Re: [Vo]:gravity = pdf

2008-09-05 Thread Horace Heffner
On Sep 4, 2008, at 4:45 PM, OrionWorks wrote: From the report: How can black holes have gravity when nothing can get out because escape speed is greater than the speed of light? Always wondered about that conundrum. Regards Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks

Re: [Vo]:gravity = pdf

2008-09-05 Thread Robin van Spaandonk
In reply to Horace Heffner's message of Thu, 4 Sep 2008 22:12:01 -0800: Hi, [snip] I posted a message, then went shopping. I just got back, and discovered this post from Horace. :) [snip] Given that graviphotons carry no charge, and have a very weak coupling to electrostatic charge, i.e. to

RE: [Vo]:Sunspotless

2008-09-05 Thread Jed Rothwell
Rick Monteverde wrote: My information that the computer models can't accurately track reality? Chaos theory, mostly, and practical experience and observation too, validated by numerous people who know and use these systems and are honest about how they work. You can't expect a recursive

[Vo]:NIST debunking

2008-09-05 Thread Jones Beene
Kevin Ryan, former Lab director at UL (Underwriters Laboratories - which once-upon-a-time was NIST - that is, before NIST became politicized and no longer is staffed with real scientists - and instead is being run by political appointees) ... weighs in with Dr. Steven Jones on the

Re: [Vo]:NIST debunking

2008-09-05 Thread Jed Rothwell
Jones Beene wrote: Kevin Ryan, former Lab director at UL (Underwriters Laboratories - which once-upon-a-time was NIST - that is, before NIST became politicized and no longer is staffed with real scientists - and instead is being run by political appointees) No, the two are completely

Re: [Vo]:NIST debunking

2008-09-05 Thread R C Macaulay
Howdy Jones, Fact: NO plane hit building 7 of the world trade center so the computer models used on the twin towers are invalid. What we have is a classic example of performing wonders with numbers while eating cucumbers. Won't matter.. it over,it's in the past.. in today's world, anything

Re: [Vo]:NIST debunking

2008-09-05 Thread Jones Beene
Richard, Won't matter.. it over,it's in the past.. in today's world, anything being instant attention is past tense. Unfortunately, you are probably right - especially with the massive payoff$$ to the families of the 3000+ victims - some of whom otherwise would never let the story die. Is

Re: [Vo]:NIST debunking

2008-09-05 Thread OrionWorks
A slow news day. The following questions are probably directed for Jones, but anyone can chime in. I've been reading this subject thread off and on for some time, and I'm curious about a couple of things... Is it the implication that Cheney either directly or indirectly was responsible for

RE: [Vo]:Sunspotless

2008-09-05 Thread Rick Monteverde
Jed - That's preposterous. If you wish. It's also a fact. It's inherent in how the math works. If that were true, weather forecasting computer programs would not work. You are correct. You've heard of Lorenz, of course. The programs only work for a very brief time before their results

RE: [Vo]:NIST debunking

2008-09-05 Thread Rick Monteverde
What heresy is this? Computer models being misapplied on a controversial subject to back a position not supported by actual evidence observed in the real world? Is it just me, or is it getting warmer in here? - Rick _ From: R C Macaulay [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday,

Re: [Vo]:NIST debunking

2008-09-05 Thread Jed Rothwell
Jones Beene wrote: Won't matter.. it over,it's in the past.. in today's world, anything being instant attention is past tense. Unfortunately, you are probably right - especially with the massive payoff$$ to the families of the 3000+ victims - some of whom otherwise would never let the

RE: [Vo]:Sunspotless

2008-09-05 Thread Jed Rothwell
Rick Monteverde wrote: If that were true, weather forecasting computer programs would not work. You are correct. You've heard of Lorenz, of course. The programs only work for a very brief time before their results degrade to useless noise, so they are only good before they reach that point .

Re: [Vo]:NIST debunking

2008-09-05 Thread Stephen A. Lawrence
OrionWorks wrote: A slow news day. The following questions are probably directed for Jones, but anyone can chime in. I've been reading this subject thread off and on for some time, and I'm curious about a couple of things... Is it the implication that Cheney either directly or

Re: [Vo]:NIST debunking

2008-09-05 Thread Stephen A. Lawrence
Jed Rothwell wrote: Jones Beene wrote: Won't matter.. it over,it's in the past.. in today's world, anything being instant attention is past tense. Unfortunately, you are probably right - especially with the massive payoff$$ to the families of the 3000+ victims - some of whom otherwise

Re: [Vo]:NIST debunking

2008-09-05 Thread Jones Beene
Steven, I've been reading this subject thread off and on for some time, and I'm curious about a couple of things... Is it the implication that Cheney either directly or indirectly was responsible for destroying the WTC and/or surrounding buildings? Never heard that one before. WHO DID IT?

