tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post5579692799052832278..comments2024-03-27T20:42:17.293-07:00Comments on LLNL - The True Story -: New job for Ed Moses!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-84200639933869400442015-08-09T14:28:45.097-07:002015-08-09T14:28:45.097-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05022400005794872245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-19319366954706790222015-07-29T14:56:24.561-07:002015-07-29T14:56:24.561-07:00July 21, 2015
From Matthew Scott to OBS and DTM S...July 21, 2015<br /><br />From Matthew Scott to OBS and DTM Staff Members:<br /><br />The GMTO Board would like you to know that, effective immediately, Dr. Ed Moses is on leave for substantial and significant family matters that require his attention.<br /><br />Dr. Moses will not return to GMTO. The GMTO Board thanks Dr. Moses for his important service to the GMTO.<br /><br />The GMTO Board has appointed Dr. Pat McCarthy as interim President and looks forward to his leadership of the GMTO project.<br /><br />A public statement will be made at a later date.<br /><br />-Sent on behalf of Matthew Scott.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-2333610524182675762014-09-26T14:11:28.020-07:002014-09-26T14:11:28.020-07:00Moses was fired from the lab, or as close to being...Moses was fired from the lab, or as close to being fired as someone in his former position can get unless they do something horrifying, like get convicted of buggering little boys. It was in the cards for a long time, because he caused so much damage throughout the complex and made so many enemies, but what triggered it was deliberately burning through huge piles of money against DOE direction, in the face of possible upcoming sequestration and shut-down. That's what took out Albright too, for letting it happen on his watch. This stuff is all well known, so it's amazing anyone is willing to hire him for any sort of leadership or management role. The world would be better off if he just retired.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-15313318638696893612014-09-15T14:37:25.015-07:002014-09-15T14:37:25.015-07:00"He an effective if ruthless project manager,..."He an effective if ruthless project manager, if you give him as much money and time as he wants, but he does not know how to do things cheaply and simply; everything he does is leveraging more and ever more money from whoever is paying the bills, while maneuvering himself to be perceived as the only savior who can clean up after the incompetent people who preceded him. In this job, expect him to alienate everyone he interacts with who does not have something he needs, and expect vast cost and schedule overruns on a NIF-like scale."<br /><br />Magellan sounds like a great project. Lots of funding for new boondoggles. Need "phased" mirror arrays, adaptive optics, guide stars ? So, where do I apply ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-13213196769953420832014-09-15T14:37:00.477-07:002014-09-15T14:37:00.477-07:00"He an effective if ruthless project manager,..."He an effective if ruthless project manager, if you give him as much money and time as he wants, but he does not know how to do things cheaply and simply; everything he does is leveraging more and ever more money from whoever is paying the bills, while maneuvering himself to be perceived as the only savior who can clean up after the incompetent people who preceded him. In this job, expect him to alienate everyone he interacts with who does not have something he needs, and expect vast cost and schedule overruns on a NIF-like scale."<br /><br />Magellan sounds like a great project. Lots of funding for new boondoggles. Need "phased" mirror arrays, adaptive optics, guide stars ? So, where do I apply ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-50194263005884090862014-09-15T11:12:54.090-07:002014-09-15T11:12:54.090-07:00The tee party is the republican's gift to Obam...The tee party is the republican's gift to Obama and the democrats. The more power the tea party gains with republicans, the more the democrats, even Pelosi, look moderate and electable. Complain all you want about Obama. Thank the tea party for splitting the republicans, giving Obama his second term. It's like blaming Ed for all the problems when root cause lies with another bunch of losers. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-47030700980866433782014-09-13T22:56:43.723-07:002014-09-13T22:56:43.723-07:00The country, and the free world, has been Obama...<i>The country, and the free world, has been Obama's to control since 2008.