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Sunday, December 27, 2020
Flaws in US nuclear blast equation
A nuclear blast equation used by the US military for decades to guide the construction of bombproof shelters is not always accurate, according to a new study by Chinese researchers.
Maybe we can outsource some of the work to China at least they know what they are doing. I think the NNSA labs should focus on critical race theory rather than criticality theory.
Has anyone else noticed that the big "Russia" hacking story has been dropped like a rock. Two weeks ago this was being said to be equivalent to to a cyber Pearl Harbor where we need to take real action and not just suctions. Three days latter....nothing the story is just gone. I am not sure if this means it was a non-story to start with, that no one cares, or that it was the Chinese rather Russians. Odd very very odd, but again nothing in 2020 has been normal.
"It means no one who knows anything is talking to the press. Just as it should be.
1/01/2021 5:24 PM"
Oh, please so there is no investigative reporters or press people following up stories or looking into things or doing random speculation. If you what you are saying is true the first thing the press would be sayings "security agencies tight lipped which means it must be far worse". So unless the press is in cahoots with the government it simply means the press does not care about the story anymore. The most logical answer is that the story is not very interesting now that Trump is leaving, a year ago this story would have been non-stop for months. There could be other reasons of course. I am not saying that this is not serious but saying that the press is not following up on this because "those in the know are not talking" simply makes no sense in terms of how journalism works or the media works.
As for the more far out theories one is that there could some evidence that China was behind it, which could mean this is simply not a very popular story since it goes along with the Trump saying China is bad. A simpler version is that much of the news media does not want to lose business with China. CNN for example would probably not want to get thrown out of China, and you better believe China would do that in a second if it ever got bad press. Do not underestimate how much potential profits there are in doing business with China. Russia not so much.
1/01/2021 8:52 PM, it also means anyone who knows anything is not talking to you either.
Considering how much stuff leaks especially if it has political ramification it is still odd that the media is no longer talking about the story. Of course all the rumors is that this is China. I tend never to trust "people who say they are in the know" if you know what I mean.
Other than witty remarks to you have anything to add beyond "people in the know know". Lots of people at LLNL and LANL are always going around bragging..."I know stuff I am very important, listen to me". Seems like if you actually knew anything you would not say a word about it much less bragging "I know stuff" and repeating some supposedly super insightful thing that sounds exactly like a watered down version what was said in the latest NYT article or on NPR that morning. But hey "you are in the know man".
1/03/2021 11:06 AM, those who know are undoubtedly oath-bound not to share with those who have no Need-To-Know, in which cohort you are surely part. You probably don’t have the necessary clearance and accesses, because - And I hate to break this to you - the Q is not the top of the pile.
You seem to miss the point. It has nothing to with me or you. It has to do with the media. Even if media cannot get people "in the know to talk to them" they would still be covering the story, but they are not. There are countless times when things have occurred where people in the know keep their mouths shut but the media keeps the stories going, keeps investigating, or keeps speculating. This is just more to do with the media finding that this story does not sell, perhaps it is simply not very interesting to the average reader or does not fit to a certain media narrative. By the way I am not the only person making asking this. That is the point I am trying to make and that is all it is about the media not what you think you know or do not know. Also why would have any disgruntlement about any of this and how did you come to such a conclusion?
I am guessing your point is that you are implying that you "in the know" and must be important. Maybe some reporters called you and said, "This is equivalent to Pearl Harbor but unless you tell us something we will have to stop reporting on this". In that case I suppose you could be correct but I highly doubt such a scenario.
It could be that your point is that actual people working on this are not talking to the media, but this is banal point that already understood by everyone. Again my point has nothing to do with you or me but on how the media works.
I hate to break this to you - the Q is not the top of the pile.
1/03/2021 6:48 PM
Yes it is, in terms of classification level and category access (TS/RD). The other stuff, like Intel "tickets" is just some bureaucratic need-to-know administrative garbage. Anyone who gets their boss to say they need it, gets it. You aren't so special. With my Q, I've had multiple Intel accesses granted on the spot, then removed, as people needed my help, and then no longer needed it. It is just stupid. And arbitrary.
One odd thing is that I have run into a number of "DOE guys" who claim they are super duper important, know all this stuff and are very vital, "if you only knew the things I know". They are not even NNSA people but DOE people. If you mention that you work at LLNL or LANL you get "Oh, one of you guys, if you only knew what we know and what we think of you guys". Come to think of it, they always seem to be people who spent some time in DC. Unless coming across like a total idiot is some kind cover I have real doubts about all these people bragging that they are "in the know". Hey maybe there are all these people who the media go to that are "in the know" but have told the media that they need to stop reporting on the story, and the media knew when they where talking to such important people that they better do as they say. That must explain it.
You have to remember that to the denizens of the Forrestal building, LLNL and LANL employees, are "only contractors", and somewhat less than pond scum at that.
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Maybe we can outsource some of the work to China at least they know what they are doing. I think the NNSA labs should focus on critical race theory rather than criticality theory.
I think the NNSA labs should focus on critical race theory rather than criticality theory.
12/27/2020 2:12 PM
News flash! What you think doesn't matter. Never has, never will.
Good thing the US used Glasstone’s work as a beginning, not a conclusion, to weapons effects modeling.
With apologies to the movie Dr. Strangelove:
Mr. President, We must not allow a bomb shelter gap!
