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cube project Anonymous Sun Oct 21 23:48:19 2012 No.9916299 [DELETED]

i am going to be involved in a project that aims to design and produce systematic small cubic housing (10ft cubed) for otaku, gamers, etc alike in late 2013!

i need to know if there is anyone interested and what you hope to see implemented!

what would you like implemented/prioritized? (i have a few ideas to start)

-passive heating for air+water
-passive solar for electricity
-backup/augment electricity when available at rv parks/camp grounds
-efficient storage space
-modular/kit construction allowing for expanded/mix+match construction
-customisability for textures/textiles/surfaces
-transformability; fold/slideouts
-focus on utilities/appliances+gadgets/wiring
-focus on aesthetics

some faq!
-yes, this is real, though not officially announced
-pricing will be AS LOW AS POSSIBLE (even lower if a mod/kit approach is used!)
-schematics/blueprints/specs for everything will be freely available online, timed with releases

feel free to give feedback/ask questions!

thanks!

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 21 23:48:04 2012 No.9916302 I just want to be comfy with a way to make tea, a cute bed, and access to my computer. I would be very happy like that.

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 21 23:49:49 2012 No.9916307 I mentioned something like this is a NEET thread a few months ago. Did you steal my idea? If so, I demand a cube.

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 21 23:50:49 2012 No.9916318 You might be interested in this video: http://www.wimp.com/livescontainer/ Where would this be, geographically? Do you have the money/land/resources already?

Anonymous Sun Oct 21 23:53:04 2012 No.9916337

A Cube-wide LAN for playing games with neighbours. Bonus points if you can set up a web server. You could have a Wakaba board and people can get to know each other and complain about things on there (I wanted to buy an apartment complex entirely for this reason).

Anonymous Sun Oct 21 23:56:50 2012 No.9916355

>>9916302
this would be easily done :)

>>9916307
it is mainly an interest i have in minimal/compact living conditions, along with the satisfaction of the most basic needs

>>9916318
our cubes will be way more advanced and systematic, allowing for even mod/kit expansion!

location is texas, and no, it is underway, the chances of it not being ready in the upcoming year are low.

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 21 23:58:36 2012 No.9916363 >>9916299 For passive heating/cooling, look at the houses Buckminster Fuller designed for the USSR.

Anonymous Sun Oct 21 23:59:05 2012 No.9916366

>>9916355
I don't believe you, but this is a great idea. I'm a stark believer in minimalism, so it would be interesting to see how this gets used. You might be able to patent the idea if nobody has done this already, then you can start a chain. Or charge fair royalties to have big companies do it for you.

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 21 23:59:50 2012 No.9916367 >>9916299 >feel free to give feedback/ask questions! How is plumbing going to work?

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:00:05 2012 No.9916369 Having ten foot ceilings is retarded.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:00:20 2012 No.9916370 No windows.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:01:35 2012 No.9916375 >>9916369 No it isn't. You can build things vertically. Humans can travel upwards using tools. Frankly I think it would be great. I would store everything above me, on shelves or in some sort of airplane-style compartments.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:02:08 2012 No.9916382 Will the cubes have nature's harmonic simultaneous 4-day time in one single rotation?

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:03:07 2012 No.9916390 I am interested, just be sure to have tatami mats

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:03:08 2012 No.9916383 >>9916363 i am currently looking at vents, and solar air heating for cooling/heating

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:03:37 2012 No.9916386 >>9916375 3 floors of 10 cubed = 4 floors of 7 (1/2) feet.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:03:52 2012 No.9916388 Will each room have a kitchen and bath or is that all communal? I refuse to have to share that sort of thing.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:04:52 2012 No.9916396 >>9916370 windows could potentially overheat the small space in the summer, so i am not currently not placing great importance on this

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:05:23 2012 No.9916398 >>9916382 This was just bound to happen. No, it will be exclusively devoted to ONEism.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:05:52 2012 No.9916400 >>9916355 >Location is Texas ;_;

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:06:37 2012 No.9916405 Can I bring my cat? No cat no buy

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:06:52 2012 No.9916408 File: 4 KB, 250x140, 1349880178499s.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >there will never be a NEET commune in the UK

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:07:37 2012 No.9916410 >>9916408 And if there was it would be full of the undesirable type of NEETs.

Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:08:07 2012 No.9916417

>>9916299
biggest thing is to integrate smart storage and to keep in mind a high end hvac to control the closed environment and excess heat produced by the individual and the electronics contained within. I live in roughly a 10X10X10 space, maybe less in height. Going up to the ceiling with storage allows for a uncluttered life. But the largest issue I have had is keeping that space comfortable. A body and pc add excess heat fast. Sound deadening is also of concern. In both cutting your activities silent and to silent your neighbors activities. So many places I have seen and lived in they concentrate on fancy floors and fittings with just a shit lowest minimum of firebreaks between units.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:08:22 2012 No.9916413 >>9916382 yes four day synergy will be used

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:08:52 2012 No.9916415 >>9916410 True #lads don't work

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:09:22 2012 No.9916419 File: 162 KB, 453x591, Yui - Tears.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>9916408 There will never be one in New Zealand either ;_; I'm the only NEET here.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:09:52 2012 No.9916422 >>9916383 >i am currently looking at vents, and solar air heating for cooling/heating Are these things going to be stackable, or just deployed side-by-side?

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:10:07 2012 No.9916428 >>9916419 With Once Were Warriors as my only source of knowledge of NZ society, I'm sure you have many NEETs, only >>9916410 kind rather than truNEETs.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:11:22 2012 No.9916432 >>9916388 rooms will not really exist, it will typically be small areas utilized for their shapes (although bathrooms will be roomed) each cube is suitable for a single dweller

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:11:37 2012 No.9916436 >>9916408 We've half-heartedly tried to organise a few. Someone on /g/ was going to rent a house in Shropshire last year, but it never happened. If you want it, make it happen.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:12:52 2012 No.9916443 I wish they were hexagons. All the opposite points are equidistant. Cubes mess up my autism with all their Pythagorean bullshite.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:13:52 2012 No.9916453 Will there be bugs in the rooms?

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:13:59 2012 No.9916453,1 It would be nice if this wasn't roleplaying.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:14:07 2012 No.9916455 >>9916443 Hexagons don't have any 90 degree angles. Your idea is awful.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:14:22 2012 No.9916457 >our cubes will be way more advanced and systematic, allowing for even mod/kit expansion! DAY1 DLC get a load of this viral

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:14:22 2012 No.9916459 >texas Heeeeeeeell no

Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:15:07 2012 No.9916468

>>9916422
the idea we have as of now is a customizable cubic base that other mods could be fitted to

a small appliance cube (dryer/washer/fridge/etc) that attaches to your cube

a storage cube

a retractable bed cube, that has storage as well

things of this nature, the core housing will be stackable/expandable

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:15:52 2012 No.9916467 >>9916455 I like shallow angles because I'm less likely to hurt myself or get stuck.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:17:18 2012 No.9916474 File: 98 KB, 473x250, Merrysad.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>9916428 That movie is probably accurate on what the black people here are like. Why would you watch that movie, anyway?

