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[–] SARGE@startrek.website 119 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I was today years old when I realized that she was talking to Homer Hickam, and I've seen the movie October Sky more times than I can count.

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[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 93 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

What was the original exchange? I can't remember, though I do remember the drama to follow.

[–] IDew@lemm.ee 151 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

There's probably higher quality pictures out there, but I figured this would work

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/nasa-internship-twitter-controversy

[–] FreshLight@sh.itjust.works 224 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I bet you have your reasons for posting the most dogshit version of this picture available, while also linking to a site with a much clearer version.

In case someone wants a better version and to save a click:

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 30 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

That's only slightly less dogshit.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 128 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 137 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Suck my dick and balls. I'm shit posting on Lemmy!

[–] frezik@midwest.social 127 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And I am on the National Shitposting Council that oversees Lemmy.

[–] DJDarren@thelemmy.club 36 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

u/ouRKaoS gets booted from their Lemmy server

[–] Siegfried@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
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[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

watch yo profamity

[–] RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com 28 points 2 weeks ago

That's what Jesus said when you slid out of your mom's front butt.

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[–] wurstgulasch3000@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Censoring language on a screenshot is so stupid. Who is doing this? For what purpose?

[–] hangonasecond@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

Reach a broader audience on dogshit platforms. At least this is proper censoring and not a piss take off a line through the "bad word"

[–] aberrate_junior_beatnik@midwest.social 63 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

If you want to learn more about it than is frankly reasonable, Jamie Loftus recorded a detailed history including an interview with Naomi H.

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 77 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

yEs!

thanks

worth it, thanks.

apparently Homer Hickman tried to help her get her job back, but it didn't work, but now she's an aerospace engineer at Boeing...so things are going great .

no problems there.

[–] coyootje@lemmy.world 45 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Until she discovers a problem and tries to become a whistleblower.

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 weeks ago

yup, or literally anything else that could possibly happen at that company right now.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh, so that's why the fronts are falling off all their ~~boats~~ planes.

[–] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 19 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

That doesn't sound very typical.

[–] DJDarren@thelemmy.club 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Well, it’s not supposed to happen.

[–] Manalith@midwest.social 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Don't worry the ~~boat~~ plane was taken outside the environment.

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[–] WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

TLDR from the actual interview with her:

  • She did lose the internship. He did try to get it back for her but it didn’t work.
  • She eventually ended up working for Boeing, but on commercial jet engines rather than space stuff.
  • they called her to rescind her internship while she was at her brother’s wedding
[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Heartbreaking.

Also imagine having a social media account actual tied to you irl

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[–] Glifted@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Ahhh yes history's greatest monster Jamie Loftus

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[–] some_random_nick@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

It was something like this:

A: Everybody shut the fuck up I got accepted into NASA

B: mind your language

A: fuck you

B: denys A the scholarship

[–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 69 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Homer didn't deny anything, he wasn't even involved in that decision. He even put in a good word for her. However she basically lied when she was asked about it and that dug her in deeper, also leaving the post up didn't help.

NASA basically wanted her to not draw controversy to the agency over social media, per their rules, and they normally have a reasonable amount of leeway. But there were a couple concerning things during the process, mistakes she made (that she has probably since grown from) that led to NASA passing on her internship.

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Let's not overlook the thousands of transphobes on 4chan, 8chan, and kiwi farms who reported the tweet to NASA just to try to get her fired.

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[–] Mirodir@discuss.tchncs.de 53 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

From what I remember and what a quick search on the internet confirmed, B didn't actually deny her anything. He actually went out of his way to do as much good for her as he could. He claims to have replied "Language." because he knew other people at NASA with more say on her job would find her, which would get her into trouble (and they did find her even before his first Tweet).

[–] TommySoda@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Did... Did they get the job? I kinda hope they did. Being overly excited can fuck you over sometimes. Like a weird yell could even fuck you over.

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I swear I remember she didn't

[–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Mac@mander.xyz 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Why are podcasts so fucking long?

[–] AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

I want to hear this story but I'm not interested enough to invest over an hour. I'd listen if it was 10 minutes.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

I'd read it if it were an article.

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[–] jlh@lemmy.jlh.name 16 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Who the fuck tweets at people telling them not to swear?

[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 31 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Someone high up in the chain of command you are trying to join that knows a professional public perception is important when we shot people into space? That type of thing gets taken very seriously by people in the PR world.

[–] jlh@lemmy.jlh.name 8 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

Sure, but it's understandable that there would be a misunderstanding in an interaction like that. Something like "this kind of language is not appropriate here at nasa", or simply "this is unprofessional".

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's what the first reply was saying. Someone ready to work at NASA would do a cursory Google, or know who Homer Hickam is in the first place lol.

"Language" was carrying a lot of extra weight.

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 11 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

When some random person replies to me saying to watch my language the last thing I'm doing is googling them.

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 15 points 2 weeks ago

In fact, i might even be inclined to tell them to suck my dick and balls.

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 6 points 2 weeks ago

"Random person" is the trap

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[–] Samsy@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 weeks ago

It was a lot of swearing. And he wrote "Language". Then something like "who tf are you" And he answered big boss at NASA or something.

[–] ultrahamster64@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Wholsome ending

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