Comments on: Re(a)warded http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/06/03/reawarded/ Life, Culture and Politics from BrisVegas Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:15:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: danny http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/06/03/reawarded/#comment-148696 danny Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:31:39 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/06/03/reawarded/#comment-148696 "Steve did a Bachelor of Engineering degree at RMIT University which he completed in 1983. He then started work at Hewlett Packard (&) later moved into management and executive roles with NEC and Siemens"... Someone is gonna have to appeal to his inner gyro gearloose, put the problem in mechanistic terms, get him to understand the greenhouse effect as the workings of an engine, so he's not beguiled by fancy and fanciful graphs. Then he can move on to the fantasy of CO2 sequestration, where we are supposed to believe (processed gaseous) CO2 molecules can be made to sustainably fit into the holes the (dense solid) C came from. Like what, they are going to invent a way to economically turn the product tri-atom CO2 molecules, (necessarily of larger molecular radius than the subterranean mono-atom C), into a super-dense solid? The Fielding Trans-Cranial Sequestration process: C02 gas goes in one of his ears, and comes out super-dense from the other? “Steve did a Bachelor of Engineering degree at RMIT University which he completed in 1983. He then started work at Hewlett Packard (&) later moved into management and executive roles with NEC and Siemens”…
Someone is gonna have to appeal to his inner gyro gearloose, put the problem in mechanistic terms, get him to understand the greenhouse effect as the workings of an engine, so he’s not beguiled by fancy and fanciful graphs.
Then he can move on to the fantasy of CO2 sequestration, where we are supposed to believe (processed gaseous) CO2 molecules can be made to sustainably fit into the holes the (dense solid) C came from.
Like what, they are going to invent a way to economically turn the product tri-atom CO2 molecules, (necessarily of larger molecular radius than the subterranean mono-atom C), into a super-dense solid? The Fielding Trans-Cranial Sequestration process: C02 gas goes in one of his ears, and comes out super-dense from the other?

]]> By: dk.au http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/06/03/reawarded/#comment-148695 dk.au Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:17:20 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/06/03/reawarded/#comment-148695 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experimenter's_regress" rel="nofollow">Experimenter's regress</a> looms large. Experimenter’s regress looms large.

]]> By: Phil http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/06/03/reawarded/#comment-148694 Phil Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:59:38 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/06/03/reawarded/#comment-148694 Who did Fielding talk to on <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/environment/fieldings-climate-mission-20090605-bylt.html" rel="nofollow">Obama's staff?</a> <blockquote>Senator Fielding emailed graphs that claim the globe had not warmed for a decade to Joseph Aldy, US President Barack Obama's special assistant on energy and the environment, after a meeting on Thursday. Speaking from Washington, Senator Fielding said that asking the White House to explain why it is convinced global warming is linked to greenhouse emissions was part of "picking up the fight for the underdog". He earlier attended a climate sceptics' conference run by free-market think tank the Heartland Institute — part of a trip to "hear both sides". Senator Fielding said he found that Dr Aldy and other Obama Administration officials were not interested in discussing the legitimacy of climate science. The talks focused on the Democrats' Waxman-Markey climate bill, expected to go before Congress in August. "Generally, they are not keen in engaging too much in the other view (on the science)," Senator Fielding said. He said Dr Aldy had agreed to answer his email.</blockquote> I'm imagining the conversation that occurred after Fielding left the meeting. Who did Fielding talk to on Obama’s staff?

Senator Fielding emailed graphs that claim the globe had not warmed for a decade to Joseph Aldy, US President Barack Obama’s special assistant on energy and the environment, after a meeting on Thursday.

Speaking from Washington, Senator Fielding said that asking the White House to explain why it is convinced global warming is linked to greenhouse emissions was part of “picking up the fight for the underdog”.

He earlier attended a climate sceptics’ conference run by free-market think tank the Heartland Institute — part of a trip to “hear both sides”.

Senator Fielding said he found that Dr Aldy and other Obama Administration officials were not interested in discussing the legitimacy of climate science.

The talks focused on the Democrats’ Waxman-Markey climate bill, expected to go before Congress in August.

“Generally, they are not keen in engaging too much in the other view (on the science),” Senator Fielding said.

He said Dr Aldy had agreed to answer his email.

I’m imagining the conversation that occurred after Fielding left the meeting.

