@wbinford Drive a bit further to #LosAlamos. Went to Los Alamos NM last December. It was very interesting. They are all #environmentalists now or at least they like to think that. #Environmentalism gets them the funding they need to maintain their #suburban lifestyle.

For those who have watched #oppenheimer and are itching for more:

Richard Feynmann (played by Jack Quaid in the film) had an excellent lecture "Los Alamos from Below", which is one of the best pieces of oral history that I know of about the Manhattan Project.

Enjoy.

https://youtu.be/uY-u1qyRM5w

#oppenheimermovie #oppenbarbie #manhattanproject #LosAlamos

8/8 Some tangential nuke stuff I've consumed that came to mind:

A book, the other coast, but maybe still relevant-ish:
The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15801668-the-girls-of-atomic-city

The Bomb, a bbc podcast exploring her grandfather's role.
https://open.spotify.com/show/2x5lrln4erotTECu96spTK?si=UYATNQFhT5K5rpMEoYkQDw

#mystery #nuclearbomb #theBomb #LosAlamos #oppenheimer #LoydaMartinez

7/8 The tweet author provided an interview, which isn't about Loyda Martinez? I think?

But the event spoken of is definitely real, so it's informative. I still don't know about Loyda Martinez. I don't even really care if she's a composite character, but I would like to know what's real and what isn't or what's up.
https://youtu.be/hH1IfbKikLg

#mystery #nuclearbomb #theBomb #LosAlamos #oppenheimer #LoydaMartinez

6/8 A helpful thread commenter said this book about the era mentions Loyda Martinez a few times:
Land of Nuclear Enchantment: A New Mexican History of the Nuclear Weapons Industry https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42507102-land-of-nuclear-enchantment

#mystery #nuclearbomb #theBomb #LosAlamos #oppenheimer #LoydaMartinez

5/8 In an LA Times article, I found this advocacy organization that has links and maybe more info. I didn't go down that rabbithole yet. Could she be there?
This is on the true event:
https://www.trinitydownwinders.com/

#mystery #nuclearbomb #theBomb #LosAlamos #oppenheimer #LoydaMartinez

4/8 Detractors seem sure that Loyda Martinez doesn't exist. I don't usually put much stock in the trolls "research." But my Google search didn't reveal much either. Valdez said Loyda Martinez scrubbed her online presence due to hate whistleblowers receive. Plausible, but because I couldn't find info, I can't say.

This link was in this photo:
https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/profile/lydia-martinez/

#mystery #nuclearbomb #theBomb #LosAlamos #oppenheimer #LoydaMartinez

3/8 Second, the event is well documented and should have publicity. Maybe this was floated to do just that. But still, I would question the method if the woman doesn't exist.

I agree with the thread that we should learn about people forced off the land and disrupt the mythology around a lot of these historical events that remember white people as the star of the movie with complex feelings.

#mystery #nuclearbomb #theBomb #LosAlamos #oppenheimer #LoydaMartinez

2/8 Quote from Twitter thread: "We want more films about the "complex and troubled" "heroic" white men, who conducted their GENIUS in a "virtually unpopulated" place. These are ALL lies. This is mythology in service to white supremacy and the military industrial complex, masquerading as "nuanced." "
#mystery #nuclearbomb #theBomb #LosAlamos #oppenheimer #LoydaMartinez

The hidden truth about #Oppenheimer, #LosAlamos and the people that the govt displaced without compensation

https://globalgrind.com/5794748/oppenheimer-truth-loyda-martinez/

Must see trailer for a documentary called A Compassionate Spy, about one of the scientists who worked on the original atomic bomb at Los Alamos - who then leaked information to the Russians. 💥🕵️ Opening in theaters this August after first premiering at last year's Venice Film Festival. Check this out: https://onfs.net/44g5pIp Directed by Steve James (of Hoop Dreams). #docs #ACompassionateSpy #LosAlamos

#AMD Has a #GPU to Rival #Nvidia’s #H100
#MI300X is a GPU-only version of previously announced #MI300A supercomputing chip, which includes a #CPU and #GPU. The MI300A will be in El Capitan, a supercomputer coming next year to the #LosAlamos #NationalLaboratory. El Capitan is expected to surpass 2 exaflops of performance. The MI300X has 192GB of #HBM3, which Su said was 2.4 times more memory density than Nvidia’s H100. The SXM and PCIe versions of H100 have 80GB of HBM3.
https://www.hpcwire.com/2023/06/13/amd-has-a-gpu-to-rival-nvidias-h100/

About to visit #bradburyScienceMuseum in #LosAlamos . A town that celebrates the automobile. All I see in #GoogMaps satellite view are gigundo #ParkingLots.

About to visit #bradburyScienceMuseum in #LosAlamos . A town that celebrates the automobile. All I see in #GoogMaps satellite view are gigundo #ParkingLots.

I suppose an #introduction toot is in order? I’m a recovering Linux sysadmin now working in #CraftBeer in #LosAlamos #NewMexico. I’m interested in #politics #DadJokes #cooking #environmentalism and building a fairer world for everyone to be able to live the life they want to live.

I suppose an #introduction toot is in order? I’m a recovering Linux sysadmin now working in #CraftBeer in #LosAlamos #NewMexico. I’m interested in #politics #DadJokes #cooking #environmentalism and building a fairer world for everyone to be able to live the life they want to live.

The next #globalwar will not be pretty for America.

https://newstarget.com/2022-09-28-us-nuclear-researchers-now-working-for-communist-china.html

#China #LosAlamos #nucleardevelopment

The next #globalwar will not be pretty for America.

https://newstarget.com/2022-09-28-us-nuclear-researchers-now-working-for-communist-china.html

#China #LosAlamos #nucleardevelopment

The next #globalwar will not be pretty for America.

https://www.naturalnews.com/2022-09-28-us-nuclear-researchers-now-working-for-communist-china.html

#China #LosAlamos #nucleardevelopment

The next #globalwar will not be pretty for America.

https://www.naturalnews.com/2022-09-28-us-nuclear-researchers-now-working-for-communist-china.html

#China #LosAlamos #nucleardevelopment