this shit is so old, but old fuck should be sucking dick and balls instead of policing how people celebrate anyway
Tbf, Homer Hickam is pretty well respected around NASA (he was the main character in October Sky). He also said in an interview later that he didn’t have any say over their internship being withdrawn, it was all the retweets with people hastagging NASA that got NASA’s people’s attention.
Idk bro I laughed 🥀
Jamie Loftus had a great interview with them. Highly recommend. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-sixteenth-minute-of-fame-172216473/episode/suck-my-dick-and-balls-i-198420059/
This should be the top comment. Great interview and great podcast
Loftus always does good stuff. My fave is her Lolita podcast which breaks down the history of its public perception. The book is a monster attack story, but told from the viewport of the monster. Using flowery language talking to a jury is explaining how it’s not that bad, and he eventually rots in prison. The self serving lies are both obvious and numerous .
But some-fucking-how most people think it’s a problematic star crossed lovers, romeo and juilet, age is just a number, forbidden romance BS. Multiple movies and stage have distorted the book into the exact thing the author was mocking.
Sorry. Random rant. But goddamn does Jamie do good work.
I haven’t read Lolita but I just started reading Pale Fire by Nobokov so it’s funny you brought that up. I have heard about Lolita getting adopted by the very creeps it intends to rebuke. I’ll have to check out her podcast on it
lol that’s stupid u shouldnt get fired cuz of that but always use a fake name online never use ur real name
OMG, your real name isn’t really Ovo647??
That was my mother’s name
If it’s true - fuck that old piece of shit. Should lose his position.
It’s not (entirely) true. Although NASA did initially rescind their offer to her, Hickam actually stepped in to help and convinced them to renew the offer. But only the initial part of the story survives because it’s rage-inducing and that is what fuels clicks… OP should be ashamed for only posting half the story. But here I am “generating engagement” so… here we are…
It’s THE Homer Hickam?
The very same.
If you read the linked article you’ll see he didn’t have anything to do with her losing her offer. The National Space Council doesn’t have hire/fire power
“As it turned out, it was due to the NASA hashtag her friends used that called the agency’s attention to it long after my comments were gone”. - Homer Hickam. Also, I’ve read his book, it’s decent. He’s had a somewhat interesting life.
Good thing NASA’s in the process of getting shelved.
American spaceflight isn’t going anywhere, it’s just in the process of being privatized.
And fucking destroying expensive, integral scientific equipment.
It’s bittersweet. We’ve always known the future of space is red. NASA was always doomed because every time you go into the control room, they greet you with a Siege Heil.
Aww boo hoo lost your internship at the American ICBM developers wah wah
