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By scooby
  1. What's new with the high foot NIF campaign? I haven't seen any new press releases. I assume they have tried some things (thinner capsule walls, new holoraum design, etc.) and the yield hasn't increased? Maybe they're preparing for another press conference?
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Anonymous said…
Far as I know, the highest yields are still upper 10^15 range, without any path to major increases. At best it's a science experiment, at worst it's a stunt, but not a way to megajoule yields.
6/07/2014 12:08 PM
Anonymous said…
The argument they gave was that since agreement was obtained with the codes they were on the right track to ignition. That is, by adjusting the design to be agree with the codes, ultimately they would be able to use the codes to design an igniting capsule. Okay, where is ignition?
6/07/2014 7:42 PM
Anonymous said…
You see, LLNL scientists have got the blinders on. They only see what they want to see. Confirmation bias is the only thing guiding Livermorons. Also it's all a shell game trying to deflect attention from the real failure. They are playing "fool the chump" with NNSA and boy, NNSA has been the biggest chump of them all.
6/10/2014 12:08 AM
Anonymous said…
No, the American taxpayer is the biggest chump of all.
6/10/2014 6:00 PM
Anonymous said…
I remember that dedication ceremony with all the celebrities and dignitaries like it was just yesterday...
6/11/2014 2:00 AM
Anonymous said…
After they wear out the. "High foot" campaign smoke and mirrors, they have other campaigns lined up to deceive for decades to come. They are called the "low foot", "extended leg," "groin pull," "foot-in-groin," "Hail Mary," "wink-nod," "dupe Feinstein," "NNSA troglodyte" and "deuterium EoS" campaigns. The campaign lanes are subject to change but the dupe strategies for each are fully in place.
6/12/2014 10:45 AM
Alien Visiting Scientist from the Site said…
We tried a "Hail Mary" and got antigravity drive to work ! You never know !

Back to fast cars !
6/23/2014 10:51 AM
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