</i><br /><br />Oh, we had a government shutdown because Obama told the House majority to not fund the government. Now I understand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-48132824027322672922014-09-13T21:59:17.811-07:002014-09-13T21:59:17.811-07:00September 13, 2014 at 8:47 AM is a pathetic joke, ...September 13, 2014 at 8:47 AM is a pathetic joke, and so is his God, Obama. Both are clueless about the way the world works and how to change it. To claim that Obama's difficulties are the result of his predecessors is just asinine and disingenuous. The country, and the free world, has been Obama's to control since 2008. What has he done? How has he improved anything, or made anyone more secure? He is a tiresome finger-wagger who is much less clever and knowledgeable than he imagines. 2016 cannot come fast enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-86080987010140000282014-09-13T12:49:30.392-07:002014-09-13T12:49:30.392-07:00If you are a NIF physicist and your suffer from na...If you are a NIF physicist and your suffer from narcissistic personality disorder, you might think NIF was a big success:<br /><br />http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/next-generation/has-fusion-finally-solved-its-hype-problem-16675762Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-7271945835891003572014-09-13T09:41:07.976-07:002014-09-13T09:41:07.976-07:008:47 did not read carefully, the causes are all he...8:47 did not read carefully, the causes are all here. Sounds a bit like Obama repeatedly saying the opposition isn't offering solutions, when in fact they are and he is just not listening.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-65268648242110733412014-09-13T08:47:44.542-07:002014-09-13T08:47:44.542-07:00That's exactly like someone who blames Obama f...That's exactly like someone who blames Obama for all of the world's problems that were created by his predecessors. Sure it's one thing if you blame him for not performing a miracle and correcting all the wrongs of others. But simply to call him the "central figure" and them cast blame, without being able to point to root cause (or even atleast significant cause) is really just like the groupthink Obama-bashing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-57648872821462824932014-09-13T01:36:00.117-07:002014-09-13T01:36:00.117-07:00In particular for Sept 10, 7:47
In truth what is ...In particular for Sept 10, 7:47<br /><br />In truth what is important is that there was a failure and the organization that has the duty to straighten out the causes of the failure is LLNL. It is an LLNL project and sometimes one learns from failure, both in the science and in the management. I see 7:47 that you agree that there was a failure and I think that almost all agree. From what I have observed it seems almost all agree, including those on this blog, that one starts first looking within LLNL for those causes.<br /><br />Yes, from all that I have seen and heard and read, I have concluded that Mr. Moses is the central figure in all this failure. There are obviously others, after all you have a new lab director and the LIFE program is cancelled. But really for me the responsible players are not of importance. The failure is. A number of the higher level players are now gone anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-86409620421132890282014-09-12T05:35:34.229-07:002014-09-12T05:35:34.229-07:0011:52 AM, even my high school dropout doesn't ...11:52 AM, even my high school dropout doesn't use the word "dude".<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-40860803144232441942014-09-11T22:17:11.840-07:002014-09-11T22:17:11.840-07:00"The fact that we don't KNOW if it is phy..."The fact that we don't KNOW if it is physically possible is WHY it is SCIENCE."<br /><br />Not exactly, it is a bit more subtle than that. I am not a NIF scientist but for over 10 years I have heard many people who are indeed good scientists say they have real doubts about NIF.<br /><br /> It is one thing if you have a few total crackpots who are naysayers like the intelligent design folks who account for 0.1% of biologists but it is another when you have about 1/3-1/2 experts saying something is wrong. I am not sure what the real story is however I know for a fact that many people said that aspects of NIF where going to be real trouble. I would add that I have heard a few ideas there are rather dubious like no one really ever believed NIF would work or be any value whatsoever but that was not to point. The point was to be very very big so that congress would fund it since congress only funds BIG things, Iraq, Space Shuttle, Obama Care...NIF. It is not suppose to work it is just suppose to be big, and the public gets "big" however the public does not get "relevant". Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-1119884128919058952014-09-11T20:32:15.751-07:002014-09-11T20:32:15.751-07:00Let's get real here.
