tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post1306744326143354011..comments2023-09-28T08:13:11.489-07:00Comments on Only In It For The Gold: IdiocracyMichael Tobishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08229460438349093944noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-50329904397429255382011-01-09T07:29:47.002-08:002011-01-09T07:29:47.002-08:00guthrie: One would think it hard to be both a fool...guthrie: One would think it hard to be both a fool and a charlatan, since a fool is one who is fooled while a charlatan is one who fools. The charlatan knows that what they say is false while the fool does not. But perhaps you have a special grasp of this distinction in the context of the climate change debate. Would you care to elaborate?David Wojickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03986199711795951552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-38430636126914835732011-01-08T15:07:35.486-08:002011-01-08T15:07:35.486-08:00Last I knew, Chiefio was one of watt's bag car...Last I knew, Chiefio was one of watt's bag carriers, and therefore both a fool and a charlatan. But since I don't watch them very closely, I don't have any up to date information an any embarrassing errors he's made.guthriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17992984293423290387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-68027817794989056622011-01-08T11:31:50.127-08:002011-01-08T11:31:50.127-08:00Which is Smith then, a fool or a charlatan? And yo...Which is Smith then, a fool or a charlatan? And you?David Wojickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03986199711795951552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-18332467688370029632011-01-08T11:17:11.690-08:002011-01-08T11:17:11.690-08:00I did lead with a snark, something like "geez...I did lead with a snark, something like "geez, didn't any of you people take undergraduate differential equations?"<br /><br />The fellow's pseudo-erudite response involving obscure mathematical corners that use the word "forcing" does show a certain diligence with a search engine. <br /><br />No, I'm not aware of Smith/chiefio. <br /><br />There will always be fools and charlatans. The sad fact is that people like this gather cheerleaders. That's quite ridiculous and seems unnecessary in world where people have a modest amount of effective education.Michael Tobishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08229460438349093944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-80007120216098476522011-01-08T11:03:52.509-08:002011-01-08T11:03:52.509-08:00Smith says he got some nasty rude comments that he...Smith says he got some nasty rude comments that he is not posting. Yours?<br /><br />But I don't suppose understanding the data would help.David Wojickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03986199711795951552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-42233700342099803612011-01-08T01:35:27.134-08:002011-01-08T01:35:27.134-08:00Michael, you know who "chiefio" is, don&...Michael, you know who "chiefio" is, don't you?<br /><br />Life's too short.Martin Vermeerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04537045395760606324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-12095132457698024442011-01-07T23:24:01.811-08:002011-01-07T23:24:01.811-08:00Smith is rather more of a persistent crank than th...Smith is rather more of a persistent crank than the typical denialist blogger, which is saying a lot. Waste not your time.Steve Bloomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12943109973917998380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-84596185477603686382011-01-07T03:19:34.760-08:002011-01-07T03:19:34.760-08:00Between your quote above on population and the vid...Between your quote above on population and the video on the greenhouse effect on desmogblog, it must be Asimov time. Good.<br /><br />My ƒavorite google bookƒ graph is Ye Olde ƒuck peaking in the 1600ƒ. What ƒoulmouthed creatureƒ our anceƒtorƒ were!Marion Delgadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09493068399042656060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-15737635617124810422011-01-06T20:23:51.487-08:002011-01-06T20:23:51.487-08:00Thanks for the pithy and accurate list of parts of...Thanks for the pithy and accurate list of parts of the climate change, global warming semantics. That is really helpful.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16829151452002682271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-73593422663851717412011-01-06T20:08:26.624-08:002011-01-06T20:08:26.624-08:00the concepts of light and reflected light are inde...the concepts of light and reflected light are indeed frequently misnderstood. people watching directly at light (say sun) experience a opposite colour distortion in their field of view, or may even go blind.Oalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14032383453035968859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-15679986451647526152011-01-06T14:40:37.555-08:002011-01-06T14:40:37.555-08:00Reading heaps of blogs about global warming is oft...Reading heaps of blogs about global warming is often mistaken for the equivalent of deep knowledge. The real question is which blogs?Tony Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793245303802414316noreply@blogger.com