tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post3454512536925306927..comments2024-03-25T05:30:23.847+11:00Comments on HotWhopper: Dan Coffman's climate conspiracy fiction at WUWTSouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-42212114469355961062015-10-30T05:54:27.708+11:002015-10-30T05:54:27.708+11:00Actually it would be kind of fun to write an airpo...Actually it would be kind of fun to write an airport potboiler:<br /><br />A young, idealistic Ph.D. student starts work on an obscure climate-related thesis topic (post-1850 secular changes in Madagascar land snail shell thickness and potential correlation with temperature and precipitation trends) and gradually becomes immersed in the AGW community.<br /><br />Slowly, doubts start to creep in as her fellow grad students steadily fall prey to bizarre fatal accidents or else come into unexpected financial windfalls, depending on how closely they hew their research findings to the Consensus. Her supervisor assures her that nothing is wrong ("statistically speaking, graduate students in climate science do have a very high mortality rate") but starts keeping a closer eye on her work, movements and communications.<br /><br />THe plot takes an unexpected but predictable turn one day while conducting field work when she stumbles across Michael Mann soldering a resistor in series with a PRT sensor at a meteorological station. At first she accepts Mann's smooth explanation ("There's a light on this sensor that won't light on one side, so instead of taking it home to my workshop, my dear, I'll fix it up here") but later that evening realizes he had ad-libbed from How the Grinch Stole Christmas.<br /><br />While going for a walk to clear her head she has a lucky escape when an IPCC helicopter fires an air to ground missile into her empty tent. Her apparent death buys her enough time to get to the coast and board a tramp freighter headed for San Francisco disguised as a simple Somali pirate.<br /><br />The race is on. Can she make it to Tony Watts to tell her story to the world before the combined forces of the UN, NASA, the NOAA, the AAAS, the AGU, etc., etc. catch up to her and silence her for good? Can she save both herself and the global economy, or will she fail and be among the first in a wave of billions of fatalities?Magmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-66715578048755865072015-10-30T04:59:34.901+11:002015-10-30T04:59:34.901+11:00I was reminded of the 47 Ronin. Loyal Russian agen...I was reminded of the 47 Ronin. Loyal Russian agent out to revenge the fall of Mikhail Gorbachev. jrkrideauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869979887929067657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-71986053289130711482015-10-30T03:36:21.566+11:002015-10-30T03:36:21.566+11:00They do it to bring down the Western Banks. Duh.They do it to bring down the Western Banks. Duh.Cugelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-15856775111411404532015-10-30T03:34:04.627+11:002015-10-30T03:34:04.627+11:00What on Earth happened to this guy in Kosovo? A ba...What on Earth happened to this guy in Kosovo? A bad split-up? No reception? A stubborn packet of Balkan Itch?<br /><br />I think he's confusing the place with Essex.Cugelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-81493300477549061872015-10-30T00:41:21.796+11:002015-10-30T00:41:21.796+11:00Got a job with big oil, eh?Got a job with big oil, eh?Rattus Norvegicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03449457204330125792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-50002607943956020032015-10-29T21:35:35.450+11:002015-10-29T21:35:35.450+11:00I think that's quite good. If only it hadn...I think that's quite good. If only it hadn't taken you 20 hours to think of it, and if only <a href="http://www.waywordradio.org/discussion/topics/he-thinks-hes-a-wit-and-hes-half-right/" rel="nofollow">you had thought of it.</a>Millicentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-42572129829138011312015-10-29T20:52:00.501+11:002015-10-29T20:52:00.501+11:00Yea, Millicent thinks he/she is a wit, at least th...Yea, Millicent thinks he/she is a wit, at least they were half right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-28487806236829129522015-10-29T06:54:39.027+11:002015-10-29T06:54:39.027+11:00Paul Edgecomb: Your name is John Coffey?
