tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post5756796963351477645..comments2024-03-29T03:37:50.224-07:00Comments on LLNL - The True Story -: Beam us up NIF!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-59149675850926956842013-06-02T08:13:11.589-07:002013-06-02T08:13:11.589-07:00Forget it, June 1, 2013 at 9:10 PM, sarcasm is was...Forget it, June 1, 2013 at 9:10 PM, sarcasm is wasted on these lobotomized buggers --er, bloggers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-87173980603197581002013-06-01T21:10:14.693-07:002013-06-01T21:10:14.693-07:00Does LANL have any new plans to release more radia...Does LANL have any new plans to release more radiation into the environment? <br /><br />June 1, 2013 at 4:33 PM<br /><br />Yes of course, LANL precisely plans each and every accidental release. There's an office for that - just Google "LANL planned illegal radiation releases to kill everyone."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-52623882764989607732013-06-01T19:15:17.667-07:002013-06-01T19:15:17.667-07:00NIF isn't built upon the shoulders of giants. ...NIF isn't built upon the shoulders of giants. NIF is built upon the egos of mental midgets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-61602216591785445262013-06-01T16:33:45.015-07:002013-06-01T16:33:45.015-07:00Does LANL have any new plans to release more radia...Does LANL have any new plans to release more radiation into the environment? It's too bad that LLNL has to pay (more onerous controls and oversight) because LANL screws up ALL THE TIME.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-42211889461627964392013-06-01T10:51:34.985-07:002013-06-01T10:51:34.985-07:00Who knows, NIF may even lead to two or three Nobel...Who knows, NIF may even lead to two or three Nobel prizes. <br /><br />May 29, 2013 at 1:11 AM<br /><br />Certainly a shoe-in for one or more of this year's Ig Nobel Prizes !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-78955593461999736332013-06-01T04:08:09.147-07:002013-06-01T04:08:09.147-07:00LANL people have no idea who Lanczos is. They kno...LANL people have no idea who Lanczos is. They knowledge is limited to the what they learned from "Hemo the Magnificent"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-76037122221891418822013-05-31T21:04:15.667-07:002013-05-31T21:04:15.667-07:00 Go screw yourself you ignorant simpleton.
... Go screw yourself you ignorant simpleton.<br /><br /> May 30, 2013 at 2:41 PM<br /><br />Excellent post - reflects the absolute best LLNL has to offer.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-45419636549417421052013-05-30T14:41:21.360-07:002013-05-30T14:41:21.360-07:00Go screw yourself you ignorant simpleton. Corny L...Go screw yourself you ignorant simpleton. Corny Lanczos is one of the greatest of all time, advancing variational methods in physics. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-46419729499714238082013-05-30T13:57:49.322-07:002013-05-30T13:57:49.322-07:00Lanczos? Why not throw the names of thousands of ...Lanczos? Why not throw the names of thousands of other important scientists and mathematicians into that bucket of metaphors?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-29510000660789966222013-05-30T03:19:37.493-07:002013-05-30T03:19:37.493-07:00Some of the old NIF posts from August are HILARIOU...Some of the old NIF posts from August are HILARIOUS. The fusion temple idea! Comparisons to zephram cochrane, some very cutting comments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-71351350607011472252013-05-29T15:22:42.112-07:002013-05-29T15:22:42.112-07:00Don't defame the ducks. You cretinDon't defame the ducks. You cretinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-77259826695538575252013-05-29T04:01:12.061-07:002013-05-29T04:01:12.061-07:00NIF following the traditions of Galileo? Seriousl...NIF following the traditions of Galileo? Seriously? NIF needs to be flushed from the bedpan of bad science. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-51719658913775426942013-05-29T01:23:59.126-07:002013-05-29T01:23:59.126-07:00Lake Haussman is that nice pond with the Tritiated...Lake Haussman is that nice pond with the Tritiated ducks. Fantastic!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-61108369422056441112013-05-29T01:19:52.722-07:002013-05-29T01:19:52.722-07:00Remarkable. Fantastic.