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:17:48 2012 No.9916477 >>9916474 Why not? I liked it.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:19:07 2012 No.9916483 http://youtu.be/4aGDCE6Nrz0

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:19:51 2012 No.9916487 on the subject of names for our project/product neetbox, cubee, cubestar, and homecube are possibilities

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:20:21 2012 No.9916490 File: 99 KB, 456x370, Saki - Scratch.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>9916477 >Once Were Warriors http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwqfR8g-Qow There's a superior movie about New Zealand's culture.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:20:36 2012 No.9916491 >>9916487 iCube

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:20:51 2012 No.9916494 >>9916487 It needs a name that will scare away normals without attracting too much attention.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:21:36 2012 No.9916497 >>9916490 Thank you. I will watch that.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:24:06 2012 No.9916514 >>9916487 Companion Cube

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:25:51 2012 No.9916518 >>9916494 The "No normals allowed" truNEET container.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:26:39 2012 No.9916521 >>9916487 FEMA Camps

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:29:53 2012 No.9916536 How many are you planning to build?

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:30:38 2012 No.9916538 Ship some to Europe, mate.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:30:53 2012 No.9916539 >>9916521 That reminds me, these cube homes was something Alex Jones was talking about some time ago. We're not falling for your Agenda 21 scheme, OP!

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:32:08 2012 No.9916541 >>9916355 >location is texas Are there plans to do this anywhere else? Washington state here, I would totally pay for one of these. Also, speaking of paying for it, do you have an estimate for the price?

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:33:08 2012 No.9916546 >>9916494 "muh seekrit club xD"

Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:35:58 2012 No.9916556

I would like to see the safe rooms marked with multiples of 10, or perhaps ending in doubles instead of with prime numbers. I am not very good at math.

I would also like the bedroom to be in the center, perhaps with the bathroom fixed directly under it so that they don't get shifted too far away from each other.

Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:36:58 2012 No.9916562

>>9916386
That's asking for hardcore claustrophobia.

It's also a bitch to move furniture thru short ceiling rooms.

As someone already mentioned, that takes away from vertical storage; and if you're trying to go completely minimal, vertical storage is key.

Anonymous Mon Oct 22 00:43:29 2012 No.9916581

>>9916536
if it is successful, the project will be developed more thoroughly and expanded

>>9916538
the dimensions, prefab construction and probable mod/kit nature will allow this

>>9916539
he is from texas as well ha

>>9916541
the goal is to not exceed $3000, we will see how it goes

>>9916556
most bedrooms will be like human breadboxes, located at the ceiling to conserve space, so having the bathroom central underneath is possible

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 01:06:42 2012 No.9916648 How is it even possible to have a kitchen, bathroom, bed and everything in a 10 feet space cube?

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 01:20:46 2012 No.9916680 >>9916648 http://youtu.be/ZXtMpQk9Iyw There are actually many design types ideas like this on youtube and its pretty cool seeing how people do it

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 01:21:45 2012 No.9916683 It sounds interesting but I'd be uncomfortable not having at least two rooms.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 01:42:52 2012 No.9916733 >>9916299 >focus on aesthetics But I want a featureless white padded room.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 01:44:07 2012 No.9916739 >>9916648 sleeping loft over the utiliy rooms or spaces, since likely the kitchenette would be a recess into the room with the toilet being a separate room. Seen where the entire bathroom is the shower, makes for easy cleaning. Just hose it all down.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 01:44:37 2012 No.9916741 >>9916355 > :) Please do not use that emoticon. Only ;_;, :-) and japanese emoticons are allowed

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 01:47:22 2012 No.9916751 File: 30 KB, 320x240, 320x240[1].jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Is this going to end up as some sort of truNEET borg collective cube.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 01:49:37 2012 No.9916756 This would be larger than where I'm currently living... I don't live in 'merrika so I hope you have blueprints soon.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 01:50:08 2012 No.9916758 >>9916751 >/jp/ hive mind IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 01:50:09 2012 No.9916762 >>9916751 How many cubes can you stack until the NEETs come tumbling down?

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 01:58:39 2012 No.9916783 Can't wait for Waco siege part 2: electric boogaloo

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 02:01:24 2012 No.9916795 are you supposed to live in one cube? 10 feet on a side is smaller than some closets.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 02:03:39 2012 No.9916812 An interesting idea. I think it might be cool but I suspect I have too much stuff to fit, if that video posted by >>9916680 is anything to go by.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 02:03:54 2012 No.9916815 >>9916795 The room I live in has an area of 30 feet. I'm jealous...

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 02:07:42 2012 No.9916839 >>9916815 you mean 30 square feet? how do you even have enough space to lie down to sleep?

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 02:08:06 2012 No.9916846 >>9916839 It's a rectangle. I sleep on one side and put all of my stuff on the other.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 02:14:50 2012 No.9916879 >>9916762 TUMBLING DOWN~~ IT ALL COMES

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 02:18:05 2012 No.9916899 >>9916355 Can we do an Australian one for all 4 Australians who go on /jp/?

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 02:19:20 2012 No.9916908 >>9916581 I dont think many hikks can afford a 3000 dollar cube

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 02:25:22 2012 No.9916939 >>9916908 is that per year

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 02:29:22 2012 No.9916968 >>9916846 a 5x6 rectangle isn't even enough space for a bed, let alone a kitchen or a bathroom.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 02:34:40 2012 No.9917015 >>9916683 bathroom + everyroom, done >>9916795 ultimately it will be cheap and cozy, some people like this idea >>9916908 3000 is pretty affordable for a house >>9916939 no, just per cube, you buy a cube and it is yours

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 02:37:40 2012 No.9917034 >>9917015 Oh ok. I didnt really understand that this was an entire house until I saw the video that >>9916680 was talking about. I thought it was just a gaming thing. Thats actually pretty good. Will buy/10

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 02:38:57 2012 No.9917044 Do you have any estimate as to when these will be available to buy?

Anonymous Mon Oct 22 02:39:42 2012 No.9917047

>>9916968
6.5 x 2.5 x 3.5 sleeping cubby, underneath it has a shower (with toilet and sink)

this alone is only 6ish of the 27 3'x3'x3' subcubes that define the cube house

so you can fit a bed, shower with everything a bathroom has in only 24ish% of the space our cubes have to offer

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 02:40:27 2012 No.9917049 >>9917044 Also where in Texas would these be?

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 02:41:43 2012 No.9917057 >>9917044 late 2013 if you are one of the first purchasers

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 02:42:57 2012 No.9917066 >>9917049 it could be a multitude of places, we haven't secured a production site

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 02:44:27 2012 No.9917073 Is this like Malatora?

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 02:45:42 2012 No.9917081 >>9917015 So you pay 3000 and get to stay on the plot of land indefinitely? The unit is totally self sufficient aside from food?

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 02:46:28 2012 No.9917089 >>9917066 Is the Austin/Round Rock area a possibility if you know or not?

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 02:46:57 2012 No.9917094 >>9917073 perhaps if our cubes were fitted to be in the sea, and you formed colonies, and seacolonies were recognized as nations, then yes

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 02:48:43 2012 No.9917101 >>9917081 they are not self sufficient, you still need a water source if you want to shower and everything if you are interested in that though you could begin collecting rainwater, it is very easy

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 02:50:12 2012 No.9917107 >>9917101 So collecting rain water and solar panels Being a NEET has never been so easy

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 02:51:42 2012 No.9917114 >>9917081 a complex like that might be a possibility if we find a way to profit >>9917089 they are probably going to be shippable/transportable, either as a whole or kits

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 02:53:13 2012 No.9917120 threads like these are why i love /jp/

megaswf.com/s/2475224 megaswf.com/s/2475224 Mon Oct 22 02:55:58 2012 No.9917135

The Republican party's only objective is keeping the rich rich. They take conservative stances on issues like same-sex marriage and abortion just to win the vote of the average citizen. Otherwise the average citizen would have no reason to vote for these plutocrats.