]]> By: Mercurius http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/06/03/reawarded/#comment-148693 Mercurius Mon, 08 Jun 2009 07:35:37 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/06/03/reawarded/#comment-148693 It's pretty clear that the Fielding First party will continue to push its pro-Fielding platform at the next election. As for families... It’s pretty clear that the Fielding First party will continue to push its pro-Fielding platform at the next election.

As for families…

]]> By: Lefty E http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/06/03/reawarded/#comment-148692 Lefty E Mon, 08 Jun 2009 07:01:46 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/06/03/reawarded/#comment-148692 Cheap piss 4 kidz! Solar flares are TEH HAWT! Fielding's a shoo-in for next election with this hi-voltage yoof tilt. Cheap piss 4 kidz! Solar flares are TEH HAWT!

Fielding’s a shoo-in for next election with this hi-voltage yoof tilt.

]]> By: dk.au http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/06/03/reawarded/#comment-148691 dk.au Mon, 08 Jun 2009 04:01:37 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/06/03/reawarded/#comment-148691 Meanwhile, <a href="http://bit.ly/15jN" rel="nofollow">anonymous mega-donations and cheap grog</a> supporter Steve Fielding casts his <a href="http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25602205-11949,00.html" rel="nofollow">rationalist eye over the climate science at the Opposition Organ</a>. Clap clap for sourcing such fine commentary, Oz team. Meanwhile, anonymous mega-donations and cheap grog supporter Steve Fielding casts his rationalist eye over the climate science at the Opposition Organ.

Clap clap for sourcing such fine commentary, Oz team.

]]> By: Peter Wood http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/06/03/reawarded/#comment-148690 Peter Wood Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:16:15 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/06/03/reawarded/#comment-148690 On Wednesday, Australia, Canada, and Japan won the <a href="http://www.climatenetwork.org/eco/bonn-ii-2009-ecos/Eco5%20Bonn-II.pdf/view" rel="nofollow">Second Prize</a> in the Fossil of the Day competition for "resisting a discussion on the scale of emission reductions in Tuesday’s contact group on scale of emission reductions." On Wednesday, Australia, Canada, and Japan won the Second Prize in the Fossil of the Day competition for “resisting a discussion on the scale of emission reductions in Tuesday’s contact group on scale of emission reductions.”

]]> By: Sean http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/06/03/reawarded/#comment-148689 Sean Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:26:32 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/06/03/reawarded/#comment-148689 I mean honestly, piss off green influenced voters and the Nationals in one fell swoop. GENIUS. They're obviously sick of the hard work involved in being the government and want a rest on the other benches. I, for one, am now going to oblige that wish. I mean honestly, piss off green influenced voters and the Nationals in one fell swoop. GENIUS. They’re obviously sick of the hard work involved in being the government and want a rest on the other benches. I, for one, am now going to oblige that wish.

]]> By: Sean http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/06/03/reawarded/#comment-148688 Sean Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:07:18 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/06/03/reawarded/#comment-148688 Speaking of the environment, idiotic interstate bullshit results in no further transfers of water rights to the environment: http://www.dwe.nsw.gov.au/water_trade/trade_embargo_faq.shtml These NSW government f**kers sure know how to ruin my Friday morning. Why does it not surprise me that this vengeful petty bullshit was signed by a minister with surname "Costa". I was thinking that Fatty O'Barrel's lot yet again wouldn't be any better, but farmers are MIGHTILY pissed so I dare the Nats will inadvertently do the right thing by the environment. Speaking of the environment, idiotic interstate bullshit results in no further transfers of water rights to the environment:

http://www.dwe.nsw.gov.au/water_trade/trade_embargo_faq.shtml

These NSW government f**kers sure know how to ruin my Friday morning. Why does it not surprise me that this vengeful petty bullshit was signed by a minister with surname “Costa”. I was thinking that Fatty O’Barrel’s lot yet again wouldn’t be any better, but farmers are MIGHTILY pissed so I dare the Nats will inadvertently do the right thing by the environment.

]]> By: Bernice http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/06/03/reawarded/#comment-148687 Bernice Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:39:36 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/06/03/reawarded/#comment-148687 For all of those doomsayers reckoning upon the death of newspapers, let this stand as evidence that quality journalism still walks amongst us. And none more proud than The Australian. For all of those doomsayers reckoning upon the death of newspapers, let this stand as evidence that quality journalism still walks amongst us. And none more proud than The Australian.

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