John Cof...Paul Edgecomb: Your name is John Coffey? <br />John Coffey: Yessir, Boss. Like the drink, only not spelled the same. Lars Karlssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06158469980966810882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-18654563314633719122015-10-29T06:28:13.180+11:002015-10-29T06:28:13.180+11:00Got a job with big oil, eh?Got a job with big oil, eh?Rattus Norvegicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03449457204330125792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-11879392502192194412015-10-29T04:08:26.804+11:002015-10-29T04:08:26.804+11:00Daniel Maurice Coffman completed a Ph.D. at Purdue...Daniel Maurice Coffman completed a Ph.D. at Purdue in 1972, with his thesis titled <i>Advances in the Theory and Classification and Modeling of Stream Channel Networks</i>. He published several co-authored papers based on this topologically-focused work within a couple of years of his dissertation and then stopped.Magmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-59756838425156387922015-10-29T02:42:33.728+11:002015-10-29T02:42:33.728+11:00""It’s not a good book. It’s a bad book....<i>""It’s not a good book. It’s a bad book. It’s a really bad book. That’s what makes it so great."</i><br /><br /><a href="https://archive.is/hhURR" rel="nofollow">https://archive.is/hhURR</a><br /><br />[Replaced link in line with the <a href="http://blog.hotwhopper.com/p/comment-policy.html" rel="nofollow">comment policy</a>, Sou]Jammy Dodgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360437479098314946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-34342484635116475722015-10-29T02:29:34.469+11:002015-10-29T02:29:34.469+11:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Jammy Dodgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360437479098314946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-62656224155348418732015-10-29T01:07:31.460+11:002015-10-29T01:07:31.460+11:00Somehow I don't think the Russians really want...Somehow I don't think the Russians really want the world oil market to collapse. But I guess I could be wrong.palindromnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-13347599875325496492015-10-29T01:02:21.049+11:002015-10-29T01:02:21.049+11:00Other fascinating(?) books from Coffman:
Abbot Jo...Other fascinating(?) books from Coffman:<br /><br />Abbot Jovic's Icons - <i>"This short story chronicles the heretofore unknown ordeal of Abbot Jovic when a satanic curse, Christian anathema and alien visitation combined to alter history.</i> The 'real case' for ancient aliens?<br /><br />Titu Miata's Spider - <i>"A twelve year old Nazca boy with the gift of visions is responsible for creating one of the greatest mysteries of the ancient world. In the process, he unwittingly pits one god against another and learns the lessons of destiny, death and tomorrow."</i> Purpose (?) of the Nazca lines and destruction of Cahuachi, conflict of gods - not certain what 'useful truths' are in this one.KRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-37787175421234304032015-10-29T00:54:15.972+11:002015-10-29T00:54:15.972+11:00In a novel plot twist Russia schemes to bring down...In a novel plot twist Russia schemes to bring down the western world by sabotaging the world market for the single product from which it derives nearly 60% of its export revenue.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12592033354859428333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-13205578041515052812015-10-29T00:35:44.180+11:002015-10-29T00:35:44.180+11:00From Coffman's FB page: "Does the human s...From Coffman's FB page: "Does the human suffering which has plagued Kosovo for thousands of years stem from either satanic evil or divine punishment? Some evidence suggests ancient aliens are to blame for the perpetual misery of people living in this part of the world."<br /><br />I think "Idiot" might be the author.PLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-66950478088768864512015-10-29T00:13:46.092+11:002015-10-29T00:13:46.092+11:00In the interests of accuracy and laughing: I think...In the interests of accuracy and laughing: I think the author only has one name, actually.jgnfldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-86587735843131854042015-10-29T00:09:13.260+11:002015-10-29T00:09:13.260+11:00Yeah! Sou made a typo! That proves global warming ...Yeah! Sou made a typo! That <i>proves</i> global warming is a hoax! Ha ha ha, he gotcha good, Sou!Treesongnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-3482668821694348882015-10-28T23:04:16.150+11:002015-10-28T23:04:16.150+11:00@Idiot
I thought Millicent's point about sign...@Idiot<br /><br />I thought Millicent's point about signing yourself as Idiot was quite witty.<br /><br />Certainly shows better comprehension than your muggesegglenitiscule over a simple typo.<br />Jammy Dodgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360437479098314946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-66563218538927805542015-10-28T22:55:25.873+11:002015-10-28T22:55:25.873+11:00Fixed - thanks, Millicent.Fixed - thanks, Millicent.Souhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-11909230940312410312015-10-28T22:42:47.737+11:002015-10-28T22:42:47.737+11:00Oh I comprehend trolls with little or no effort.Oh I comprehend trolls with little or no effort.Millicentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-33501054194956420232015-10-28T22:32:42.329+11:002015-10-28T22:32:42.329+11:00@ Millicent, reading comprehension isn't your ...@ Millicent, reading comprehension isn't your strong point is it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-49681240618515904282015-10-28T22:29:20.745+11:002015-10-28T22:29:20.745+11:00I'm really laughing about Sou's inability ...I'm really laughing about Sou's inability to get the most basic facts like author's names right. It only takes a few seconds of research.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-83601315030150826232015-10-28T22:25:29.783+11:002015-10-28T22:25:29.783+11:00FYI: If you insist on signing yourself as 'idi...FYI: If you insist on signing yourself as 'idiot' then you should choose "Name/URL" from the "Reply As" options and type "Idiot" in the name box and leave the URL box empty. But please rest assured that there's no need, in your case, to type "Idiot" anywhere: it is entirely superfluous given the standard of your posts.Millicentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-8341187377984941892015-10-28T22:23:26.513+11:002015-10-28T22:23:26.513+11:00OK, I'm really laughing about this. Dan Coffma...OK, I'm really laughing about this. Dan Coffman has a series of items which are apparently self published under "Verity Fables", with a description stating:<br /><br /><i>"A VerityFable™ is a fun read intended to accompany a bold cup of coffee or a refreshing iced drink. These fables are fictional short stories which examine a useful truth. They intertwine alternate realities with historical or contemporary circumstances to entertain, stimulate and sometimes aggravate curious minds of all ages."</i><br /><br />He's written a blog post promoting fiction as fact. Without, in this case, realizing it. I can't think of a better description for most of the WUWT nonsense, and in this case the book is clearly labeled as such.KRnoreply@blogger.com