Has anybody heard how Al and his friends are doing in the South Pole? I haven’t heard a thing. I was hoping there was a website tracking their progress but I can’t find any.
Gilligan’s Island comes to mind, I wonder if there were any movie stars on board.
Dave
January 28, 2012 10:05 am
M.A.Vukcevic says:
January 28, 2012 at 9:52 am
If Josh is about I hope he isn’t to mad at me for cannibalising his cartoons. http://www.vukcevic.talktalk.net/CHshow.htm
Vuk. An excellent cartoon and very funny . I’m sure Josh will laugh his head off.
Anthony. From a selfish point of view. Work hard, enjoy the view, most importantly come back safe and sound.
Dave.
*opens popcorn to watch saturday cartoons*
Yeah like the Itchy and Scratchy Show whenever electricity or wires are around…
Wear lots of rubber Anthony!
Setting Feral Cats Among Pigeons
Having both laughed and sorrowed over Willis’ recent antics, I was recently brought to heel with the realization that I too could spark strong reactions, and get people to diss me on what I personally regard as scientifically inadequate grounds. Ha!
Things like that always give me pause for thought, and the good side is that they drive me back to basics. Like, What is Scientific Method? How is it calling me? How can it best be practiced here on a blog where sometimes, as Willis says, it’s like herding feral cats? How can we develop and refine our own approach? How could the blog environment be improved? Is there sufficient info for newcomers to get up to speed? Are we in danger of creating another echo-chamber?
To me, Scientific Method is an extension of a deep instinct for truth, and when I look at Scientific Method I experience it more than just a methodology, I experience it as a whole way of being and perceiving, that colours everything I say and do. I hold it up against an unspoken inner plumb-line, an intuitive feeling of what constitutes integrity and usefulness and squaring with the honorable tradition of Science. It doesn’t of itself come from anyone else’s definition – but it needs to show it is at least aware of going definitions.
And it fishes me out of trouble – together with the quiet practices of self-awareness and courtesy, which for me both align closely, curiously, to Scientific Method – certainly enable it to unfold its wonders.
I wonder a bit about our beloved warmist trolls. Seems to me that they have enjoyed star status; i.e. a few have been able to atrophy a thread by uttering a meme verse or two. Lardy jeez, byes, that’ll be a pain in the patoot! While it is fun to bash one’s head on the wall and toss in a comment, one really should just ignore the temptation…shouldn’t one? Note the ‘cherry-picking’ of threads to troll. One never hears from them when there’s an obvious revelation about CG2 or the like; the silence is deafening. But recently there has been a spate of poo thru the FloodGates, and a huge response from us indignant sceptix. Irresistible cannon-fodder, yea, but really, does it do much? Just wondering.
Toto
January 28, 2012 10:40 am
This is a comment on “Open-mindedness is the wrong(?) approach” posting on Judith Curry’s Climate Etc blog http://judithcurry.com/2012/01/23/open-mindedness-is-the-wrong-approach/
which is a report on a recent Naomi Oreskes polemic in the LA Times in which she uses the familiar line about AGW non-believers being like the tobacco industry:
Consider for a moment the case against tobacco. There too scientists were nearly unanimous in their conclusion, based on research, that tobacco use had serious health consequences. Meanwhile, the tobacco industry tried to play the role of defense attorney, offering up denials and dodges and pseudo-scientific studies denying a link between smoking and lung cancer.
I highly recommend to everyone, on both sides of the AGW debate, read this excellent book:
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
by Siddhartha Mukherjee
There are indeed all sorts of analogies and similarities between the IPCC effort and the anti-smoking effort, but they are not as simplistic as Naomi thinks, and the bad guys are not all on one side. I won’t spoil the plot for you. It is well written, highly informative and it is not a polemic, which is quite refreshing.
PS, it was not that easy to prove that tobacco caused cancer, for surprising reasons.
Dave says: I’m sure Josh will laugh his head off.
Funny thing is that Gavin did say those words, I am sure if he is about and has a sense of humour, should have at least a smile (even if a wry one). We all occasionally make Freudian slips, so he shouldn’t blame himself for it.
Gavin, if you pop in, the Gower St boys always thought of being superior to our lot from the Exhibition Rd (or that was the case when I was around), so I am only trying to get even.
grzejnik
January 28, 2012 11:03 am
I would love to see a thoughtful review of the new USDA plant hardiness map http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/
The data seems to be available online but at very high prices. But they used a computer model to estimate the average low temperature in between stations based on geography, urban area size, bodies of water etc…. I would love to hear anything or see a post here where somebody who knows what they are talking about examines this new map.
