tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post7080008923047247453..comments2024-03-19T03:14:04.172-04:00Comments on Rabett Run: Gold amongst the drossEliRabetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-23440521356641638032010-07-27T19:46:28.620-04:002010-07-27T19:46:28.620-04:00A small point, but it has bothered me for several ...A small point, but it has bothered me for several days. The St Thomas of the university appears to be St Thomas Aquinas (at least they have a St Thomas Aquinas chapel). The painting, however, is Holbein's portrait of Thomas Moore.<br /><br />Love the articles Eli, keep up the good work!Randy Rossnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-65765457331983394882010-07-16T14:33:00.520-04:002010-07-16T14:33:00.520-04:00Limericks are all well and fine, but black belts d...Limericks are all well and fine, but black belts defame with double-dactyls. Mine will be along in a piffle. <br /><br />I also try to find poetry in everyday wording and phrasing. Freud was right. An infinite number of monkeys, preparing an infinite number of powerpoints, would eventually lampoon an infinite number of poltroons with the grace and acid of an infinite number of Daniel Defoes. Until that day, however, we'll have to allow the polpoons to lamtroon themselves.<br /><br />Zo:<br /><br />Brenchley said:<br /><br />"At universities here in the UK, artfully dishonest personal attacks such as this, and which on his own admission has been circulated to a very wide audience, would not be prepared or distributed on the university’s time or with its facilities, and could – if found to be serious, as you may well find this one to be – merit dismissal."<br /><br />The university agreed. Monckton's complaint has been dismissed.<br /><br />ice9Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-13478736129854804212010-07-16T12:44:03.508-04:002010-07-16T12:44:03.508-04:00Watts (via anonymouse) wrote:
After having NCDC “b...Watts (via anonymouse) wrote:<br /><i>After having NCDC “borrow” our own work before it was even done</i><br /><br />That's the Menne paper right? Has anyone told McIntyre that Watts is refusing to share his SurfaceStations.org data? It sounds to me like he needs to be audited.<br /><br />Regards<br />Lukesilburnlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17739307898180344411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-35071445560861331342010-07-16T10:08:02.368-04:002010-07-16T10:08:02.368-04:00Those academic types are all roaches
Quite typical...Those academic types are all roaches<br />Quite typical of their approaches:<br />To emerge with the facts<br />And then scurry back<br />And hide when the Motel encroaches.Horatio Algeranonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988805467080448954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-6773093792827867972010-07-16T10:07:23.913-04:002010-07-16T10:07:23.913-04:00Watts' "comment of the week" comment...Watts' "comment of the week" comment thread just keeps on giving!<br /><br />Here's another gem (glad I haven't replaced my blown-out irony meter).<br /><br /><i><br />Richard says:<br />July 15, 2010 at 11:04 am<br /><br />His blog, his rules. Alexander lives in the Rockies, perhaps a Galt’s Gulch can be started there!<br /></i><br /><br />Reading that thread has been entertaining, but expensive. Let's see -- so far it's one toasted irony-meter, one gummed up keyboard, some slightly scalded nasal passages...<br /><br />-- caerbannog the anonybunny (the one with the nasty big pointy teeth).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-82542866256901588122010-07-16T10:02:35.571-04:002010-07-16T10:02:35.571-04:00Oh, and the comment right below Watts' comment...Oh, and the comment right below Watts' comment just exploded my irony meter:<br /><br /><i><br /> Robert of Ottawa says:<br />July 15, 2010 at 11:39 am<br /><br />As a kid, I was baffled as to how Lysenko could prevailo; now I understand.<br /></i><br /><br />-- caerbannog the anonybunny (the one with the nasty big pointy teeth).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-18963999733544722952010-07-16T09:51:44.106-04:002010-07-16T09:51:44.106-04:00Found another smelly bit of Watts scat:
(From htt...Found another smelly bit of Watts scat:<br /><br />(From http://wattsupwiththat.com/2010/07/15/comment-of-the-week/ -- scroll down a bit) <br /><i><br />REPLY: Big update being planned just prior to the release of our paper. After having NCDC “borrow” our own work before it was even done, against my objections, I’m not going to give them anything to build on further until the paper is out. -A<br /></i><br /><br />So Watts' surface stations paper is coming along very nicely, and when it is published, the scientists and NCDC and NOAA are going to scatter like cockroaches!!! That'll learn 'em! <br /><br />-- caerbannog the anonybunny (the one with the nasty big pointy teeth).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-33418013553924284402010-07-16T09:49:23.911-04:002010-07-16T09:49:23.911-04:00I'm guessing that Judith Curry will have to ad...I'm guessing that Judith Curry will have to add an additional tribe.<br /><br />"The cockroaches" <br /><br />MelaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-31147410792496771002010-07-16T09:46:58.664-04:002010-07-16T09:46:58.664-04:00Deech, another commenter calling opponents of Monc...Deech, another commenter calling opponents of Monckton cockroaches was elevated to the rank of comment of the week. Despicable.