Anonymous Mon Oct 22 02:56:58 2012 No.9917138

>>9917015
Have you seen this video?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBYS3ZsC-cY

If you haven't (which I think you might have due to your mention of having the bed close to the ceiling), you might be able to pick up a thing or two from the design on the cube used.
Anyway, another New Zealander here and I am certainly very interested in this project - I've always liked minimalism (and have been embracing it a lot more recently) so I would love the possibility to purchase a very small home rather than being forced into buying or renting something larger (when I do eventually move out) simply due to the lack of that option. Best of luck with the project and be sure to keep /jp/ up to date with any major developments.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 02:58:43 2012 No.9917150 >>9917047 so you only have about 2 feet between your sleeping hole/bathroom and the wall. where do you fit your computer? how do you cook your food?

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 03:02:13 2012 No.9917168 >>9917150 that is only one implementation you can fit your computer anywhere you want a microwave/toaster or compact oven

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 03:20:43 2012 No.9917256 Why aren't you living in a NEET hole yet, /jp/? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BYoPUOXhVA

megaswf.com/s/2475224 megaswf.com/s/2475224 Mon Oct 22 03:27:02 2012 No.9917279 [DELETED]

The Republican party's only objective is keeping the rich rich. They take conservative stances on issues like same-sex marriage and abortion just to win the vote of the average citizen. Otherwise the average citizen would have no reason to vote for these plutocrats.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 03:27:17 2012 No.9917276 Just go with capsule housing. Or a share house complex. I bet you don't know shit what you're doing or saying anyway.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 03:31:09 2012 No.9917297 >>9917276 Also, no floor plans. Wow, looks like you really don't know what you're trying to pull off here.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 03:33:09 2012 No.9917301 >>9917279 I liked pluto when it was a planet more too, now we can be friends

>>	megaswf.com/s/2475224 megaswf.com/s/2475224 Mon Oct 22 03:36:00 2012 No.9917316 >>9917301 Plutocracy is rule by the wealthy.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 03:38:06 2012 No.9917321 >>9917316 >>9917316 I thought we were talking about pluto not wealthy people, did you not want to be friends or something

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 03:47:22 2012 No.9917344 >>9917321 I wanted to be your friend pluto-chan why are you gone ;_;

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 03:50:38 2012 No.9917361 >>9917344 Assassinated by mods and the NSJ

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 03:51:08 2012 No.9917366 I-Is this what they call "Civic Engineering Otaku"??

Anonymous Mon Oct 22 03:52:23 2012 No.9917372

>>9916680
Wow that's huge. I'd prefer proper plumbing though. How so these cubes avoid being blown away in the wind? Living in MI, we don't really get many tornadoes but the normal wind would knock one of those things upside down.

It'd be nice to take one and put up a tent around it to have a bit of extra space without actually adding anything.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 03:54:53 2012 No.9917379 >>9917361 Why would they do that when he was just trying to be friends and talk about pluto

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 03:55:56 2012 No.9917382 >>9917372 It'd be nice if they could be mounted on treads with some sort of anchor and function as a traveling NEETbox. Maybe it'd be better to just get a trailer.

megaswf.com/s/2475224 Mon Oct 22 04:10:35 2012 No.9917421 [DELETED]

The Republican party's only objective is keeping the rich rich. They take conservative stances on issues like same-sex marriage and abortion just to win the vote of the average citizen. Otherwise the average citizen would have no reason to vote for these corporate lobbyists.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 04:11:53 2012 No.9917426 >>9917421 Please don't ignore me pluto-chan I just want to be friends with you

>>	megaswf.com/s/2475224 megaswf.com/s/2475224 Mon Oct 22 04:13:38 2012 No.9917432 >>9917426 http://ultimatmus.deviantart.com/

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 04:14:54 2012 No.9917439 >>9917432 I don't understand does this mean were friends no pluto-chan

Anonymous Mon Oct 22 04:18:23 2012 No.9917451

So I don't think I quite understand the project yet. You're designing a cubic 10x10x10 house that costs <$3000 and includes a restroom, sleeping area, and general living space. It's intended to be able to have extensions added to the house in a modular fashion. (which at this point I presume it stops being a cube) Furthermore, you're launching/testing the project first with a housing complex in Texas but intend to begin distributing the units themselves if they're well received. Is that correct?

Seems like a great idea to me, considering the room I essentially live in is about that size, and modular design leaves a lot of options open. I guess the main concern I would have is how well a $3000 cube house would protect from/stand up to weather. Particularly if the walls are sectioned or otherwise designed to be modular, structural integrity and/or insulation could be an issue. That and reliability of the actual unit, it would be a disaster if, for instance, the units employed slide-out beds or walls that had the tendency to break/fall apart or otherwise fail.

>>	megaswf.com/s/2475224 megaswf.com/s/2475224 Mon Oct 22 04:20:38 2012 No.9917461 >>9917439 If you want a friendship then the wall of anonymity must first be broken.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 04:20:38 2012 No.9917463 >>9917421 Why aren't you putting your spamming talents to the much greater cause of spreading the word of Ron Paul?

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 04:22:30 2012 No.9917469 >>9917461 I just want to be in a /jp/ friendship where we support each other emotionally on /jp/, which is being nice to each other and discussing pluto

>>	megaswf.com/s/2475224 megaswf.com/s/2475224 Mon Oct 22 04:23:31 2012 No.9917472 >>9917463 Yes, if people write in for him it'll split the ticket. That's a great approach to this.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 04:30:32 2012 No.9917506 >>9917472 We're screwed regardless of who gets elected anyway. Better to vote Ron Paul and spread the word of Libertarianism.

>>	megaswf.com/s/2475224 megaswf.com/s/2475224 Mon Oct 22 04:41:33 2012 No.9917542 >>9917506 Libertarians are too easy on corporations. The people who deserve help are owners of sole proprietary operations who truly are self-made. Also, corporations aren't people; they're legal entities.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 04:50:33 2012 No.9917572 >>9917542 You are very passionate pluto-chan I'm glad were friends

Anonymous Mon Oct 22 05:06:58 2012 No.9917609

>>9916680
This is neat but in my opinion this is the wrong direction to go with the house. They're simply trying to do too much with too little space.

Note how the little chairs don't even face the television, and give no reclining space. The television is mounted much higher up than it should be for the provided viewing distance and the fact the 'sofa' is seated directly against wall will only make it even more uncomfortable, I don't even watch TV and I can tell that much at a glance.

There's absolutely no space for a full-size computer in that house as well, and the way it's designed with three specific areas makes it very difficult to reallocate space according to your preferences. I'd say the best you could do with that house is get rid of the stupid chairs and table and replace it with as big of a futon as you can reasonably fit in that space, clear out the bed/sleeping area and hope you have enough room to sleep on the futon and set up a desktop in the upper sleeping area.

The way I see it most people who want to live in a heavily efficient housing space will want to be able to specialize that space to their needs as much as possible. Some people will be spending most of their free time away from the house and only need a place for sleeping and cooking/storage, others will rarely ever leave the home and only need space for their preferred solitary activity. Trying to make a single house appeal to all of these people will only end in failure.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 05:08:25 2012 No.9917613 >>9917542 But libertarians don't believe in "helping" corporations. If anything Ron Paul cleaning up the corruption of the Fed would screw the Corporations harder than Obama would ever dare to.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 05:13:07 2012 No.9917624 This is a good idea but I need a Queen sized bed to sleep well at night and I also need enough room for two monitors, two computers, a seperated bathroom with a walk in shower & a microwave/pantry.

