Comments on: Sensational

By: Roberto

Roberto — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:04:21 +0000

well it seemed as i missed the point(s). i had others read it and it isnt clear at all what sensational and spectacular sunsets mean in the context(s) of great tragedy. one can be insensitive without really deliberating. maybe this is the case.

By: daniel

daniel — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:22:24 +0000

@Roberto: I meant the title to refer to both the sensationalism of the press (which I discuss) and the sunsets (which I discuss). And no, I don’t think I’ve been insensitive, unless you totally miss the point of the article.

By: Roberto

Roberto — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 17:13:17 +0000

whats sensational? the fire ? or the sunsets? dont you think at least your comments are insensitive to say the least??

By: Farhad Keyvan

Farhad Keyvan — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:15:51 +0000

Glad to hear the danger to the lab has subsided. BTW, I thought you worked at Cal Tech!

By: Mandeep

Mandeep — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 03:52:57 +0000

Dan- i fully, of course, agree that the fact that LANL and the authorities did such a great job of containing this conflagration and preventing serious damage *is* significant and newsworthy — but it’s the in the unfortunate nature of humans to apparently always dwell much more on death and disasters, alas!!! :-/

By: Thomas Barton, JD

Thomas Barton, JD — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:16:19 +0000

Why is the Los Alamos lab even in a position to be threatened by fire ? Why is there not a permanent containment zone around the entire laboratory ? This would most assuredly require substantial changes to real estate and scenic land but this is the repository of so much classified materials and knowledge it is absurd that it is even vulnerable to such an event. And why can’t we ever employ real airborne tankers such as those the Canadians use to great effect. How many billions have we spent on the nuclear labs but we cant spend a couple hundred million for an effective state of the art defense against these fires ? The firefighters perform grueling work at a very high level. They deserve the best in fire fighting aircraft. Oh, Canada , can you spare a tanker or two ?!