> I never understood how a project that is breaking new ground, doing > something that has never been done before, can be held to an > arbitrary schedule and budget. Has anyone ever done an analysis of > the Manhattan project for schedule and budget? I guess you can say > they met their schedule, as they finished the bombs before the war > ended. But did they have a budget? Probably not.
Seriously? You're comparing a crash program for atomic weapons while we're at war to this? The article made the points very well I thought: giving an award to a program $600,000,000 over budget and 8 years behind schedule is a bit much to take, as is depending on politicians to advance science. Oh sure, they'll advance *some* science, usually the ones with the best connected lobbyists and bidders or with the best photo ops. Tom must be talking about Team Blue science. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
