Comment on Week in review 1/13/12 by Joshua
WHT - I believe the Climate Despot site is run by the political operative Marc Morano, who worked for senator Inhofe and for Limbaugh in the past. Creating a tribalistic environment is, no doubt, a...
View ArticleComment on Historical perspective on the Russian heat wave by Joshua
If taking another measurement requires climbing back up the ladder and reaching over to hook the measuring tape, the need for a third number to break the tie might seem less important. If cutting the...
View ArticleComment on Historical perspective on the Russian heat wave by incandecentbulb
Historical perspective on the Russian heat wave: Consider this from Ponder the Maunder– Dalton Minimum- 1790 A.D -1820 A.D. Napoleon Bonaparte was another one of history’s well known generals who faced...
View ArticleComment on Week in review 1/13/12 by randomengineer
The Gingrich development is particularly interesting. I guess he decided that the climate change debate was more political than scientific in nature. Or it could be that climate is on the backburner...
View ArticleComment on Week in review 1/13/12 by John Carpenter
“Nice to see that you’re up on both of these events, Judith: The Gingrich development is particularly interesting. I guess he decided that the climate change debate was more political than scientific...
View ArticleComment on Is it necessary to lie to win a controversial public debate? by MarkB
“Why are alarmists suddenly and quickly loosing support in public opinion?” Because the public, in their wisdom, smell a rat, without knowing the details. When you’re told that there’s a new problem...
View ArticleComment on Radical essays on science & technology by Maurizio Morabito...
Three years hence, I am not sure if I agree now with myself, with Feyerabend, or with both!! Thanks Judy for the link.
View ArticleComment on Radical essays on science & technology by Capt. Dallas
There is really a lot to be learned from Tony’s analysis. Preindustrial temperatures fluctuated like today, but the events lasted longer. After industrialization, cold events still happen, just they...
View ArticleComment on Week in review 1/13/12 by stefanthedenier
Jon D, you are asking; ”who am I following” Jon, I follow THE LAWS OF PHYSICS AND COMMON SENSE. I don’t follow Al Gore or Ian Plimer; because both of them think that they have abolished the laws of...
View ArticleComment on Radical essays on science & technology by WebHubTelescope
What, too “radical” for you Montford? I started writing that list yesterday morning, saw that the topic was on radical science methods, somebody mentioned crackpots, so I commented with the link. Sure,...
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“So, was Carl (“nuclear winter”) Sagan wrong…” Wagathon, I think he was wrong about a lot of things. Andrew
View ArticleComment on Radical essays on science & technology by Don Monfort
WHT, I thought your little list was amusing, until I got to the vicious character assassination part. What were you thinking? That is not mocking. I can’t believe you are that dumb. I suggest you...
View ArticleComment on Is it necessary to lie to win a controversial public debate? by Girma
AGW advocates, look at the following graph for a minute and I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, consider it possible that you may be wrong. http://bit.ly/pxXK4j AGW advocates, what changed in the...
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Comment on Radical essays on science & technology by Capt. Dallas
Now you have the Italian Flag uncertainty issue
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Comment on Is it necessary to lie to win a controversial public debate? by...
“in the Bowels of Christ?” I don’t think that turn of phrase with have the desired impact on your intended audience
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Serge Galam provides a disturbing answer to this question. His answer depends on the details of his model and its computer implementation. His model hasn’t been demonstrated to be accurate, has it?
View ArticleComment on Radical essays on science & technology by Don Monfort
Oh no, mike! Josh and I are lightweights here. I know next to nothing of the science, and josh knows nothing. I just pick on him because he is so despicable and he’s a soft target. But I will agree...
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Eli, you write “In the sense of models, there is no data that is perfectly correct although some is useful. The trick is to understand the limitations of the measurement.” I have absolutely no idea...
View ArticleComment on Week in review 1/13/12 by stefanthedenier
Don Monfort, I have being going out of my way; to point that ” I’m not a ”pretend Skeptic” not in your camp; therefore, you are an embarrassment to the truth. Millions of people are getting robed for...
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David, you write “What happens when “data” runs into Orwell’s “1984″ and researchers distort the evidence?” You cannot stop anyone `cooking`the data. I am afraid it happens all the time. The key is...
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