Oops. The chatter on the pro-AGW side is amazing – the assumption seems to be that the scientists who did this study were all idiots paid by Big Oil. I couldn't find a single thoughtful comment considering the implications of the study being correct. Also interesting: previous skeptical takes on the Himalayan glacier warming were met with “Well, just wait until the satellite studies come in! Then you'll have your solid evidence!” This study was the long-awaited satellite study...The world's greatest snow-capped peaks, which run in a chain from the Himalayas to Tian Shan on the border of China and Kyrgyzstan, have lost no ice over the last decade, new research shows.
The discovery has stunned scientists, who had believed that around 50bn tonnes of meltwater were being shed each year and not being replaced by new snowfall.
Friday, February 10, 2012
IPCC: Oops...
This new finding isn't quite following the AGW talking points:
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Mozilla Gives It the Old College Try...
Recognizing that many developers (myself most definitely not amongst them) look down upon JavaScript as a sort of “toy” language, Mozilla makes a valiant attempt to spiff up its image. You JavaScript decriers out there: does this change your mind?
Wolfram Alpha Pro...
At $5/month, the price is certainly in the right range. I haven't checked out the features, but the announcement sure makes it sound interesting. But then again, it would be pretty sad if it didn't :-)
Friday, February 3, 2012
Slow Blogging Alert...
I'll be on the road for a few days, a combination of business and a nice visit with my folks...
Upverter...
A SaaS design tool for hardware. Very cool! Free accounts if you don't mind making your designs public...
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Oh, How Much I Care...
My lovely bride forwarded me a collection of motivational posters. Many of them have language a little too, er, rough to post – but here are a few for your enjoyment:
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Monday, January 30, 2012
All-In-One Campaign Cartoon...
Via reader Simi L.:
Simi goes on to say:
Simi goes on to say:
The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living.
26 Paraprosdokians...
For your Monday morning entertainment, these lovely paraprosdokians. Best to put down your hot beverages, and swallow, before continuing. Courtesy of my cousin Mike D.:
1. Where there's a will, I want to be in it.
2. The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on my list.
3. Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
4. If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.
5. We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.
6. War does not determine who is right - only who is left..
7. Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
8. They begin the evening news with 'Good Evening,' then proceed to tell you why it isn't.
9. To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.
10. Buses stop in bus stations. Trains stop in train stations. On my desk is a work station.
11. I thought I wanted a career. Turns out I just wanted paychecks.
12. In filling out an application, where it says, 'In case of emergency, notify:' I put 'DOCTOR.'
13. I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.
14. Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are sexy.
15. Behind every successful man is his woman. Behind the fall of a successful man is usually another woman.
16. A clear conscience is the sign of a fuzzy memory.
17. You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.
18. Money can't buy happiness, but it sure makes misery easier to live with.
19. There's a fine line between cuddling and holding someone down so they can't get away.
20. I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not so sure.
21. You're never too old to learn something stupid.
22. To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.
23. Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
24. Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
25. Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.
26. Where there's a will, there are relatives.
AGW Update...
Oops &ndash no global warming for the past 15 years. And...we may have a mini-Ice Age approaching. Oh, my:
The supposed ‘consensus’ on man-made global warming is facing an inconvenient challenge after the release of new temperature data showing the planet has not warmed for the past 15 years.
The figures suggest that we could even be heading for a mini ice age to rival the 70-year temperature drop that saw frost fairs held on the Thames in the 17th Century.
Based on readings from more than 30,000 measuring stations, the data was issued last week without fanfare by the Met Office and the University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit. It confirms that the rising trend in world temperatures ended in 1997.
Funny Lady...
Jeanne Robertson is one funny gal. Here she is talking about her husband, Left Brain. Look her up on YouTube – she's got lots of clips like this up there...
Geekly Humor...
From the Abstruse Goose, site I discovered just a few weeks ago:
Ah, yes...the joys of OPC (Other People's Code)...
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