Change the ride

Posted on May 28, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

From Charlie’s Diary: Either way, the direct costs of the Iraq war exceed the maximum cost estimate for a manned Mars expedition, infrastructure and all, by 20%. If we take $20Bn as the cost per mission and $450Bn as the cost to develop the technology to go there, the direct cost of the Iraq war [...]

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links for 2008-05-28

Posted on May 28, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

Filming ‘The Road’ – At the End of the World, Honing the Father-Son Dynamic – NYTimes.com “What’s moving and shocking about McCarthy’s book is that it’s so believable,” Mr. Hillcoat said. “So what we wanted is a kind of heightened realism, as opposed to the ‘Mad Max’ thing, which is all about high concept and [...]

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