1. Ed sucks.
2. LLNL...Let's get real here.<br /><br />1. Ed sucks.<br /><br />2. LLNL's fusion scientists (**scientists**, not managers) are awesome.<br /><br />3. NIF is awesome.<br /><br />4. 90% of the "lifers" are, in fact, incredible scientsts. The fact that they didn't have to worry about money is what MADE them awesome. <br /><br />5. NIF would have been even more awesome, were it not for the out-of-this-world-ridiculous management they had running the place.<br /><br /><br />Cut 3/4 of the managers, let the scientists do their jobs, and it will all work out, if it is physically possible.<br /><br />The fact that we don't KNOW if it is physically possible is WHY it is SCIENCE.<br /><br />End of story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-34574923266801266492014-09-11T17:39:07.234-07:002014-09-11T17:39:07.234-07:00This thread is a great rehash of the greatest scam...This thread is a great rehash of the greatest scam at LLNL since x-ray lasers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-9364397441530708762014-09-11T16:57:22.486-07:002014-09-11T16:57:22.486-07:009/9 4:47pm: "Parney wouldnt know fusion if he...9/9 4:47pm: "Parney wouldnt know fusion if he stepped in it." Maybe true. But he understood scientific dysfunction when he saw it, and brought in WCI and "team 2" over Ed's and George's loud objections. He dumped the SCAP when Ed and George wanted to force NNSA's hand. He went after the financial books at NIF, and began weaning them off their huge hidden overhead. He cut LIFE to almost nothing. He took NIF governance away from Ed to the cheers of LANL and the ICF community. And finally he fired Ed, and fell on his sword to do it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-79996744553091788282014-09-11T11:52:52.303-07:002014-09-11T11:52:52.303-07:00Lol, 6:53PM, my high schooler isn't even allow...Lol, 6:53PM, my high schooler isn't even allowed to cite Wikipedia in an argument. Awesome credibility dude.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-23282766519871964552014-09-11T05:28:37.874-07:002014-09-11T05:28:37.874-07:00Ed is a hero....
September 10, 2014 at 9:39 PM
E...Ed is a hero.... <br />September 10, 2014 at 9:39 PM<br /><br />Excuse me, I need to puke. By the way, it is bad form and childish to answer your own posts and pretend they come from two different people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-72828419102461993852014-09-10T22:54:45.362-07:002014-09-10T22:54:45.362-07:00please tell us about how the review committees rub...please tell us about how the review committees rubber stamped the reviews. they must have falsified information and hidden lots of dead bodies, according to your conspiracy theory. please tell us. we need more laughs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-41184185271359803902014-09-10T21:39:00.293-07:002014-09-10T21:39:00.293-07:00September 10, 2014 at 7:47 PM
I agree, every time...September 10, 2014 at 7:47 PM<br /><br />I agree, every time someone says anything bad about Ed, I laugh at how deluded they are in not seeing the truth. It is more sad than funny but I always find humor where I can. Ed is a hero, he may have stepped on a few over-inflated egos but he is still and always will be a true hero who fought against the odds and never gave up what he believed in no matter what others said. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-51423756496647028662014-09-10T20:37:16.642-07:002014-09-10T20:37:16.642-07:007:47 PM, that would be a red-herring, specifically...7:47 PM, that would be a red-herring, specifically an abusive fallacy. You must be a code jockey.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-42925327231415390952014-09-10T20:10:33.420-07:002014-09-10T20:10:33.420-07:00Ed: I have existed from the morning of the world a...Ed: I have existed from the morning of the world and I shall exist until the last star falls from the night. Although I have taken the form of Edward Moses, I am all men as I am no man and therefore I am a God. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-54156188789931212022014-09-10T19:49:18.712-07:002014-09-10T19:49:18.712-07:00It wasn't Moses' created vision of code wo...It wasn't Moses' created vision of code worship. That culture was pervasive at LLNL long before Moses came along. And on top of that, he is a hands-on engineer, not from the post-test-ban world of weapons mental masturbation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-35785447506937632752014-09-10T19:47:03.242-07:002014-09-10T19:47:03.242-07:00So all we have are some anonymous assurance with n...So all we have are some anonymous assurance with no followup on names, reasoning, relevance, etc. And we are supposed to believe you? And you have the nerve to call yourself a scientist? Random grumblings that have no relevance to the failure doesn't count for squat. You 20/20 hindsight armchair quarterbacks are really funny though. All the unsubstantiated furor and griping over the wrong guy. Keep it up. It gives me my daily laugh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com