zalack
Formerly /u/Zalack on Reddit.
This is one of those things that sounds meaningful, but can be said about literally any problem in any system. Not all knowledge requires the same level of precision for confidence.
If the engineers at NASA who are familiar with the system say this is a known error state that will be fixed the next time the system designed to correct it fires on its set schedule, there’s not a whole lot added by saying sure, but what if they’re wrong?
It’s just restating the table stakes of existence.
Honestly sometimes just making a show of it not getting to you can get people like that to leave you be. Just start looking get dead in the eye and saying “thanks for the tip. I’ll take it under advisement”, every time she starts doing that to you. Every time. Same inflection. Even if you have to do it 20 times in a row. Even if she gets angry. Don’t say anything else to her unless it’s required to do your job.
Eventually she’ll get annoyed or bored enough to leave you alone and try to bother someone else she can get a reaction out of.
Can’t believe Hot Fuzz hasn’t been mentioned yet.
If you’re looking for genuine space opera, I quite enjoyed the Final Architecture series by Adrian Tchaikovsky.