Re: [Vo]:Sunspotless

2008-09-05 Thread Stephen A. Lawrence
Jed Rothwell wrote: Furthermore, you are ignoring the fact that the global warming experts predictions have come true in the world is indisputably growing hotter rapidly, as Ed pointed out. You do not need a computer to see that. Just look at melting ice... Just ask Horace. He's in

Re: [Vo]:NIST debunking

2008-09-05 Thread Stephen A. Lawrence
Thank you for the extremely lucid recap. Jones Beene wrote: [ snip ] I mentioned before there had been a valid demolition permit issued by the City to the WTC owners (the Port Authority) - after the 1993 incident - and there are reports from around that time period from contractors that

Re: [Vo]:NIST debunking

2008-09-05 Thread Jed Rothwell
Jones Beene wrote: NIST, to everyone's utter amazement, totally dodged this issue; nor did they address the large number of PROVED and documented reports at the NYC Fire Dept has on file - of large pools of molten steel - up to three weeks after the tragedy. And the NYFD rolled over and

RE: [Vo]:Sunspotless

2008-09-05 Thread Rick Monteverde
Jed - What you describe below circumvents, for a few special practical cases, the fundamental point I made about the use of models. In your examples, some components can contain quite a bit of 'inertia' of one form or another (often as historical and statistical: When we see A happening here,

RE: [Vo]:Sunspotless

2008-09-05 Thread Rick Monteverde
Never said there was no warming, I said we didn't do it and that we're not capable of doing anything practical to change it. Stephen, add your name to the list of those who choose to ignore the actual content of my posts and are willing to recast them as if they were completely different

Re: [Vo]:NIST debunking

2008-09-05 Thread Jed Rothwell
Jones Beene wrote: I mentioned before there had been a valid demolition permit issued by the City to the WTC owners (the Port Authority) - after the 1993 incident - and there are reports from around that time period from contractors that themite was actually loaded into parts of the

Re: [Vo]:Sunspotless

2008-09-05 Thread Edmund Storms
And you miss my point, Rick. My point is that it does not matter if the warming is caused by mankind or not. We all benefit if we develop alternative energy. If this means supporting ALGore, then suck it up and get on with life. Ed On Sep 5, 2008, at 2:25 PM, Rick Monteverde wrote:

Re: [Vo]:Sunspotless

2008-09-05 Thread Stephen A. Lawrence
Rick Monteverde wrote: Never said there was no warming, I said we didn't do it and that we're not capable of doing anything practical to change it. Stephen, add your name to the list of those who choose to ignore the actual content of my posts Was I responding directly to you? Don't

Re: [Vo]:gravity = pdf

2008-09-05 Thread Robin van Spaandonk
In reply to Horace Heffner's message of Thu, 4 Sep 2008 23:05:13 -0800: Hi, [snip] First, let me be very clear that I said neutrinos may be comprised of graviphotons, not gravitons the messenger particles. [snip] ...and that's exactly what I meant. Is it possible that neutrinos and graviphotons

Re: [Vo]:gravity = pdf

2008-09-05 Thread Stephen A. Lawrence
Robin van Spaandonk wrote: In reply to Horace Heffner's message of Thu, 4 Sep 2008 23:05:13 -0800: Hi, [snip] First, let me be very clear that I said neutrinos may be comprised of graviphotons, not gravitons the messenger particles. [snip] ...and that's exactly what I meant. Is it

Re: [Vo]:Sunspotless

2008-09-05 Thread Robin van Spaandonk
In reply to Rick Monteverde's message of Fri, 5 Sep 2008 10:25:43 -1000: Hi, [snip] The argument is whether there are anthropogenic causes to it. I say that the models are incapable of directing that conclusion because of their inherent shortcomings. [snip] I agree that the models are only models

Re: [Vo]:Sunspotless

2008-09-05 Thread Nick Palmer
I sent a voice input reply on this topic without any checking, be warned, the grammar etc is rubbish (but the ideas and the picture are good if you can sort them out).

