tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post2047527865359981823..comments2024-03-25T05:30:23.847+11:00Comments on HotWhopper: Science denier Bob Carter comes out as an ice age cometherSouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-26737888321359126232014-09-14T22:18:13.190+10:002014-09-14T22:18:13.190+10:00Well, I'm glad you took the time to explain it...Well, I'm glad you took the time to explain it again - I'd not come across that before (although I've had it happen to my 'scope). <br /><br />As I find with a lot of science, that was interesting, logical and odd, all at the same time.<br /><br />cheers!FrankDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-11915575764673383052014-09-14T18:06:23.488+10:002014-09-14T18:06:23.488+10:00Isn't predicting a coming ice age rather... &#...Isn't predicting a coming ice age rather... 'alarmist'? Yet another contradiction amongst the denial arguments. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-10777901621108074932014-09-14T16:52:04.120+10:002014-09-14T16:52:04.120+10:00My hopelessly ambiguous comment was referring to t...My hopelessly ambiguous comment was referring to the Russian the other gomer was referencing.Millicentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-78610548007589108562014-09-14T12:40:59.135+10:002014-09-14T12:40:59.135+10:00He retired and became a full time shill for the IP...He retired and became a full time shill for the IPA, Heartland or any other group that would give him a quid for spruiking climate science denialism.<br /><br />Discount Bob is one of the more venomous turds on the denier speaking circuit. He compared James Hansen to Trofim Lysenko the Stalinist crank agronomist who used state power to silence his critics. The irony of course is that the Bush Administration tried to silence Hansen, something Carter would have no doubt applauded.<br /><br />Here is an account of his recent tour of NZ<br /><br />"At Tuesday’s public lecture he was not given an easy ride, as an on-the-spot reporter confirmed to Hot Topic. Carter was welcomed by the local branch of the Flat Earth Society. Every five or ten minutes there were cries of “We love you Bob Carter” (in a West Indian accent, my source confides) from outside the lecture theatre."<br /><br />and<br /><br />"Carter — a proven plagiarist who never saw an argument against action on climate change that he wasn’t willing to promote if paid enough — [has] lived up to expectations."<br />http://hot-topic.co.nz/carter-in-dunedin-otago-uni-provides-platform-for-climate-crank-plagiarist<br /><br /><br />MikeHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-12555434063311938172014-09-14T12:20:57.484+10:002014-09-14T12:20:57.484+10:00I do not know how many times I have explained why ...I do not know how many times I have explained why telescopes get condensation on their optical elements even though there is no condensation on anything else close by. It is called super cooling when the optical element 'sees' a very cool sky that is at some temperature far below ambient. The optical element i.e. a lens will radiate to this far cooler sky temperature and then cool below local the dew point. This is why frost can occur even though air temperature is just above freezing. BertBert from Elthamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-50892992685349077502014-09-14T12:09:09.814+10:002014-09-14T12:09:09.814+10:00Colder overnight temperatures are also associated ...Colder overnight temperatures are also associated with clear skies (greater radiative heat loss from Earth). So if there is less rainfall in an area, more frosts can be expected. It's another example of cherry-picking the measurements - in this case, the colder nights, not the warmer days that also occur with clear skies. MWSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-68703086345469931802014-09-14T11:59:45.931+10:002014-09-14T11:59:45.931+10:00Us old farts are not all so weak that we ignore th...Us old farts are not all so weak that we ignore the science and our principles to gain some sort of last grasp at material wealth in return for our integrity.<br />I would rather die on my feet poverty stricken, than on my knees in comfort! BertBert from Elthamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-32481453755568104102014-09-14T08:27:21.646+10:002014-09-14T08:27:21.646+10:00He actually did retire in 2002.He actually did retire in 2002.Nick Stokeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377413236983002873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-52105597030484485942014-09-14T04:24:15.397+10:002014-09-14T04:24:15.397+10:00"Gentle global warming trend", "The..."Gentle global warming trend", "These scientists are projecting a significant cooling " - weasel words.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11552461190113661645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-46508079577677735862014-09-14T03:35:23.252+10:002014-09-14T03:35:23.252+10:00Oh what a surprise it isn't: another one long ...Oh what a surprise it isn't: another one long past the normal age of retirement.Millicentnoreply@blogger.com