I can argue about this all day on Facebook or Twitter (and sometimes do, whether trolling or serious depends on the day). Let's reign it back in to network operations concerns.
----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest-IX http://www.midwest-ix.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brandon Svec via NANOG" <nanog@nanog.org> To: "Mel Beckman" <m...@beckman.org> Cc: "Rich Kulawiec" <r...@gsp.org>, nanog@nanog.org Sent: Monday, February 22, 2021 1:43:22 PM Subject: Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 11:37 AM Mel Beckman < m...@beckman.org > wrote: Either weather events are getting worse, or they aren’t. No, nothing is so black and white. Certainly not science. <blockquote> I provided solid evidence that they are diminishing. </blockquote> No, you didn't. You shared an opinion piece written by the president of a science denying lobbying group funded by Exxon Mobil <blockquote> 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. </blockquote> 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 <blockquote> > On Feb 22, 2021, at 10:23 AM, Rich Kulawiec < r...@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 humans co-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 </blockquote>
