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Briggs and Big Oil
The closest I come to "Big Oil" is when I create my spécialité de la maison: bacon-olive-oil confit. Incidentally, that's the only way to cook this miracle pig meat---frying removes…
Posted inFun
When zombies were scary
Ronald Reagan said that the ten scariest words in the English language are "Hello, I'm from the government and I'm here to help." In terms of sheer mayhem and spirited…
Posted inStatistics
The University of East Anglia Climate Research Unit Hacking
Be sure to also see this story! And this story a follow-up See also see this story on proxies I often write emails to pals of mine that are in…
Posted inBook review Podcast
Podcast Radio Show #5: Independence Day!
[podcast]https://www.wmbriggs.com/audio/wmbriggs_com_21nov2008_0005.mp3[/podcast] On Today's Show: Only 5 minutes! A brief show today, containing one Earth-shattering announcement... Big changes ...As of December 1st, you, my faithful audience members, will be my official…
Posted inStatistics
Climategate Predictions: The Aftermath
The aftermath isn't yet upon us. We are still in the in situ-math. But I thought it would be fun anyway to make some definite, testable predictions of what will…
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My Pajamas Media Climategate Article
Pajamas Media has published my article What is---and what isn't---evidence of global warming. I normally don't ask, but I'd be grateful if you'd pass this article on, link it around…
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A Response to What is—and what isn’t—evidence of global warming.
Reader Marvin was kind enough to pass on Wednesday's Pajama's Media article What is---and what isn't---evidence of global warming to a "highly educated" person (those are not scare quotes, but…
Posted inCulture
Carbon coaching
In one Seinfeld episode, Kramer has joined the annual Manhattan AIDS walk but has refused to wear the symbolic twisted red ribbon. He is confronted by an angry group of…
