tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post6953903636308094508..comments2023-08-27T06:53:36.768-06:00Comments on LANL: The Rest of the Story: Frank Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134775226991383924noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-49446819738374757462008-12-29T22:52:00.000-07:002008-12-29T22:52:00.000-07:00Frank, I don't know why on Earth you continue to r...Frank, I don't know why on Earth you continue to run this blog, but... please don't stop! <BR/><BR/>There are many of us at LANL who appreciate your effort. Thank you, and may you have a Happy New Year!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-62087824228536477852008-12-29T19:21:00.000-07:002008-12-29T19:21:00.000-07:00"How nice to see The Brain mentioned for once!No, ..."How nice to see The Brain mentioned for once!<BR/><BR/>No, I'm not The Brain. Is this another of your conspiracy theories?"<BR/><BR/>As they say, behind every good man is a GREAT woman, in this case, the Brain. :*)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-74280959434748226412008-12-28T19:24:00.000-07:002008-12-28T19:24:00.000-07:00We all seem to forget that a second weapons lab is...We all seem to forget that a second weapons lab is redundant and that the warheads will last a much longer time than the figures used for the "Stockpile Stewardship" ruse. Extremely reliable weapons can be built with a slight alteration of the one-point safety criterion. In sum, a single lab will serve the nation just fine and the grousing about the loss of LANL capabilities is only self-serving.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-8720310756145224802008-12-28T19:04:00.000-07:002008-12-28T19:04:00.000-07:00I fully agree that this blog is the only source fo...I fully agree that this blog is the only source for truth about the rotting core of LANL. If only the folks that control this mess could at least be embarrassed by the small spotlights being shown on them. They evidently are so wrapped up in themselves that they believe themselves to be untouchable...a pathetic witness to our once great USA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-65286279097516011882008-12-28T13:36:00.000-07:002008-12-28T13:36:00.000-07:00How nice to see The Brain mentioned for once!No, I...How nice to see The Brain mentioned for once!<BR/><BR/>No, I'm not The Brain. Is this another of your conspiracy theories?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-22557229195609449752008-12-28T08:50:00.000-07:002008-12-28T08:50:00.000-07:00Knapp is one of the worst. The fact that Mike rub...Knapp is one of the worst. The fact that Mike rubber stamps Knapp's incompetent management style is reason enough for many people to leave - and they have. Meanwhile, second-rate yes-men are put in place with clear directives to institute phony compliance milestones instead of genuine national security work. LANS stays out of the papers, Bechtel gets their bonus, and the American people are none the wiser. It is most certainly a downward spiral.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-85942855051551191842008-12-28T07:41:00.000-07:002008-12-28T07:41:00.000-07:00Frank, this blog in fact does represent what does ...Frank, this blog in fact does represent what does go on internally within the lab. I have worked at Los Alamos for almost 30-years and have observed morale and capability continue to worsen primarily due to inexperienced and now greedy and deceptive Lab management. I have observed literally hundreds of key and vastly experienced weapon engineers leave Los Alamos during the past 3 years. Many that didn't leave on their own accord were literally forced out of their positions and forced into non-weapons jobs. As an example, all 4 lead weapon system engineers have left LANL to work for other external agencies. The weapon system engineers are considered to be the most comprehensively knowledgeable individuals for each weapon system. While I have made Director Anastasio aware of this situation he continues to inform me that his Associate Director for Weapons (Knapp) is responsible for this area and that "he knows nothing". The Weapons Programs, particularly in the area of weapon engineering, continues to deteriorate, if not rot, at an alarming rate under the current LANS "leadership'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-75372121606273088242008-12-28T07:20:00.000-07:002008-12-28T07:20:00.000-07:00Nobody has the guts to ask Mikey difficult questio...Nobody has the guts to ask Mikey difficult questions. There is a real atmosphere of oppression. Good scientists and engineers are leaving and LANS does not care. In fact, they may be pleased. Meanwhile, they are hiring third-rate people to do the compliance work. LANL is in a downward spiral.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-74407997688064992642008-12-28T00:49:00.000-07:002008-12-28T00:49:00.000-07:00"Yes, there are a few crackpots out there that pos..."Yes, there are a few crackpots out there that post to it, but it truly does reveal the vile and corrupt upper management at LANL that has mostly destroyed the lab's morale and sent most of the real talent packing." (3:47 PM)<BR/><BR/>So many good scientists I've known over the last few years have left during LANS' reign. Each month seems to bring word of yet another good employee who reached their breaking point and left for a better research environment.