Has anyone else noticed that the big "Russia" hacking story has been dropped like a rock. Two weeks ago this was being said to be equivalent to to a cyber Pearl Harbor where we need to take real action and not just suctions. Three days latter....nothing the story is just gone. I am not sure if this means it was a non-story to start with, that no one cares, or that it was the Chinese rather Russians. Odd very very odd, but again nothing in 2020 has been normal.
It means no one who knows anything is talking to the press. Just as it should be.
"It means no one who knows anything is talking to the press. Just as it should be.
1/01/2021 5:24 PM"
Oh, please so there is no investigative reporters or press people following up stories or looking into things or doing random speculation. If you what you are saying is true the first thing the press would be sayings "security agencies tight lipped which means it must be far worse". So unless the press is in cahoots with the government it simply means the press does not care about the story anymore. The most logical answer is that the story is not very interesting now that Trump is leaving, a year ago this story would have been non-stop for months. There could be other reasons of course. I am not saying that this is not serious but saying that the press is not following up on this because "those in the know are not talking" simply makes no sense in terms of how journalism works or the media works.
As for the more far out theories one is that there could some evidence that China was behind it, which could mean this is simply not a very popular story since it goes along with the Trump saying China is bad. A simpler version is that much of the news media does not want to lose business with China. CNN for example would probably not want to get thrown out of China, and you better believe China would do that in a second if it ever got bad press. Do not underestimate how much potential profits there are in doing business with China. Russia not so much.
1/01/2021 8:52 PM, it also means anyone who knows anything is not talking to you either.
1/01/2021 8:52 PM, it also means anyone who knows anything is not talking to you either.
Considering how much stuff leaks especially if it has political ramification it is still odd that the media is no longer talking about the story. Of course all the rumors is that this is China. I tend never to trust "people who say they are in the know" if you know what I mean.
1/02/2021 5:22 PM
And I tend never to trust people who cannot write a grammatically correct sentence, if you know what I mean.
1/03/2021 8:59 AM
Other than witty remarks to you have anything to add beyond "people in the know know". Lots of people at LLNL and LANL are always going around bragging..."I know stuff I am very important, listen to me". Seems like if you actually knew anything you would not say a word about it much less bragging "I know stuff" and repeating some supposedly super insightful thing that sounds exactly like a watered down version what was said in the latest NYT article or on NPR that morning. But hey "you are in the know man".
1/03/2021 11:06 AM, those who know are undoubtedly oath-bound not to share with those who have no Need-To-Know, in which cohort you are surely part. You probably don’t have the necessary clearance and accesses, because - And I hate to break this to you - the Q is not the top of the pile.
So chew on your disgruntlement all you want.
1/03/2021 11:06 AM
I rest my case!
1/03/2021 6:48 PM
You seem to miss the point. It has nothing to with me or you. It has to do with the media. Even if media cannot get people "in the know to talk to them" they would still be covering the story, but they are not. There are countless times when things have occurred where people in the know keep their mouths shut but the media keeps the stories going, keeps investigating, or keeps speculating. This is just more to do with the media finding that this story does not sell, perhaps it is simply not very interesting to the average reader or does not fit to a certain media narrative. By the way I am not the only person making asking this. That is the point I am trying to make and that is all it is about the media not what you think you know or do not know. Also why would have any disgruntlement about any of this and how did you come to such a conclusion?
I am guessing your point is that you are implying that you "in the know" and must be important. Maybe some reporters called you and said, "This is equivalent to Pearl Harbor but unless you tell us something we will have to stop reporting on this". In that case I suppose you could be correct but I highly doubt such a scenario.
It could be that your point is that actual people working on this are not talking to the media, but this is banal point that already understood by everyone. Again my point has nothing to do with you or me but on how the media works.
"I rest my case!
1/03/2021 9:23 PM"
What case was that?
I hate to break this to you - the Q is not the top of the pile.
1/03/2021 6:48 PM
Yes it is, in terms of classification level and category access (TS/RD). The other stuff, like Intel "tickets" is just some bureaucratic need-to-know administrative garbage. Anyone who gets their boss to say they need it, gets it. You aren't so special. With my Q, I've had multiple Intel accesses granted on the spot, then removed, as people needed my help, and then no longer needed it. It is just stupid. And arbitrary.
One odd thing is that I have run into a number of "DOE guys" who claim they are super duper important, know all this stuff and are very vital, "if you only knew the things I know". They are not even NNSA people but DOE people. If you mention that you work at LLNL or LANL you get "Oh, one of you guys, if you only knew what we know and what we think of you guys". Come to think of it, they always seem to be people who spent some time in DC. Unless coming across like a total idiot is some kind cover I have real doubts about all these people bragging that they are "in the know". Hey maybe there are all these people who the media go to that are "in the know" but have told the media that they need to stop reporting on the story, and the media knew when they where talking to such important people that they better do as they say. That must explain it.
1/05/2021 5:13 PM
You have to remember that to the denizens of the Forrestal building, LLNL and LANL employees, are "only contractors", and somewhat less than pond scum at that.
Luckily for the labs, the Germantown people don't see it quite that way.
Luckily for the labs, the Germantown people don't see it quite that way.
1/08/2021 6:20 PM
Overheard in the Forrestal building, "Germantown? Where's that? Oh, end of the line."
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