tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post3672495234947391209..comments2024-03-19T03:14:04.172-04:00Comments on Rabett Run: Consensus science attitudeEliRabetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-65119962047240692072019-04-27T04:43:07.702-04:002019-04-27T04:43:07.702-04:00Hi, there is a broken link in this article, under ...Hi, there is a broken link in this article, under the anchor text - IPCC report<br /><br />Here is the correct, working link so you can replace it - https://selectra.co.uk/sites/selectra.co.uk/files/pdf/SPM2feb07.pdfcarlyjjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12714329691517717253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-18863641221975826622007-04-06T21:35:00.000-04:002007-04-06T21:35:00.000-04:00Scientists, fear not. The Framers are here to save...Scientists, fear not. <A HREF="http://scienceblogs.com/framing-science/" REL="nofollow">The Framers</A> are here to save the day.<BR/><BR/>With the five step Mooney/Nisbet program, the public will be eating out of scientists' hands in a matter of days. <BR/><BR/>By using their revolutionary method, the public will be begging scientists to do embryonic stem cell research, to teach evolution in the schools and even to find a way to stop global warming.<BR/><BR/>Guaranteed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-53642943151010900052007-04-06T15:35:00.000-04:002007-04-06T15:35:00.000-04:00Eli has been trying to establish that it is dange...Eli has been trying to establish that it is <A HREF="http://rabett.blogspot.com/2007/03/concerned-anonymice-are-worried-about.html" REL="nofollow"> dangerous</A> to <A HREF="http://rabett.blogspot.com/search?q=mess+with+the+bunny" REL="nofollow">mess with the bunny</A> <BR/><BR/>The <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantastic_Easter_Special" REL="nofollow"> South Park Easter Special</A> is but another evidence thereof. But go watch some of the <A HREF="http://www.alternet.org/blogs/video/#50192" REL="nofollow"> video first</A> before via com pulls it.EliRabetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-8170391170301144852007-04-06T10:12:00.000-04:002007-04-06T10:12:00.000-04:00I wonder if he hunts wabbits like wowld wenowned w...I wonder if he hunts wabbits like wowld wenowned wabbit huntew Mitt Womney.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-76661458470038546772007-04-05T19:47:00.000-04:002007-04-05T19:47:00.000-04:00Roger never adds much to the debate, instead he sp...Roger never adds much to the debate, instead he spends his time attacking credible scientists in fashion that seems to be dripping with anger adn envy.<BR/><BR/>I've often wondered what happened to Roger as a small boy that makes him such an angry man today.<BR/><BR/>Maybe it's his middle name "Alvin." I'm sure he got picked on a great deal for that.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Mus musculus anonymouseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-81371950271521029432007-04-05T17:17:00.000-04:002007-04-05T17:17:00.000-04:00"denialist emeriti"demeritists?"denialist emeriti"<BR/><BR/>demeritists?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-67202637373583345752007-04-05T17:00:00.000-04:002007-04-05T17:00:00.000-04:00"Ever watched a cardinal (redbird, not prelate) at..."Ever watched a cardinal (redbird, not prelate) attacking a mirror, thinking he's attacking a rival?"<BR/><BR/>No, but I once watched a hummingbird repeatedly dive bomb a robin (about 5 times its size) until it flew away. The robin was foraging around looking for worms and happened to get too close to the hummingbird's nest (or so the hummingbird thought).<BR/><BR/>It's one thing to attack robins, but hawks and eagles are something entirely different.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-71643934105285049832007-04-05T14:43:00.000-04:002007-04-05T14:43:00.000-04:00As far as I can tell, Pielke feels that Hansen has...As far as I can tell, Pielke feels that Hansen has somehow crossed a line that he believes scientists are never supposed to cross.<BR/><BR/>There is simply no other logical (or is it "no logical"?) explanation for his response to Hansen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-16098690028837013322007-04-05T13:28:00.000-04:002007-04-05T13:28:00.000-04:00What cracked me up was first attacking Hansen as h...What cracked me up was first attacking Hansen as hasty for proposing a meeting when nobody else was all that worried, then attacking Hansen for being slow because other people had been worried enough to have already had a meeting.<BR/><BR/>Ever watched a cardinal (redbird, not prelate) attacking a mirror, thinking he's attacking a rival?