Anonymous Mon Oct 22 07:23:37 2012 No.9917917

>>9917613
This, if libertarianism advances corporations, why don't corporations support libertarianism? Protip: libertarianism is bad for corrupt corporations. They use the state to further themselves and crush their enemies with things like grants and regulations. They make it seem necessary to "keep corporations in line" with different laws and bills, while in reality those bills are helping certain powers with connections get a tighter grip on the market.
ON TOPIC: I like the idea quite well, does the 3k include solar panels? What are the plans for your Texas establishment? How would people with cubes ontop of other's get in? What if people wanted to expand and they had somebody beside them?

>>	Saegrimr !SHIELDM.mE Mon Oct 22 07:41:29 2012 No.9917956 >>9916299 Depending on where in Texas, i'd be interested.

Anonymous Mon Oct 22 11:18:32 2012 No.9918598

>>9917276
>>9917297
primary objective is a functional home with inside dimensions of 10 feet cubed, customisability, and potentiall portability

>>9917366
yes, the japanese have been living within these dimensions of space for years so it will be a kind of upgrade

>>9917372
for permanent residing you will be able to mount a cube to the ground, a more versatile/portable method for deploying a cube anywhere will be created in the upcoming months

there is wind in texas so the issue won't be overlooked

>>9917382
they will be within the dimensions for semi trucks and trailers to transport

>>9917451
the INSIDE (living) area will be 10^3

before production and releases all schematics/blueprints/details will be made available, many persons will be creating these and we have time to address and solve most issues

structural integrity of whole, as well as subcomponents will be strong

no product as proof is available yet, when we have a working proven concept it will be announced

>>9917609
that is an unrelated, although similar, project being done by a different group

it is not just one house, it is a system of modular cubic components forming the house, each replaceable/mix+matchable/swappable

imagine small areas containing specific things that are able to be moved or customized

new versions of cubes with different inital layouts will be conceived and released

it might take some effort, or it might end up being a simple and efficient method

>>9917624
initially this seems possible, the bed can simply be folded out of the area when not in use

everything else can be placed appropriately

>>9917917
ladders

a method for moving permanent cubes using rails to adjust for space might be a possibility

>>9917956
it could be a single location, or two

Anonymous Mon Oct 22 12:04:31 2012 No.9918717

>>9918598

I'm having a hard time visualising this project, a few questions:

First, are you simply offering an empty shell of 10^3? Just a big box you fill up and customise as you want. Or is it like the one in the British video above with pre-existing levels dedicated to certain roles? Basically what I'm getting at is: what does the inside of the cube look like?

Another thing I wanted to know is, how will the collection of cubes be arranged? When the thread started I had imagined one large cube that contained sub-cubes that served as living spaces, now I'm visualising a field of stand alone units. Which is it, or is it something I didn't think of?

Anonymous Mon Oct 22 12:10:01 2012 No.9918741

>>9918717
you will be able to order a base cube, containing everthing in it

each base cube will simply be based on popular configurations and will suit different persons wants and needs

you will be able to replace, move, mix other subcubes to form it how you want, even adding on to it

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 12:13:16 2012 No.9918754 File: 102 KB, 589x820, 122cm wide house.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] would you live in it?

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 12:15:23 2012 No.9918761 >>9916299 can it create a portal to Gensokyo?

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 12:15:37 2012 No.9918762 File: 11 KB, 200x200, hankhillangry-200x200.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >-passive heating for air+water >in Texas FUCK NO

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 12:15:54 2012 No.9918763 >>9918754 That looks comfy as HELL!

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 12:19:41 2012 No.9918781 >>9918754 What do they do with the other triangle part? Is it an upside down house of the same type?

Anonymous Mon Oct 22 12:22:40 2012 No.9918797

depending on the costs, we might implement a contracted/mob/swarm-type production

basically, you build X cubes and you get 1 cube to have, after a certain amount (perhaps 2) you will instead be paid

does anyone have anything to say for something like this?

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 12:22:55 2012 No.9918799 File: 64 KB, 729x364, cube_cost.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>9916680 I have actually seen two bedroom houses cheaper than this.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 12:25:41 2012 No.9918811 >>9918762 propane is widely used for rvs and trailers (i believe so) it is a possibility for cubes

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 12:33:31 2012 No.9918840 >>9916581 >the goal is to not exceed $3000, we will see how it goes Oh god, my sides. The solar panels will cost more than that.

Anonymous Mon Oct 22 12:35:33 2012 No.9918847 [DELETED]

>>9918811
Do you realize how fucking hot it gets in Texas indoors during the summer?

You need to take this project and move it way the fuck up north.NEETs can easily endure the winter by wrapping themselves in blankets, but the summer is another beast entirely. You can't take it easy when you're sweating your ass off and A/C is far from cheap.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 12:36:03 2012 No.9918853 >>9918840 True, but he can get massive Obamabucks in subsidies for using solar. It would cost the taxpayer a lot more than him.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 12:41:36 2012 No.9918865 Never gonna happen.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 12:54:41 2012 No.9918889 File: 235 KB, 424x316, dsfgdsg.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] http://sleepbox.com/

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 13:13:13 2012 No.9918943 >>9916474 >what the black people here are like Maori are black now?

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 13:25:54 2012 No.9918998 >>9918847 yes, i live in 114f texas weather other people live elsewhere and might want to use propane you are conditioning a space that is smaller than a typical room, and there are effective and cheap methods

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 13:49:00 2012 No.9919083 Why a cube? Why why why why why?

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 13:52:01 2012 No.9919092 >>9916396 Then how will we get light? I don't want a power generator/electric grid to be a necessity

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 13:57:00 2012 No.9919106 >>9918998 Or you could just avoid the problem entirely and not do it in Texas.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 14:00:45 2012 No.9919114 >>9919092 Fit the top with solar panels. Like in that one video the lighting would come from LED.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 14:01:00 2012 No.9919120 >>9919083 Because you can make a NEET commune by stacking them together.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 14:01:16 2012 No.9919118 I feel like I should get into the business of efficient housing.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 14:01:30 2012 No.9919119 >>9919083 Because houses are cubes?

Anonymous Mon Oct 22 14:03:46 2012 No.9919125

You could sell excess solar power back to the electricity grid. Not sure if there's a system to do to that in the US. The Cube Project actually has negative living costs (i.e. you make a small profit) by doing this. Plus you can get your mains from the grid if there's an emergency or if you have terrible weather.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 14:04:00 2012 No.9919126 Where are you going to put these things? How do you live in one? How do I get electricity and internet to it? How many dicks do I have to suck?

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 14:04:32 2012 No.9919129 >>9918889 Think of all the rape that would happen if this became popular.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 14:05:54 2012 No.9919133 >>9919125 Are you OP? I have question. Can I make one of these and put it under the ground so that the solar panels are flush with ground level? Will it hold up to the pressure?

Anonymous Mon Oct 22 14:07:54 2012 No.9919141

>>9918598
>that is an unrelated, although similar, project being done by a different group

>it is not just one house, it is a system of modular cubic components forming the house, each replaceable/mix+matchable/swappable

Do you have a link, or the name of the project?

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 14:11:24 2012 No.9919158 I'm interested OP. What countries will this be available for?

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 14:11:24 2012 No.9919159 >>9918754 Looks interesting, but where's the kitchen/fridge? I cannot bear going outside every time I need to eat.

