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cross-posted from: https://ponder.cat/post/1517787

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[–] WrenFeathers@lemmy.world 25 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Their cowardice is palpable. If only NASA could run experiments so that we could understand how the concept of fear-based self preservation eliminates any semblance of courage when faced with even the smallest threat to their ill-defined paradigm of manhood.

In a parallel universe where we have a functioning federal government, I’d imagine something like this would be worthy of a grant or two.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 6 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

If only NASA could run experiments so that we could understand how the concept of fear-based self preservation eliminates any semblance of courage when faced with even the smallest threat to their ill-defined paradigm of manhood.

You're significantly underestimating how many Chud engineers NASA employs. The agency that was founded by Nazis refugees has always had a shit history on race politics, cinema hagiographies produced decades later notwithstanding.

In a parallel universe where we have a functioning federal government

One of the biggest jokes of the US depiction of the Space Race was how many times we got our asses drubbed by Russians with less money, manpower, and educational resources, simply because our administration was so cartoonishly incompetent. We have an obscenely wealthy federal government that can afford to fuck up on the scale of trillions of dollars and still come out ahead.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 points 16 minutes ago

Isn't there an entire movie about racism in NASA that's basically just a feel good story for white people?

[–] TheObviousSolution@lemm.ee 39 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Imagine dreaming to fly to space only to be denied having it because you also cared about the rights of indigenous people.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 10 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

They're getting ready to colonize ~~Gaza~~ Klandathu. They can't be caring about the indigenous life. /s

[–] peaceful_world_view@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

Do you want to know more?

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 18 points 11 hours ago

Totally normal.

[–] dutchkimble@lemy.lol 3 points 10 hours ago

Why doesn’t Trump like MSI laptops? I think they’re great for gaming in space

[–] Jimmycakes@lemmy.world 19 points 17 hours ago

Sounds like a paid day off

[–] Daerm@lemmy.world 45 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Robert'); DROP TABLE Trans People;--

[–] DonGirses@lemmy.world 5 points 4 hours ago

good ol' Bobby Tables

[–] ThomasCrappersGhost 89 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Cracking on with the important shit, I see.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 27 points 21 hours ago

At least make sure to update all graphics to webp while executing hate based updates.

[–] Armand1@lemmy.world 103 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (8 children)

Janet Petro—the first woman to hold the position since its founding 67 years ago—wrote that diversity programs “divided Americans by race, wasted taxpayer dollars, and resulted in shameful discrimination,”

In 2021, when she was the director of Kennedy Space Center, she spoke at length in an interview about the value of diversity, saying “our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility has been paramount to mission success.”

The turnaround is giving me whiplash.

There's no begrudging following of the rules, it's wholeheartedly embracing the new regime.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 6 points 3 hours ago

This is just another version of pulling the ladder up behind them, no?

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 6 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

DEI is largely about raising the profiles of minority workers in roles and positions that were both vital to mission success and underpaid/underappreciate-for-promotion relative to the whiter career roles.

Petro's following in the grand tradition of Boomer senior leaders by pulling the ladder up behind her now that she's at the top.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

You beat me by a minute with that thought! 😆

[–] Zannsolo@lemmy.world 16 points 10 hours ago

I was told to change gender to sex on the apps I develop. I'm pushing to have it removed all together because it's a field that has no relevance and the order is fucking dumb. My niece is trans saying they don't exist doesn't make them not exist.

[–] hamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.org 24 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

The quote from the email isn't her words. They were given to her (and all agency heads) to send out to their workforce to implement the EO. It should not be taken as "embracing the new regime".

[–] seeking_perhaps@mander.xyz 13 points 12 hours ago

She sent the email. They're her words now.

[–] Tja@programming.dev 24 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

So... "she's just following orders"?

[–] booberry@sh.itjust.works 10 points 13 hours ago

If it quacks like a duck and steps like a goose…

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[–] seven_phone@lemmy.world 43 points 1 day ago (1 children)

When it is easy everyone thinks they are Oskar Schindler but when it is hard most people are Hugo Boss.

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[–] IllNess@infosec.pub 188 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If you have the funds, please support Internet Archives.

[–] stardust@lemmy.ca 96 points 1 day ago (6 children)

With internet archive head quarters being in the US what would happen if the administration went after them? Would people from other countries be able to keep the project going?

[–] Petter1@lemm.ee 23 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

We need to distribute all that data, for the sake of history in the future. Data hoarding and torrenting is a service to humanity.

[–] echodot 8 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Not just data but in important scientific research too. The republicans want to drive the US back to the stone age, because that's when they were last relevant.

[–] Petter1@lemm.ee 3 points 9 hours ago

😇 in my mind, I included those datasets in data

But sure! I agree! We need free and open science, worldwide

People need to understand the art of scientific thinking

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[–] Psaldorn@lemmy.world 87 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I thought those fucking cretins were supposed to be reducing government waste. How is forcing agencies to paint over murals with positive vibes and update their website to remove magic words a good use of their time and money?

because it's not and never was about that and by the time everyone else realises it will be too late to stop it without great effort

[–] CptEnder@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

lmao it's already too late

[–] btaf45@lemmy.world 9 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

I thought those fucking cretins were supposed to be reducing government waste. How is forcing agencies to paint over murals with positive vibes and update their website to remove magic words a good use of their time and money?

The best way to understand DOGE is to be aware of what it really means: Department of Government Enshitification. The entire point of it is to generally degrade the quality of government.

[–] Xanthobilly@lemmy.world 12 points 17 hours ago

Because it gives SpaceX an edge over NASA if you delegate menial tasks to PhD level people.

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[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 22 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Oh, just scrubbing MENTIONS of them. Whew!

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 5 points 11 hours ago

...for now.

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