[meta-story][open] Solving two housing problems, or opening a can of worms?

[robkelk]

Dartz wrote:Come to think of prefabs, that's an interesting concept. Dig a ground-mould. Lay the foundations for the bottom of the dome. Backfill with quarried material and topsoil. Build on top of that - maintaining some green area. Add something to make it fly. Then close of the top with a hemisphere geodesic. Send it to space. Start the next one. Open up a factory somewhere building them and the IDA will love you for giving people work. Set up a sales office somewhere like, oh, Mars and you won't even have to pay tax on whatever profits it generates. Which also neatly sidesteps the Taisce people.

Whoever invests in that could make a killing if it takes off.

Mass-producing Grovers Corners-class craft? I love it! If a Fen company forms to do that, we'll gladly license the spindizzy drive.

In that case, I'll have to redesign StellviaCorp, putting Stellvia Hotels and the new "Stellvia Corners" (working name) under a "Stellvia Properties" umbrella...

So, do you want a flat royalty payment or a piece of the company?
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Rob Kelk
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