Anonymous Mon Oct 22 14:12:09 2012 No.9919168

>>9916680
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXtMpQk9Iyw
This was pretty neat. But something I did not like with that home was that all the furniture seemed to be stuck in place and barely customizable. I do not use chairs, couches or beds. With those furniture removed there would be a ton of more space and everything wouldn't look so crumped. I hope you have the option for that.

Like previously suggested, options for something like tatami mats would be cool. They do not get as cold as a wooden floor, are more comfortable to sit on, clean, and each piece is replaceable.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 14:15:09 2012 No.9919182 >>9919133 Underground housing complexes sound pretty cool.

Anonymous Mon Oct 22 14:23:16 2012 No.9919212

>>9918741
>you will be able to replace, move, mix other subcubes to form it how you want, even adding on to it

Do you mean external expansions? Because I like the idea of this, but 10x10x10 sounds a bit tight to me.

I'd love it if there was an 7x10x10 expansion cube that'd add to the total internal space

Anonymous Mon Oct 22 14:25:16 2012 No.9919219

>>9919168
I think the website mentions that just about everything inside will be optional. I don't use a TV, so I'd prefer to have that space for a shelf or something.
I did like the chairs, though. I think it was neat how you can make a sofa or two dining chairs like that. I would want to keep them even if I just ate upstairs all the time.

Anonymous Mon Oct 22 14:26:15 2012 No.9919226

>>9918797
If someone's poor enough to not be able to afford a $3000 cube, they won't be rich enough to move to texas and find temporary housing to build one.

Besides, you'd have to train new people all the time, so it'd be very VERY inefficient.

Not a good idea.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 14:27:30 2012 No.9919234 >>9918799 >Carbon-neutral This is most likely meant to be an exercise in environmental sustainability, not practical housing for poorer folks.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 14:29:00 2012 No.9919239 >>9918797 I would be interested in this. Do it and assuming I can get a work visa to move to texas and I can stay on the site in a tent during construction, I'll be there

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 14:29:30 2012 No.9919237 >>9919226 This. Plus ordinary people aren't so good at fitting solar panels or plumbing. The frame manufacturing and construction might be possible to your average Joe, but it will be more efficient to have most of the work done by a computer with CAD.

Anonymous Mon Oct 22 14:31:03 2012 No.9919244

>>9919133
How will you be able to get in?

If you put the door on the top, you'd have to rearrange everything so that the stairs match up to the doorway.

Not to mention that environmental factors will be very different, so the cube will need to be at least waterproof.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 14:37:04 2012 No.9919260 >>9919244 Since it's 10 feet high and I don't plan to ever fully stand I'm thinking about making it with two floors. Also I'm hoping to find a way to insulate the house so that it requires no heating or cooling.

Anonymous Mon Oct 22 14:42:19 2012 No.9919283

>>9919260
That kind of customizatizability will make the cube certainly more expensive.

>Also I'm hoping to find a way to insulate the house so that it requires no heating or cooling.

That kind of insulation capability compounded with total water-proof capacity would make this project more of a bunker, instead of practical housing. And most certainly unaffordable.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 14:42:34 2012 No.9919284 any UK NEETs with land to spare interested in having another NEET live on it with them? We can be pals

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 14:44:19 2012 No.9919291 >>9919283 I don't live in America so I'll just make my own..

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 14:44:37 2012 No.9919293 >>9919284 Think big, let us pool our tiny resources and build a commune.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 14:45:06 2012 No.9919299 >>9919293 A NEET commune is nothing but a gateway to group suicide

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 14:45:36 2012 No.9919297 >>9919293 I would genuinely go through with this if we can get together enough resources and a plan. Are you serious?

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 14:47:06 2012 No.9919310 >>9919297 I would be if I lived in the UK.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 14:47:22 2012 No.9919305 >>9919297 We should start a NEET foundation. We could make affordable NEET housing in any area/country where over 50 people want to join. The more people that join the cheaper it is.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 14:49:22 2012 No.9919314 So wait a minute.. let me get this straight. This guy is selling 10ft cubed (literally, its a fucking cube) box as homes for people? With self-sustainable electricity which focuses on stylish design? Where the fuck do I sign up?

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 14:52:23 2012 No.9919325 >>9919314 Texas

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 14:53:39 2012 No.9919332 >>9919314 >stylish design It's a fucking cube, dude.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 14:54:23 2012 No.9919336 >>9919332 A stylish cube.

Anonymous Mon Oct 22 14:54:53 2012 No.9919338

>>9919305
now you're starting to sound a bit 'out there'.

how would we make housing? First of all, we need a patch of land that belongs to us or one of the participants who won't flake out, preferably with a livable building on it already, that we could squat in and eventually restore.

If there isn't a building we could combine our assets to purchase shipping containers and live in those. But they'd need to be insulated, and there's a problem of what to do with sewage. The more people, the more waste. But there are lots of options.

Essentially, we need land to work with otherwise nothing can happen.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 14:55:38 2012 No.9919340 >>9919325 Isn't Texas like, the most horrible state of the entire US?

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 14:56:09 2012 No.9919345 >>9919340 only if you're a nigger

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 14:58:41 2012 No.9919360 >>9919338 And you'd need people willing to work. People willing to work 12 hours a day (at least initially) to get this thing off the ground. NEETs aren't known for their dedication to work.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 14:59:10 2012 No.9919362 >>9919345 What is living in Texas like for European atheists who don't like war?

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 14:59:40 2012 No.9919364 >>9919340 There are plenty of worse states. Alabama, Missouri, Arkansas, etc. I'd rather live in Pakistan than in those places.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 15:02:40 2012 No.9919372 >>9919338 We could use cubes idea. Using the cube design we could work the price per person down to about ~£10-12,000 including land. We could decrease the price further by sharing from those who have more money, donations, etc.

Anonymous Mon Oct 22 15:04:10 2012 No.9919388

>>9919360
I think it depends on what work you're talking about here.

I have in mind a self sufficient community, so it would mainly be construction and farmwork. Surely the reason a lot of NEETs don't work is because of the social pressures involved with working under an employer, for example in an office or retail environment.

I am a NEET and I would personally take great enjoyment in contributing towards our own community, it would be rewarding. It's not meaningless labour that you'll never see the result of. Everything you do matters and makes a direct impact on your own quality of life. I would hardly even call that working.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 15:04:25 2012 No.9919384 >>9919372 If people had money, they wouldn't be joining communes.

Anonymous Mon Oct 22 15:07:03 2012 No.9919402

>>9919372
Yeah, the arbitrary estimates you're throwing out there are causing your ideas to sound even more far-fetched. I have never owned more than £500 in my life. A requirement for this to work is that it is a very, very low budget venture.

Which means, either we garner the support of a generous investor, or we all contribute what we can and start small.

Anonymous Mon Oct 22 15:07:33 2012 No.9919399

>>9919388
You're assuming that most, or at least the majority of the NEETs you'll find are like-minded people who's unwillingness to work is caused mainly by apathy to working under someone.

