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from the wiki page:

The Air Force has said the MOAB has a unit price of $170,000, but this is a historical unit cost made in the mid-2000s and various factors of the bomb's atypical development process have made exact cost estimation difficult. The Air Force Research Lab generated the value based on already existing parts such as bomb casing and metals, and since the bomb was built in-house, they did not pay for outside research or have standard procurement costs associated with it. MOAB was a "crash project" developed for use against an adversary with uncertain tactics on unfamiliar terrain, and so was an effort to meet an urgent need rather than a formal program.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 day ago*

    Justice doing a riff on a Dire Straits intro is quite topical. The song is much more Fleetwood Mac vibe once it gets going with some modern pop elements sprinkled. Excited to hear more of the tracks. Someone should add a voice-over to the intro "I want my GTA".

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  • [–] 9 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    "Context is for kings", and we're antimonarchist.

    But this sounds like a great comm idea. A good way for knowledgeable folks to give context in multifaceted topics. Could be a great discussion comm.

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    The synopisis: During the Covid pandemic, New York City created an Open Street on 34th Avenue in Jackson Heights and Corona, Queens — which was one of the city’s pandemic epicenter, where thousands died. The Open Street quickly became a lifeline to residents desperate to exercise or socialize in a socially responsible way. But even as the pandemic faded, residents quickly realized that the 34th Avenue Open Street had become an essential amenity in a neighborhood with among the lowest amount of park space per-capita.

    Quickly, neighborhood activists rallied and got the administration of then-Mayor Bill de Blasio to commit to a full buildout of the Open Street into its current configuration: Paseo Park, which, as its name suggests, is a 1.5-mile long promenade for cycling, strolling and just connecting with neighbors.

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