tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post5794337291749084953..comments2024-03-19T07:10:27.303-07:00Comments on Quark Soup by David Appell: Desperate Lies from ClimateDepotDavid Appellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318269033139447591noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-38022564603224651662013-05-24T05:43:08.745-07:002013-05-24T05:43:08.745-07:00Eh? I wasn't aware that retiring, or switchin...Eh? I wasn't aware that retiring, or switching your career to another field, invalidated one's academic degree. I would think the accurate term would be "no longer practising physicist."<br /><br />Or perhaps "former physicist."<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-1851095757161779812013-05-17T14:44:53.317-07:002013-05-17T14:44:53.317-07:00Peter: Lubos is an "ex-physicist" -- now...Peter: Lubos is an "ex-physicist" -- now, just another blogger. <br /><br />He is no longer in the game, having pissed off too many of the wrong people. <br /><br />And not having pissed them off in a good, rebellious way, but in a sad, obnoxious way.<br /><br />His blog makes it clear he is far more motivated by politics or personal animas than by science.<br /> <br />David Appellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03318269033139447591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-76291801895146540492013-05-17T04:26:11.415-07:002013-05-17T04:26:11.415-07:00Politically, Harvard and Appell sit on the left wi...Politically, Harvard and Appell sit on the left wing and Motl sits on the right.<br /><br />Harvard/Appell are hoping CAGW will serve as an excuse for more government control over the economy/people. Molt takes the position that the CAGW scientific evidence is not nearly strong enough to justify giving more power to government. charlesHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798022842779057473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-74847750818549019602013-05-16T16:13:50.633-07:002013-05-16T16:13:50.633-07:00I'm also interested to know how the circumstan...I'm also interested to know how the circumstances of Lubos departure from Harvard in any way impact upon his status as a physicist. He's obviously a combative character, but that's totally irrelevant to anything you talk about here - unless you plan to invite him for dinnerPeter Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02147401267822424413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-57901196454868551342013-05-16T16:09:41.354-07:002013-05-16T16:09:41.354-07:00Nicely done, Les. Game set and match, I think.
No...Nicely done, Les. Game set and match, I think.<br /><br />Now about that apology, Mr Appell. While there's something left of your FMR integrity.Peter Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02147401267822424413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-63571695395576933272013-05-15T08:14:34.565-07:002013-05-15T08:14:34.565-07:00Apparently real journalists use "FMR". A...Apparently real journalists use "FMR". A lot of them. <br /><br />https://www.google.ca/search?q=fmr&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=&oe=&rlz=1I7NDKB_enGB513#q=fmr&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7NDKB_enGB513&source=univ&tbm=nws&tbo=u&sa=X&ei=WaSTUaqhE6KN4AST0IDwDg&ved=0CHQQqAI&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.46471029,d.bGE&fp=71b49b3b4ef1dd2a&biw=1199&bih=676Les Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07079072001325437515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-7810706511694682502013-05-15T06:39:12.406-07:002013-05-15T06:39:12.406-07:00"Fmr" means "former?"
Says w..."Fmr" means "former?" <br /><br />Says who? <br /><br />Why not simply spell out "former?" <br /><br />Likely because ClimateDepot wants to have it both ways -- to look like a Harvard physicist is saying something, while hiding the fact that he was forced to resign from Harvard. <br /><br />No correction needed. <br />David Appellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03318269033139447591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-24748340956244199122013-05-14T15:57:16.839-07:002013-05-14T15:57:16.839-07:00One thing for sure. Mr Appell's scientific kn...One thing for sure. Mr Appell's scientific knowledge/intelligence is a lot closer to mine than it is to Mr. Motl's.<br /><br />If you doubt this, start reading both their blogs. I've been following both for the last 4-5 yrs.<br /><br />charlesHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798022842779057473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-86894000666593468262013-05-14T11:38:01.812-07:002013-05-14T11:38:01.812-07:00Based on what has transpired in the comments secti...Based on what has transpired in the comments section, I am wondering if Mr. Appell is going to at least make a correction to this post?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-70241886321199764562013-05-14T10:36:45.791-07:002013-05-14T10:36:45.791-07:00Alas, I have never met Lubos, although I would lik...Alas, I have never met Lubos, although I would like to and I enjoy his blog. As a consequence I cannot speak personally to his honesty or dishonesty.<br /><br />But if the Tracker is trying to convince me that they appoint "morons" to be professors at Harvard and it takes them 6 years to find out...well, it either says something pretty amazing about Harvard or, more likely, it speaks to the degree of honesty we can actually expect from the Tracker.Jack Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09080676066827852249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-17908049036924125542013-05-14T08:45:29.948-07:002013-05-14T08:45:29.948-07:00Maybe it's a “…Retrospective prediction…”. (TM...Maybe it's a “…Retrospective prediction…”. (TM Climate Science)Das75428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-51694773193328562272013-05-14T05:02:08.678-07:002013-05-14T05:02:08.678-07:00Motl's a dishonest moron, but certainly he use...Motl's a dishonest moron, but certainly he used to work at Harvard. No one can take that away from him.<br /><br />"Disgraced former professor" might be more accurate in capturing the sense of the man, but "former Havard physicist" seems to be literally true.TheTrackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10011829472333355911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-7201015833030282272013-05-14T04:07:37.093-07:002013-05-14T04:07:37.093-07:00A long time passes...
*tumbleweed*A long time passes...<br /><br />*tumbleweed*Jack Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09080676066827852249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-36753877687733538132013-05-14T03:54:03.333-07:002013-05-14T03:54:03.333-07:00Thanks for the helpful information about my past j...Thanks for the helpful information about my past jobs, Mr Appell. It seems that I am just a Boltzmann Brain who was created by a spontaneous vacuum fluctuation and all of its memories – and all of our memories including <a href="http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=lubos-motl+harvard&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5" rel="nofollow">papers I wrote during my 6 years at Harvard</a> – are illusions. ;-)Luboš Motlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17487263983247488359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-89271554307522912852013-05-14T03:41:33.287-07:002013-05-14T03:41:33.287-07:00Maybe you didn't read the quote. It said "...Maybe you didn't read the quote. It said "Fmr" which is short for "former."<br /><br />Maybe you should either apologize, or at least shut up before you embarrass yourself further.pinroothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584997377097902088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-61216490956312350992013-05-14T03:40:37.841-07:002013-05-14T03:40:37.841-07:00So, Lubos is not a former Harvard Physicist?
Per...So, Lubos is not a former Harvard Physicist? <br /><br />Perhaps you need to re-read that post from Morano more carefully.Les Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07079072001325437515noreply@blogger.com