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Archive for November, 2009
Global Warming…or not?
Nov 22nd
Hacked Emails Show Climate Science Ridden with Rancor
So hackers got into the Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia, England and downloaded documents and emails pertaining to climate change. These documents do not paint a pretty picture for those that believe in Global Warming.
An excerpt from this article stated:
A partial review of the emails shows that in many cases, climate scientists revealed that their own research wasn’t always conclusive. In others, they discussed ways to paper over differences among themselves in order to present a "unified" view on climate change. On at least one occasion, climate scientists were asked to "beef up" conclusions about climate change and extreme weather events because environmental officials in one country were planning a "big public splash."
There was no smoking gun saying it is all bunk (which is what I believe), however it does show that this “science” is subject to hype. So what is hype, and what is real?
I think the most damaging was not the documents that show that their evidence is not as conclusive as we were lead to believe, but the emails. Read the excerpt below:
Fellow scientists who disagreed with orthodox views on climate change were variously referred to as "prats" and "utter prats." In other exchanges, one climate researcher said he was "very tempted" to "beat the crap out of" a prominent, skeptical U.S. climate scientist.
So what happened to science being objective, taking in all views, and letting the science prevail instead of our emotional opinions?
Been away and other things…
Nov 13th
Been away from blogging for a bit. Sure I can give the excuses, real life drama, too much work, too much playing games, too little time, and so forth.
Bottom line, no excuse really. Does not take long to blog, not sure why I have not.
On to other things…
Last few years I have become a MMORPG fanatic as for gaming, it is now my preferred choice of games to play. For those of you that never heard of it, it stands for Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game. Some of the classics are World of Warcraft, and Everquest.
Lately I have been playing two, Vanguard Saga of Heroes and a new one that is out called Fallen Earth. This game is kind of a breath of fresh air, developed by Icarus Studios it is a massive game, with a lot of detail rarely seen in MMO’s. Vanguard Saga of Heroes also fits in this category, the difference is the feel of the community in the game.
Sure to most it is about the game, but the community makes a huge difference on the success or failure of a MMORPG. The game has that Mom and Pop shop feel, with only one server it is well populated with players (anyone who has played Vanguard would appreciate and it is a major attraction). It is like the Dev’s are there and listening to the players. That is a breath of fresh air compared to some of the
most popular MMO’s out there. I have played 6 different ones, and 2 others I tried briefly and have not ever seen this tight of a community.
650,000 Jobs Created!!!!
Nov 1st
Stimulus saved, created 650,000 jobs
Sounds GREAT!!!!
Here are the numbers, for seasonally adjuted data (in other words these numbers look better because we know during certain seasons unemployment is higher). These numbers are direct from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, the document can be found here.
As of September 2009.
Civilian Labor Force: 154,006,000
Unemployed: 15,142,000
Unemployment Rate: 9.8%
Jobs Created: 650,000
Unemployment Rate Would Have Been: 10.3%
A difference of 0.5%, a half of a percent (actually 0.42% but due to rounding it looks higher).
So far to date, the Economic Stimulus package has cost $207.3 Billion.
So each job cost about $318,923.
Does this even make sense?
I am happy for each of the people that got a job, but is this fiscally responsible?