<br /><br />http://wattsupwiththat.com/2010/07/15/comment-of-the-week/bluegruehttp://bluegrue.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-55579551437729865202010-07-16T08:03:38.821-04:002010-07-16T08:03:38.821-04:00My post at WUWT seems to have been stuck in modera...My post at WUWT seems to have been stuck in moderation since yesterday evening, so here it is: <br /><br /><i>The term "cockroach" was used to by Hutus to dehumanize their Tutsi neighbors in Rwanda. Do people here really want to demonize people who disagree with you this way?<br /> <br />Apparently, commenter Kum Dollison thinks this way: "Cockroaches are many, but they’re easily killed. Time, and numbers, are on 'our' side."</i><br /><br />As blogger Dave Neiwert has pointed out, this is eliminationist rhetoric, and IMHO, has no place in a scientific, or political, argument. Commenter toby has been posting some good stuff.<br /><br />Deech56Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-1582840195532678822010-07-16T04:36:56.938-04:002010-07-16T04:36:56.938-04:00This is simply hilarious.
Makes you realise the t...This is simply hilarious.<br /><br />Makes you realise the twisted thought processes of those who were just recently calling foul over "blacklists".Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02670744040665092720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-66398826441727015642010-07-16T00:37:49.989-04:002010-07-16T00:37:49.989-04:00The fool Lord of Brenchley did name
John Abrahams ...The fool Lord of Brenchley did name<br />John Abrahams as worthy of blame,<br />And President Dease,<br />Marring St. Thomas' peace,<br />Till all roared, "Ecraser l'infame!"Kevin McKinneyhttp://ispeakmusic.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-41269537659985746392010-07-15T23:29:26.002-04:002010-07-15T23:29:26.002-04:00Sagan's candle is burning a little brighter to...Sagan's candle is burning a little brighter tonight...dan satterfieldhttp://wildwildscience.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-9938720461847681612010-07-15T23:25:49.759-04:002010-07-15T23:25:49.759-04:00Monckton also refers to John Abraham as a "wr...Monckton also refers to John Abraham as a "wretched little man" in the interview he can't remember having taken. For a man who appears to have memorised large swathes of criticisms against John Abraham he certainly has a selective memory.Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-52601068609636553962010-07-15T22:36:11.656-04:002010-07-15T22:36:11.656-04:00The Miscount of Brenchley was rude
His religion-ba...The Miscount of Brenchley was rude<br />His religion-based insults quite crude<br />Said he "It's their mission"<br />"These sins of commission"<br />"And their 'Father' is one creepy dude."Horatio Algeranonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988805467080448954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-64224809406207118902010-07-15T21:59:52.507-04:002010-07-15T21:59:52.507-04:00There once was a trenchant young Viscount
Who soug...There once was a trenchant young Viscount<br />Who sought climate science to discount<br />A professor denied<br />The wee lord a free ride<br />And now his hurt pride he must surmountseamushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299590041498402002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-33778478035864719652010-07-15T19:56:18.274-04:002010-07-15T19:56:18.274-04:00There once was a Lord who used "Bible"
A...There once was a Lord who used "Bible"<br />As if it were just short of libel<br />He said "They're half-assed"<br />"While <i><b>I</b></i> have got class"<br />"Those Catholics appear to be liable"Horatio Algeranonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988805467080448954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-16135268545810351552010-07-15T19:09:12.588-04:002010-07-15T19:09:12.588-04:00Is that actionable?Is that actionable?David B. Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917182411282836875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-34752475989358113142010-07-15T17:17:52.423-04:002010-07-15T17:17:52.423-04:00Two minutes into the video linked by Joe:
But I&#...Two minutes into the video linked by Joe:<br /><br /><i>But I'm already talking to some of the university's largest funders and they are gonna cut off funding unless he gets on and gets of his bottom and does his job as head of that university. And has this man Abraham hauled in front of a committee of his peers, to examine whether I am telling the truth or he is telling the truth.</i><br /><br />Hope the funders see through M.bluegruehttp://bluegrue.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-85784673094907691352010-07-15T16:38:39.097-04:002010-07-15T16:38:39.097-04:00Talk being cheap, those who are so inclined might ...Talk being cheap, those who are so inclined might consider flinging some gold at the dross as a more concrete expression of support:<br /><a href="http://www.stthomas.edu/openingdoors/?WT.ac=dev10181.usthp1&utm_source=dev10181.usthp1" rel="nofollow">A campaign for St. Thomas</a>CapitalClimatehttp://capitalclimate.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-41613310716668282262010-07-15T16:31:16.186-04:002010-07-15T16:31:16.186-04:00Questions for Lord Monckton.
