tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post955291557270285253..comments2023-08-27T06:53:36.768-06:00Comments on LANL: The Rest of the Story: SOSFrank Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134775226991383924noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-51988298667310297442007-09-24T08:11:00.000-06:002007-09-24T08:11:00.000-06:00Lanl has worked hard to keep terrorism at bay. Ren...Lanl has worked hard to keep terrorism at bay. <BR/><BR/>Render safe <BR/>WFO in defense of our fighting men and woman. <BR/><BR/>LLNL has been doing the same <BR/><BR/>google ... <BR/>hotspot<BR/>JTOT<BR/>RAP<BR/>NEST<BR/>DOE Render Safe<BR/>and now the new MRAP <BR/><BR/>Go ahead and bite the hand that feeds .... jack assAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-32926053496752038952007-09-23T18:40:00.000-06:002007-09-23T18:40:00.000-06:0012:40, 1:23, and 3:14 PM - sounds to me like you a...12:40, 1:23, and 3:14 PM - sounds to me like you are all just jealous. The Combine Nuclear Test Response Team and the Medical Isotope Team got awards because they are vital to this country. I am not aware that they are "close to death" by any means.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-90813085408580047722007-09-23T15:14:00.000-06:002007-09-23T15:14:00.000-06:00Yes, the majority of distinguished performance awa...Yes, the majority of distinguished performance awards are crap. This is particularly true of the large program awards. The project managers submit these awards for their teams to bring attention to themselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-68003260243211071802007-09-23T13:23:00.000-06:002007-09-23T13:23:00.000-06:00Interesting concept 12:40 PM - many of the large t...Interesting concept 12:40 PM - many of the large team/program winners this year are situated in CLES.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-43403343417216217292007-09-23T12:40:00.000-06:002007-09-23T12:40:00.000-06:00The quality of management did not decrease with th...The quality of management did not decrease with the Admiral's appearance. Just take a look at the "distinguished" awards. They are often given for no other reason than their programs are close to death.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-20695098854801189722007-09-23T07:08:00.000-06:002007-09-23T07:08:00.000-06:00Anonymous at 9/22/07 11:51 PM tells of colleagues ...Anonymous at 9/22/07 11:51 PM tells of colleagues that have left for other DOE labs. What was not mentioned was that at these other labs, money brought into the lab accomplishes a lot more science because it is not taxed to death as it is at LANL. <BR/><BR/>Then there is the "hidden taxes" of nonsensical training such as how to drive on site that must be charged to your program.<BR/><BR/>Common sense died at LANL about that time that Admiral Butthead arrived. In fact, I think that he was the assassin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-15566187912998265362007-09-22T23:51:00.000-06:002007-09-22T23:51:00.000-06:00We've lost several TSMs from our group during the ...We've lost several TSMs from our group during the last few months. In all cases, the people who left were middle age, very bright, eager, and direct-funded by non-weapons work which they had helped to secure for LANL. They left LANL for other DOE labs and will likely be funded for the same work at these other facilities. With the loss of each of these scientists, LANL became just a little bit less diverse, not that LANS seems to really care. <BR/><BR/>People used to wildly speculate and occasionally laugh about the idea that there was some grand plan and that LANS and NNSA wanted to turn LANL into a weapons-only facility and an allied Pit Factory component. <BR/><BR/>They're not laughing any longer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-1408887529189079842007-09-22T22:58:00.000-06:002007-09-22T22:58:00.000-06:00The whole Signature Facility decision with MaRIE w...The whole Signature Facility decision with MaRIE was very telling in my book. Terry got everyone exciting about bold new possibilities for science at LANL and then opted for the one project which NNSA would fund and which would help keep LANSCE on continuing life support. Some bold vision!