Oh, I’ll grant you, it’s sexy. It’s fun to play with the possibility. And letting this poor gentleman have his say at the GSA shindig was nice, even though his evidence is, shall we say, sketchy, but putting out a press release would seem a bridge too far. Every geologist I’ve spoken to has met …
Category Archive: stupidity
Sep 08 2011
Is There Anything More Pathetic Than Flood Geologists at GSA Meetings?
Yup. Actually, there is. And this is why the announcement that Flood geologists, those poor dumb souls who are so besotted with a Bronze Age work of fiction, are once again coming to the GSA’s annual meeting should have you rubbing your hands with glee. Because, you see, the only thing more pathetic than Flood …
Aug 28 2011
Dear Famous Scientists: Please STFU About Areas Outside Your Expertise
Erik Klemetti, on Twitter, had steam coming from his ears on Wednesday: WHY, OH WHY did Bloomsberg talk to @michiokaku instead of a geologist about the VA earthquake? Come on, people! http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/kaku-says-virginia-earthquake-should-be-a-wake-up-call/2011/08/23/gIQAeeTXZJ_video.html That’s probably because some journalists seem to find it impossible to distinguish between various types of scientist. They also want a big, recognizable …
Jul 29 2011
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Bard?
It may seem bizarre that in the land infamous for a dry sense of humor, satire is banned. But politicians in both Great Britain and Ireland, it appears, are terrified of people like Jon Stewart. So terrified, in fact, that they’ve come up with inane rules meant to prevent the carpets in their halls of …
Jul 27 2011
Oh, Yes. Very Frivolous
A while back, our own Chris Rhetts asked me to unlimber the Smack-o-Matic and deliver an epic beatdown. He pointed me to this: And I watched the trailer: And I grew very, very angry. Verily, I wished to unleash the Smack-o-Matic upon the deserving. Because, you see, I’d been taken in by that: by the …
Jul 23 2011
A ‘Nym is Not an Unknown
I like Google+, I do, but I’m not liking their recent purge of pseudonymous folk at all. It’s not right that people like Bug Girl and DrugMonkey face the choice between revealing their real names or getting banned. And we’re not talking just having their profiles deactivated, no, it’s worse than that: they were exiled …
Jul 21 2011
Beware! The Health Water Pushers Want You Dead!
Well, brain dead, anyway, because how else are they going to transfer money from your wallet to theirs? Take water. Just yer basic water. Now, I’ve fallen for the SoBe Lifewater scheme, not because of its supposed health benefits but because they add things to it that make it very tasty, and so I can …
May 21 2011
Sod This, I’m Holding Out for Ragnarok
Oh, my god. What a surprise. The End Times have not come. I am so shocked. I just do not believe it. I- (Hee hee. Ho ho. BWAH-HAHAHAHA!) I can’t keep a straight face. The excuses as to why the Rapture failed to happen on schedule will no doubt be mildly amusing. Same ol’ song …
Apr 18 2011
People With No Understanding of Fantasy Probably Shouldn’t Review It
I have now, like every other fantasy fan with tits on the planet, read Ginia Bellafonte’s risible review of HBO’s adaptation of A Game of Thrones. I’ve spent most of the week now trying to determine which planet she’s from. I’m still not sure. It hasn’t got the same color sky as mine, and the …
Jan 20 2011
So You Know Exactly How God Did It, Then?
You know, sometimes it seems like USA has come to stand for “United States of Appalling Ignorance.” A lot of people in this country need to read an improving book. And I’m not talking about the Bible. That one only seems to improve people’s ability to be smug about their appalling ignorance.MTHellfire found this bit …
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