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Tri-Valley Cares needs to be on this if they aren't already. We need to make sure that NNSA and LLNL does not make good on promises to pursue such stupid ideas as doing Plutonium experiments on NIF. The stupidity arises from the fact that a huge population is placed at risk in the short and long term. Why do this kind of experiment in a heavily populated area? Only a moron would push that kind of imbecile area. Do it somewhere else in the god forsaken hills of Los Alamos. Why should the communities in the Bay Area be subjected to such increased risk just because the lab's NIF has failed twice and is trying the Hail Mary pass of doing an SNM experiment just to justify their existence? Those Laser EoS techniques and the people analyzing the raw data are all just BAD anyways. You know what comes next after they do the experiment. They'll figure out that they need larger samples. More risk for the local population. Stop this imbecilic pursuit. They wan...
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Make the effort to work through your obstacle. You will be proud of the result.
Victimization is the refuge for the weak. It is but another excuse for the lazy or disheartened.
Get a good nights rest. Get up early. Have a good breakfast with a warm cup of coffee and get out there and conquer your demons...you will learn more from your failures than your successes, but you will feel better., whether it is a weight problem or a workplace bully.
or this blog? The very first comment (February 4, 2012 10:16 AM) is a case in point!
February 4, 2012 10:16 AM
Demons at LLNS/LANS? You got that right!
I think the person did not read the story. It is how to create and encourage good behavior. A victim sits in the corner and cries and keeps his or her mouth shut when there are wrongs.
A hero encourages people to act appropriately and work towards a common goal.
I see no victims here.
There is health and constructive ways of getting you point across.
This is trying to encourage LLNL to create a more encouraging culture. That is all.
How is that a victim ? I think that is the opposite of a victim. That is someone conquering their demons.
The sarcasm, putdowns, and contempt seen on this blog are only the residual traces of the evil that rests within the barbed wire fencing of the lab.
February 4, 2012 8:50 PM
ooooh - EVIL !!! Get a grip. If evil "rests" why fear it? There is no evil, just garden-variety greed and ambition, unfettered by any sense of honor or ethics. Ethics are not within the teachings received by children born after 1970. Neither by parents nor by schools. God help us all.
February 6, 2012 8:21 AM
The worst bully on campus is Bret Knapp and the Institution is rewarding (promotions, salary, bonuses) his behavior. When I made Anastasio aware of his behavior, it was very clear he condoned it. Since then, Knapp has been retaliating against me by transferring out of his Directorate and slandering my name and reputation to former and current colleagues and customers. Knapp is a bully in every sense of the word. To think how close he is to becoming our next Director is in one word "frightening".
Today, it's not the scientific bullies. They've all left for better enviroments. It's the C-average, Dilbert type management bullies who do most of the butt-kicking. They're allowed free reign at the labs.
February 10, 2012 1:48 PM
C'mon, don't be so naive! Mikey and Charlie both needed Knapp as their "junkyard dog" to take the heat off of them for their unpopular decisions. You surely don't think Brett thinks this stuff up by himself, do you?
February 10, 2012 7:37 PM
They (Anastasio, McMillan) convinced Knapp that he's a Premier Manager, where in reality they are just using him, just like the rest of us. To think just how recently Knapp was "wet behind the ears" and now the Principal Director of Nuclear Weapons is hard to imagine. I find it hard to believe how all the folks that work for this joker can stomach him. Personally, I moved on when massive blob moved in.
February 11, 2012 12:08 PM
Knapp is transparent and reliable alright. You can rely on him to stab or screw you from behind without seeing him.
February 16, 2012 12:22 AM
If this goes down, Knapp will be remembered as the least educated, most arrogant, most self-centered, most hated, most Southwest Airline miles back and forth to Livermore, fastest Porsche, and best looking Director in the history of Los Alamos National Laboratory. Is he handsome or what?