New NASA Administrator

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Red Dawn

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Originally posted by: Mo0o
Originally posted by: Red Dawn
LOL, I was expecting you to say he was a graduate from Devry..not that there is anything wrong with that.

jab jab at arcenite ;)
No it wasn't, it was a jab at those guys making fun of him.

 

UglyCasanova

Lifer
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Originally posted by: SampSon
So lots of paper and no experience. He sounds perfect for NASA!

link

Michael Griffin is Space Department Head, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. Prior to joining APL, Mike served in a variety of executive positions within the industry, including President and Chief Operating Officer of In-Q-Tel, Inc., CEO of the Magellan Systems Division of Orbital Sciences Corporation, General Manager of Orbital's Space Systems Group, and Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer at Orbital. He has previously served as both the Chief Engineer and the Associate Administrator for Exploration at NASA, and as the Deputy for Technology of the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization.
 

digitalsm

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Originally posted by: SampSon
So lots of paper and no experience. He sounds perfect for NASA!

He has plenty of experiance, Research, Academia, Private Industry and Govt. You also have to understand many people work full time while obtaining masters and doctorals.
 

UNCjigga

Lifer
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I don't see any CalTech on that resume--IMHO he's not fit for the job without a CalTech degree. ;)
 

DanTMWTMP

Lifer
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Originally posted by: SampSon
Originally posted by: gopunk
Originally posted by: SampSon
Originally posted by: gopunk
Originally posted by: SampSon
So lots of paper and no experience. He sounds perfect for NASA!

uh, read the article
uh, why the hell would I do that?

uh, so you don't sound like a fool :p
Like I really care if I sound foolish when being sarcastic.

the sarcastic comment didn't really fit the context of the article, so it did make you look like a fool. you lose.
 

Originally posted by: DanTMWTMP
Originally posted by: SampSon
Originally posted by: gopunk
Originally posted by: SampSon
Originally posted by: gopunk
Originally posted by: SampSon
So lots of paper and no experience. He sounds perfect for NASA!

uh, read the article
uh, why the hell would I do that?

uh, so you don't sound like a fool :p
Like I really care if I sound foolish when being sarcastic.

the sarcastic comment didn't really fit the context of the article, so it did make you look like a fool. you lose.
It fit perfectly. BTW, I always win.

 

DanTMWTMP

Lifer
Oct 7, 2001
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Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Sounds like the dude studies the things he loves. We should all be blessed with the ablity and chance to do the same.

nooo..

We always need our taxi drivers, grocery bag handlers, cleaning ladies, janitors, etc.
 

gopunk

Lifer
Jul 7, 2001
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Originally posted by: SampSon
Originally posted by: gopunk
Originally posted by: SampSon
Originally posted by: gopunk
Originally posted by: SampSon
So lots of paper and no experience. He sounds perfect for NASA!

uh, read the article
uh, why the hell would I do that?

uh, so you don't sound like a fool :p
Like I really care if I sound foolish when being sarcastic.

well, if you don't care about sounding foolish, then never mind :) poor use of sarcasm, btw.
 

Mo0o

Lifer
Jul 31, 2001
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Originally posted by: SampSon
Originally posted by: DanTMWTMP
Originally posted by: SampSon
Originally posted by: gopunk
Originally posted by: SampSon
Originally posted by: gopunk
Originally posted by: SampSon
So lots of paper and no experience. He sounds perfect for NASA!

uh, read the article
uh, why the hell would I do that?

uh, so you don't sound like a fool :p
Like I really care if I sound foolish when being sarcastic.

the sarcastic comment didn't really fit the context of the article, so it did make you look like a fool. you lose.
It fit perfectly. BTW, I always win.

How does it fit perfectly when the person DOES have experience?
 

Originally posted by: Mo0o
Originally posted by: SampSon
Originally posted by: DanTMWTMP
Originally posted by: SampSon
Originally posted by: gopunk
Originally posted by: SampSon
Originally posted by: gopunk
Originally posted by: SampSon
So lots of paper and no experience. He sounds perfect for NASA!

uh, read the article
uh, why the hell would I do that?

uh, so you don't sound like a fool :p
Like I really care if I sound foolish when being sarcastic.

the sarcastic comment didn't really fit the context of the article, so it did make you look like a fool. you lose.
It fit perfectly. BTW, I always win.

How does it fit perfectly when the person DOES have experience?
well, if you don't care about sounding foolish, then never mind poor use of sarcasm, btw.

1 : a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain <tired of continual sarcasms>
2 a : a mode of satirical wit depending for its effect on bitter, caustic, and often ironic language that is usually directed against an individual b : the use or language of sarcasm <this is no time to indulge in sarcasm>


Since he does have a lot of experience, my statement was ironic and used with the intention of making a caustic remark. Is that hard to understand? I wasn't trying to make a killer kick ass joke like the rest of you professional standup comedians.

You people are incredibly anal.