The Blackboard

In some sort of deluded attempt to do… something, a commenter here, and one at Bishop Hill have gotten it into their heads to create metaphors that go like this:
Climate scientists losing public trust == Jodie Foster being gang raped after getting drunk and dancing provocatively.
This is ridiculous. Obviously climate scientists have not [...]

Today, Dr. Judy Curry posted On the Credibility of Climate Research, Part II: Towards Rebuilding Trust at her web site. She invited a number of bloggers to use her post as a jumping off point for discussion. Today, I am going to discuss structural changes in archiving of research results that might prevent [...]

By way of Watts Up with that I learn that the Met office is going to re-do HadCRUT. Good.
Like the Met office, I do expect the new record to show roughly the same amount of warming over the 20th century as the old record. The bullet points says”
The new effort, the [...]

In comments, FrankBi drew my attention to Lambert’s blog discussing a hate email campaign which has also been discussed by Clive Hamilton.
I think nearly everyone disapproves of hate email, (the exceptions being those who send it.) In his post, Clive Hamilton suggested those who receive these missives should store the emails; it might be [...]

Are we all going to have to be subjected to the word “Manichean” again?
In his debate roundup, Lambert notes that:
And Andrew Bolt responds to the debate by defaming me, calling me “vituperative, deceptive, a cherrypicker, an ideologue, a misrepresenter and a Manichean conspiracist only too keen to smear a sceptic as a crook who [...]

I thought some of you might be interested in a communication by John Anthony, Communications Director Climate and Energy United Nations Foundation
Subject: IPCC communications meeting/call today at UN Foundation
AGENDA
1. Introductions (5 mins)
2. Welcome/explanation of coordination efforts to date and gathering of partners (5 mins)
3. Where things stand (15 mins)
4. Immediate needs/next [...]

Deltoid reports there will be a live feed for of the Monckton/ Lambert face off in Sydney. If you are already in Australian, here’s the time, date and location.

Friday February 12th, 12:30 – 2:30 Grand Ballroom, Hilton Hotel, 488 George St Sydney
Admission is $30 at the door; you can preregister by [...]

At Rabett’s blog, cthulhu posted a document explaining why someone refused to provide MP3’s to someone else. I’ve managed to locate the original unedited version which I am posting below.
I am funded to run a library; tax payers have provided me a budget to acquire music for the benefit of the public. [...]

Immediately after I clicked “publish”, I wondered if I could discover more details about getting tickets to the Tim Lambert/ Lord Monckton debate.
I went to google and searched “Tim Lambert Monckton debate sydney 12 February” . My blog post appeared in the search results with an indication that I had posted 50 seconds ago! [...]

Tim Lambert told his blog audience he will be debating Christopher Monckton (The Viscount); the title of the debate will be, “Does Anthropogenic Global Warming Endanger Mankind?”
The moderator will be Alan Jones.
Location: The Grand Ballroom at the Sydney Hilton Hotel
Time: 12.30pm to 2.30pm on Friday 12 February 2010.
Tim described the structure of the [...]