Comments for the Skeptical Treehugger

Comment on Experts by me

me — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:19:13 +0000

expert – anyone more than 50 miles from home and carrying a briefcase

Comment on How wasteful is bad code? by Dave

Dave — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 05:16:43 +0000

Out of curiosity, what position is being changed?

–Dave

Comment on Main Stream Skeptic by Dave

Dave — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 22:22:11 +0000

It was an emotional appeal, and it was anecdotal. These tend to raise red flags for many skeptics because they are technically fallacious arguments. Effective, but not very proper. However it’s ok to do so, we all do it, as long that isn’t the only card you ever play. She has made many more beautiful and scientific arguments besides these. Her personal stories better illustrate her points than raw numbers and data ever could. They drive us into action far better than numbers can.

–Dave

Comment on Main Stream Skeptic by Derick

Derick — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 18:27:24 +0000

Why do you say it’s a fallacy when she’s describing firsthand that the oil made her nauseous?

Comment on How wasteful is bad code? by Dave

Dave — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:32:23 +0000

Donnie, what details are you interested in?

Comment on How wasteful is bad code? by Donnie Dunahoo

Donnie Dunahoo — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 04:35:16 +0000

interesting blog. It would be great if you can provide more details about it. Thanks you

Comment on Killer butts? by Dave

Dave — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 08:08:09 +0000

These ingredients? All food additives (flavorings) fit for human consumption. However, when they are burned, who know what happens. That is the scary news. Is there a non-scary complement? How about coffee? Coffee beans sometimes flavored, burned (or roasted, a controlled burn) Who knows how many chemicals are generated from this burning. After drinking, we spread the grounds on our gardens. I've read from multiple sources that boiling cigarettes butts, then cooling, makes a great pesticide for your plants! Now, NBC considers this an environmental hazard? --Dave

Comment on Killer butts? by me

me — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:00:27 +0000

what about all those hundreds of unknown chemicals put into cigarettes?

Comment on How wasteful is bad code? by Dave

Dave — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 06:22:46 +0000

I spent a couple hours searching, but did not see anything like I had done. Similar, but not the same, if you stumble across something similar, let me know!

Comment on How wasteful is bad code? by Dave

Dave — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 06:21:44 +0000

You’re welcome. For me, this was just like the classic math exercise: “How many piano tuners are there in chicago?” Using the numbers is easy, finding or estimating them is a whole ‘nuther story.