I, Oxcoug

[TripletDaddy]

Classic Lebowski mischaracterization.

Keep making this about me. I'm waiting for you to actually enter the debate instead of merely appealing to your own authority without making any arguments.

Thank you, JohnnyLingo, for calling out Jeff Lebowski on his BS!

Another example of what I will heretofore refer to as a "C.L.M." (Classic Lebowski Misrepresentation):

http://www.cougaruteforum.com/showpost.php?p=257989&postcount=24

[oxcoug]

Lebowski v Lingo?

I feel like it's 2004 on Cougarboard ;-).

Good times. Gentlemen, I am confident you both have excellent qualities so I'll try and stand above the fray.

That said - Lingo, your characterization of the climate change debate here roughly parallels my own.....

[Art Vandelay]

Does Art have admin powers?

No, but I have skills... you know like nunchuck skills, bowhunting skills, computer hacking, and the Dalai Lama once told me when I die, on my deathbed, "you will receive total consciousness". So I got that goin' for me, which is nice.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I feel like it's 2004 on Cougarboard ;-).

Good times. Gentlemen, I am confident you both have excellent qualities so I'll try and stand above the fray.

That said - Lingo, your characterization of the climate change debate here roughly parallels my own.....

Sorry. Sometimes I can't resist poking the bear.

When you say that climate change is the biggest scientific hoax ever perpetrated, I sincerely hope you are correct. That would be wonderful. But I am not so sure.

In terms of the science, I am skeptical of the extremists on both sides. We don't have any pro-warming extremists here so I occasionally nitpick the anti-warming extremists. Hence some people (cough - lingo - cough) conclude that I am in the pro-warming crowd. I do know enough about computer modeling that I can call bullshit on many of the modeling arguments that are put forth. I also know enough about the modeling process to know that there is a relatively small handful of people in the world with the sufficient background and training to give a really informed analysis of the modeling. I also know that finding potential problems with a model is much, much easier than proving the accuracy of a model. So I have neither the time nor the inclination to embark on a defense of the climate models. For some odd reason, that drives Lingo crazy.

In terms of policy implications, I am skeptical that anything we do will make a substantial difference and I worry about the economic impact.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Does Art have admin powers?

See that "Edit" button? Just like Dorothy, you have always had the power within you.

[creekster]

Also, nice work not using the pelagius-approved format. I applaud that.

Welcome. Hope you stick around.

While Pelagius might approve, it is actually Pellegrino that created the template, as was mentioned erlier in the thread. What are you trying to petal here, anyway?

[TripletDaddy]

While Pelagius might approve, it is actually Pellegrino that created the template, as was mentioned erlier in the thread. What are you trying to petal here, anyway?

SSDD.

a rose by any other name......

[JohnnyLingo]

While Pelagius might approve, it is actually Pellegrino that created the template, as was mentioned erlier in the thread. What are you trying to petal here, anyway?

Boom, roasted.

I get those two mixed up all the time.

[frank ryan]

Welcome ox and viva California Gold Country!

[New Mexican Disaster]

welcome Oxcoug. Someday we shall have another epic argument through boardmails about Iraq as we did on Cougarboard. Glad to have you aboard and glad that you are having professional success.

[oxcoug]

New Mexican Disaster I think you must be going

by a different name than you did on CB back in 04 as I don't recall our debate. But I have no doubt that it happened :-).

[oxcoug]

Lebowski, everyone benefits

from witnessing a balanced argument. Which is why I sometimes find myself cast as the token conservative in the room and sometimes as the token "liberal" (I will grant that this is more of a pose than the first).

[SoCalCoug]

I rate: Jack White as the most compelling, innovative and influential artist of the last decade.

That is the correct answer. However, I have to say you lost me on not liking Foo Fighters. I'm not a rabid Foo Fighters fan, but they've got some great stuff.

[MarkGrace]

The most shocking thing I read in this profile is that Oxcoug listens to Wolf Parade.

[marsupial]

Welcome ox and viva California Gold Country!

I'd like to second that.