Mike Bromley the Canucklehead,
I hope you’re not suggesting that people go off to “real-you-know-what” for entertainment while Anthony is away from the office?
🙂
PaulH
January 28, 2012 11:22 am
Climbing the radio station tower? Isn’t that something usually done when there’s freezing rain and/or hurricane winds? ;->
I spent my entire week fighting PERL to try to make all WMO temperature trends available via a simple map. Did I succeed ? – well judge for yourself – the distribution of those weather stations used by the Hadley CRU analysis with data all the way back before 1860 can be seen here.
If you want to see all the stations divided into 3 duration categories then visit instead http://clivebest.com/world/Map-data.html
This is a work in progress so I may well be update the graphics over the next week.
Lucy Skywalker @ur momisugly 10.18:
You put that beautifully.
meemoe_uk
January 28, 2012 11:51 am
How about setting up WUWT polls ?
just for starters…
Is ‘peak_oil_is_now!’ for real ?
Is Earth’s climate variation controled mostly by variation in the sun?
Is AGW financed covertly by international bankers?
WUWT is visited by some pretty smart people. I’d be interested to see what they think, and the mass media might notice such polls.
A little more to the right…. hold it there…. Perfect!
*opens popcorn to watch saturday cartoons*
If Josh is about I hope he isn’t to mad at me for cannibalising his cartoons.
http://www.vukcevic.talktalk.net/CHshow.htm
Remember trying to get the antenna set juuuust so? Then you could get all 3 channels in and mostly w/o snow.
I’m getting old.
Has anybody heard how Al and his friends are doing in the South Pole? I haven’t heard a thing. I was hoping there was a website tracking their progress but I can’t find any.
Gilligan’s Island comes to mind, I wonder if there were any movie stars on board.
M.A.Vukcevic says:
January 28, 2012 at 9:52 am
If Josh is about I hope he isn’t to mad at me for cannibalising his cartoons.
http://www.vukcevic.talktalk.net/CHshow.htm
Vuk. An excellent cartoon and very funny . I’m sure Josh will laugh his head off.
Anthony. From a selfish point of view. Work hard, enjoy the view, most importantly come back safe and sound.
Dave.
While you’re up there, check out the adiabatic lapse rate. Maybe you can provide the final word on that discussion. 🙂
I think 2.7deg average for a month might start to cross over into the realm of climate…
http://www.adn.com/2012/01/27/2287406/anchorage-on-track-to-set-record.html
*opens popcorn to watch saturday cartoons*
Yeah like the Itchy and Scratchy Show whenever electricity or wires are around…
Wear lots of rubber Anthony!
Setting Feral Cats Among Pigeons
Having both laughed and sorrowed over Willis’ recent antics, I was recently brought to heel with the realization that I too could spark strong reactions, and get people to diss me on what I personally regard as scientifically inadequate grounds. Ha!
Things like that always give me pause for thought, and the good side is that they drive me back to basics. Like, What is Scientific Method? How is it calling me? How can it best be practiced here on a blog where sometimes, as Willis says, it’s like herding feral cats? How can we develop and refine our own approach? How could the blog environment be improved? Is there sufficient info for newcomers to get up to speed? Are we in danger of creating another echo-chamber?
To me, Scientific Method is an extension of a deep instinct for truth, and when I look at Scientific Method I experience it more than just a methodology, I experience it as a whole way of being and perceiving, that colours everything I say and do. I hold it up against an unspoken inner plumb-line, an intuitive feeling of what constitutes integrity and usefulness and squaring with the honorable tradition of Science. It doesn’t of itself come from anyone else’s definition – but it needs to show it is at least aware of going definitions.
And it fishes me out of trouble – together with the quiet practices of self-awareness and courtesy, which for me both align closely, curiously, to Scientific Method – certainly enable it to unfold its wonders.
An interesting post by William Briggs….Statistician to the Stars…….
http://wmbriggs.com/blog/?p=5107
And in other news: from yahoo science the usual suspects weigh it with more scare mongering http://news.yahoo.com/weaker-sun-not-delay-global-warming-162326690.html
The more things change the more…..
