It’s one thing to read an account of someone’s sightings, and quite another to talk to the observer in person and feel the passion and excitement when they relate their experiences. If I had any lingering doubts about the existence of the Ivory-bill, they were certainly diminished last night.
If I had any lingering doubts about how easily people can be manipulated, they were certainly diminished by reading that post.
It was a very entertaining evening (ending in a few of us IBWO searchers gathering afterwards for a few beers in a nearby pub). While I didn’t really learn anything new, it was definitely valuable to talk to people who have actually seen and heard the bird. It’s one thing to read an account of someone’s sightings, and quite another to talk to the observer in person and feel the passion and excitement when they relate their experiences. If I had any lingering doubts about the existence of the Ivory-bill, they were certainly diminished last night.
Nothing like a few beers to make the baloney easier to swallow.
What I found particularly interesting was the team’s audio setup where they can beam data from the field recording units nightly to the Windsor bioacoustics lab, analyze the data immediately, and if an IBWO is heard, a field team can be sent out the next day
Right. So tell us, dear Rob: if some member of the search team claims to see an IBWO the next day after an alleged "positive audio hit" in the same location, is that alleged "sighting" better "evidence" than an alleged "sighting" somewhere else?
Or is this simply a matter of piling irrelevant inconclusive bullcrap on top of irrelevant inconclusive bullcrap, in order to fool the rubes?
It's an example of negative feedback. Into a positive recursive loop in order to hit a chaos pivot point where the IBWO sightings suddenly proliferate into what is call uncontrolled oscillations.
It's an example of negative feedback. Into a positive recursive loop in order to hit a chaos pivot point where the IBWO sightings suddenly proliferate into what is call uncontrolled oscillations. Sheesh...I thought you were smart.
Sometimes when I focus on the mundane behavior of gullible humans, I forget the bigger picture. Of course, the Florida skunk apes operate the chaos machines and to date they seem to wish to keep the oscillations below the Kasmaragov factor. Will that change? We could ask Einstein but the government won't let us near the cryochamber.
laurancej said... Pubs ONLY exist in England! Have a drink out in Canada but it's a merely a bar! Canada happens to be part of the British Commonwealth and our country is rife with pubs!
Amy Lester said... Nothing like a few beers to make the baloney easier to swallow. Wait 'til you see how many beers flow at the after-party, the one where the visual proof is produced! You're invited, dearest Amy!
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It’s one thing to read an account of someone’s sightings, and quite another to talk to the observer in person and feel the passion and excitement when they relate their experiences. If I had any lingering doubts about the existence of the Ivory-bill, they were certainly diminished last night.
If I had any lingering doubts about how easily people can be manipulated, they were certainly diminished by reading that post.
It was a very entertaining evening (ending in a few of us IBWO searchers gathering afterwards for a few beers in a nearby pub). While I didn’t really learn anything new, it was definitely valuable to talk to people who have actually seen and heard the bird. It’s one thing to read an account of someone’s sightings, and quite another to talk to the observer in person and feel the passion and excitement when they relate their experiences. If I had any lingering doubts about the existence of the Ivory-bill, they were certainly diminished last night.
Nothing like a few beers to make the baloney easier to swallow.
What I found particularly interesting was the team’s audio setup where they can beam data from the field recording units nightly to the Windsor bioacoustics lab, analyze the data immediately, and if an IBWO is heard, a field team can be sent out the next day
Right. So tell us, dear Rob: if some member of the search team claims to see an IBWO the next day after an alleged "positive audio hit" in the same location, is that alleged "sighting" better "evidence" than an alleged "sighting" somewhere else?
Or is this simply a matter of piling irrelevant inconclusive bullcrap on top of irrelevant inconclusive bullcrap, in order to fool the rubes?
No, Amy,
It's an example of negative feedback. Into a positive recursive loop in order to hit a chaos pivot point where the IBWO sightings suddenly proliferate into what is call uncontrolled oscillations.
Sheesh...I thought you were smart.
It's an example of negative feedback. Into a positive recursive loop in order to hit a chaos pivot point where the IBWO sightings suddenly proliferate into what is call uncontrolled oscillations. Sheesh...I thought you were smart.
Sometimes when I focus on the mundane behavior of gullible humans, I forget the bigger picture. Of course, the Florida skunk apes operate the chaos machines and to date they seem to wish to keep the oscillations below the Kasmaragov factor. Will that change? We could ask Einstein but the government won't let us near the cryochamber.
laurancej said...
Pubs ONLY exist in England! Have a drink out in Canada but it's a merely a bar!
Canada happens to be part of the British Commonwealth and our country is rife with pubs!
Amy Lester said...
Nothing like a few beers to make the baloney easier to swallow.
Wait 'til you see how many beers flow at the after-party, the one where the visual proof is produced! You're invited, dearest Amy!
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