Harvard Asks 31 FakeNews Papers be Retracted from Journals

[_Chap]

I make money any which way

Yup, like the stuff about your wife, we take all your in real life claims as being gospel truth.

[_Water Dog]

I make money any which way

Yup, like the stuff about your wife, we take all your in real life claims as being gospel truth.

You're a funny guy, Chap. I'm not sure what I said about my wife that strains credulity. Perhaps you can explain what you mean. Instead of trying to insult me, or my wife, you could have instead made a comment more along these lines.

I make money any which way, makes no difference. Actually, I make a lot more with renewables.

Can you explain what you mean? How do you make money either way, or even more with renewables?

^^^ If you had responded like that, I would have said something like this:

I am an engineer, not a coal miner, or a coal mine owner. It makes no difference to me, personally or professionally, whether power is generated with the sun, the wind, fossil fuels, nuclear, or anything else. That power still has to be transmitted and distributed. I make more with renewables for a number of reasons. Any changes to existing infrastructure create opportunities from which I can profit. A shift from fossil fuel sources to renewables constitutes a major infrastructure change. Renewables also present much more challenging engineering problems, such as control strategies in the context of security constrained optimal power flow.

[_Chap]

I make money any which way

Yup, like the stuff about your wife, we take all your in real life claims as being gospel truth.

You're a funny guy, Chap. I'm not sure what I said about my wife that strains credulity.

It strained credulity when, a few weeks ago, you posted a detailed account of your sexual activity with your wife.

The post was of such a nature that the most probable explanation is that you are either an exhibitionist or, shall we say, prone to make stuff up in order to boost your own inadequacy. As I think I said at the time, all the men I have heard boasting of such things in real life were (for reasons well known to those who knew them) unlikely to be telling the truth.

[_Themis]

^^^ If you had responded like that, I would have said something like this:

I am an engineer, not a coal miner, or a coal mine owner. It makes no difference to me, personally or professionally, whether power is generated with the sun, the wind, fossil fuels, nuclear, or anything else. That power still has to be transmitted and distributed. I make more with renewables for a number of reasons. Any changes to existing infrastructure create opportunities from which I can profit. A shift from fossil fuel sources to renewables constitutes a major infrastructure change. Renewables also present much more challenging engineering problems, such as control strategies in the context of security constrained optimal power flow.

Since you are posting anonymously making claims to any expertise is a common way for people to try and purchase credibility. Many don't fall for that, but are willing to listen to any expertise you think you have on a subject and can then judge if you really do.

[_Gunnar]

Actually, I make a lot more with renewables.

Then why do you seem to be arguing so strenuously against promoting the use of renewables?

[_Gunnar]

I am an engineer, not a coal miner, or a coal mine owner. It makes no difference to me, personally or professionally, whether power is generated with the sun, the wind, fossil fuels, nuclear, or anything else. That power still has to be transmitted and distributed. I make more with renewables for a number of reasons. Any changes to existing infrastructure create opportunities from which I can profit. A shift from fossil fuel sources to renewables constitutes a major infrastructure change. Renewables also present much more challenging engineering problems, such as control strategies in the context of security constrained optimal power flow.

If all this is true, it seems to me that should make you all the more in favor of renewables because of the entrepreneurial opportunities and challenges and job creation opportunities presented. it is my understanding that our electrical power and distribution infrastructure is ageing and not up to date with the latest and best and most efficient technologies, and probably needs to be refurbished and/or replaced soon anyway. Why not use this as an opportunity to begin working on a smarter, more efficient and more cutting edge electrical grid infrastructure? Why would any creative and competent engineer not jump for glee at the chance to help bring this all about?

[_Chap]

Since you are posting anonymously making claims to any expertise is a common way for people to try and purchase credibility. Many don't fall for that, but are willing to listen to any expertise you think you have on a subject and can then judge if you really do.

My bold. Yup, that's on the button.

Claims to expertise by an anonymous poster without any indication in posts that the poster actually possesses that expertise are no more significant that a string of emoticons.

[_Water Dog]

It strained credulity when, a few weeks ago, you posted a detailed account of your sexual activity with your wife.

The post was of such a nature that the most probable explanation is that you are either an exhibitionist or, shall we say, prone to make stuff up in order to boost your own inadequacy. As I think I said at the time, all the men I have heard boasting of such things in real life were (for reasons well known to those who knew them) unlikely to be telling the truth.

Detailed account of sexual activity? Chap, I have no idea what you're talking about. I recall cracking a joke about getting a BJ that morning. I'm sorry if your wife doesn't give you BJs, but that's hardly an unbelievable claim. Perhaps this is why you're so angry all the time. Understandable.

[_Water Dog]

Since you are posting anonymously making claims to any expertise is a common way for people to try and purchase credibility. Many don't fall for that, but are willing to listen to any expertise you think you have on a subject and can then judge if you really do.

If that's all I were doing you might have a point. I've posted a ton of material on this subject that nobody wants to engage, instead they'll respond with stupid links. It's sensible to explain why I'm not going to waste time on that material.

[_Chap]

It strained credulity when, a few weeks ago, you posted a detailed account of your sexual activity with your wife.

The post was of such a nature that the most probable explanation is that you are either an exhibitionist or, shall we say, prone to make stuff up in order to boost your own inadequacy. As I think I said at the time, all the men I have heard boasting of such things in real life were (for reasons well known to those who knew them) unlikely to be telling the truth.

Detailed account of sexual activity? Chap, I have no idea what you're talking about. I recall cracking a joke about getting a BJ that morning.

Er, it was considerably more detailed and boastful than that. Frankly, it sounded like the kind of thing one heard in the locker room at high school, not the sort of thing to be expected from an adult man.

I'm sorry if your wife doesn't give you BJs, but that's hardly an unbelievable claim.

My private life stays private. I find that's how the adult men that I respect behave. Your mileage may differ.