I'm sure the risible rubbish in Denial Depot would once upon a time have raised some outrage, or at least the feeling that it might need rebutting. But now it just seems boring (and I'm only writing this as a placeholder for a change in interests). Eli briefly snarks it, and Coby apparently intends to read it. Perhaps Schellnhuber is right.
[Various commenters assure me that it is a spoof. I certainly hope so. But this just proves my own personal point: I really don't care enough to find out! -W]
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Sometimes these kooks reveal that they even read the blog…somewhat obsessively and angrily. This one seems to be a follow-up to yesterday's email, and I think he's unhappy that I put up that other crank's letter and not his. I'm sorry, but I don't even remember what his previous letter's point was…
Uh, it's an obvious spoof that came online almost simultaneously with Marc Morano's Climate Depot.
Aw, cummon! It's a spoof... and has had me chuckling for the past few days! If only all septic sites were this funny!
Yeah, spoof. It's too over the top for anything else.
I have to admit I struggled with Denial Depot. When I read it, I laughed and enjoyed the humor. Then when I read some of the comments and got a little spooked. When I see people not knowing they are being spoofed it makes me wonder if I don't know that I'm being spoofed.
jg
Unfortunately, not all of the comments are spoofs. In fact, figuring out which are and which aren't isn't always easy!
Don't feel bad, Eli got fooled, too.
Fell into the cabbage patch at the very start. Thought about it for a minute and figured out what was up. At this point am thinking about going back and playing serious. It's kind of a sensible version of marohasy
Coby apparently intends to read it.
Do you mean the real one or a spoof version?
I don't agree it was not boring. This also illustrates the value of commentators. Stoat without comments would be like a journal without referees.
The commentors may be having a Colbert-phenomenon, not realizing the view supporting their side is actually a satire:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/27/colbert-study-conservativ_n_19…
It would be kind of interesting to see a skeptic/septic try to do this in reverse. Somehow I doubt it would be done quite so well.
I cackled when I read it, but managed not to lay an egg.
Hey, if you're that bored, think about uses for networked radios, as I mentioned yesterday at James's.
Here's one:
http://www.impactlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/bumper-stickers-325…
That merits sequential hat tips; I found it thanks to
Paul McAuley, http://unlikelyworlds.blogspot.com/
who found the reference at: http://www.wired.com/sterling/
who pointed to the blog here: http://www.impactlab.com/2009/04/25/futurist-visions-of-the-future/
[I'm still waiting for the bluetooth cox-box. Perhaps I should try to build one -W]
Oh come on! It is really very funny. I wish all climate bloggers displayed so much wit.