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submitted 6 days ago by ooli3@sopuli.xyz to c/news@beehaw.org
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[-] rimu@piefed.social 32 points 6 days ago

Hahaha, amazing! From one disastrous stupid idea to an even more disastrous stupid idea.

This is why monarchy sucks.

[-] wewbull@feddit.uk 18 points 6 days ago

The desert is such a great location for data centres

[-] Ja7sh_The_Donkey@piefed.social 12 points 6 days ago

Expected, what were they thinking?😂

[-] TIN@feddit.uk 9 points 6 days ago

And that was the only folly the people of Springfield ever embarked upon, except for the popsicle stick skyscraper, and the 50-foot magnifying glass, and that escalator to nowhere.

[-] 01011@monero.town 9 points 6 days ago

Someone made a bundle from this racket. Sounded stupid when I first heard about it, still surprised it took them this long to put a halt to it.

[-] wildncrazyguy138@fedia.io 4 points 6 days ago

Someone produced a puff piece about the line and how it’s transformed Saudi Arabia. It’s biased (so keep that in mind) but it’s also well produced and answers some questions retroactively on why the Line was so important to SA even if it failed to become reality. It’s worth a watch:

https://youtu.be/bOG4qCx0peA

this post was submitted on 30 Jan 2026
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