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RayB:

--- Quote from: pinballjim on May 05, 2009, 10:26:18 am ---I know a guy that makes a fortune to study "moon dust".  Not actual moon dust, mind you, just ground up volcano rock that's supposed to approximate the composition of lunar soil.  (frankly, I find that a rather amazing assumption given how limited our sample base is)

He dumps some chemicals on it, occasionally throws a seed in it.  Works 3 hours a day, and aspires to get a true NASA job (he's a civilian contractor like the majority of their workforce) because "then the expectations are REALLY low".  PhD from a solid school - it's just disgusting.

Knew another one that made $20/hr scanning documents and converting them to PDF.  She had 2 years to get through about two thousand pages. 

She married a guy that works for them, he waddles around to offices, discusses their database needs, and waddles back to his office where he proceeds to do nothing because they're still in the "gathering information" phase.  10 years, ~$80k a year each for 4 guys - plus expenses.  Not too shabby.
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Someone sounds bitter...

ChadTower:

So, jim, get your PhD from a solid school and maybe you too can contract for NASA.

Ummon:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on May 05, 2009, 09:34:46 am ---

WTF is baron rock anyway?  Is that a German pop group or something?

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That's a joke, right?

ChadTower:

--- Quote from: Ummon on May 06, 2009, 05:28:17 pm ---
--- Quote from: ChadTower on May 05, 2009, 09:34:46 am ---

WTF is baron rock anyway?  Is that a German pop group or something?

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That's a joke, right?

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No, not sarcastic at all.

mr.Curmudgeon:
Baron Rock was once the Duke of Jazz.

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