From an idea, an unclear ...<i>Remarkable. Fantastic. <br /><br />From an idea, an unclear concept 15 years ago to a 100-square acre, flawlessly operating instrument assimilating amazing new technologies from material, to modelling to controls...<br /><br />1.8MJ of blue light.. 500TW every 4 hours on a 3 mm target... Wow.<br /><br />Brilliant.<br /><br />24 beamlines 192 beams, adaptive optics, 5 MJ of capacitors, amazing 9000 pcs of 40cm x40cm Nd glass, meter-long 9000 flashlamps, literally millions of optics... Cleanest large surfaces ever produced, 1000s of times better than in wafer production.<br /><br />A reliable 4K target system in a shielded 10m diameter vacuum sphere. DT targets regularly meeting exacting standards. Calibrated diagnostics systems to determine performance. Models to support interpretation.<br /><br />All to the highest seismic standards, every system with a safety note, checked and rechecked.<br /><br />Truly a magnificent lifetime achievemnt. Something Haussman dreamed of when he hired Emmett. What Paisner, Simmons, Hurley and Frietag strove for in setting high scientific and engineering standards. What Trenholme's team predicted.<br /><br />Over 1000 labbies contributed years of their lives and many, many late nights.<br /><br />Remarkable. Unprecedented. The damn thing works...it regularly meets its design specs.<br /><br />Thanks for the confirmation Al.<br /><br />"FIAT LUX" is fulfilled.<br /><br />Now on to discoveries...</i><br /><br /><br />Yes, thanks for the confirmation bias, indeed.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-87532015989950293852013-05-29T01:11:50.742-07:002013-05-29T01:11:50.742-07:00NIF is built and the ship is ready to sail. We mu...NIF is built and the ship is ready to sail. We must therefore explore the realm. NIF is following the traditions of Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton, Euler, Laplace, Lagrange, Laguerre, Riemann, Einstein, Lanczos, and many others. NIF is built on the shoulder of giants. And hundreds of NIF employees will be trained as the future generation of fusioneers, who will further the science and engineering of what will be deemed the great discovery of this millennium. Who knows what the future holds . We can't know unless we spend the money and find out. No cost is too great for ignition on NIF. It is the only viable technology for fusion. Let the ship sail. It's journey will allow many great discoveries to be made, allowing humanity evolve to a new level of technology and enlightenment. Who knows, NIF may even lead to two or three Nobel prizes. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-24464235257340294782013-05-28T21:28:32.867-07:002013-05-28T21:28:32.867-07:00Confirmation bias is what makes NIF such a foolish...Confirmation bias is what makes NIF such a foolish gamble, just just any mere gamble.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-60958143137425297482013-05-28T21:00:06.550-07:002013-05-28T21:00:06.550-07:00 I would put in 50 billion to make this work...if ... I would put in 50 billion to make this work...if it can work. It is worth the risk.<br /><br />May 28, 2013 at 8:46 PM<br /><br />That is the language of gambling, not science. No risk to your money of course. Why not let the people who have to fund it have a say? Make your best argument, understanding that you have to make it comprehensible to your sponsors (the public) and see what happens. My guess? NIF is shut down tomorrow. You dilettantes can find another sandbox. I would not give you another dime of my hard earned money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-18417248483094332912013-05-28T20:46:49.388-07:002013-05-28T20:46:49.388-07:005 billion or 7.5 billion means little when the exp...5 billion or 7.5 billion means little when the experiment needs to be run. So much more is at state for all of mankind...Safe Fusion Power. I would put in 50 billion to make this work...if it can work. It is worth the risk. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-27082360768581722102013-05-25T22:28:26.552-07:002013-05-25T22:28:26.552-07:00TNG series finale was better than any of the motio...TNG series finale was better than any of the motion pictures in my opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-28879834728389171562013-05-25T22:26:27.649-07:002013-05-25T22:26:27.649-07:00Wrath of khan was pretty good. Just the novelty fa...Wrath of khan was pretty good. Just the novelty factor of having kirstie alley and ricardo montalban were enough to warrant paying two bucks at the theatre. The old episodes where Klingons were bad sterotypes of nefarious Chinese were comical but Star Trek TNG was the best of all. I think the downhilled-ness began around Star Trek 4.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-88523574562936781622013-05-25T22:18:07.635-07:002013-05-25T22:18:07.635-07:00NNSA's stupidity is grounded in all the politi...NNSA's stupidity is grounded in all the politics. LLNL's stupidity is grounded in confirmation bias.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-41531868531120430232013-05-25T17:58:23.226-07:002013-05-25T17:58:23.226-07:00NNSA surely is stupid, after all they let the abom...NNSA surely is stupid, after all they let the abomination called NIF get funded in the first place. Now they got a white elephant on their hands and all it does is produce crap. NNSA is spineless for not cutting that whole program. DAHRT, Z, omega all could use that money for stockpile stewardship. Every day that NNSA keep funding NIF that is built on a web of lies, is just more confirmation as to NNSA's stupidity. At this point blaming the victim (NNSA) is completely appropriate as they have done nothing to fix their mistake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-20391334921720547022013-05-25T17:42:09.659-07:002013-05-25T17:42:09.659-07:00And yet they are smarter than the managers at LLNL...And yet they are smarter than the managers at LLNL and LANL. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-4658685354043435622013-05-25T15:04:22.907-07:002013-05-25T15:04:22.907-07:00That's the problem with NNSA, they have no bra...That's the problem with NNSA, they have no brains.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-15832353009887128332013-05-25T15:02:02.763-07:002013-05-25T15:02:02.763-07:00Hey NNSA, LLNS (Moses) found a new mission for NIF...Hey NNSA, LLNS (Moses) found a new mission for NIF. NIF Mission: Understand Why You Don't". Start "ponying up the money" you dumb asses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com