The professor of the #distractinglysexy fame loses his job

Started by Martinus, June 17, 2015, 02:51:02 PM

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Valmy

#30
June 17, 2015, 03:51:16 PM Last Edit: June 17, 2015, 03:54:59 PM by Valmy
QuoteI'm sympathetic with his choice.  All it would take is a poster with a vendetta.  Some of us post enough personal information to enable a patient stalker to track us down.

Yeah I think BB promised to do something like that in his younger and rasher days.

And granted Hortlund had some opinions that were surprising in a Swede...or a human actually...but particularly a Swede.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

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The Brain

#31
June 17, 2015, 03:53:23 PM
Can't have posters like that.
Women want me. Men want to be with me.

Valmy

#32
June 17, 2015, 03:54:29 PM
Quote from: The Brain on June 17, 2015, 03:53:23 PM
Can't have posters like that.

They will be the death of this board -_-
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Martinus

#33
June 17, 2015, 03:56:52 PM
 :D

Barrister

#34
June 17, 2015, 03:58:58 PM
Quote from: Valmy on June 17, 2015, 03:51:16 PM
QuoteI'm sympathetic with his choice.  All it would take is a poster with a vendetta.  Some of us post enough personal information to enable a patient stalker to track us down.

Yeah I think BB promised to do something like that in his younger and rasher days.

And granted Hortlund had some opinions that were surprising in a Swede...or a human actually...but particularly a Swede.

I did nothing of the sort! :ultra:
Posts here are my own private opinions.  I do not speak for my employer.

Admiral Yi

#35
June 17, 2015, 03:59:20 PM
Doesn't sound like the Beeb I know.  :huh:

Valmy

#36
June 17, 2015, 04:02:01 PM
Quote from: Barrister on June 17, 2015, 03:58:58 PM
I did nothing of the sort! :ultra:


Didn't you do something like that to Marty at one point? Maybe I am mis-remembering. Anyway it was a long time ago -_-
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Admiral Yi

#37
June 17, 2015, 04:03:15 PM
The only rash thing Beeb has ever done is getting to second base with a slot machine.

Barrister

#38
June 17, 2015, 04:09:12 PM
Quote from: Valmy on June 17, 2015, 04:02:01 PM
Quote from: Barrister on June 17, 2015, 03:58:58 PM
I did nothing of the sort! :ultra:


Didn't you do something like that to Marty at one point? Maybe I am mis-remembering. Anyway it was a long time ago -_-

I think Marty did threaten to out somebody a long time ago.  He was in one of his momentary rages that we all love him for.

There was also an incident a long time ago where I had gotten tired of some of the racist nonsense some posters would post about muslims, so I made a thread about how those kinds of posts could quite possible qualify as hate crimes, and maybe people should reconsider what they type because the law does apply to the internet.  Some people got into a rage about "ZOMG BB IS GOING TO CALL THE COPS" despite me repeatedly stating I was going to do no such thing, and only asked for people to consider their own actions.
Posts here are my own private opinions.  I do not speak for my employer.

merithyn

#39
June 17, 2015, 04:13:03 PM
QuoteOn 9 June 2015, Hunt gave a speech at the 2015 World Conference of Science Journalists in Seoul, delivered at a lunch for female journalists and scientists, entitled "Creative Science—Only a Game?", in which he said:

"   Let me tell you about my trouble with girls ... three things happen when they are in the lab ... You fall in love with them, they fall in love with you and when you criticise them, they cry.[14]

So, I'm going to say that this kind of shows not only poor taste, but seriously poor judgment. He's effectively nothing but a lecturer and speaker now, and this is how he presents himself and his University. Yeah, he deserved to lose his "job" over this.

Should people lose their jobs for what they say on Facebook/Twitter? It depends entirely on what they say and what their job is. In this case, yes. In all cases? No.
Yesterday, upon the stair,
I met a man who wasn't there
He wasn't there again today
I wish, I wish he'd go away...

Caliga

#40
June 17, 2015, 04:14:55 PM
Quote from: Valmy on June 17, 2015, 03:26:48 PM
Quote from: Martinus on June 17, 2015, 03:25:19 PM
What's a lifer?

Somebody who serves in the military for a full career.
Yup.  He was a tanker at Fort Knox.
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Caliga

#41
June 17, 2015, 04:15:48 PM
Quote from: Valmy on June 17, 2015, 03:26:14 PM
Being forced to work at a call center is indeed a tears worthy tale of woe.

But you didn't hire him amiright?
I liked him and wanted to help him out, but he wasn't really qualified to do anything.  I really shouldn't have called him in for an interview at all.
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derspiess

#42
June 17, 2015, 04:17:07 PM
Quote from: merithyn on June 17, 2015, 04:13:03 PM
QuoteOn 9 June 2015, Hunt gave a speech at the 2015 World Conference of Science Journalists in Seoul, delivered at a lunch for female journalists and scientists, entitled "Creative Science—Only a Game?", in which he said:

"   Let me tell you about my trouble with girls ... three things happen when they are in the lab ... You fall in love with them, they fall in love with you and when you criticise them, they cry.[14]

So, I'm going to say that this kind of shows not only poor taste, but seriously poor judgment. He's effectively nothing but a lecturer and speaker now, and this is how he presents himself and his University. Yeah, he deserved to lose his "job" over this.

Should people lose their jobs for what they say on Facebook/Twitter? It depends entirely on what they say and what their job is. In this case, yes. In all cases? No.

Surprise!
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The Minsky Moment

#43
June 17, 2015, 04:37:27 PM
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derspiess

#44
June 17, 2015, 04:49:35 PM
Refutation!
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall
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