tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post6764108472034473062..comments2024-03-29T06:34:24.945-07:00Comments on LLNL - The True Story -: Deputy Lab Director Ike Richardson Leaves LANSUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-34220104725679873042011-11-06T12:30:20.499-08:002011-11-06T12:30:20.499-08:00"Knapp is a vindictive moron without credenti..."Knapp is a vindictive moron without credentials."<br /><br />Yes, but he is a trained "attack dog" who does exactly what his handlers above him request him to do. That's the main reason he has moved up the management ladder so quickly. He's utterly ruthless. You don't need a high IQ to handle the "ruthless" part.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-19476161908817518552011-11-06T06:20:35.599-08:002011-11-06T06:20:35.599-08:00Knapp is a vindictive moron without credentials.Knapp is a vindictive moron without credentials.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-381584282565425672011-10-22T05:02:16.573-07:002011-10-22T05:02:16.573-07:00The high caliber and most prestigious universities...The high caliber and most prestigious universities in California are the University of California at Berkeley and Stanford University. I bet money Knapp couldn't get into those universities.<br /><br />Opps. The California Institute of Technology. All due respects Dr. Feynman. <br /><br />Don't even use Knapp's name in the same breath as these schools.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-71518603800353708712011-10-22T04:51:16.650-07:002011-10-22T04:51:16.650-07:00Cal Poly is a very good undergraduate engineering ...Cal Poly is a very good undergraduate engineering school. In that category of schools, the current U.S. News rankings place it tied for fifth with the Naval Academy and Air Force Academy. Not bad company.<br /><br />October 21, 2011 9:23 PM<br /><br />"Very good" isn't good enough. Cal Poly is a secondary state university for those students who don't qualify academically to get into the University of California schools. The high caliber and most prestigious universities in California are the University of California at Berkeley and Stanford University. I bet money Knapp couldn't get into those universities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-66214148624536082892011-10-21T21:23:10.591-07:002011-10-21T21:23:10.591-07:00All for a Cal Poly BS degree.
Cal Poly is a very ...<i>All for a Cal Poly BS degree.</i><br /><br />Cal Poly is a very good undergraduate engineering school. In that category of schools, the current U.S. News rankings place it tied for fifth with the Naval Academy and Air Force Academy. Not bad company.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-66302301330507948952011-10-21T16:25:46.125-07:002011-10-21T16:25:46.125-07:00Don't forget those are "tax free" bo...Don't forget those are "tax free" bonuses baby! Life is good. Bret KnappAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-88703354052632432672011-10-20T17:23:32.318-07:002011-10-20T17:23:32.318-07:00"This wasn't a complaint. You can't h..."This wasn't a complaint. You can't handle the TRUTH you big baby!<br /><br />October 20, 2011 3:02 PM"<br /><br />How would you know what the truth is?<br />If you have a problem with how the lab is run than nothing is stopping you from leaving.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-5712744192348195482011-10-20T15:16:08.191-07:002011-10-20T15:16:08.191-07:00I am sure we can replace everyone at the labs with...I am sure we can replace everyone at the labs with eager people who are out of work right now<br />who sure as hell would not be complaining about managers.<br /><br />October 20, 2011 8:04 AM<br /><br />Didn't you forget "minimum wage professional labor" Bret? I mean we need to ensure there's enough money for your tax payer funded Southwest flights, bonuses for every DAHRT shot, tax payer supplied Cayenne, dry cleaned suits, and your ridiculous salary. All for a Cal Poly BS degree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-23299670120742983502011-10-20T15:02:44.696-07:002011-10-20T15:02:44.696-07:00Stop complaining, if you don't like it at the ...Stop complaining, if you don't like it at the labs leave. Your parents should have taught you that life is not fair. I am sure we can replace everyone at the labs with eager people who are out of work right now<br />who sure as hell would not be complaining about managers.<br /><br />October 20, 2011 8:04 AM<br /><br />This wasn't a complaint. You can't handle the TRUTH you big baby!