My new favorite example of infrastructure cost disease: construction of the Eiffel Tower cost $40 million *in 2019 dollars*. (Also, it took 2 years and 2 months to build.)
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That list awfully misrepresents the cost, schedule, and scope of the projects listed. If you pretend that most of the work involved in a project isn't part of it, that project sure looks efficient and fast.
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If there are any factual errors, I’d very much appreciate correction!
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The footer on this page talking about Van Ness is so depressing
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Leader in the clubhouse for http://patrickcollison.com/slow
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Amazing list
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I was impressed to learn that Brasilia was built in 41 months
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You should add the Tesla Gigafactory 3 (in Shanghai) to the list when it is completed. One of the largest footprint buildings in the world is almost complete after 10 months (construction started this January)https://youtu.be/bI-My94Ig5k
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A new entry for /fast. Researchers at Boston Children's: "Identification of the mutation was followed by the development and clinical deployment, within 1 year, of a tailored drug to treat the patient" https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1813279 …pic.twitter.com/UakFfELk48
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