From: ted@loft.tnolan.com   
      
   In article <10fdbie$cut7$1@dont-email.me>,   
   Cryptoengineer   wrote:   
   >On 11/15/2025 8:40 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:   
   >> On 11/15/2025 12:04 PM, Thomas Koenig wrote:   
   >>> Seems that "The Line", the futuristic arcology-style city of 9 Million   
   >>> people of size 170 km * 200 m, is not going to be built after all.   
   >>>   
   >>> Its description read like something out of science fiction novel,   
   >>> and that in the realm of science fiction it will remain.   
   >>   
   >> ????   
   >>   
   >> Lynn   
   >   
   >A series of insanely ambitious projects that Mohammed bin   
   >Salman, the prime minister of Saudi Arabia, proclaimed   
   >would be built in the NW of the country, near the top of   
   >the Red Sea. The biggest was the Line, a 500 meter high,   
   >200 meter high, 170 km long city-in-building, but it   
   >included many other projects.   
   >   
   >There's an interesting YT video about the cancellation,   
   >with a claim that it was MbS never actually wanted to   
   >finish it - the full cost was about 8 trillion dollars.   
   >It goes into the finances and problems in some detail.   
   >Overall, 100 billion has been spent, with relatively   
   >little to show for it.   
   >   
   >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOG4qCx0peA   
   >   
   >pt   
      
   But I'll bet that 100 billion went to the right people.   
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