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“It said the cost breakdown included $4.1 million for the redesign, $79.8 million for the website build, and the site's launch and security testing cost $12.6 m
by Retric 11mo ago
“It said the cost breakdown included $4.1 million for the redesign, $79.8 million for the website build, and the site's launch and security testing cost $12.6 million“
So 95% of that wasn’t from the cost of the website redesign. “$79.8 million for the website build” included the actual weather modeling and suddenly that number looks way more reasonable.
Classic case of project scope creep stretching what redesign means until you’re including a supercomputer as part of the bill of materials.
- pavel_lishin 11mo ago> * “$79.8 million for the website build” included the actual weather modeling* I don't think that's a safe assumption to make.
- 542458 11mo agoPer https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-24/bom-website-approved-by-coalition-ceo-says/106047518 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-24/bom-website-approved-... updated modelling, including the supercomputer to run the model, was included in the bill.
- resist_futility 11mo agoDid they get a new satellite too? /s
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