tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post985175296998819151..comments2024-03-25T05:30:23.847+11:00Comments on HotWhopper: Why Silicon Valley accepts science, with an utter nutter - Leo Goldstein at WUWTSouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-49384533896223711152017-02-16T03:31:47.488+11:002017-02-16T03:31:47.488+11:00Those are physics fails? It's amazing to me ho...Those are physics fails? It's amazing to me how well real-time rigid body physics works these days.<br /><br />In games and film, there's a lot of work on making roughly accurate physics. The reason is that it's much more reliable than hacks. If you have an unrealistic model, and your artist wants to tweak a little something, you're in a world of pain: all the intuition goes out the window. And given how often you upgrade software, your artists' intuitions will never get to match up with the unrealistic model. But if the software tries to approach reality, artists can have a much better idea of what to expect; they only have to learn how reality works, plus deal with some exceptions to reality in the software stack they're using on their current project.<br /><br />Ari/Leo's claim is silly. Software developers and technical artists who use physics engines are painfully aware of the shortcuts you need to take to run at a given frame rate (minutes per frame for film, 30 FPS for games, 90 FPS for virtual reality). They know that when the budget is set, there's certain physics they're going to have to hack. One nice one I heard of recently was to assume a spherical hedgehog: when computing shadows, there's an analytical solution for spheres but not for a cartoon hedgehog shape -- but the character was spherical enough and shadows are not the focus of attention, so the tradeoff was worth it.numerobisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-39900508082401610872017-02-15T23:34:43.609+11:002017-02-15T23:34:43.609+11:00I doubt I fit your criterion, John. However I'...I doubt I fit your criterion, John. However I've checked, and <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yannick_Donnadieu/publication/282795366_Orbitally_forced_ice_sheet_fluctuations_during_the_Marinoan_Snowball_Earth_glaciation/links/56420f8308aec448fa621cef.pdf" rel="nofollow">this article in Nature Geoscience</a> indicates that a few hundred million years ago, 100 ppm of CO2 meant a snowball Earth. These days the sun is stronger than back then, so it probably wouldn't be a case of freezing the tropics, but it would be pretty cold just the same.Souhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-50417807617104449312017-02-15T20:58:21.939+11:002017-02-15T20:58:21.939+11:00Most of his points, like so much that comes from s...Most of his points, like so much that comes from science deniers and other irrationals, are instances of the fallacy of affirmation of the consequent or its contrapositive, denial of the antecedent.jqbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07510836914645398165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-29618283886819874292017-02-15T19:16:54.105+11:002017-02-15T19:16:54.105+11:00"however it fits in with the present para-dim..."however it fits in with the present para-dime that all educated people are very suspicious and will tell you lies evidently."<br /><br />and this of course fits in with Rose's childish hissy fit at Scott K. Johnson who he accuses of being "brainy"<br /><br />laughable Tadaaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07736188830660481871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-25953626050505140632017-02-15T18:48:03.261+11:002017-02-15T18:48:03.261+11:00I think this is the problem because CO2 is only a ...I think this is the problem because CO2 is only a tiny part of the Atmosphere it seems reasonable to assume that it could not have any effect.<br />Besides the understanding with out a greenhouse atmosphere the Earth would be a ice encrusted planet, it would appear to be very difficult to get people to understand this.<br /><br />Perhaps one of the more intelligent than I could perhaps tell us exactly what Earth would look like with say 100 PPM of CO2 or equivalent GHG's I expect as i said a pretty uninhabitable planet.<br /><br />As to the deplorable article i just hang my head in shame, however it fits in with the present para-dime that all educated people are very suspicious and will tell you lies evidently.<br />Mind this will not go down well at the club this week.<br />Explanation a very conservative club indeed who cheered when Trump was elected i expect perplexed quizzical thoughts from them shortly.<br />Sorry last bit off topic. johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-76994023482459236992017-02-15T14:49:17.072+11:002017-02-15T14:49:17.072+11:00Fortunately for the judge, he (Sam Cummings) will ...Fortunately for the judge, he (Sam Cummings) will probably never have to read that atrocity. But the attorneys for all the law firms representing all those defendants will read it, write answer (basically denying everything) and bring motions to dismiss - and charge their clients for the work. The allegations are all so vague that I wonder, how Leo expects to pursue this case. The paperwork alone will be overwhelming - you can write one complaint naming a bazillion defendants, but you have to respond to each defendant's motions or pleadings individually. And right at the beginning you have to provide some concrete evidence of your allegations. Geez. This "lawsuit" will waste money the non-profits could be using for better purposes. Maybe that's all Leo is trying to accomplish - plus of course some notoriety for himself. FLwolverinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15714397414422766313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-58751241014152094882017-02-15T11:34:07.255+11:002017-02-15T11:34:07.255+11:00Gee, this man is very obviously quite potty, and i...Gee, this man is very obviously quite potty, and it takes no time to establish that as fact. He just cannot establish criminality by accusing it.<br />He is going to court, and will be home in an hour with costs to pay.<br />There is an astonishing delusion at work within Mr Goldstein/'Halperin', and WUWT simply have to tell the world that they are just as oblivious.<br />Really they should be ashamed, encouraging a mentally ill person in their delusion.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09537772941984056434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-8829860597104969662017-02-15T08:24:50.833+11:002017-02-15T08:24:50.833+11:00Damn. Not even close, barely over 1000.
