top | item 45945939 (no title) thepratt | 3 months ago Dubai has an entire active operation. It looks like it does work, but how well is debated. Seems to have enough of an impact (correlation or causation) that they haven't shut it down yet. discuss order hn newest malfist|3 months ago Governments spending money on something doesn't mean it works. Bridges to nowhere are totally a thing magicalhippo|3 months ago > Bridges to nowhere are totally a thingCome on now. It's not nowhere, there's 24 people living on that island, of course that's worth building a $45 million bridge for them[1].(just the latest silly bridge project here in Norway)[1]: https://www.nrk.no/nordland/nordland-fylkesrad-vil-bygge-bro... load replies (2) meindnoch|3 months ago Yeah, because Dubai is known for their prudent financials. Lol.
malfist|3 months ago Governments spending money on something doesn't mean it works. Bridges to nowhere are totally a thing magicalhippo|3 months ago > Bridges to nowhere are totally a thingCome on now. It's not nowhere, there's 24 people living on that island, of course that's worth building a $45 million bridge for them[1].(just the latest silly bridge project here in Norway)[1]: https://www.nrk.no/nordland/nordland-fylkesrad-vil-bygge-bro... load replies (2)
magicalhippo|3 months ago > Bridges to nowhere are totally a thingCome on now. It's not nowhere, there's 24 people living on that island, of course that's worth building a $45 million bridge for them[1].(just the latest silly bridge project here in Norway)[1]: https://www.nrk.no/nordland/nordland-fylkesrad-vil-bygge-bro... load replies (2)
malfist|3 months ago
magicalhippo|3 months ago
Come on now. It's not nowhere, there's 24 people living on that island, of course that's worth building a $45 million bridge for them[1].
(just the latest silly bridge project here in Norway)
[1]: https://www.nrk.no/nordland/nordland-fylkesrad-vil-bygge-bro...
meindnoch|3 months ago