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Comments on Dubai Ziggurat Carbon Neutral Pyramid Arcology
Incredible concept (now patented!) should convince you that science-fictional vast self-contained cities might actually be built. H.G. Wells thought so. (Read
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| "It should be aligned North-South and East-West." (Roopak Vaidya 8/26/2008 7:31:19 AM) |
| "Very good point. The Great Pyramid is aligned within 2'28" of true north. Hmm. I'm now thinking of a set of skyscrapers that look just like Stonehenge; it turns out that a library was designed to look like three giant stones.
  (Giancarlo Mazzanti's library in Santo Domingo) " |
| "Let's all give a welcoming had to the new Dubai chapter of the Goa'Uld. Also welcome System Lord Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. ::clapping::" (Another Jake 9/3/2008 11:50:37 AM) |
| "When I think Arcologies I think of Shadowrun's Arcologies, a corporation that supplies everything its employees need.
And, of course, there are Snow Crash's Quasi-National Entities as well." (Sabre Runner 9/16/2008 7:04:11 AM) |
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