Briggs

Wolf Blitzer interviews Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill

Repost Who could have guessed that a confessed mass murder and terrorist would have broken the law once more? It is reported that Mohmed al-Megrahi has jumped bail, thus embarrassing…

Statistics

Homogenization of temperature series: Part V, The real Grand Finale

Be sure to see: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V Much of what we discussed---but not all---is in this picture. Right click and open it in…

Statistics

Homogenization of temperature series: Part IV

Be sure to see: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V How much patience do you have left? On and on and on about the fundamentals, and…

Statistics

Pajama’s Media: Global warming accelerating once again

Surf on over to Pajamas Media for today's update. "I'm from the U.N. and I'm here to help."

Statistics

Homogenization of temperature series: Part III

Be sure to see: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V We still have work to do. This is not simple stuff, and if we try and…

Fun

Schedule, Taiwan, More Homogenization

Landed in Taipei last night, after a bumpy fourteen-hour flight. I think the angry Air I teased last week was taking its revenge. From now, I'll have nothing but nice…

Philosophy

Homogenization of temperature series: Part II

Be sure to see: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V Aside: counterfactuals A counterfactual is statement saying what would be the case if its conditional were…

Statistics

Homogenization of temperature series: Part I

Be sure to see: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V Introduction Time to get technical. First, surf over to Willis Eschenbach's gorgeous piece of statistical detective…

John Pate on Complete List Of All Moral & Ethical Questions Answered By ScienceDecember 28, 2025
Bah humbug! Scientism, on the other hand, can answer all your philosophical and moral questions for you, you degenerate denier.
John Pate on Why British & EU Rulers Are Juicing War With RussiaDecember 27, 2025
@hudbwu although the stupidity rather than malice argument is very powerful in smaller organizations, along with the Peter Principal, it…
hudbwu on Why British & EU Rulers Are Juicing War With RussiaDecember 27, 2025
> or whether they are doing this purposely and cynically, It is this, in my opinion. The change with replacement…
hudbwu on Complete List Of All Moral & Ethical Questions Answered By ScienceDecember 27, 2025
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hudbwu on Merry Christmas!December 27, 2025
Happy Christmas! \o/