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Steve Jobs’ custom yacht is finished and christened “Venus”

A little a year after his death, the yacht “Venus”, designed by Steve Jobs himself has finally been completed. It does look very Apple-like, all shiny aluminum and minimal and square, with an interior very reminiscent of an Apple store.

posted 31 October, 2012
by cranberryzero
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Mystery billionaire builds the world’s largest yacht. Fuck the poor.

Currently, the world’s largest yacht is being built in Germany for a mysterious Middle Eastern billionaire. The anonymous fat cat is having a yacht built that’s 590 feet long, perfect for lavish drug-fueled orgies on the high seas.

In the future, there won’t be any point in being rich if you don’t have your own tropical island on a megayacht

From Yacht Island Design, a company that specializes in a future where the super rich have their own megayacht with a tropical island sitting right on top. I wonder what the poor people are doing right now.

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£700 million yacht would be a floating Monaco resort

The 500ft long Streets of Monaco yacht is expected to cost £700million and features scaled-down versions of the state’s famous landmarks, including the Monte Carlo Casino and racetrack. It boasts a Hotel de Paris, Cafe de Paris, La Rascasse, the Loews Hotel and swimming pools and tennis courts. And those hoping for thrills can rest easy, with a Monaco Grand Prix-inspired go-kart track zooming through a tunnel complex running around the deck.

The super-ship is the brainchild of Derbyshire-based Yacht Island Design and if built would transform the boat industry. Company director Rob McPherson said: “It is basically a floating city. “We wanted to show our capabilities and grab people’s attention - I hope it’s worked. “The car circuit was the thing that sparked the whole thing off. The Monaco idea came from that.

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