Recent content by pigster

First off, I don't think he's taking that position. I'm just amused by the assumption that the moment you work for industry, you lose credibility. While I'm sure there are scientists that will say whatever their boss tells them, I would expect most would be concerned about their reputation...

So anything he says is to be dismissed, he's not a "real" scientist?

Isn't the essential point that recent versions of Android are very stable?

Oh, the horror!! Everyone knows that the moment you take ONE DOLLAR from industry that your scientific credibility is shot and you're now a shill for the oil barons. In all seriousness, I'm puzzled as to why taking money from a NGO that is a strong advocate for a position presents no...

What exactly am I refuting?

http://online.wsj.com/articles/climate-science-is-not-settled-1411143565 Dr. Koonin was undersecretary for science in the Energy Department during President Barack Obama's first term and is currently director of the Center for Urban Science and Progress at New York University.

Pretty much what I believe. I'm tired of these expert reports that predict dire consequences, and yet when you actually read their report you find that they have used worst case scenarios from their models to drive a conclusion. Perhaps they believe that people won't take action unless...

Perhaps I shoudl have clearer and said "There's no earth based or earth orbit telescope with enough resolution." The link I included noted various Lunar orbiter spacecraft had images showing landing sites.

Nope. Evolution is an observed fact. The fossil record is pretty clear. Natural selection as the mechanism for evoution is a theory

Actually, you can't. There's no earth based or orbital telescope with enough resolution. Link: http://stupendous.rit.edu/richmond/answers/lunar_lander.html

500 year drought? Not really

Elon Musk gets a $1.25B deal from Nevada, and it's a GREAT deal Intel gets $300M deal from Israel, and people are in an uproar :confused:

Really? I really couldn't see any difference in speed in everyday use or in benchmarks

Per capita consumption of cheese (US) correlates with Number of people who died by becoming tangled in their bedsheets Correlation: 0.947091

The table on this page may be interesting. Shows raw per capita disposable income and per capita income after taxes