Since it's ok for NNadir to link to his dailykos diaries,
it should be ok for me to point out this comment by "NRG Guy" on one of NNadir's diaries:
change the subject You are a math idiot who attacks others for their so called failure to understand math. You are off by a factor of 1000 in your calculation. It's not the fact of the error (although your arrogance means you should meet a higher standard), but it's the fact that it was so obviously an error because of the comparison to gasoline energy content. Anyone with any grasp of energy numbers should have noticed the mistake, but you are apparently not in that camp.
I actually have a good grasp of numbers. I am a scientist working in the field of energy and have published a number of peer reviewed papers on a wide range of topics. I am often hired for my expertise in statistics and data analysis by companies and government agencies and turn down much more work than I accept. The statistics software that I use for data analysis thanks me a couple of times in their manuals for helping improve their code.
On the other hand, you make frequent errors and some of your errors have actually been the main point of your diaries (windmill lifetimes, anyone?) You are a pretentious and self-absorbed joke of a pseudo-scientist.
by NRG Guy on Fri Apr 24, 2009 at 03:14:17 PM PDT