.
Also, alongside our obsession-fillers, shouldn't we bring some high-end things, like electronics, that would bring in more money?

>> No.8165828

>>8165787
>>8165815

That's good for a company name, but I think the ship could be called the Nadeshiko. Sure, it's already been done, but it's such a great fucking name for a ship.

>> No.8165832

Espoir?

>> No.8165843

>>8165828
The ship is going to be called Teh Rei.

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>>8165828

You called?

>> No.8165848

The ship should be called Madoka.

>> No.8165853

Nice boat.

>> No.8165856

>>8165832
Désespoir

>> No.8165857

>>8165848
Only if someone graffitis "a shit" onto it.

>> No.8165864

>>8165857
But then it would lose the point of the pun.

>> No.8165866

>>8165815
If we get contracts for it, sure. But the big shipping companies will probably get all them by default. ;_;

>> No.8165869

>>8165864
madoka a ship?

>> No.8165874

>>8165866

We don't need to pay salaries for the first year, though. I'm pretty sure most of /jp/ would be happy being fed, having a place to sleep, having the internet, and having health coverage.

>> No.8165885

>>8165874
I'd be okay with this.
Also, we'd be grabbing a couple things when we do make our stops, of course.

>> No.8165890

So, who here is qualified to sail a cargo ship? You need a long education and years of seafaring experience.

>> No.8165901

Acquire loli games and junior idol DVDs and sell them to rich old men, who have to come pick them up by helicopter or something.

>> No.8165933

This is goddamn hilarious.

>> No.8165946

Let's just get into whaling.

>> No.8165955

>>8165946
Does /jp/ want to be on Whale Whores?

>> No.8165959

>>8165946
Actual piracy is more lucrative and a small step from internet piracy.

>> No.8165967

>>8165946
Better yet, get into eco terrorism and have them pay for our boat.

>> No.8165981

>>8165967

Our huge, diesel fuelled boat?

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8165982

>Implying anyone would give money for food supplies,manga's,internet,computers and fuel for a bunch of neckbeards.
>Implying we would be able to live off of it.
>Implying we would be able to move out of our basements

Op why are you even trying?

>> No.8165983

>>8165959
So lets be pirates then.

>> No.8165995

>>8165967
Bingo. All we have to do is throw stink bombs at people, drop ropes in the water, and cry when we see whales swimming or being killed. Whale Wars got like a few million from Bob Hope for doing that.

>> No.8165999

get out /bun/

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8166351

>As long as we do not sail near Africa, which would not be a problem so long as we simply ship from Japan to America and vice versa, we should not have too many problems with security.

Should try getting a boat that IS its own security instead.

>> No.8166367

PIIIIIIIIRRRRRRRAATES

lol

dibs on the rocket launcher!

>> No.8166374

I'm on board, and willing to help with some of the logistics, provided this isn't a pipe dream.

I've always wanted to be a sailor.

>> No.8166392

>>8166391
Are you new here?

>> No.8166391

>>>/a/

>> No.8166401

>>8165602
I would prefer it if we bought an old PT boat and a run down warehouse in Thailand and lived out a life of smuggling/gun running like Black Lagoon.

>> No.8166411

>>8166401
Except that requires a backbone which most of /jp/ lacks. A boat full of first episode Rocks.

>> No.8166413

>>8166392
Are you?

>> No.8166419

I've already said this in the other thread. when the civil war in Syria escalates, Assad's regime will be short on manpower on default, just like Libya was, which is why Gaddafi started bringing mercenaries from all over Africa. All we need to do is to wait until the conflict gets worse and then take a plane to Damascus before a no fly zone is established by NATO, go to the nearest military base and volunteer. Between plane tickets and other stuff we will need 3000 USD per person. we can form our own PMC

>> No.8166435

>>8166419

With the luck /jp/ tends to have in these projects, the good and bad news alike will be that Solid Snake turns out to be real.

>> No.8166448

ME fag here.
It's impossible for us to maintain a ship
/thread

>> No.8166449

>>8166411
My family has plenty of guns. I know how to use them at least.

I don't know anything about navigation or sailing however.

>> No.8166463
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8166463

Why don't we go to Mars? We can tell the Russians we're a special ed. class out to visit their launch pad, and then we totally steal a rocket.

Imagine, the dude on the ladder could be you.

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>>8166463
> Mars

This is just waiting to happen to /jp/ members

>> No.8166481

As fun as that sounds, I am sure the first time we went to port we would end up either hitting the pier or hitting the ship stopped further in and knocking the majority of the containers into the water. Or maybe we'd hit a crane or two and lose a few million dollars.

>> No.8166482

>>8166419
adding to this. It's really not as hard or unrealistic as it sounds. For example i was about to travel to tripoli earlier this year to volunteer but I was too late and the no fly zone was established. it's all about the timing, once the civil war starts there will be a short time window (between 2 to 7 days) to travel there. military experience is easily faked and i think that /jp/ would look like badass psychos if they shaved their heads.

>> No.8166490

It takes just a small handful of trained people to run a ship. The rest would just be dead weight, just a bunch of bums.

>> No.8166494

>>8166482
I doubt many people on /jp/ are remotely fit enough to pass for someone with military experience

>> No.8166514

Surely there's no internet on freight ships?

>> No.8166539

safe to say this has made my night.

>> No.8166541

>>8166514
Satellite internet.

>> No.8166554

>>8166494
As long as you're not overweight it won't matter.
anyway once the opportunity presents itself I will be making threads with instructions on here in case anyone wants to join me.

>> No.8166567

>>8166554
I want to join, but I feel like it will never happen..ever..

>> No.8166580

>>8166494
I was forced to exercise everyday then had daily sessions where my Dad taught me the martial arts he had learned during his time in Special Ops. I always hated him for that but I guess it comes in handy.

>> No.8166602

>>8166567
it already happened earlier this year in Libya, we just need another chance at it.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15905970

it will take time, but the conflict will escalate. Syria is Iran's supply route to Hezbollah in Lebanon, so the Mossad and the CIA have a interested in getting it shut down.

once the civil war starts you'll know because the Syrian air force will be called in to bomb Homs and other cities. When that happens I will be posting instructions, a place and time to meet up at Damascus airport, stuff you should bring, etc.
just wait until then

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8166628

Did someone say "ship"?
Because I thought I heard someone say "ship"!

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8166635

why dont we build a /jp/ city under the water?

>> No.8166664

Everyone in this thread is reported. These shitty mansion threads began on /a/ and should stay there.

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>>8166664

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIgDq_xnhDA

>> No.8166679

>>8166674
Fun is just a buzzword for shitposters

>> No.8166685

>>8166679
Stop forcing that joke

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