1 NEET working furiously while 3 NEETs browse /jp/ all day won't work.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 15:08:18 2012 No.9919404 >>9919384 There are enough people with family that would pay to get rid of their NEET.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 15:10:33 2012 No.9919416 >>9919399 those sorts of people wouldn't join the project anyway.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 15:13:03 2012 No.9919433 The chief problem of /jp/ commune is that there is no advantages by creating a new commune from the scratch, instead of joining an existing commune. There are several disadvantages, however.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 15:15:18 2012 No.9919439 >>9919433 You would be with like minded individuals. Could backfire though.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 15:16:03 2012 No.9919442 >>9919433 The advantage is, we would all understand each other. There would be no "normals". I don't think I could bear living in a close-knit community with those sorts.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 15:16:03 2012 No.9919445 >>9919442 Normals don't usually join communes.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 15:17:48 2012 No.9919449 >>9919445 You know what I meant. gaylord

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 15:18:33 2012 No.9919456 >>9919449 g-gomennasai ;_;

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 15:21:34 2012 No.9919474 So it's $3000 without solar panels? I guess if I have to buy $7000 worth of solar panels to be self-sufficient it's worth it...

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 15:22:49 2012 No.9919486 >>9919474 Just connect yourself to the grid instead. $7000 saved right there.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 15:24:34 2012 No.9919492 >>9919486 But that means I have to pay for electricity every month...

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 15:25:04 2012 No.9919498 >>9919492 Just like everybody else.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 15:25:04 2012 No.9919500 >>9919474 I don't know about america, but over here there are government programs that give you free solar panels.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 15:27:49 2012 No.9919506 >>9916318 where the fuck is her husband?

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 15:28:04 2012 No.9919507 >>9919500 Where is "over-here"? I'd love to get some free solar panels. Preferably photo-voltaic.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 15:30:19 2012 No.9919517 >>9919507 United Kingdom There's a company that will fit them for free on the pretense that any energy you produce that is not used, gets fed into the grid. I think they even service them for free too.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 15:32:04 2012 No.9919528 >>9919517 Fuck Japan. I'm moving to UK.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 15:36:49 2012 No.9919545 >>9919528 I don't recommend it unless you have a lot of money.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 15:40:09 2012 No.9919559 >>9919528 Why on earth would you want to actually go to Japan?

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 15:47:24 2012 No.9919593 If any /jp/sie on my commune refused to work, I would kick his ass and then anally rape him.

Anonymous Mon Oct 22 16:00:06 2012 No.9919645
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A commune you say?

To do such a thing we need a cheap piece of land, everyone pays for his/her space + materials + a contribute for the common area.

But you have to remember that we live in different areas of the world, Europeans and Americans have their own common passports and anyone outside would have find a way to get a visa for an EU country or USA.

Americans and Europeans would have to build two independent communities anyway.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 16:03:51 2012 No.9919654 >>9919645 You're implying that I would have let a yuropoor into my glorious capitalist commune in the first place

Anonymous Mon Oct 22 16:05:51 2012 No.9919661
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>>9919645
How is this a problem? Just have one for each country. It's not as we need 100+ people in each. We're not trying to found a nation.

10 people at most, I'd hope.

>To do such a thing we need a cheap piece of land, everyone pays for his/her space + materials + a contribute for the common area.
Yeah, it's exactly how you say. How about all interested parties move to a dedicated place of discussion for this potential project, to give it more of a sense of stability and realism?

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 16:07:36 2012 No.9919670 File: 47 KB, 443x600, 1348712354001.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>9919654 >capitalist commune

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 16:07:36 2012 No.9919671 >>9919661 Scale of efficiency. Around 50 people would be peak efficiency, probably.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 16:09:54 2012 No.9919682 >>9919671 50 people is too many. I don't think you understand what we're trying to achieve here.

Anonymous Mon Oct 22 16:18:39 2012 No.9919713
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>>9919661

I don't believe there are enough people for any single European country here, plus there are places in the EU where it may be easier for bureaucracy reasons, the commune needs to be united to have even a single chance to exist.

Plus, 10 people that doesn't know each other are not enough IMO, motivation, trust and unity are extremely important factors for such a big project (because it's big).

>How about all interested parties move to a dedicated place of discussion for this potential project, to give it more of a sense of stability and realism?

Yes, we need a website with a board or something like that.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 16:18:54 2012 No.9919716 >>9917256 Because I dont want to be killed by a flood.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 16:28:13 2012 No.9919764 >>9919716 What a beautiful way to die!

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 16:28:59 2012 No.9919766 this sounds lovely

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 16:44:34 2012 No.9919811 >>9917256 I'll give you something to put in you're NEET hole. whips out duck

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 16:45:34 2012 No.9919817 post-/q/ /jp/ is a s hit

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 17:05:06 2012 No.9919900 File: 47 KB, 800x533, review_Himizu[1].jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>9919713 I could set one up, but I have this odd premonition that it'll only be you and I posting.

Anonymous Mon Oct 22 17:10:38 2012 No.9919925

I enjoy small cozy spaces, and would gladly live in such a place even though I could afford something larger. My only issue is safety. Cheap housing tends to attract people of questionable character. Please make sure to discriminate about which people who leech off the government you decide to let in.

Anonymous Mon Oct 22 17:13:08 2012 No.9919933

There would have to be so many cube types that it would get expensive to produce (everything would be made to order so you couldn't mass produce)
Like there would be a complete cube that is bed, shower, kitchen.
But you also need a cube that is just 1 function (there would be more than the first three as this is where you could put things like entertainment room) and you could combine said cubes with others.
And there would have to be a 2cube, which performs 2 functions and allows expansion with said single cubes.

Anonymous Mon Oct 22 17:15:14 2012 No.9919943
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I might end up with 100 acres of ranch in east Texas at some point.

Anyone want to set up a /jp/ cube borg collective there?

Cons:

There would be a little effort to run electricity and the well water is a little high in arsenic. I think we can filter it out though.

There would be little in the way of internet, but we could make our own entertainment!

Pros:

Cows are generally accepting of cubes and truNEET. Good quality star-gazing.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 17:17:28 2012 No.9919949 >>9919925 This is a good point. I hate that in so many cases living cheaply means you live in a shitty area of town.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 17:19:13 2012 No.9919959 >>9919900 I'll be sure to lurk, though.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 17:21:24 2012 No.9919973 >>9919949 It's a private community, he doesn't have to sell the homes to just anyone there can be applications. The problems with GI towns was that they allowed people to be true owners, and could sell to anyone.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 17:23:07 2012 No.9919979 Can I do crazy modular shit like this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4yJGTPUR_0

Anonymous Mon Oct 22 17:32:03 2012 No.9920028

Realistically talking, a detailed plan is needed.

Firstly, we need a location and to know the local laws about the subject. Then we need to know how those cubes are setup.
Are they inside some kind of building or just placed on the land like caravans?
Then we need to make an estimate of the costs (including taxes and bureaucracy).
And, very important, you people need to know if you'll be able to collect your money quota.
Then we can talk about all the rest.

Oh, and remember that in any modern country you'll need some money (you cannot pay taxes with your harvested potatoes). Some kind of business must be run by the community, like it or not.

>>9919900

I think it would be better to make a thread about it firstly and see how many people are actually interested to talk about it.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 17:34:33 2012 No.9920039 You have all lost your mind. Please come back.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 17:35:04 2012 No.9920046 File: 55 KB, 640x480, stopfag.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>9920039 Don't ruin our fun.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 17:37:48 2012 No.9920055 >>9920046 I don't want to do that. It just surprises me how long you guys can talk about cubes. /jp/ - Cube Culture

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 17:39:48 2012 No.9920065 >>9920055 Cubes are awesome. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aGDCE6Nrz0

>>	Hobo Girl !!WV1jKRT1S/h Mon Oct 22 17:40:03 2012 No.9920074 I don't see the point of cubes, such high ceilings are completely useless and a waste of resources It's not like the building itself is going to be able to relocate rooms in the grid

Anonymous Mon Oct 22 17:56:57 2012 No.9920141

>>9920028
I'm not certain if you're talking about what I'm talking about, however, a /jp/ commune wouldn't necessarily need to involve OP's cubes. I was thinking another form of cheap housing, such as converted shipping containers, or any insulated shack.

