The recent conversation on Twitter between Fraser Nelson of the Spectator and Graham Medley, Chair of the SAGE modelling committee, was illuminating, to say the least.
Thanks for screenshotting, as the conversation gave me a good (dark) laugh this morning.
I really, really hope GM was lying when he said "What would be the point of that?" was a genuine question. And "What would decision-makers learn from that scenario?" I'm impressed FN could formulate a coherent response because I can't quite get my jaw to close after reading that.
The American statistician William M. Briggs (he worked on the failed {ignored, really} attempt to highlight the irregularities in the stolen presidential election) keeps hammering this point about models saying what they're told to say over and over on his website wmbriggs.com. It's interesting to see one of these pseudo-scientists admit to it.
Perhaps the greatest shock in this covid fiasco has been the revelation of how few people exhibit integrity. For a paycheck, most people will turn their back and allow lies to overwhelm and murder truth. I can't remember what circle of hell these people are assigned to by Dante, but I hope it's a real painful one...
Thank-you, Norman, for that link. I read all the twits (😉). I couldn't believe what I read! I thought the Twitverse was silencing all those comments! It made me cry to see truth where I thought there was none. (I am not a member.)
"Yes, run it by us all again, Graham. Please. We’re still trying to get over our incredulity here."
LOL!
"But it’s clear to see they’ve been instructed to be a vehicle for fear porn."
Yes, it's clear to see that there is a market for only a certain kind of modelling and that scientists, too, have a price.
That's the thing, eh, having bills to pay has a way of instilling a passion for money. It's almost as if in a society that runs on money, money becomes a cultural obsession.
(Still, nice to see it slip out and to have it immortalized in print, so as to be able to cite it for incredulous acquaintances. For weirdly, a lot of people I know don't appear to believe that a conflict of interest could even be a thing.)
He’s desperately trying not to say the obvious: this is about propaganda.
Lysenko is asking him about the harvest.
Thanks for screenshotting, as the conversation gave me a good (dark) laugh this morning.
I really, really hope GM was lying when he said "What would be the point of that?" was a genuine question. And "What would decision-makers learn from that scenario?" I'm impressed FN could formulate a coherent response because I can't quite get my jaw to close after reading that.
The American statistician William M. Briggs (he worked on the failed {ignored, really} attempt to highlight the irregularities in the stolen presidential election) keeps hammering this point about models saying what they're told to say over and over on his website wmbriggs.com. It's interesting to see one of these pseudo-scientists admit to it.
Perhaps the greatest shock in this covid fiasco has been the revelation of how few people exhibit integrity. For a paycheck, most people will turn their back and allow lies to overwhelm and murder truth. I can't remember what circle of hell these people are assigned to by Dante, but I hope it's a real painful one...
I hope they're roomies with the devil himself. ...Oh! Would that be Fauxchi?
It's Fau Ci, now.
Apparently, Fau Ci -- (福奇 or Fú qí, in Chinese, pronounced "Fauci") --means "fake science."
Credit: https://twitter.com/DrEliDavid/status/1472662705597259779?s=20
Thank-you, Norman, for that link. I read all the twits (😉). I couldn't believe what I read! I thought the Twitverse was silencing all those comments! It made me cry to see truth where I thought there was none. (I am not a member.)
"Yes, run it by us all again, Graham. Please. We’re still trying to get over our incredulity here."
LOL!
"But it’s clear to see they’ve been instructed to be a vehicle for fear porn."
Yes, it's clear to see that there is a market for only a certain kind of modelling and that scientists, too, have a price.
That's the thing, eh, having bills to pay has a way of instilling a passion for money. It's almost as if in a society that runs on money, money becomes a cultural obsession.
(Still, nice to see it slip out and to have it immortalized in print, so as to be able to cite it for incredulous acquaintances. For weirdly, a lot of people I know don't appear to believe that a conflict of interest could even be a thing.)
Oh my god your title is so nerdy you retroactively regained your virginity. 😊
haha - yes - I'm still pondering whether to change the title to a more grammatically appealing "Do my Rs look big in this?"
But then the lovely joke about your arse is gone.
Why do you hate joy?
It's still there - just one cheek removed