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Death Penalty
July 22, 2012 0

Death Penalty

By News Desk

Eli, as some have noted, is an ancient professor, an academic if you will.  He has followed the collapse of governance at Penn State with the interest of a bunny watching a disaster unveiled, and recently saw much back and forth about the NCAA (the folks who profit from and do the pompous on intercollegiate athletics in the US) imposing the death penalty on football at PSU. Folks, that ain’t the death penalty Penn State has to worry about.  Accreditation at US institutions of higher learning runs through cooperative associations of colleges and universities, who certify to the US Department of Education.  That ain’t whiffle ball because all federal funding, student loans, research grants and more depend on that certification

Cui bono
July 19, 2012 0

Cui bono

By News Desk

Cui bono DeSmog brings news that the Norfolk Constabulary has stopped its investigation into the CRU hacking.  In a press release they state: While no criminal proceedings will be instigated, the investigation has concluded that the data breach was the result of a ‘sophisticated and carefully orchestrated attack on the CRU ’s data files, carried out remotely via the internet’. Senior Investigating Officer, Detective Chief Superintendant Julian Gregory, said: “Despite detailed and comprehensive enquiries, supported by experts in this field, the complex nature of this investigation means that we do not have a realistic prospect of identifying the offender or offenders and launching criminal proceedings within the time constraints imposed by law.“The international dimension of investigating the World Wide Web especially has proved extremely challenging.“However, as a result of our enquiries, we can say that the data breach was the result of a sophisticated and carefully orchestrated attack on the CRU ’s data files, carried out remotely via the internet. The offenders used methods common in unlawful internet activity to obstruct enquiries

July 18, 2012 0

Whem

By News Desk

Neven said… He INSISTS on straight odds, and got rather testy with me when i suggested that meant he thought there was an even chance of breaking the record. Oh my, that’s very funny! :-D—This is very difficult

Ice Ages and Delayed Feedbacks – Shakun et al.
July 5, 2012 0

Ice Ages and Delayed Feedbacks – Shakun et al.

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Ice Ages and Delayed Feedbacks – Shakun et al. Eli is posting a translation of an article by  Jörg Zimmermann (one of the G&T six ), about the implications of Shakun et al, and how by clarifying much about the feedbacks that bring the world out of the ice age it shakes a core tenant of climate change denial.  The implications, although Jörg backs away a bit at the end in an overly scientific display of humility, are world shattering.