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-7769073770421314562011-10-20T11:32:38.612-07:002011-10-20T11:32:38.612-07:00Stop complaining, if you don't like it at the ...<i>Stop complaining, if you don't like it at the labs leave. Your parents should have taught you that life is not fair. I am sure we can replace everyone at the labs with eager people who are out of work right now who sure as hell would not be complaining about managers.</i><br /><br />So taxpayers also should stop complaining about the DOE and NNSA squandering their hard-earned cash on these LLCs, or leave the country?<br /><br />Maybe, just maybe, some people complain because they are trying to right a wrong...not just abandon it to rot and reward the wrongdoing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-56613284646368982272011-10-20T10:55:12.401-07:002011-10-20T10:55:12.401-07:00"I am sure we can replace everyone at the lab..."I am sure we can replace everyone at the labs with eager people who are out of work right now who sure as hell would not be complaining about managers."<br /><br />Thanks for that oh, so insightful tip, Brett Knapp.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-41993241384747888352011-10-20T08:04:42.386-07:002011-10-20T08:04:42.386-07:00"October 20, 2011 3:05 AM"
Stop complai..."October 20, 2011 3:05 AM"<br /><br />Stop complaining, if you don't like it at the labs leave. Your parents should have taught you that life is not fair. I am sure we can replace everyone at the labs with eager people who are out of work right now<br />who sure as hell would not be complaining about managers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-31966552175090722002011-10-20T03:05:29.878-07:002011-10-20T03:05:29.878-07:00Becthel has converted the LANS/LLNS Deputy Laborat...Becthel has converted the LANS/LLNS Deputy Laboratory Director role to a worthless rubber stamping position at the Laboratories. The Becthel appointees (non-advertised and non-competed) to this and many other positions is the centerpiece of the Bechtel's failed and incompetent leadership at LANS/LLNS. Unfortunately, Betchel's policy of not competing jobs at LLNS/LANS has now become the standard across the Labs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-7259608009771471712011-10-20T00:13:43.097-07:002011-10-20T00:13:43.097-07:00DOE is a failure that should be abolished.
Ronald...DOE is a failure that should be abolished.<br /><br />Ronald Reagan 1980 campaign recommendationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-18182282504268034172011-10-20T00:12:33.894-07:002011-10-20T00:12:33.894-07:00Why doesn't Bechtel just provide a decent look...Why doesn't Bechtel just provide a decent looking hooker?<br /><br />Too honest?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-18266069628933669492011-10-20T00:11:24.627-07:002011-10-20T00:11:24.627-07:00The corporate governance model doesn't work.
...The corporate governance model doesn't work.<br /><br />With UC concurance, Bechtel provides a short-timer that cannot possibly contribute since the core competencies take years to master. So the madmen of DOE make noises, UC tries to pick up the pieces and Bechtel provides a $35M per year rookie bust. (Rizzo, Lytle, Gionconda...)<br /><br />DOE doesn't notice because as the failed privitization of the labs and Solyndra show,<br />DOE can't tell it buttocks from a warm rock.<br /><br />Hell, even Barry Zito's failure is small in comparison.<br /><br />The game of thrones...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-80187217766943050042011-10-19T15:51:48.512-07:002011-10-19T15:51:48.512-07:00It's not a question of what Ike accomplished b...It's not a question of what Ike accomplished but rather if anyone noticed he existed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-88010117728811650402011-10-19T10:33:30.233-07:002011-10-19T10:33:30.233-07:00Being replaced, per the usual, with another Bechte...Being replaced, per the usual, with another Bechtelian who has used the revolving door between the DOE's "for-profit" contractors and DOE HQ to enrich herself.<br /><br />The corrupt good ol' boy system now has a good ol' gal. I'm sure she'll be very well compensated for her new position as LANS deputy director.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936951073896589340.post-87803771569698749542011-10-19T04:21:07.903-07:002011-10-19T04:21:07.903-07:00Being replaced by another career fed?Being replaced by another career fed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com