How many smart minors will use leaked documents to bypass age checks? How many smarter adults will use leaked documents to avoid leaking their own??
#SaveTheChildren #AgeVerification #boondoggle #SecurityTheater
https://mastodon.social/@zackwhittaker/115548207069277963
Even if these new #cruise #ships are powered by #electric, they're still a #boondoggle. And by the way, what about #lightpollution? Do #birds and #sea life have any rights in this equation, and did anyone see fit to bring that up earlier?
https://www.cruisehive.com/nyc-unveils-major-overhaul-of-manhattan-cruise-terminal/191898 #wildlife #marinewildlife #sealife
NYC Unveils Major Overhaul of Manhattan Cruise Terminal
New York City’s new Master Plan for the Manhattan Cruise Terminal outlines a multi-year rebuild of the 90-year-old facility, including the addition of shore power.
Trump's Pentagon name change could cost up to $2 billion
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s directive to change the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War could cost as much as $2 billion, according to six people with knowledge of the potential cost
New Mexico’s Billion-Dollar Oilfield Orphans
A recent report says abandoned oil infrastructure could cost the state up to $1.6 billion in coming years. This is how.
🚀 The F-35, that flying money pit, is now losing the trade war too! 😂 Who knew a trillion-dollar
#boondoggle couldn't outmaneuver the complexities of global economics? Maybe it needs a GPS. 📉
https://www.jalopnik.com/1945910/f-35-fighter-jet-losing-trade-war/ #F35 #TradeWar #GlobalEconomics #MilitarySpending #EconomicChallenges #HackerNews #ngated
The F-35 Is Losing The (Trade) War
American allies around the world, once eager to replace their own aging fighter fleets, are suddenly hesitating on purchases or even canceling orders altogether
Thousands march against the plan to build a massive bridge linking Sicily to Italy's mainland
Protesters staunchly oppose the Strait of Messina Bridge project over its scale, earthquake threats, environmental impact and the specter of mafia interference. The proposed bridge would reduce the time to cross the strait by ferry from nearly 100 minutes to 10 minutes by car.
Proposed Coney Island casino could bring heavy traffic, overwhelm parking, according to environmental impact study
The proposed Coney Island casino would likely clog local roads with heavy traffic and overwhelm public parking, according to documents submitted to the state.
"Let's take the Music City Loop concept and adapt it. Instead of having to space out the cars in the tunnel, let's link them together. And instead of rubber tires driving on asphalt, let's make it more efficient by making the wheels steel and having them run on a fixed guideway called a rail."
https://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/readers/2025/08/02/elon-musk-boring-company-music-city-loop/85482085007/
#subway #boondoggle
I'm a transportation engineer. Here's what you need to know about Musk's tunnel | Letters
Elon Musk is proposing to build an underground tunnel in Nashville with his Boring Company. But the proposal is expensive and potentially dangerous.
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