The web site Real Science has posted an announcement of the death of blogger and former WUWT contributor Steve Goddard. WUWT has not yet been able to verify any of the details but Anthony has asked that the link be posted.
UPDATE :
An alternate Steve Goddard site is claiming that Real Science was hacked and that the death announcement is fake. WUWT is still unable to verify the details.
UPDATE 2:
It is becoming increasingly apparent that the report of the death of Steve Goddard is somewhat premature. When I first e-mailed Anthony with this news, his first response was “I don’t know this might be a fake is real name is ….” a subsequent e-mail responding to a link to the Real Science site noted “some of it jibes with what I know it some does not I’d be cautious…” then he asked me to post the link to the notice with a notice that we could not confirm anything. Apparently his caution was justified and WUWT readers can be assured that Anthony keeps a close watch on his interns even when he takes a rare few hours off.
UPDATE # 3
Steve Goddard himself appears to have weighed in here at WUWT:
I’m fine. I was off at a soccer game when this happened. Basically, someone I trusted went insane and took control of the site. I still don’t have access, as my IP address has been blocked.
Like Bebben and John S, I just got the following:
Scientist Steven Goddard has died in Dallas, aged 81. Paramedics were called to the scientist’s home at about midnight after he stopped breathing.
Goddard was taken to the medical centre early in the morning, and paramedics administered CPR in the ambulance. He did not regain consciousness and was reported dead about two hours later.
His friend, Susan Moore, told us: “He was a hilarious man. He had an outlook on life that was very honest and made you laugh with all the facts he came out with all the time.”
Goddard’s Dallas funeral at the St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church and cremation are scheduled for Wednesday. He is survived by his wife, activist Sarah Goddard, and their three children.
P.S. We will have a day of silence tomorrow where there will be no posts. On Monday 23rd April 2012 a new management team will take-over. If you are interested in writing for Real-Science.com, please contact us at info@real-science.com
But Steve says he is still alive.
I’m inclined to believe Steve.
And I really hope he’s right.
What fun.
google “password generator” and get a long random password next time.
My high school reunion site was hacked twice before I got one. Now it’s a double encrypted 256-bit random key that NSA couldn’t break with a quantum computer.
Just wish I could remember where I wrote it down.
I believe the quote from Twain is appropriate here.
“…the report of my death was an exaggeration.”
Mark Twain.
Anthony,
What’s up with the Obama advert on the WUWT website?
REPLY: Out of my control – Google adwords – Anthony
Gail Combs says:
April 21, 2012 at 5:02 pm
Steve Goddard may not be dead but Richard Harter of Richard Harters World just died last night. ========
Even though I have 2 cats, The Seat Stays up tonight.
Very Sad Gail, he will be missed!
Now that Steve has joined the ranks of the Undead, perhaps he can give us the zombie perspective on Climate Weirding !
Anent which, here’s the memo:
http://tinyurl.com/Zombie-Brains-Memo
<|8-0 !
Steven Mosher says
Fantasing about the death of skeptics is the penultimate step.
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I agree with your 5 principles.
But it’s also worth observing that some here are fantasizing about a warmists hack. Presumably because they would delight in an opportunity to feed their own extremism.
For what it’s worth I think anyone with any brains of the warmists persuasion would not even bother to hack Steve’s web site.
Steve is an interesting guy and I give him brownie points for the amount of effort he’s put in to his investigations, even if he is often wrong.
But being wrong is hardly reason to steal his web site. More likely some personal conflict is behind it.
Clearly we are entering the end-game where all that is left to those who believe is to disrupt the world around us as much as possible.
Cry Havoc and let loose the dogs of phut?
Steven Mosher says:
April 21, 2012 at 3:00 pm
Fantasing about the death of skeptics is the penultimate step. Given what Zwick wrote, this hacking is not to be taken lightly. Long before this or the 10:10 video I explained that this stage would come. First stage: declare the end of debate. Second stage: ignore the other side.
Third stage: dehumanize the other side ( crazy, criminal, ect) Fourth stage: Fantasize violence.
5th stage: real violence.
Excellent. I have my bike helmet, elbow pads and autographed memorabilia hockeystick at the ready. Where’s the fight?
Steve, I think you were off at a ‘football’ game. What the kinell is ‘soccer’?
I’m fine…. Basically, someone I trusted went insane and took control of the site. I still don’t have access, as my IP address has been blocked.
Sums up what I feel about the way science was taken over by climate “science”.
Jim G says: April 21, 2012 at 10:28 pm
I believe the quote from Twain is appropriate here.
“…the report of my death was an exaggeration.”
Mark Twain.
Or perhaps … using the IPCC standards of proof … his death is a scientific certainty.
Guys, Steve himself says on his own blog: http://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/real-science-was-hacked/
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stevengoddard says:
April 22, 2012 at 7:18 am
pat, this wasn’t political or climate related.
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A lot of you above have quickly jumped to conclusions that this is to do with his stance on the climate. Is it not a much better bet to put the cart behind the horse, rather than in front of it? Here he is saying, in no uncertain terms, that it is not. Had it been so, I would have condemned it unequivocally and so would most people across the field. Most of us believe in fair play and playing the ball, not the man.
What a very unpleasant practical joke. I agree with the poster above – with the end of the GW bubble looming, crackpots will start to become dangerous. The turning point seems to be the infamous blowing up school kids video. People are now calling openly for our houses to burn …. Anthony, Steve and everyone, you need to take your personal and familial security seriously, this is one step from violent.
I’m glad Steve is OK, on the plus side, he’s now a member of a very exclusive club, people who have read their own obit!
in the interim could, depending on how hosted, edit A and cname records to stop further posting there.
can block the hackers ip in cloudflare itself too.
no one solution, all depends on setup. shared host will be different from vps and unmanaged vps/server will be different then managed vps.
LOL… The advert on the Real Science blog just under the “Steve Goddard dies” post is for a Locksmith… Emergency Locksmith. Locked Out or Lost your keys call…….
Sometimes you gotta see the funny in the bad. 🙂
…. also seems a bit serendipitous of google, hmmm?
That’s what happens when you trust humans. I gave up that habit a long time ago.
Dale Alexander says:April 21, 2012 at 10:36 pm
Anthony,
What’s up with the Obama advert on the WUWT website?
REPLY: Out of my control – Google adwords – Anthony
It’s Pay-Per-Click by the ObamaNation campaign, so keep clicking!
Welcome back to the land of the living, Steve.
Fakegate, the sequel?
Steve,
So when are you going to get control of your blog again? I hope you fill us in on the details as I would not want anyone doing that to my little backwater blog.
Go to hear you are not dead and not yet 81.
Beware at the bottom of his new page there is a link to we have moved to this site which brings you back to the original hacked site please recheck with S Goddard thanks. I would not post anything until this matter is totally cleared up.
Steve Goddard,
Alive is good. : )
A friend turning on you by a hostile takeover of your site is bad.
John
The site has been returned to my control. Thanks to everyone for their concern. I have taken steps to prevent this from happening in the future, and my apologies for any discomfort it caused.
It had nothing to do with politics or my views on global warming.
Just tried the link to ‘real-climate.com’ above in WUWT’s lead post for the fake article that said Steve G. is dead. I got this message:
John