Re: [Vo]:NIST debunking

2008-09-05 Thread OrionWorks
Thousands of innocent people died on Sept 11, 2001. Most died quickly, mercifully. But some I suspect died slowly and horribly. As human beings it seems to be in our nature to ponder how devastating events of this nature could be allowed happen. Why? We ask ourselves. SOMEONE MUST HAVE BEEN

RE: [Vo]:Sunspotless

2008-09-05 Thread Jed Rothwell
To summarize my point about chutzpah, Rick Monteverde wrote: Never said there was no warming, I said we didn't do it and that we're not capable of doing anything practical to change it. You can say this without irking me and other conventionally-minded, pocket-protector scientific type

RE: [Vo]:Sunspotless

2008-09-05 Thread Rick Monteverde
I'm sorry, I'll respond from now on only when spoken to directly. My bad. Stephen, I don't care what a majority of scientists or mainstream publishers or whatever have concluded, just as I'm sure Jed doesn't care how many think CF is bunk, in terms that situation having any bearing on the nature

RE: [Vo]:Sunspotless

2008-09-05 Thread Rick Monteverde
I'm not missing your point Ed, I'm agreeing with it and I believe I said so. And fortunately, it does not require that we support Gore to develop alternative energy. I will disagree with you there if you insist that's so, but that is purely a political debate, which it is not my intention to

Re: [Vo]:Sunspotless

2008-09-05 Thread Stephen A. Lawrence
Jed Rothwell wrote [to Rick Monteverde]: ... as you and I agree it [global warming] is happening. The cause is the only question. Yes, you and Rick agree, and only argue over the cause. However, part of the reason I posted my comments about Alaska and Canada, and almost posted a snide

RE: [Vo]:Sunspotless

2008-09-05 Thread Rick Monteverde
Jed: I am saying that both are based upon the same knowledge of atmospheric physics that knowledge is demonstrably impressive. When you say that the hypothesis cannot possibly be right and the experts ought to know better, I say that's chutzpah, it is insufferable, and it irks me! C'mon Jed,

RE: [Vo]:Sunspotless

2008-09-05 Thread Rick Monteverde
You make a good points about persuasive writing, and Stephen just wrote a good description of the nature of the fundamental problem of modelling chaotic systems. - Rick -Original Message- From: Jed Rothwell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 11:43 AM To:

RE: [Vo]:Sunspotless

2008-09-05 Thread Rick Monteverde
Robin - Well and concisely put. I only take issue with #3 because of the assumptions that we should be trying to interfere with the situation, and that warming is necessarily a bad thing in the long run. Used to be a lot warmer, and for a very long time. I say let nature handle the climate.

Re: [Vo]:gravity = pdf

2008-09-05 Thread Horace Heffner
On Sep 5, 2008, at 1:10 PM, Robin van Spaandonk wrote: In reply to Horace Heffner's message of Thu, 4 Sep 2008 23:05:13 -0800: Hi, [snip] First, let me be very clear that I said neutrinos may be comprised of graviphotons, not gravitons the messenger particles. [snip] ...and that's exactly

Re: [Vo]:Sunspotless

2008-09-05 Thread Jed Rothwell
Rick Monteverde [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm sure Jed doesn't care how many think CF is bunk, in terms that situation having any bearing on the nature of the evidence or the conclusions he has come to regarding the evidence. They can all be wrong, and in the case of CF we're pretty certain

Re: [Vo]:Sunspotless

2008-09-05 Thread Robin van Spaandonk
In reply to Rick Monteverde's message of Fri, 5 Sep 2008 12:45:00 -1000: Hi, [snip] Robin - Well and concisely put. I only take issue with #3 because of the assumptions that we should be trying to interfere with the situation, and that warming is necessarily a bad thing in the long run. Used

Re: [Vo]:NIST debunking

2008-09-05 Thread R C Macaulay
Howdy Steven, I don't know why the 9/11 buildings collapsed because I wasn't there. One building collapse under these circumstances does raise an eyebrow,,, two buildings collapse under identical circumstances stretches the imagination... 3 buildings collapse in like circumstances with no

Re: [Vo]:Sunspotless

2008-09-05 Thread Stephen A. Lawrence
Rick Monteverde wrote: I'm sorry, I'll respond from now on only when spoken to directly. My bad. Sorry if it sounded like I thought you shouldn't have replied; I wasn't trying to shush you! I was just saying those remarks were not directed specifically at what you said. It was nothing more

Re: [Vo]:gravity = pdf

2008-09-05 Thread Robin van Spaandonk
In reply to Stephen A. Lawrence's message of Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:29:00 -0400: Hi, [snip] They (apparently) oscillate, which, at least according to my limited and rather primitive understanding of relativity theory, means time passes for them, which suggests pretty strongly that their speed must