"Chicken Little, Ph.D."

[hootinholler]

2. I remember Y2K...

It wasn't us programmers who were shouting the world would go dark, it was the uneducatable press embellishing a story they have no hope of understanding because their eyes rolled back into their heads during every rational explanation.

BTW, we said hey there's a big problem that's gonna happen unless we fix it. If you rely on your systems, you should probably check them out to see if they are affected. Now some large consulting firms (the former EDS comes to mind) pushed the disaster aspect of the story mainly because a scared client has an open checkbook.

Ok, let's say that Mr Hansen has it wrong and ignore him. What about all the other people who study global warming and have, in substantial part, agreed upon his conclusions? Oh and that million? I seriously doubt that it was simply deposited in Hansen's checking account. Have you ever priced time on a supercomputer? The last time I did it was a wee bit on the pricey side.

Hmmm, the press not understanding a story? Looking for the sensational? Nah, that wouldn't happen again. A corporate tool misrepresenting history or research? About the same likelihood there.