<BR/><BR/>One of the saddest part of this is that LANS seems to have decided to ignore the brain drain and pretend that all is well. I've noticed that Email announcements typically issued when employees leave LANL have stopped being issued except for the losses at the top levels. Even worse, LANS has recently been keeping former staff listed in the LANL employee database long after these people have left the lab and cut all their LANL relationships. This makes it difficult to even know who has left the lab. You only find out when you try to contact them or by word of mouth from former colleagues. It's sad to see this lab die a slow death in this manner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-23803815630280073412008-12-27T19:20:00.000-07:002008-12-27T19:20:00.000-07:00I think it would be interesting to compare the inf...I think it would be interesting to compare the information content, accuracy, breadth of subject matter, honesty, diversity, and progressive attitude of this admittedly flawed blog to one of Anastasio's seriously flawed, and totally useless all-hand's meetings. I don't think I've ever heard the man actually answer a question directly or honestly. Keep up the good work, Frank. 11:12 is a management kiss ass or a moron or both.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-77505413703826410502008-12-27T16:33:00.000-07:002008-12-27T16:33:00.000-07:00Thanks much for the blog.It is the only source of ...Thanks much for the blog.<BR/>It is the only source of truth about LANL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-55015816391180220002008-12-27T15:47:00.000-07:002008-12-27T15:47:00.000-07:00Keep going with the good work Frank. Contrary to ...Keep going with the good work Frank. Contrary to 12/16 11:!2 pm, this blog does reflect what is going on at LANL most of the time. Yes, there are a few crackpots out there that post to it, but it truly does reveal the vile and corrupt upper management at LANL that has mostly destroyed the lab's morale and sent most of the real talent packing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-34550913503353835922008-12-27T15:41:00.000-07:002008-12-27T15:41:00.000-07:00Frank, It's a little jarring when you expose your ...Frank, <BR/><BR/>It's a little jarring when you expose your true identity like this. You'll always be Pinky to me. Anyway, kudos on your interview and I'm delighted to hear that you've become a minor celebrity in your own right. <BR/><BR/>Now you *can't* quit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-33612892173399652432008-12-27T11:22:00.000-07:002008-12-27T11:22:00.000-07:00Close, it's my passport photo. Dorothy thinks it's...Close, it's my passport photo. Dorothy thinks it's the only good picture of me. She's wrong of course, there are no good pictures of me. Seriously!<BR/><BR/>Thanks though, and I owe you and Pat (The Dog) a few cold ones for blazing the trail for me. Fear not, I'm good for it.Frank Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02134775226991383924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-38131742619878888872008-12-27T11:11:00.000-07:002008-12-27T11:11:00.000-07:00Nice mug shot, Frank!Seriously: congratulations on...Nice mug shot, Frank!<BR/><BR/>Seriously: congratulations on the recognition.<BR/><BR/>--DougAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-57053456702292288932008-12-27T10:12:00.000-07:002008-12-27T10:12:00.000-07:00A distinction without a difference.A distinction without a difference.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-18519746138706853692008-12-27T10:02:00.000-07:002008-12-27T10:02:00.000-07:00Anonymous at 12/26/08 11:12 PM writes: "This blog ...Anonymous at 12/26/08 11:12 PM writes: "This blog does not represent what goes on inside the lab. Mostly it reflects what conspiracy theories go on inside people's heads superimposed on the lab from time to time."<BR/><BR/>This writer is either a fool or it is Mikey!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-42718427273007871222008-12-27T10:01:00.000-07:002008-12-27T10:01:00.000-07:00Yes, keep up the good work.Yes, keep up the good work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-6155947093632551322008-12-27T09:54:00.000-07:002008-12-27T09:54:00.000-07:00It sounds like 11:12 PM takes the reports of Mike ...It sounds like 11:12 PM takes the reports of Mike Anastasio being an Ewok (and himself) a little too seriously.<BR/><BR/>To everyone else, and to Trip Jennings, I thought the interview turned out great. Thanks to everyone for your help.<BR/><BR/>As for the hit counter being blocked, I'd love to know what the story is there. It can't be some DOE regulation because I still see hits from LLNL. Since the blog itself isn't blocked, I wonder if the hit counter is blocked to protect the identity of readers who view the blog while at work.Frank Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02134775226991383924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-29481597212973576492008-12-27T06:00:00.000-07:002008-12-27T06:00:00.000-07:00So, with the hit meter blocked by LANL, we are see...So, with the hit meter blocked by LANL, we are seeing a very distorted picture of how many people are reading the blog and where they are when they are reading. Blocking the hit meter would seem to be very petty on the party of LANS management. No surprise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-53182175113662072062008-12-27T05:27:00.000-07:002008-12-27T05:27:00.000-07:00Nice work Frank. Thank you for your efforts-facts...Nice work Frank. Thank you for your efforts-facts, opinions,conspiracy theories & all :) I look forward to reading your Blog everyday.<BR/><BR/>Good interviewAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-32922530717001476902008-12-26T23:12:00.000-07:002008-12-26T23:12:00.000-07:00The principal assistant deputy administrator for N...The principal assistant deputy administrator for National Nuclear Security Administration Defense Programs came to Los Alamos for an an all-hands meeting and said the blog was “one of the most informative sources of information he’s found regarding what’s going on inside the Lab.”<BR/><BR/>What a shame. This blog does not represent what goes on inside the lab. Mostly it reflects what conspiracy theories go on inside people's heads superimposed on the lab from time to time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-54035736656642556752008-12-26T20:22:00.000-07:002008-12-26T20:22:00.000-07:00Frank,Nice interview. Thanks for all the hard wor...Frank,<BR/><BR/>Nice interview. Thanks for all the hard work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com