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Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts
From: Brandon Svec via NANOG <nanog () nanog org>
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:43:22 -0800
On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 11:37 AM Mel Beckman <mel () beckman org> wrote:
Either weather events are getting worse, or they aren’t.
No, nothing is so black and white. Certainly not science.
I provided solid evidence that they are diminishing.
No, you didn't. You shared an opinion piece written by the president of a science denying lobbying group funded by Exxon Mobil
The truth of this issue is important to NANOG, because we build the infrastructure that runs the Internet, and we can’t afford to waste finite resources on alarmist claims.
That I can partially agree with. I would say even if science is 100% wrong about climate change and what is causing it, it is still a good investment to prepare for the unexpected and unprecedented when it comes to building and supporting resilient systems. Best
On Feb 22, 2021, at 10:23 AM, Rich Kulawiec <rsk () gsp org> wrote: On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 05:48:06PM +0000, Mel Beckman wrote:Sorry Global Warmists,Right. Sure. Also, the earth is 6,000 years old (and flat), the moon landings were faked, creationism is real, dinosaurs and humansco-existed,vaccines cause autism, Elvis is alive, and...how does that line go? Oh, right: artificial sweeteners are safe, WMDs were in Iraq, and Anna Nicole married for love. [shout-out to Levon Helm] This trash doesn't deserve rebuttal: it deserves ridicule. ---rsk
Current thread:
- Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts, (continued)
- Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts Brandon Svec via NANOG (Feb 22)
- Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts Rod Beck (Feb 22)
- Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts Mel Beckman (Feb 22)
- Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts Mel Beckman (Feb 22)
- Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts Brandon Svec via NANOG (Feb 22)
- Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts Mel Beckman (Feb 22)
- Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts Rich Kulawiec (Feb 22)
- Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts Saku Ytti (Feb 22)
- Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts Rich Kulawiec (Feb 23)
- Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts Mel Beckman (Feb 22)
- Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts Brandon Svec via NANOG (Feb 22)
- Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts Mike Hammett (Feb 22)
- Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts Ben Cannon (Feb 22)
- Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts Stephen Satchell (Feb 22)
- Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts Yang Yu (Feb 16)
- Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts Carsten Bormann (Feb 16)
- Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts Mark Tinka (Feb 17)
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- Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts Mark Tinka (Feb 17)
- Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts John Von Essen (Feb 16)
- Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts Brandon Svec (Feb 16)
- Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts Miles Fidelman (Feb 16)