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It did cost $10 billion, and the cost overruns were exaggerated a bit. One example is comparing the final cost to the cost of the design phase. The starting po
by omgwtfbyobbq 5y ago
It did cost $10 billion, and the cost overruns were exaggerated a bit.
One example is comparing the final cost to the cost of the design phase. The starting point should be after the final design had been approved.
Additionally, costs need to be inflation adjusted.
I commented on this last year.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27764547 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27764547