These would simply be located on the land, but the idea of this all being set in a large sheltered warehouse environment is interesting, but unlikely unless there happens to be a warehouse present on said land coincidentally.

I dispute your statement that there would need to be a business. It goes against the whole point of self-sufficiency.

The only major hurdle I can see is getting the land itself, if we had land to stage all this on we're pretty much set. But If enough people are interested, I don't see why we couldn't afford to do this.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 18:00:57 2012 No.9920167 >>9920141 >I don't see why we couldn't afford to do this. Because we're NEETs.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 18:01:57 2012 No.9920169 >>9920167 But.. But my dreams

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 18:04:57 2012 No.9920182 OP is probably going to fill the cubes with deadly traps and cameras, and stream all the NEETs dying on the internet

Anonymous Mon Oct 22 18:13:57 2012 No.9920211
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>>9920141

In almost any modern country you need to follow some basic standards, you cannot just setup a camp with cheap containers and live inside it like hobos without a proper setup, firstly because of hygiene requirements.

In case you meant to make it far from towns, cities or any inhabitated place you better find some women to join in the community, otherwise it will be doomed from the beginning, if you know what I mean. ;)

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 18:17:57 2012 No.9920226 >>9920211 then you'd better*

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 18:59:57 2012 No.9920392 >>9920211 >if you know what I mean ＲＥＤＩＴＯ　ＰＩＧＧＵ　ＧＯ　ＨＯＭＵ

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 19:10:57 2012 No.9920437 File: 275 KB, 463x660, Spede.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>9920392 I didn't even know it is from reddit.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 19:21:57 2012 No.9920477 >>9920437 It's not. Anon is an idiot.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 19:43:57 2012 No.9920546 >>9919498 The WHOLE POINT of living in the cube, is to say "fuck you" to everyone else.

Anonymous Mon Oct 22 19:54:57 2012 No.9920575

I think many people would refues to live in those types of conditions in Texas. As someone mentioned earlier in the thread heat is a huge issue in Texas. I can barely stand the heat with multiple fans blowing in my direction while having A/C on. Housing like this in Texas is like building a tent in Antarctica and telling people to build a campfire to stay comfy.

If it was up north more I would choose to move in. Rule of thumb should be "it has to snow every winter" if you want to build a large group of tiny houses in close proximity.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 19:54:57 2012 No.9920578 >>9920477 Shut it, nerd. If I don't like something, then it's officially from reddit. No exceptions.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 19:59:57 2012 No.9920591 >>9920578 I don't like you, does that mean you're from reddit?

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 20:13:53 2012 No.9920624 >>9920591 Yes.

Anonymous Mon Oct 22 20:52:07 2012 No.9920791
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so it might look something like this? 1 pixel = 1 inch

the bed is above the desk and there would be a refridgerator above the kitchen counter. the bathroom would just be a shower stall with a toilet in the corner.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 20:59:22 2012 No.9920807 >>9920591 >>9920578 Guys stop being meanies /jp/ is a happy place where its very cute and not mean thanks

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 21:00:22 2012 No.9920814 >>9920791 People seem to be caring about the bathroom having a door and walls. Why? It's a fucking cube made for NEETs.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 21:03:11 2012 No.9920821 >>9920814 steam everywhere

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 21:07:56 2012 No.9920836 >>9920814 so your computer doesn't get damp every time you take a shower

Anonymous Mon Oct 22 21:08:41 2012 No.9920840

>>9919106
I think what they're probably aiming for is to make extremely affordable living spaces. Texas is one of the most affordable places land-wise (at least as far as I know) so that may be why they chose it. They said they'll be releasing all the schematics so people will presumably be able to start building their own cubes elsewhere.

As for the cubes themselves, I think mobility could be a problem. Modularity and mixing and matching and all is great, but as for the actual units they seem like they would be extremely heavy so it obviously wouldn't be as simple as moving some legos around. I think as far as different layouts (and preferably a basic empty cube available for /diy/ers) different layouts for the walls themselves should be ideal as well. I'm not terribly knowledgeable about architecture but I imagine a cube in Hawaii would have different needs than a cube in Alaska. Also, if full universal modularity in the end isn't possible (or preferred by certain customers) then being able to choose different wall setups would be the next best thing.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 21:14:25 2012 No.9920867 >>9920791 I doubt I'd need a kitchen nearly that big personally.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 21:20:25 2012 No.9920881 >>9920867 if you want to cook for yourself you at least need an electric range, a sink, and a minimum ammount of counter space. you could also probably fit a clothes washer/dryer under the counter if you were willing to give up some storage space.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 21:21:07 2012 No.9920883 Is this project non-profit?

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 21:27:28 2012 No.9920898 >>9920821 easily vented

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 21:32:16 2012 No.9920906 >>9920821 Don't waste energy with warm showers you non NEET.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 21:37:31 2012 No.9920917 a walled in bathroom with a drain in the floor also means you can just piss through the door without having to worry about it splashing on your stuff.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 21:41:03 2012 No.9920935 >>9920917 How can you miss a 1x1m or even 2x2 area (let's say that that's the shower, the sink is in the shower, and you piss into the shower) so badly?

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 21:42:33 2012 No.9920936 >>9920917 why not just make the whole floor waterproof?

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 21:45:22 2012 No.9920942 >>9920935 is your piss stream so weak that it doesn't spash all over the place?

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 22:07:54 2012 No.9921000 >>9920942 The drain is a grate in the fucking floor mate, get the stream in and it won't splash much.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 22:29:21 2012 No.9921051 Where my UK #LADS? We could have like our own #LAD estate or apartneet for #truLADS only

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 22:50:01 2012 No.9921130 Already exists: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/06/technology/at-hacker-hostels-living-on-the-cheap-and-dreaming-of-d igital-glory.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 22:53:19 2012 No.9921139 >>9916419 Incorrect, I am a NEET in New Zealand. It's easy to abuse the welfare system down here bust most of them are white trash/wiggers.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 22 22:59:40 2012 No.9921164 >>9921130 >Facebook level riches Fuck you.

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 23 01:24:36 2012 No.9921760 >>9916408 I'm in the UK :(

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 23 01:32:06 2012 No.9921783 >Texas >no mention of internet >name alone reminds me too much of the Cube movies >you probably won't let me have my dog Nope. Gonna build my own cubes instead when I stop being a lazy neet.

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 23 01:33:06 2012 No.9921788 >>9921783 Nice post!

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 23 01:34:51 2012 No.9921789 >>9921788 Sorry, I thought I somehow ended up on /v/ again.

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 23 01:36:51 2012 No.9921793 >>9921789 I know that feel

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 23 02:25:51 2012 No.9921968 Seconding the concerns about Texas heat. It's really hot down here. It breaks 100 most days in summer.

