A a single data point, I spent an hour cleaning the K worm off my laptop after a co-worker lent me his memory stick to transfer a file. Cost - An hour of pay plus the frustration of directly not getting important tasks done.

The articles seem to state specifically that the drilling in Europe caused the earthquake. Almost without a doubt that is just a conjecture. The problem in California is that if the drilling takes a year or two, there is bound to be some kind of quake, and the drilling will get the blame. On the other hand, the value of deep well geothermal is so great that it would be worth a minor quake to get it.

I noticed in the NASA description that the heat shield is exposed for the first time during the mission, when the service module is jetisoned just before reentry. This is an obvious plug at the problems the shuttle had with heat shield material.
They also have seperated the people from the cargo so the people ship can be more reliable, and the cargo ship can be less reliable, e.g. the solid fuel boosters.

Strapping solid fuel boosters to people has never been a good idea.