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By: Lean Left » Blog Archive » Quote of the Day, 2007-02-12

Lean Left » Blog Archive » Quote of the Day, 2007-02-12 — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:14:21 +0000

[...] Actually, it’s from Feb 5, via SayUncle, but I’m a week behind: I’m too fucking stupid to know the difference between weather and climate, or to know that a meteorologist and a climatologist aren’t the same thing. [...]

By: Stormy Dragon

Stormy Dragon — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 16:20:09 +0000

No, YOUR argument is sound, Phelps. If Uncle had said that long term climate predictions were dubious because the error made it impossible to tell if the predicted increase was significant, I’d have a greed. But that’s not what he argued; he argued that an inability to predict the near term details of a particular time series implies and inability to predict the long term trend of the same. That argument I don’t agree with.

By: Phelps

Phelps — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 17:48:56 +0000

Meteorologists may not be able to tell me what the weather will be like on 8/7, but even I know it�s going to be warmer than it is today. I�m a global warming skeptic myself, but this is a lousy argument.

It’s a sound argument, Stormy. The margin of error on what they are claiming is about 3 degrees a century. Sure, you can tell us that it is going to be hotter in August, but can you tell us within 10 degrees how much hotter?

By: Phelps

Phelps — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 17:48:36 +0000

Meteorologists may not be able to tell me what the weather will be like on 8/7, but even I know it�s going to be warmer than it is today. I�m a global warming skeptic myself, but this is a lousy argument.

It’s a sound argument, Stormy. The margin of error that the are claiming is about 3 degrees a century. Sure, you can tell us that it is going to be hotter in August, but can you tell us within 10 degrees how much hotter?

By: Kevin Baker

Kevin Baker — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 18:19:42 +0000

It’s not just the TTLB’s gunblogger thingy. Apparently nothing over there has updated since Jan 1, 2007. It’s a little irritating, but I’m not one to bitch about free ice cream (even when it’s all gone.)

Grumble, yes. Bitch, no.

By: Ravenwood

Ravenwood — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 14:38:04 +0000

>Bloggers make $2 – $10K per month? So, what am I doing wrong here?

I think their definition of “most” is a bit askew.

By: Stormy Dragon

Stormy Dragon — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 19:43:51 +0000

>If a meteorologist can’t get the weather forecast right 3 days from now, why should I
>EVER put any stock in what someone says the weather will be like in 100 years?

Meteorologists may not be able to tell me what the weather will be like on 8/7, but even I know it’s going to be warmer than it is today. I’m a global warming skeptic myself, but this is a lousy argument.

By: BCR

BCR — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 17:24:59 +0000

Actually, Bo does live in Knoxville I think….he musta been feeling generous.

By: ben

ben — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 16:15:01 +0000

And I thought for sure you’d link to my 2×4 amendment post. Yeah, the “Gun Guy” is an idiot.