Oh my! New readers (temporary, I'm sure).

Evidently Neon Gods has been discovered by readers of a conservative blog or website (woo hoo!).  No problem.  I don't hate conservatives, but I do hate stupidity, and if you deny the reality of evolution, or believe that man is not affecting our climate, or believe that the alignment of stars can predict the future, or believe in ghosts, or believe that the world is flat, please move on.

I grew up Baptist in Indiana, joined the Air Force, spent time in Germany, and now live in the Washington, DC, area.  My family was to the right of John Birchers, so obviously I grew up conservative.  Fortunately, I escaped.

Do understand that this blog is my outlet for venting frustration at our political system, so, yes, I am sometimes less than civil in my posts.  We all have a right to scream at our broken political system from time to time.

--Trakker

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[Trakker]

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Try making stupid edits to a Wikipedia article and see how long it stays up.

I'm always amazed that radical right-wingers will believe anything a bought-and-paid-for politician says, but sneer at accepted authoritative sources of knowledge. I'm also struck by your hubris. I rarely meet anyone is certain they are superior to everyone who doesn't agree with them (when I do they are are always conservatives. Why is that?).

[Dagny T]

Hi Trakker ...

Couldn't resist coming back in to suggest a NEW TOPIC of DISCUSSION for you.

Will not bother entering into a discourse with you on this, will just leave it for you.

Forget global warming - it's Cycle 25 we need to worry about (and if NASA scientists are right the Thames will be freezing over again)

Found here:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2093264/Forget-global-warming--Cycle-25-need-worry-NASA-scientists-right-Thames-freezing-again.html

~ Dagny

[Trakker]

Dagny, maybe you need to stop relying on sources that distort facts knowing it will attract lots of page views (or newspaper sales) from radicals. Or at least check other, less biased sources before making assertions.

Here's R&D magazine online for 1/24/12.

Decline in solar output unlikely to offset global warming

New research has found that solar output is likely to reduce over the next 90 years but that will not substantially delay expected increases in global temperatures caused by greenhouse gases.

Carried out by the University of Reading and the Met Office, the study establishes the most likely changes in the sun's activity and looks at how this could affect near-surface temperatures on Earth.

It found that the most likely outcome was that the sun's output would decrease up to 2100, but this would only cause a reduction in global temperatures of 0.08 C. This compares to an expected warming of about 2.5 C over the same period due to greenhouse gases (according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's B2 scenario for greenhouse gas emissions that does not involve efforts to mitigate emissions).

Gareth Jones, a climate change detection scientist with the Met Office, said: "This research shows that the most likely change in the sun's output will not have a big impact on global temperatures or do much to slow the warming we expect from greenhouse gases. ...

You can read it here (subscription might be required):

http://www.rdmag.com/News/2012/01/Environment-Global-Climate-Change-Decline-In-Solar-Output-Unlikely-To-Offset-Global-Warming/

[Dagny T]

Oh no ...

Not from the same mag that recently named Energy Sec, Dr. Steven Chu it's *Scientist* of the year?

That mag? That scientist?

>Yawn!<

Sorry to say, once again this is getting to be tiresome and a waste of my time.

As to each of your rants in here, I should have remembered this quote from Plato ...

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.

~ Dagny

[Trakker]

Oh my, poor thing, I'm sorry I made you visit my blog and waste all your valuable time commenting. Go now, please, and don't feel too bad, we suffer fools patiently here.