This was ...Damn. Not even close, barely over 1000.<br /><br />This <i>was</i> just a list. Generally, conspiracy theorists tend to believe the more words the better when it comes to getting their points across, and that brevity is their enemy.Magmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-5282297352297502672017-02-15T08:19:39.870+11:002017-02-15T08:19:39.870+11:00I'm going to make a prediction and then check ...I'm going to make a prediction and then check it against the facts.<br /><br />I'm guessing Leo's post will run well over 3000 words.Magmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-60430915454142090492017-02-15T07:56:44.148+11:002017-02-15T07:56:44.148+11:00He seems to be wrong about just about everything. ...He seems to be wrong about just about everything. The description of "a super-luxurious<br />yacht Rainbow Warrior, custom designed and built for Greenpeace" is a slight stretch.jrkrideauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869979887929067657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-54461298612904196302017-02-15T07:19:47.201+11:002017-02-15T07:19:47.201+11:00what I was going to say - just ramblings of the cr...what I was going to say - just ramblings of the crazies and conspiracy theorist Tadaaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07736188830660481871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-1020292315715003332017-02-15T05:17:45.020+11:002017-02-15T05:17:45.020+11:00Hi, Sou,
Thanks for saving us all the trouble of...Hi, Sou, <br /><br />Thanks for saving us all the trouble of entering the swamp that is wuwt. It continues to go ever into the depths. There was a time, some years back, when it actually attempted to do some "citizen climate science": people like Svensmark, Scaffeta, David Archibald, Monckton and, of particular note for his sheer obstinacy, Girma Orssengo would present models to rival the standard climate model. They tended to involve a fair bit of physics-free curve fitting, but at least they were attempting climate science. <br /><br />Is there anything like that now, or is it just people endlessly repeating the same tropes about gravy trains, MSM indoctrination, and the like, as if repetition might make them true, rather as if chanting "lock her up" would make someone an actual criminal?bill hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10849188148172259760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-86430265311501970292017-02-15T03:13:16.259+11:002017-02-15T03:13:16.259+11:00Oh lord, I'm still poking through the filing a...Oh lord, I'm still poking through the filing and this one is too good not to share with those who don't have the time or inclination to read it.<br /><br /><b>The Plaintiff notes that the top position in the United Nations organization is called Secretary-General, just like the top position in the former Soviet Union and in the former Communist Party of the USSR</b><br /><br />The judge in now weeping.jrkrideauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869979887929067657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-65141050903870888242017-02-15T02:50:32.520+11:002017-02-15T02:50:32.520+11:00Well Leo “might” get a passing mark in high school...Well Leo “might” get a passing mark in high school for this <i>brilliant</i> essay. Definitely an F in first year university but still a good try. It's a little worrying that many of the readers seem impressed by this. I noticed that the essay seems to have elicited much more discussion, much of it coherent—I did not say necessarily sane—than the usual post. I did enjoy the RTFM sub thread. I was a bit shocked that some readers did not know what it meant, though.<br /><br />It was really amusing that Leo did not seem to realize he was encouraging the US media to publish lies. How dare those dastardly Germans insist that there be some facts behind the news!<br /><br />I had a look at the filling or whatever it's called. Leo's grasp on reality seems to have slipped some time ago. His WUWT essay was actually pretty sane comparatively. Lines like “With its characteristic derangement, Greenpeace asserts…” seems a bit unusual in a legal document.<br /><br />On my count he has named 38 major charitable or environmental organizations as defendants. Who did he miss? The Boy Scouts of America? Pope Francis and the Curia?<br /><br />I can just see the judge sitting in chambers head in hands, groaning, “This is going to be a long trial even if it only lasts 15 minutes”. On the other hand, I think I might like to be on the jury; it could be a lot of fun if one is allowed popcorn and a coke.jrkrideauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869979887929067657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-7896458533038586602017-02-15T02:24:07.894+11:002017-02-15T02:24:07.894+11:00He's wrong about video games too: accurate phy...He's wrong about video games too: accurate physical models would be stupidly computationally expensive for something that just has to look right and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tqA5Y7gJx4" rel="nofollow">often fails to do even that much</a>.Millicentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-20067592637606570102017-02-15T01:40:09.568+11:002017-02-15T01:40:09.568+11:00Tony Mcleod wins the internet with his reply to Er...Tony Mcleod wins the internet with his reply to Eric Worrall!<br /><br />-----<br />tony mcleod <br /> <br /> February 14, 2017 at 4:46 am <br /> <br /><br />How is this ironic? Let me count the ways.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com