
Oops
What was he listening to?
We all live in a yellow submarine?
The Clash?
Money, money, money,
it's so funny,
when it's not yours...
The navigator of a US Navy fast attack submarine, who was listening to his iPod when he really should have been keeping an eye out for amphibious transport docks, helped land his employers with a hefty $86.9m repair bill. According to the Navy Times, the Los Angeles-class sub Hartford collided with with the New Orleans in the …
You are fogetting the Gary McKinnon factor (If Gorden Moore can have his name given to a mathematical function, why not Gary McKinnon?)
The amount you charge (or claim to charge) does not have to be related to the actual costs.
If you want to really beat someone, a bigger stick hurts more.
The difference can be used to fund anything that you forgot to budget for, or don't want to admit.
You are about to dock one of the world's largest and most heavily armed undersea vehicles with a surface vessel. Do you
a)Monitor all sensors to make sure you're exactly where you plan to be remaining ready to slow your approach even further.
b)Kick back and listen to some toons on your iPod.
Obvious really.