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pavel_lishin on Dec 20, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Engineering Pornography (2002)

> e.g. civil engineers know how to build a bridge and deliver it on time.

Tell that to the Texas Department of Transportation, where any given highway project will typically run over time and budget.

205guy on Dec 20, 2012 | [–]

I believe that is a feature and not a bug. At least for the contractors and their friends in governmnet.

angersock on Dec 20, 2012 | [–]

To be fair, all those Aggies have to end up somewhere. :)

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