Anonymous Tue Oct 23 11:39:36 2012 No.9923529

>>9919083
it uses the most avilable space efficiently

>>9919092
led lighting/diffused natural light

>>9919106
it is not a problem

>>9919120
potentially

>>9919125
yes, many states pay you for putting more in than you use

>>9919126
anywhere potentially

you live minimally, with a central focus not on material things

none, you might not even have to pay if we
adopt a "build 20 with us and get 1 cube free" approach, or something like this

>>9919133
that wouldn't be hard. just utilize a entry hatch, and would actually stabilize heating more efficiently i believe

>>9919141
nothing officially identifying the project exists as of yet, anywhere

>>9919158
anywhere, potentially

>>9919168
everything will be customizeable, and there will be different base cubes to choose from, all the aspects of it will be changeable to your liking

Anonymous Tue Oct 23 11:40:35 2012 No.9923533

>>9919212
i think many other would like this too

>>9919226
unskilled labour is capable of many things if someone assumes the approprioate responsibility

>>9919234
no, eco-friendliness simply results out of 'green' things efficient most of the time, and cheap

>>9919237
it would be effective and eventually many people will have made so many that the effort becomes autonomous, essentially a minimally supervised OTJ experience

>>9919239
thats good news

>>9919244
ladders, not stairs

or a plain door on the side

>>9919260
you will generate a lot of heat simply by being inside it, im hoping to find extremely practical and efficient heating and cooling methods that are passive

>>9919283
you can minimize many things at the design stage, i am hoping to cut the costs

>>9919291
it will be an option certainly, with everything necessary in terms of prints and schematics

>>9919314
internal liveable dimensions of 10^3, but nothing should stick out bigger than 1 foot

yes

you can only wait for now

>>9919338
realize people talking about neet foundations etc are not op, i am only discussing and answering questions about cubes
>>9919362
the people are thoroughly religious and generally well-mannered, i haven't really been bothered by it

i am apatheist, though

>>9919433
neet commune and cubes are unrelated but potentially compatible, that is all i can say

>>9919474
we will see

Anonymous Tue Oct 23 11:41:20 2012 No.9923535

>>9919500
the same exists here

>>9919979
no, that isnt modular, and it doesn't have a system that allows for expansion/customisability

it is just a plain converted apartment room

>>9920074
you are implying there will even be unused space, also known as ceilings

rooms won't exist, just sections that define the purpose of spaces

>>9920546
in a way, yes

>>9920840
it depends on the materials we use, composite fibers currently are a possibility for the bulk, while a frame to support loads might work

fibers like hemp, jute, coir, apaca, glass, basalt are possibilities

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 23 11:53:07 2012 No.9923558 >>9923535 >it depends on the materials we use, composite fibers currently are a possibility for the bulk, while a frame to support loads might work >fibers like hemp, jute, coir, apaca, glass, basalt are possibilities What about carbon fiber?

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 23 11:56:52 2012 No.9923571 >>9923558 it is not practical

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 23 12:00:07 2012 No.9923584 >10 cubic feet what the fuck, that is like a shipping box for a CRT monitor.

>>	Saegrimr !SHIELDM.mE Tue Oct 23 12:02:39 2012 No.9923591 >>9923584 10 feet cubed, not 10 cubic feet.

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 23 12:03:39 2012 No.9923593 >>9923584 It's 1000 cubic feet.

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 23 12:18:25 2012 No.9923621 an exact cube? Why not make it 8 feet tall, but have slightly longer walls?

>>	Saegrimr !SHIELDM.mE Tue Oct 23 12:20:25 2012 No.9923627 >>9923621 Its really like we keep having the same argument every four hours or so. I guess people are too lazy to read threads.

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 23 12:24:55 2012 No.9923637 >>9923535 >rooms won't exist, just sections that define the purpose of spaces So just a giant open room, with tape on the floor to mark off each persons area. Imagine the smell.

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 23 13:12:31 2012 No.9923744 >>9923637 10 feet cubed is not giant that is not how it will be either it is intended for a single dweller

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 23 13:16:46 2012 No.9923757 hey dude im a millionare how can i help?

Anonymous Tue Oct 23 13:47:46 2012 No.9923873

>>9923757

until it is successful i would like this project to not rely on outside money

it could not be successful, fail, or a working concept might not even be developed

the only possible help you could provide would be a donation, or a high risk investment

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 23 14:06:34 2012 No.9923960 >>9923621 With 10 feet you can make it two floors.

Anonymous Tue Oct 23 14:07:51 2012 No.9923965

>>9923529
>you might not even have to pay if we adopt a "build 20 with us and get 1 cube free" approach, or something like this
Do you think it would be possible to get people from outside the US to join you? Like in you getting us a Green Card? I guess it would have to be a somewhat official employment for that to work, but I can definitely see the demand, so you might want to look into that.

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 23 14:11:21 2012 No.9923974 "Cubes"? What is this, some new wave "future technology" gimmick? I don't like it. Besides, 100 square feet ain't much to talk about.

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 23 14:14:22 2012 No.9923984 I read this thread before bed last night and dreamed about living in a cube.

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 23 14:14:36 2012 No.9923986 >>9923974 Why don't you fuck off materialist pig?

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 23 14:18:41 2012 No.9924000 >>9923986 I will not. What is a man without possessions? A mere existence, that's what. One should... embellish his surroundings, don't you agree?

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 23 14:21:56 2012 No.9924014 >>9924000 If by "embellish" you mean "cum on" and by "his surroudings" "your mom", then yes, I agree.

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 23 14:22:44 2012 No.9924016 >>9924000 What is your anus without my hot sweaty man meat? A empty hole, that's what. I should... Stick my rock hard cock up your ass, don't you agree?

Anonymous Tue Oct 23 14:25:59 2012 No.9924030

>>9924014
>>9924016
Well, well, looks like I'm dealing with some fuckin' poets here. All right, fair enough -- I'm telling you though, there's nothing like a fine vase or an antique painting to spice up your everyday life. Or a plasma TV or something, if you're more into electronics.

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 23 14:28:14 2012 No.9924039 File: 33 KB, 360x360, 1326548219896.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>9924030 who CONSUMERIST here

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 23 14:29:29 2012 No.9924043 >>9924039 Me! raises hand, then whips out cock

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 23 14:30:44 2012 No.9924046 New Yorker here. The rest is too damn high. Please help us.

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 23 14:31:44 2012 No.9924052 New Yorker here. The rent is too damn high. Please help us.

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 23 14:32:14 2012 No.9924053 >>9924030 Or finest PVC in the form of half-naked teenage girls.

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 23 14:36:29 2012 No.9924071 File: 51 KB, 339x298, pleasekill.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >replying to obvious trolls/serious materialfags I SHIGGY DIGGY

Anonymous Tue Oct 23 14:39:45 2012 No.9924082

>>9924053
Yeah, that's good! Now you're thinking like me. See, you look around a little, there's something for everyone, even the sick fucks. I hear they sell these real life "lolita dolls" in some backwater Europe--

>>9924071
Motherfucker, what did you just call me?

Anonymous Tue Oct 23 14:41:30 2012 No.9924092

>>9924082
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>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 23 14:51:39 2012 No.9924136 >>9924092 Sorry, I was gonna respond earlier, but then I tried to read that and I got an aneurysm.

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 23 22:04:50 2012 No.9926146 >>9923974 What's gimmicky about a simple affordable housing? How is this even related to future technology? Are you retarded?

Anonymous Wed Oct 24 16:47:13 2012 No.9929949

I'm very skeptical... especially comparing your time frame to what you have to show for it currently.

You motivated to start planning something similar, though. I'll plan out an entire single unit for myself in as much detail as I can before coming back here or anywhere with any proposal, though.

I admit I'm making some assumptions without having reading the entire thread, yet, since I wanted to bump before continuing

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