tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post5713791221809610565..comments2024-02-15T04:42:41.606+00:00Comments on James' Empty Blog: Recognising a patternJames Annanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04318741813895533700noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-73328713254575678472014-01-26T22:49:10.307+00:002014-01-26T22:49:10.307+00:00Also from the same page:
"When I recently co...Also from the same page:<br /><br />"When I recently co-authored a paper with professor Fred Singer on the consequences of chaos theory for the predictability of global warming, the editor of Energy & Environment, one of the few journals to allow skeptical science an airing, ordered my name to be taken off the paper ..."<br /><br />-----<br />"tabanne This" says CaptchaHank Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521410755553979665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-26434474058449495652014-01-25T22:23:18.571+00:002014-01-25T22:23:18.571+00:00You should link an appropriate sound file behind M...You should link an appropriate sound file behind Monckton's "chain rattling" alteration of the House logo. Here's one such:<br />http://www.soundsnap.com/node/85385Hank Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521410755553979665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-4401893481270362242014-01-25T17:58:05.653+00:002014-01-25T17:58:05.653+00:00The only reason Chris Monckton is allowed into the...The only reason Chris Monckton is allowed into the debate is for the humor and entertainment value. He does the best "I'm a complete twat" British Aristocrat impression I've seen, outside of Monty Python anyway.<br /><br /><a href="http://rationalwiki.org/w/images/9/9f/Lords_insignia_and_monckton_insignia.jpg" rel="nofollow">Here's a better comparison</a><br /><br />The caption: <i><br />Left: the House of Lords insignia. Right: Viscount Monckton's insignia. Monckton's is clearly completely original and not mimicking the Lords insignia in any way.</i><br /><br />This is from <a href="http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Christopher_Monckton#I.27m_a_Lord_really.2C_m.27Lord" rel="nofollow">The Rational Wiki</a>.<br /><br />Thank you Chris, you lighten my day.Carrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476050886656768837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-22486115807007800362014-01-25T15:47:02.130+00:002014-01-25T15:47:02.130+00:00Compare Monckton's version to the House of Lo...Compare <a href="http://jonova.s3.amazonaws.com/monckton/IMG_1079.jpg" rel="nofollow"> Monckton's version</a> to the <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/img/portsdrd.gif" rel="nofollow">House of Lords</a> insignia.<br /><br />As others have noted the main differences are that in Mr. Monkcton's version, the chains are totally unhinged and there's an empty space under the crown.Don Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379725341973886243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-3934529341642182852014-01-25T04:35:14.432+00:002014-01-25T04:35:14.432+00:00Pete B wins the INTENETSPete B wins the INTENETSEliRabetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-54811100094636207332014-01-24T17:35:39.604+00:002014-01-24T17:35:39.604+00:00As I recall,the House of Lords objected to his cla...As I recall,the <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/jul/18/climate-monckton-member-house-lords" rel="nofollow">House of Lords objected</a> to his claims of being a member, and asked him to stop using a logo almost identical to that of the House. Monckton's response was to make the chains wiggly.<br /><br />My wife has some obsolete British coins that has the House logo on the back. Maybe Monckton can revive them with his new logo by issuing his own currency. His logo at upper left on cover may not visually match the pattern of psychedelic spins, but perhaps logically fits.JohnMasheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08174651130367553996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-83500990707482391342014-01-24T15:51:30.974+00:002014-01-24T15:51:30.974+00:00I think the Monckton post would be rejected by ...I think the Monckton post would be rejected by 'Denial Depot' as a too obvious parodyPeteBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11719500015671599766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-12986630624231913182014-01-24T14:54:32.965+00:002014-01-24T14:54:32.965+00:00Comments here would make a study for some shrink. ...Comments here would make a study for some shrink. I think the price for absolute absence of content goes to Drug Maven, but he has paid me the compliment of saying I'm in a "class by myself".<br /><br />Meanwhile, awaiting fascinating developments as the self-promoter in chief (Monckton), who makes quite a lot of money promoting some rather fascinating misknowledge, takes over.Susan Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16935228911713362040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-66845048043759256372014-01-24T09:51:24.684+00:002014-01-24T09:51:24.684+00:00Brilliant! The potty peer has entered the fray. It...Brilliant! The potty peer has entered the fray. It is just as the global conspiracy had hoped. Now the journal will forever be remembered as a vanity publishing project by a bunch of nutters, rather than an attempt at a genuine scientific journal.James Annanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04318741813895533700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-88432904816202391082014-01-24T09:33:44.270+00:002014-01-24T09:33:44.270+00:00John Mashey:
" I see a pattern of some kind ...John Mashey:<br /><br />" I see a pattern of some kind there. "<br /><br />This is the great gift you bring to the climate cause, John: your knack for spotting hush-hush connections, well-covered trails and under-the-table collusions which the rest of us would otherwise have missed completely, or dismissed as mundane and innocent coincidences. With your sleuthing skills and the various talents the rest of us have been invested with, we'll keep keeping the bastards honest. No orchestrated, coordinated campaign against the science can hope to stay secret for long.Brad Keyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12154595019913023703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-5910263646957190092014-01-24T09:08:50.516+00:002014-01-24T09:08:50.516+00:00Oops, "being saved" was supposed to be a...Oops, "being saved" was supposed to be a link to <a href="http://www.wnd.com/2014/01/the-thermageddon-cult-strikes-again/" rel="nofollow">this Monckton post.