Quote of the week #14

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“Sometimes, we hear that global warming causes cooling. In this case, global warming causes global averageness. In all three cases, it is bad news.”

– Luboš Motl in

UAH global temperature anomaly – hitting the slopes

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July 13, 2009 12:38 am

I’ve now realized what “consistent with the models” actually means.
The climate models’ range is so wide, allowing for cooling, warming, the same, spikes, dips, inversions, that whatever the weather, it’s going to be consistent with the models.
Glorified playstations.

Stefan
July 13, 2009 3:59 am

“Averageness” just means we are halfway between catastrophic warming that proves AGW and valid, and natural variable cooling due to a highly sensitive climate who’s rhythms can couple and decouple flinging it unexpectedly into new states, which show that warming will be even more serious than previously thought to be due to AGW. Sheesh, don’t you people understand anything?!

Jim
July 13, 2009 6:44 am

Jimmy Haigh (20:54:16) :
If it makes you feel any better, Americans use math as a abbreviation, without the period, that stands for mathematics.

Jim
July 13, 2009 6:48 am

Richard Heg (23:53:34) :
“Michael Mann runs latest proxies through model and finds … wait for it … a cue stick chart! “

July 13, 2009 7:52 am

The whole Global warming thing is probably not being caused by greenhouse gasses at all. Nasa satelites monitoring the Sun have discovered for a minimum of the last 30 years the sun has been increasing in temperature. They were also able to extrapolate to over a hundred years now and prove that it has been getting warmer for over a hundred years. The whole Al Gore thing is absolute nonsense.

Ed Scott
July 13, 2009 8:06 am

Don’t confuse me with facts I’m saving the world, Global temperatures are declining but politicians keep speaking of warming
Temperatures are normal, it’s the Politics that are Wrong
By Dr. Tim Ball Monday, July 13, 2009
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/12865
Don’t confuse me with facts I’m saving the world
But nothing stops Obama as his comments in Italy show. His purpose parallels a wonderful comment about exploiting environmental misinformation for social engineering toward more government control. Christine Stewart, Canada’s former Minister of the Environment said in 1998, “No matter if the science is all phony, there are collateral environmental benefits….Climate change [provides] the greatest chance to bring about justice and equality in the world.” It also provides a massive source of revenue.

July 13, 2009 8:15 am

H.R.
“In tallbloke’s defense (not that he needs it); “The straightest distance between two points is a short line.””
So, if you are traveling from, say, Sacramento, California, to Reno, Nevada, you will take the straight lie as it is shortest?
What kind of drilling/mining machines or explosives will you be using for that???
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

fafhrd
July 13, 2009 8:50 am

kuhnkat (08:15:27) :
I’ve got to agree that the straight lie will get you to where you want to go faster than any other method of getting to the answer.
Jim (06:44:03) :
Although math is an abbreviation of mathematics, it does seem more reasonable to use the plural maths to represent the plural mathematics – no matter how truly strange and unnecessary it seems to do so. As to using flavour, colour, etc. I put my foot down!
As to the quote of the week, your continued use of logic (and humour) to dislodge faith in my religion will not be countenanced! My lord Algore or one of his apostles will strike you down for this blasphemy!!

Ed Scott
July 13, 2009 8:56 am

Global Warming Debate – Philip Stott

Tom in Texas
July 13, 2009 9:23 am

Lucy Skywalker (00:34:29) :
Lucy, I just clicked on my above “alt char chart” link and it worked fine for me.
alt 248 = °
alt 247 = ≈

July 13, 2009 11:56 am

kuhnkat (08:15:27) :
H.R.
“In tallbloke’s defense (not that he needs it); “The straightest distance between two points is a short line.””
So, if you are traveling from, say, Sacramento, California, to Reno, Nevada, you will take the straight lie as it is shortest?
What kind of drilling/mining machines or explosives will you be using for that???

Everyone knows the shortest distance between two pints is along a straight bar. You might not take the shortest or straightest way home after repeating the experiment several times however. Fortunately, being a heretic denialist flat-earther, I don’t need explosives or drills to be able to go straight to bed afterwards.
Though they might come in handy for waking up the government.
Was Guy Fawkes a flat earther? Hmmmm.

timbrom
July 13, 2009 1:04 pm

Ed Scott
Thanks for that link. What a speech!

July 13, 2009 2:19 pm

Here’s my quote of the week, which sums up the night battle between the sides in the climate debate quite well:
“the only approach which does not inhibit progress (using whichever definition one sees fit) is “anything goes”: “‘anything goes’ is not a ‘principle’ I hold… but the terrified exclamation of a rationalist who takes a closer look at history.”
(Paul Feyerabend, 1975).

H.R.
July 13, 2009 4:44 pm

@kuhnkat (08:15:27) :
“H.R.
“In tallbloke’s defense (not that he needs it); “The straightest distance between two points is a short line.””
So, if you are traveling from, say, Sacramento, California, to Reno, Nevada, you will take the straight lie as it is shortest?
What kind of drilling/mining machines or explosives will you be using for that???
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Hey! No one is claiming it’s the
easiest way ;o)
P.S. I think tallbloke, in his own defense, had a pint there.

July 13, 2009 6:37 pm

Ed Scott (08:56:20) :
Global Warming Debate – Philip Stott
I bumped into Prof. Stott on a street in London near Russell Square a few months ago – I told him that I thought he was a very fine chap. I think he thiught I was a nutter!

July 14, 2009 12:09 am

Craig Moore (16:34:39) :
jwr: “Lubos’ string theory math makes my head hurt.”
His math is a little quarky.

I think it exhibits strangeness and charm at the same time. (Depending which end of the probability cone you look down).