<BR/><BR/>I think it's springtime, competition for niches is high.Hank Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521410755553979665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-71074836983805069572007-04-05T12:59:00.000-04:002007-04-05T12:59:00.000-04:00I believe this all has something to do with a the ...I believe this all has something to do with a the famous <A HREF="http://ken.duisenberg.com/potw/archive/arch01/010516sol.html" REL="nofollow">Two Scarecrows Problem</A><BR/><BR/>Tom, Dick and Roger are sitting in a cornfield, in which there are two scarecrows. One of the scarecrows (S1) lies mid-way between Dick and Roger, while the other one (S2) lies mid-way between Tom and Roger. Tom is 8 yards from S1, while Dick is an integral number of yards from each of Tom, Roger, S1 and S2. Assume that no straight line can go through all the 3 guys. What are the possible distances of Tom, Roger and S2 from Dick?<BR/><BR/>Source: Created by Sudipta Das (only a name was changed to protect the innocent)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-25985804951171653212007-04-05T11:37:00.000-04:002007-04-05T11:37:00.000-04:00"interpolate sets up an image of picking a middle ..."interpolate sets up an image of picking a middle value"<BR/><BR/>I think what is really going on here is Pielke is trying to interpolate himself between two strawmen at the extremes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-53161173049782538702007-04-05T11:12:00.000-04:002007-04-05T11:12:00.000-04:00Well, Eli likes his parsnippets as well as the nex...Well, Eli likes his parsnippets as well as the next Rabett. Tasty white carrot like objects they are. If you interpolate between reports, you are looking at a trend with two endpoints and picking something in the middle. <BR/><BR/>If you start from the latest report and work forward you are extrapolating from a report (and those before it. Sorry IEHO even though one could find some implausible deniability the use of the word interpolate sets up an image of picking a middle value, which unfortunately is not the issue at hand.EliRabetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-14620603182771347422007-04-05T10:36:00.000-04:002007-04-05T10:36:00.000-04:00The use of such gibberish at Prometheus by the mod...The use of such gibberish at Prometheus by the moderators seems to be the norm.<BR/><BR/>If they would speak simple English, people might actually understand what they are saying without having to wade through piles of manure.<BR/><BR/>Then again, perhaps conveying understanding is not the point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-77821226714690743392007-04-05T09:57:00.000-04:002007-04-05T09:57:00.000-04:00"he explicitly says that he means by "interpolate"..."he explicitly says that he means by "interpolate" to update the projections between successive IPCC reports."<BR/><BR/>There's just one eentsy-weentsy problem. <BR/><BR/>You can not interpolate between points when you do not know what one of the points is!<BR/><BR/>That's simply ridiculous. Absurd, really.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-49358983769394512492007-04-05T09:01:00.000-04:002007-04-05T09:01:00.000-04:00I hate to defend him, but he explicitly says that ...I hate to defend him, but he explicitly says that he means by "interpolate" to update the projections between successive IPCC reports. While that's not quite what interpolate means, he clearly is not suggesting that the answer will be between the lower and upper estimates of the last IPCC report.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-52762804186523173232007-04-05T01:25:00.000-04:002007-04-05T01:25:00.000-04:00I think you assume Roger Pielke (a political "scie...I think you assume Roger Pielke (a political "scientist") and Richard Tol (an economist) have more influence on this issue than they actually do.<BR/><BR/>They can say whatever they want about Hansen (on blogs and in the other media), but what real difference does it make?<BR/><BR/>The fact is, James Hansen has a great deal of credibility with most of the media and public and Henry Waxman certainly knows a scientist when he sees one. <BR/><BR/>Anyone taking on Hansen is almost certainly going to come out looking foolish -- or worse. Just look what happened to George Deutsch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-31723763033505593702007-04-04T23:10:00.000-04:002007-04-04T23:10:00.000-04:00I had also noticed RP's misuse of the term interpo...I had also noticed RP's misuse of the term interpolate: 'we need to "interpolate" the IPCC.' <BR/><BR/>Someone with a degree in math (as he has) should certainly know the difference between "interpolate" and "extrapolate". <BR/><BR/>Then again, when you interpolate between "extrapolate" and "interpolate", you get "exterpolate" -- which is very close to "extirpate" (the IPCC?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com