There’s a story about theft of supplies at NASA in the Times today. It’s an eight-paragraph wire service blurb, which wouldn’t be worth a mention, but for this:
In one instance documented by the accountability office, an unidentified worker explained the fate of a missing laptop, worth $4,265:
“This computer, although assigned to me, was being used on board the International Space Station. I was informed that it was tossed overboard to be burned up in the atmosphere when it failed.”
That’s absolutely brilliant. If you’re going to steal overpriced laptops from the government, do it with style…