</a>JohnMasheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08174651130367553996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-26823247521898987762014-01-24T05:52:10.007+00:002014-01-24T05:52:10.007+00:00But James, another part of the pattern appears as ...But James, another part of the pattern appears as PRP is <a rel="nofollow">being "saved"</a> by one who lives not too Far North of you. Scroll to end of that post to see the mockup cover of the resurrected journal. I see a pattern of some kind there.JohnMasheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08174651130367553996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-58953561589137097492014-01-23T23:27:15.136+00:002014-01-23T23:27:15.136+00:00Willis shows the R. J. Salvador paper from this is...Willis shows the R. J. Salvador paper from this issue to be just curve fitting with 20 tunable parameters (including ones that adjust the values of orbital periods).<br /><br />http://wattsupwiththat.com/2014/01/22/riding-a-mathemagical-solarcycle/<br />Steve Reynoldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16256167637226194489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-48241546921385497622014-01-23T21:47:53.359+00:002014-01-23T21:47:53.359+00:00Wow. 4 years of actually writing about climate stu...Wow. 4 years of actually writing about climate stuff. I am gobsmacked atyour awesomeness. Next you'll be telling you once met an IPCC Expert Reviewer. James Annanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04318741813895533700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-35920646917186953422014-01-23T01:50:32.454+00:002014-01-23T01:50:32.454+00:00Conspiracy? Dr Annan, I've been writing about ...Conspiracy? Dr Annan, I've been writing about climate stuff for about 4 years now. You've got to come up with better stuff than that.<br /><br />Among like-mineded people, it is easy to get cascades of indignation going in email chains. I don't know what information Thingsbreak presented to you and how it was framed. But if you wrote several emails to your colleagues and things happened quickly in a span of 24-48 hours, it is quite likely little thinking and reflection went into these messages. Just as it is with blogs, it is often the outrage and the chest-thumping that gets amplified in such circumstances.<br /><br />From what I can/could tell, from your blog persona, I didn't figure you to be someone who would go out your way carrying out hits on authors, papers, or even whole journals. So I figured maybe you only expressed your protest. Or, maybe I am wrong, and you actually wrote emails in much more strongly worded terms, which along with your colleagues' emails precipitated the journal's demise.<br /><br />So, that's the reason. I have no desire to see the emails themselves. They belong to you. Your word would be good enough too. Censorship of the kind the editor carried out is unusual and extreme even if 'skeptics' are just roadkill and trash to you. For what it's worth, you are an influential and prominent climate scientist and so I would assume are your colleagues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-76784411840254460592014-01-22T16:26:12.632+00:002014-01-22T16:26:12.632+00:00Shub, I'm puzzled why we need to see any perso...Shub, I'm puzzled why we need to see any person's emails here? <br /><br />Almost nobody self-identifying as a skeptic is embracing this debacle. The science is terrible, but somehow the editorial process managed to be even worse. <br /><br />So again, what would seeing emails accomplish?<br />Carrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476050886656768837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-83075303079460791052014-01-22T13:25:28.579+00:002014-01-22T13:25:28.579+00:00nigguraths, can you clarify exactly what about my ...nigguraths, can you clarify exactly what about my email might hypothetically support or refute your conspiracy theories? I'm having a lot of fun watching people defend the astrology and numerology. James Annanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04318741813895533700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-86606813134018290142014-01-22T09:17:42.249+00:002014-01-22T09:17:42.249+00:00If your concerns were so primarily about the reput...If your concerns were so primarily about the reputation of someone else's journal, and of science's, you'd post the emails you wrote to your colleagues. They would support your contentions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-25319895501346703012014-01-22T08:09:46.323+00:002014-01-22T08:09:46.323+00:00jbl is winning the thread so far. jbl is winning the thread so far. James Annanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04318741813895533700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-274250324689765912014-01-22T06:02:21.412+00:002014-01-22T06:02:21.412+00:00The truly amazing thing is that the clowns actuall...The truly amazing thing is that the clowns actually took you seriously. Eli bows in aweEliRabetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-44599753090818301752014-01-21T21:49:53.299+00:002014-01-21T21:49:53.299+00:00Brad Keyes: "Or we'll continue to make ca...Brad Keyes: "Or we'll continue to make cashmere socks and kid gloves of your "defenders"... one butthead at a time."<br /><br />Eppur si riscalda.Mal Adaptedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06123525780458234978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-6231899699233335162014-01-21T10:26:27.962+00:002014-01-21T10:26:27.962+00:00Is there any critical paper that criticize the her...Is there any critical paper that criticize the heretic paper ?<br /><br />If cold fusion, the official voodoo science, get industrial this year, you will know you are wrong.<br /><br />For climate it is not easy to make something industrial with climate realism, so denial of reality can last a century.<br /><br />Good luck to explain that to your children.<br /><br />An Inside Trader. I don't like playing without knowing the end. ;-)Alain_Cohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352476615242858677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-76942164335530494392014-01-21T00:23:56.409+00:002014-01-21T00:23:56.409+00:00OpenID jblblog said...
" Need better trol...OpenID jblblog said...<br /><br /> " Need better trolls."<br /><br />Don't kid yourself. What you need is billy-goats with both the balls and the brains to take back the bridge, one headbutt at a time. Or we'll continue to make cashmere socks and kid gloves of your "defenders"... one butthead at a time.Brad Keyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12154595019913023703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-80718046686065865312014-01-20T21:57:37.798+00:002014-01-20T21:57:37.798+00:00" You destroyed a whole journal and you'r..." You destroyed a whole journal and you're justifying it by quoting Anthony Watts?"<br /><br />What do expect. James is a technocrat, a bureaucrat, and a carboncrat who has been living off the public his whole life. He'd starve to death if he had to make a living from his work output in a free world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-82436899293658527632014-01-20T21:28:47.926+00:002014-01-20T21:28:47.926+00:00Need better trolls.Need better trolls.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com