Actual post from Dec. 15 from one of the streams. This is a real topic. As far as promoting women and minorities even if their qualifications are not as good as the white male scientists, I am all for it. We need diversity at the lab and if that is what it takes, so be it. Quit your whining. Look around the lab, what do you see? White male geezers. How many African Americans do you see at the lab? Virtually none. LLNL is one of the MOST undiverse places you will see. Face it folks, LLNL is an institution of white male privilege and they don't want to give up their privileged positions. California, a state of majority Hispanics has the "crown jewel" LLNL nestled in the middle of it with very FEW Hispanics at all!
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Anastasio was hardly the driving force behind the launch of NIF. That way predates his being Director at LLNL.
That is the point of observing experiments. Now, using the tools and minds available, take the next steps, understand the differences, make new experiments to guide to the goal.
Wow, scientific method yields again new scientific knowledge.
This was clearly explained to all in the famous UCB course, Physics 10, "Physics for non-scientists" which became the pithily titled "Physics for Presidents" at Berkeley as tuition rose and the local talent was refused in favor of national and international wunderkinds.
PS. Teller taught this for a while and was very well received.
old blue
NIF is Emmett's child, and he is a very proud PaPa.
If it moves, its biology.
If it stinks, its chemistry.
If it doesn't work, its physics.
Apparently Moses was out sick when Teller was explaining the scientific method.
..plans are made up to turn the facility into a laser tag family fun center.
..scientists, bored with the slow process, start putting odd pieces into the Ignition chamber. "Let's see what happens to this snickers bar"
October 5, 2012 10:42 AM
Oh bullshit! LLNL's engineering expertise is overrated. I mean, Bret Knapp! Is this the best that LLNL had to offer LANL? This guy is a joke!
Oh, wait... there is one consequence. If you can keep spouting the lies you'll continue to receive even MORE funding!