Comments on: Missing Link

By: derrida derider

derrida derider — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 11:03:05 +0000

the US tendency to produce mass killings of various sorts, with or without guns.

Yeah, US foreign policy is a bit like that.

By: skepticlawyer

skepticlawyer — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 02:15:38 +0000

Not a problem Adrian. I see Ken has included the ‘Three Disgraces’. It is a good funny – just have to hope all the bosses out there are like Hawkie ;)

By: adrian

adrian — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 18:56:27 +0000

My thanks also Skeptic, well done.

By: skepticlawyer

skepticlawyer — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 09:50:58 +0000

Well my bit – basically writing the intro on the Virginia Tech material and inserting various links here and there, stripping out any dodgy code, then doing a final copy-edit – about an hour. This is a group effort, so it’s much less taxing that it was. When I did Missing Link alone, it took me around three hours, and I’ve worked as en editor professionally (both as a news sub and as general editor for a peer-reviewed law journal). It’s no little thing, shall we say.

By: pommygranate

pommygranate — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 07:55:44 +0000

thanks for the link, skeptic.

that’s a pretty comprehensive list! how long did that take?

By: skepticlawyer

skepticlawyer — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 06:53:26 +0000

Ahhh, yes, Old Trafford 1999. My partner and I were there, too, so I’m not likely to forget it. Complete with chants of boring, boring, Aussies!

By: Tony.T

Tony.T — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 06:35:07 +0000

Actually, SL, I don’t have a problem with Sri Lanka finagling the result, I have a problem with the structure of a tournament that allows them to do it at the ‘business’ end:

Not that I take issue with the Shree tactic, just the idea they can fine tune when things should be getting hot. About now, every match should count.

We did much the same thing in 1999 against the Windies, afterall.

By: Robert Merkel

Robert Merkel — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 05:05:42 +0000

One minor point: I wouldn’t (and don’t, in the piece) accuse all anti-nuclear activists of distorting science. I’m just noting that at least some do, and that they should be called on it.

By: skepticlawyer

skepticlawyer — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 04:24:34 +0000

Slight fluff there – accidentally forgot to post this in the ‘Missing Link’ category. I’ve fixed it now so it should arrive in our subscribers’ inboxes shortly. Apologies.