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-87001986236159263312007-09-22T17:53:00.000-06:002007-09-22T17:53:00.000-06:005:05 PM in addition I might add that Wallace, et a...5:05 PM in addition I might add that Wallace, et al (you know the ones who say that they care about science) could be fighting this fight but are choosing not to. I think that is something people should be paying attention to. So many people are busy kissing Wallace's ass that they refuse to see what he is doing to this place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-70651203460722501552007-09-22T17:48:00.000-06:002007-09-22T17:48:00.000-06:00A handful of Los Alamos rabble rousers "held a pub...A handful of Los Alamos rabble rousers "held a public rally at the Capitol, arguing that a well-funded lab is good for national security and science missions"<BR/><BR/>...and for my personal finances. What's one more millionaire to the community that boasts the largest percentage of millionaires of any community in the nation?<BR/><BR/>--TCP1 HoldoutAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-69892719411147086642007-09-22T17:05:00.000-06:002007-09-22T17:05:00.000-06:00Dolin and Srivilliputhur were joined by about 14 o...Dolin and Srivilliputhur were joined by about 14 other scientists who held signs with slogans like ``LANL Stops Terror'' and ``Save Our Science.''<BR/><BR/>``We cannot afford to disarm ourselves unilaterally,'' Srivilliputhur said.<BR/><BR/><BR/>What, pray tell, does designing new nukes and building pits have to do with stopping terrorism or saving science? I fail to see the connection, and so does Congress.<BR/><BR/>LANL would have a much brighter future if it would take on more non-poliferation and national security WFO work. This work would help protect America and doesn't cause as many problems with some of our touchy neighbors. Congress would even add funds to this work if it was properly marketed by decent Program Managers, of which LANL seems to have none. <BR/><BR/>Why must LANS management hold on, tooth and nail, to the dieing and unpopular nuke work until the ugly end?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-79726308272136058522007-09-22T17:00:00.000-06:002007-09-22T17:00:00.000-06:00"Your Science Will Not Protect You."Apologies to A..."Your Science Will Not Protect You."<BR/><BR/>Apologies to Audre Lorde.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-66065952879377607722007-09-22T15:18:00.000-06:002007-09-22T15:18:00.000-06:00Someone has reported that Srinivasan Srivilliputhu...Someone has reported that Srinivasan Srivilliputhur, Ph.D., is leaving LANL next month for Texas, or maybe Oklahoma, where the prairie winds blow free and the coyotes howl, and there's never heard a discouraging word, all day. So, why was Srivilliputhur "leading" the rally, eh? Doesn't he care about the smokin' black hole he's leavin' behind? And what about the smokin' black hole left behind by Ron Dolin, who lost so heavily to Tom Udall? These guys don't seem to have LANL's best interests at heart, do they? Smells kinda sulfurous to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-16097831732790211922007-09-22T12:47:00.000-06:002007-09-22T12:47:00.000-06:00``We believe science is something worth fighting f...<I><B>``We believe science is something worth fighting for,'' said Srinivasan Srivilliputhur, a materials scientist at the lab.<BR/><BR/>He said of the critics from the Los Alamos Study Group at the rally: ``We have been demonized. We are dedicated scientists working to protect our pit production budget.''</I></B>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-87832099064002716192007-09-22T12:46:00.000-06:002007-09-22T12:46:00.000-06:00Somebody call HR! We need a PADDCR (Principal Asso...Somebody call HR! We need a PADDCR (Principal Associate Director of Deck Chair Rearranging).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-78281840286052521342007-09-22T12:39:00.000-06:002007-09-22T12:39:00.000-06:00I'm against violens in the work place. Can't we a...I'm against violens in the work place. Can't we all just be peaceful?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-76510605527279586172007-09-22T12:36:00.000-06:002007-09-22T12:36:00.000-06:00Is Director Anastasio playing his cello?The RMS Ti...Is Director Anastasio playing his cello?<BR/><BR/>The RMS Titanic only had violins.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-88033381693764468102007-09-22T11:57:00.000-06:002007-09-22T11:57:00.000-06:00The SS LANL is taking on lots of water and beginni...The SS LANL is taking on lots of water and beginning to sink. Those in the luxury sections at the top deck are still having a pleasant evening and listening to the music of a wonderful quartet. The lower class staff in the bowels of the ship see the flooding taking place and know the full extent of the damage. And just like the SS Titantic, when the end comes, the "better" class will have lifeboats awaiting their escape. The working staff will be going down with the ship.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com