Thursday, February 19, 2009
what's 193,000 between friends?
Alert reader Curtis Sheidler sent me this link to Artic Ice levels and the way NSIDC measures it. Turns out their reading this year were off by about 193,000 square miles.
Just for reference, You can look at this chart here and create your own punchline for the size of this error. For example, the error is along the lines of suddenly claiming that the United States is now missing OH, WV, PA, NJ and NY.
Like this:
I would call that a material error in data. Ridiculous.
BTW, I know this blog has sort of digressed from its actual life's blood of preaching the Gospel and thinking about the limits of orthodoxy. You faithful readers are to blame for enjoying the global warming stuff so much.
Just for reference, You can look at this chart here and create your own punchline for the size of this error. For example, the error is along the lines of suddenly claiming that the United States is now missing OH, WV, PA, NJ and NY.
Like this:
I would call that a material error in data. Ridiculous.
BTW, I know this blog has sort of digressed from its actual life's blood of preaching the Gospel and thinking about the limits of orthodoxy. You faithful readers are to blame for enjoying the global warming stuff so much.



 

 
 



 As you undoubtedly noticed, I like comics.  I wouldn't call myself a "fan boy" because I don't give a flying FOOM what they are worth.  That said, almost all the images on my blog are scanned from comics I own -- so they are scanned from comics I own and are used under what I assume is
As you undoubtedly noticed, I like comics.  I wouldn't call myself a "fan boy" because I don't give a flying FOOM what they are worth.  That said, almost all the images on my blog are scanned from comics I own -- so they are scanned from comics I own and are used under what I assume is 
