tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post7435586751175901119..comments2024-03-25T05:30:23.847+11:00Comments on HotWhopper: After the Rally for Science, Anthony Watts' illiterati crowd call for science to endSouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-82272457454843471712016-12-21T21:19:01.399+11:002016-12-21T21:19:01.399+11:00I guess Watts is not going to say much if he doesn...I guess Watts is not going to say much if he doesn't have the bully pulpit. A personal blog has got to be one of the best bully pulpits around.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11872802685104293884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-42941979342460935772016-12-21T18:30:41.145+11:002016-12-21T18:30:41.145+11:00Watts attended the excellent CSLDF session, sat in...Watts attended the excellent <a href="https://climatesciencedefensefund.org/2016/11/21/csldf-agu-co-host-symposium-law-science/%22" rel="nofollow">CSLDF session</a>, sat in front row opposite lectern, glowered, but as usual, asked no questions & nobody really cared he was there. A few years before, i happened to sit behind him and it was the same. He is brave at his blog.<br /><br /><br />Then Malcolm Hughes, lawyers Fontaine & Mandig and I spent 3 hours in an Irish sports bar for lunch. That was fun, especially to meet Mandig. Fontaine I've known since 2010, which proved useful when <a href="https://www.desmogblog.com/2015/05/19/ed-wegman-yasmin-said-milt-johns-sue-john-mashey-2-million" rel="nofollow">Wegman&Said sued me for $2M</a> last year.<br /><br />Oh, of more import than Watts <a href="http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-we-re-ready-to-fight-says-gov-jerry-1481739836-htmlstory.html" rel="nofollow">Gov Jerry Brown spoke</a> strongly. <br /><br />JohnMasheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08174651130367553996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-32593131455115283982016-12-16T07:23:11.346+11:002016-12-16T07:23:11.346+11:00It is puzzling. I am pretty sure that the Christia...It is puzzling. I am pretty sure that the Christian faiths contain an injunction "thou shalt not bear false witness" ie lying is a sin.<br /><br />It is pretty clear that Watts and the right-wingers DO lie - I wonder how they rationalize that? My conclusion is they are not genuinely religious either, I think they are just saying what is necessary to pander to their supporters.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11552461190113661645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-46697918556725509572016-12-15T07:18:52.638+11:002016-12-15T07:18:52.638+11:00The Mike Flynn commenting on WUWT couldn't be ...The Mike Flynn commenting on WUWT couldn't be THE Mike Flynn of Trump's mad general fame ?! or his son !?izenhttps://izenmeme.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-64619395781714740152016-12-15T05:21:12.659+11:002016-12-15T05:21:12.659+11:00Those were my thoughts as well. I find it amusing...Those were my thoughts as well. I find it amusing for someone who pushes such nonsense as Watts does to have the nerve to deride others.Raynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-25149386624482585382016-12-15T04:29:54.285+11:002016-12-15T04:29:54.285+11:00OMG, Watts and his gaggle of bobble-headed anti-sc...OMG, Watts and his gaggle of bobble-headed anti-science morons piss me off.Jim Spriggshttp://www.jimspriggsblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-56519462540768880882016-12-15T02:02:11.448+11:002016-12-15T02:02:11.448+11:00"alexwade has a very warped idea about the in..."alexwade has a very warped idea about the income of scientists."<br />I usually interpret that remark to imply that scientists should starve to death. Give such alexwades the chance and trust me, that will become the policy in no time flat. Another thing on which history is quite clear.cRR Kampenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07571285063752477448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-2324846320299612282016-12-15T01:27:23.368+11:002016-12-15T01:27:23.368+11:00Oddly, Anthony Watts has said that he's Cathol...Oddly, Anthony Watts has said that he's Catholic. He seems quite happy to live in mortal sin these days and he's doing his best to send the rest of the world to hell :(Souhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-6961280029597947592016-12-15T01:22:31.917+11:002016-12-15T01:22:31.917+11:00Anthony Watts: "UPDATE: I forgot to mention t...Anthony Watts: "<i>UPDATE: I forgot to mention that this rally was conducted on the steps of a Catholic Church, St. Patricks on Mission Street, which is right across from the Jessie Square/Yerba Buena gardens. Seems a perfect place to pitch a religion, doesn’t it?</i>"<br /><br />Isn't it interesting how the American right wing has claimed for decades that they are morally superior because Christ. Nowadays they often use the term religion as a curse word. This fits to their behaviour going against teachings of Jesus, the Catholic Church and <a href="http://variable-variability.blogspot.com/2013/05/christians-on-climate-consensus.html" rel="nofollow">nearly any other Church in the world</a>, except for the hard-right wing ones in the USA. Victor Venemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02842816166712285801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-62961136257085475022016-12-15T01:14:33.068+11:002016-12-15T01:14:33.068+11:00Agree. For all their adoration of the golden calf ...Agree. For all their adoration of the golden calf (and billionaire real estate moguls), many deniers are very naive when it comes to money. I'm thinking a lot of them have never been in a management position (or any position where they are responsible for a budget, other than their grocery bill. And probably not that either, given most are old men who would think it's women's work.)<br /><br />Most WUWT-ers these days are quite unfamiliar with academia and research, scientific or otherwise, which suggests they've never attended college or uni (depending what country you're from). Some at WUWT have said they have, but I think Anthony's got rid of most of those now.Souhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-11305720545059588782016-12-15T01:05:27.691+11:002016-12-15T01:05:27.691+11:00A lot of people are seriously unclear about budget...A lot of people are seriously unclear about budgets. They think hundreds of dollars is serious cash, because it's a big discretionary spend.<br /><br />But they forget that rent is that or more *every month* so the salary needs to be thousands per month. And if you work for a couple years, you need to multiply by 24. And they forget that a research project needs several people on it, so you multiply again. And that's just salaries; you'll need to pay for travel and equipment too.<br /><br />Now your half-million-dollar grant doesn't seem so huge; even if the prof is corrupt, there's not much to skim. Never mind the constant oversight.numerobisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-17672766775439590612016-12-15T00:31:20.696+11:002016-12-15T00:31:20.696+11:00"I’m not sure what, if anything they accompli..."I’m not sure what, if anything they accomplished, except to put on a show. I don’t think serious people paid much attention to it. ... science and clown-like theatrics really don’t mix."<br /><br />That's amusing, because Tony could be describing his own blog here. -- DennisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com