Amazon's Star Engineer Lives On A Gorgeous 52-Foot Yacht

We told you about James Hamilton, a distinguished engineer who makes sure Amazon's $4.5 billion tech infrastructure business runs smoothly.

About four years ago, Hamilton and his family made a decision to sell most of their belongings and "hack their lives" as Wired's Robert McMillan describes it.

The Hamiltons moved aboard the Dirona, a custom-built, 52-foot Nordhavn yacht; they were intimately involved in the boat's design.

Hamilton often sails the Dirona from Hawaii and works remotely from there. He commutes on a bicycle and he does his shopping via Amazon Prime, picking up purchases at the local UPS store.

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