94. You complain abo...Questions for Lord Monckton.<br /><br />94. You complain about damage to your reputation due to your words being misrepresented and taken out of context. Yet in your talk you attribute to Sir John Haughton FRS CBE the phrase 'Unless we announce disasters no-one will listen'. Are you aware that Sir John <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/fabricated-quote-used-to-discredit-climate-scientist-1894552.html" rel="nofollow">never actually used this phrase</a>? Why did you use the quote without checking the alleged source, Sir John's book on global warming, where it never appears. Why did you fail to reply to an email from The Independent newspaper alerting you to this fact?<br /><br />95. Why should anyone contact you for sources and citations, when a previous attempt by Arthur Smith to give you advance notice of a critical article by sending you a draft, resulted in that article <a href="http://rabett.blogspot.com/2008/07/biter-bit-arthur-smith-has-had-quite.html" rel="nofollow">being posted on the internet</a>, in breach of Smith's copyright and harrassment of Smith by yourself and Bob Ferguson of SPPI?Phil Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744659873337514317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-50151387717746311662010-07-15T16:16:57.475-04:002010-07-15T16:16:57.475-04:00"Cockroach" was the term used by Hutu ra..."Cockroach" was the term used by Hutu radicals to inflame the war against the Tutsis in Rwanda. It is a way of dehumanizing the enemy. Is this really what Anthony Watts wants to highlight? Will post there when I get to my home IP.<br /><br />Deech56Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-20547066851360541122010-07-15T15:48:02.487-04:002010-07-15T15:48:02.487-04:00Eli supplied the gold; now let me supply a turd (a...Eli supplied the gold; now let me supply a turd (a big steaming one at that)<br /><br />It's Anthony Watts' first highlighted "Comment of the Week" (http://wattsupwiththat.com/2010/07/15/comment-of-the-week/#more-21987 --reproduced here it its full glory):<br /><i><br />Comment of the week<br />Posted on July 15, 2010 by Anthony Watts<br /><br />This may or may not become a new weekly feature, but I thought this comment was worth elevating to post status:<br /><br /> Alexander Feht says:<br /> July 14, 2010 at 11:18 pm<br /><br /> I completely understand, why Christopher Monckton felt a need to make an example of a typical reprehensible representative of modern Academia. People like Christopher Monckton make me hope again that not everything is lost yet under the Moon.<br /><br /> And yet… I spent first half of my life battling liars and cockroaches in the former USSR. I would win against any individual liar or cockroach, no sweat. But year after year after year, I was getting more and more convinced that I didn’t want to die in this battle, overwhelmed by the sheer numbers of my enemies.<br /><br /> So. I live in a quiet valley now, in Colorado Rockies. Grass is green, air is fresh, sky is huge. But what is this constant swish and rustle coming from the East Coast and from the Left Coast? I know this sound well! There is no escape from the battle: cockroaches are coming.<br /></i><br /><br />In the old Soviet Union, commies weren't the only sour-pussed authoritarians.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-16988955786121055642010-07-15T15:21:16.394-04:002010-07-15T15:21:16.394-04:00Did JoNo also add the typo, or are the lawyers in ...Did JoNo also add the typo, or are the lawyers in need of a proofreader? ("The Univerity")<br /><br />I do like 'univerity' -- but it smacks of ex cathedra ....<br /><br />Your version has an apostrophe that Deltoid's text was missing; maybe JoNo has been correcting her text?Hank Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521410755553979665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-41721840906788035722010-07-15T15:06:13.060-04:002010-07-15T15:06:13.060-04:00Thanks;
I found the info. Maybe I'm not as goo...Thanks;<br />I found the info. Maybe I'm not as good on the net as I think I am.<br /><br />The reference to the creep was nice, but the assertion that the Bishop was too busy with allegations about little boys was truly classy. <br /><br />A number of nits were picked with Jones. Again and again the delusional duke said that his use of a graph from an academic paper could in no way indicate his use of the information in that paper.<br /><br /><br />John McManusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com