I wonder a bit about our beloved warmist trolls. Seems to me that they have enjoyed star status; i.e. a few have been able to atrophy a thread by uttering a meme verse or two. Lardy jeez, byes, that’ll be a pain in the patoot! While it is fun to bash one’s head on the wall and toss in a comment, one really should just ignore the temptation…shouldn’t one? Note the ‘cherry-picking’ of threads to troll. One never hears from them when there’s an obvious revelation about CG2 or the like; the silence is deafening. But recently there has been a spate of poo thru the FloodGates, and a huge response from us indignant sceptix. Irresistible cannon-fodder, yea, but really, does it do much? Just wondering.
This is a comment on “Open-mindedness is the wrong(?) approach” posting on Judith Curry’s Climate Etc blog
http://judithcurry.com/2012/01/23/open-mindedness-is-the-wrong-approach/
which is a report on a recent Naomi Oreskes polemic in the LA Times in which she uses the familiar line about AGW non-believers being like the tobacco industry:
I highly recommend to everyone, on both sides of the AGW debate, read this excellent book:
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
by Siddhartha Mukherjee
There are indeed all sorts of analogies and similarities between the IPCC effort and the anti-smoking effort, but they are not as simplistic as Naomi thinks, and the bad guys are not all on one side. I won’t spoil the plot for you. It is well written, highly informative and it is not a polemic, which is quite refreshing.
PS, it was not that easy to prove that tobacco caused cancer, for surprising reasons.
Dave says:
I’m sure Josh will laugh his head off.
Funny thing is that Gavin did say those words, I am sure if he is about and has a sense of humour, should have at least a smile (even if a wry one). We all occasionally make Freudian slips, so he shouldn’t blame himself for it.
Gavin, if you pop in, the Gower St boys always thought of being superior to our lot from the Exhibition Rd (or that was the case when I was around), so I am only trying to get even.
I would love to see a thoughtful review of the new USDA plant hardiness map
http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/
The data seems to be available online but at very high prices. But they used a computer model to estimate the average low temperature in between stations based on geography, urban area size, bodies of water etc…. I would love to hear anything or see a post here where somebody who knows what they are talking about examines this new map.
Saw this awhile back. Soccer balls and generating electricity for the third world.
http://www.ecnmag.com/News/Feeds/2012/01/blogs-the-cutting-edge-footballs-providing-light-to-those-without-electri/?et_cid=2426202&et_rid=45567491&linkid=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ecnmag.com%2fNews%2fFeeds%2f2012%2f01%2fblogs-the-cutting-edge-footballs-providing-light-to-those-without-electri%2f
Mike Bromley the Canucklehead,
I hope you’re not suggesting that people go off to “real-you-know-what” for entertainment while Anthony is away from the office?
🙂
Climbing the radio station tower? Isn’t that something usually done when there’s freezing rain and/or hurricane winds? ;->
Vuc: “If Josh is about I hope he isn’t to[o] mad at me for cannibalising his cartoons.”
Josh has a great sense of humour, but you have the barefaced cheek to add: “© m.a. vukcevic”.
Oi, mate, yer ‘avin a larf encha? Josh is deploying his great talent to combat the wicked warmists -lucky us! – and apparently giving his artwork away for free. He deserves better.
PaulH says:
January 28, 2012 at 11:22 am
Perhaps just to probe with a raised wet finger how is the weather… 🙂
UNEP says Climate Change fuels s3x trade in Cambodia. h/t Climate Depot
http://greenanswers.com/news/274241/effects-climate-change-fuels-sex-trade-cambodia
Now, we don’t have rising temperatures for a decade. Imagine WHAT would happen if temperatures were rising!
UNEP and the warmists are now completely desperate.
I spent my entire week fighting PERL to try to make all WMO temperature trends available via a simple map. Did I succeed ? – well judge for yourself – the distribution of those weather stations used by the Hadley CRU analysis with data all the way back before 1860 can be seen here.
If you want to see all the stations divided into 3 duration categories then visit instead http://clivebest.com/world/Map-data.html
This is a work in progress so I may well be update the graphics over the next week.
Back down for lunch and a break.
Here’s something of interest:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickmichaels/2012/01/27/watts-up-who-killed-climated-change/
Lucy Skywalker @ur momisugly 10.18:
You put that beautifully.
How about setting up WUWT polls ?
just for starters…
Is ‘peak_oil_is_now!’ for real ?
Is Earth’s climate variation controled mostly by variation in the sun?
Is AGW financed covertly by international bankers?
WUWT is visited by some pretty smart people. I’d be interested to see what they think, and the mass media might notice such polls.