I came across this story, and was wondering what other gems were in there (almost) unreported. (Emphases mine.)

Reading “HARRY_READ_ME.txt” it’s clear the CRU’s files were a mess. The programmer laments huge gaps in data, bug-filled programs and worries about all the guesswork he’s doing. His comments suggest the problems go back years.

As you read the programmer’s comments below, remember, this is only a fraction of what he says.

- “But what are all those monthly files? DON’T KNOW, UNDOCUMENTED. Wherever I look, there are data files, no info about what they are other than their names. And that’s useless …” (Page 17)

- “It’s botch after botch after botch.” (18)

- “The biggest immediate problem was the loss of an hour’s edits to the program, when the network died … no explanation from anyone, I hope it’s not a return to last year’s troubles … This surely is the worst project I’ve ever attempted. Eeeek.” [I think he meant Derek.](31)

- “Oh, GOD, if I could start this project again and actually argue the case for junking the inherited program suite.” (37)

- “… this should all have been rewritten from scratch a year ago!” (45)

- “Am I the first person to attempt to get the CRU databases in working order?!!” (47)

- “As far as I can see, this renders the (weather) station counts totally meaningless.” (57)

- “COBAR AIRPORT AWS (data from an Australian weather station) cannot start in 1962, it didn’t open until 1993!” (71)

- “What the hell is supposed to happen here? Oh yeah — there is no ‘supposed,’ I can make it up. So I have : – )” (98)

- “You can’t imagine what this has cost me — to actually allow the operator to assign false WMO (World Meteorological Organization) codes!! But what else is there in such situations? Especially when dealing with a ‘Master’ database of dubious provenance …” (98)

- “So with a somewhat cynical shrug, I added the nuclear option — to match every WMO possible, and turn the rest into new stations … In other words what CRU usually do. It will allow bad databases to pass unnoticed, and good databases to become bad …” (98-9)

- “OH F— THIS. It’s Sunday evening, I’ve worked all weekend, and just when I thought it was done, I’m hitting yet another problem that’s based on the hopeless state of our databases.” (241).

- “This whole project is SUCH A MESS …” (266)

But not to worry, this is how scientists talk all the time!

Screw you ACS.

http://junkscience.com/FOIA/

Nice human being, there.

(On a tangent, I can’t understand why about half of their stories were on Darwin/evolution. Is there really that much ground-breaking research going on in that field? Or is it an excuse to be smug, you smug bastards!)

Why did I keep listening? Because I like science.

I unsubscribed last night.

Title of their current podcast: “John Rennie’s Seven Answers to Climate Contrarian Nonsense.” Remember, this isn’t a HuffPo podcast. This is Scientific American.

If it had been in print format, I’d have fisked it in a post, but I can’t be bothered to listen to it, never mind transcribe it.

So, anyone know of a decent science podcast?

I think this is a very good thing, though, because they smart people, the people who really are paying attention and trying to improve their knowledge will pick up on the fact that continuing to make this claim is dumb. They know they’ll lose a serious debate because there are now cold (pun intended), hard facts in the public forum. When the less bright people, i.e., sheep, notice the smarter people are no longer standing up to the dogma the sheep will eventually stop making the claim too.

This is why shows like “Red Eye” and “The Daily Show” are so important. And this is why it’s so important something like “Red Eye” exists, to keep “The Daily Show” honest.

Its funny how quickly the left resorts to anger filled rants when you take away their little snarky talking points like “Well you just don’t like science. You probably believe in God too.” They can’t very well argue that they are pro-science when we have emails confirming that the “scientists” fudged the numbers.

We need some fresh meat around here.