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Re:4k NASA employees opt to leave agency through deferred re... by robertlagrant on Sunday July 27, 2025 @04:38PM (#44704490)
> Are they 1% as inspiring as what the DoD does with their budget?

People aren't inspired by safe shipping lanes. But quite a few are alive because of what global shipping enables.

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Re:4k NASA employees opt to leave agency through deferred re... by jebarker on Sunday July 27, 2025 @04:48PM (#44704560)
I agree that inspiration is probably not a great metric for many tax payer funded organizations including DoD and NASA
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Re:4k NASA employees opt to leave agency through deferred re... by potato3732842 on Sunday July 27, 2025 @05:49PM (#44705035)
>People aren't inspired by safe shipping lanes.

Captain Phillips was a pretty good movie.

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