Jeff Bezos now has the fanciest watch.

So that when our civilisation has crumbled to dust, the rightful inheritors of the earth, the cockroaches, will know what time it is.

Because Brian Eno is the Tim Burton of music.

Officially: To encourage people to think about what it means to build a civilization that can endure for thousands of years.

I suspect the actual answer is "Because it's cool". I also think that's a good enough reason for something like this.

@Gravel, yeah this is a pointless waste of resources, but considering we're blowing like 300M on making a single superhero movie, in comparison this has far more utility per dollar.

i'd take 10 of these clocks over another DC movie.

It’s supposed to inspire -other- people to fix the world’s problems. That’s how self absorbed these people are.

Also I think to provide ideas for Neal Stephenson's _Anathem_

I looked it up, still can't really tell what it is. An art collective that is also a non-profit organization with a board of directors and everything?

It’s Jeff Bezos buying himself the worlds most expensive clock

***** ^^

Gotta 5 that

5

Where they will feast on steamed hams.... I await your stars.

Here’s 5 stars;


But they’re zero stars

No, it hasn't. Several versions and prototypes have been built since 1986.

This one is just a version that Jeff Bezos bought and had installed on his private land.

This is the first full-scale one.