tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30926081.post8754854242005161521..comments2023-07-24T04:08:14.076-07:00Comments on Mitch Fincher: The Distracted Programmer: Arctic Ice NonsenseMitch Fincherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06517680094800899962noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30926081.post-88818752162126494932007-12-20T08:19:00.000-08:002007-12-20T08:19:00.000-08:00Hi Mitch! Great blog, great post!Just want to let...Hi Mitch! Great blog, great post!<BR/><BR/>Just want to let you know that I posted it here to share with our readers and to encourage them to pop over to visit your blog:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.ecollo.com/post/2007/12/Thoughts-on-Arctic-Ice-Nonsense-from-The-Distracted-Programmer.aspx" REL="nofollow">http://www.ecollo.com/post/2007/12/Thoughts-on-Arctic-Ice-Nonsense-from-The-Distracted-Programmer.aspx</A><BR/><BR/>Cheers and have a great holiday!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30926081.post-63807509811432946222007-12-12T20:34:00.000-08:002007-12-12T20:34:00.000-08:00Thanks Jason for clearing up those details. I tak...Thanks Jason for clearing up those details. I take back those unkind words I said about the Time reporters not reading their own story. <BR/>But regarding the ice-free status of the passage, the <A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/918448.stm" REL="nofollow">BBC</A> reported in 2000 that the passage was free of ice when the St Roch II made a trip through.<BR/>Also the <A HREF="http://vagabond.fr/synopsisno" REL="nofollow">Vagabond</A> seems to have made it through the passage without significant ice, although the article does not say the passage was ice-free.Mitch Fincherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06517680094800899962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30926081.post-23325967814803177262007-12-12T19:32:00.000-08:002007-12-12T19:32:00.000-08:00In the 1944 article, they used an icebreaker, you ...In the 1944 article, they used an icebreaker, you can tell from lines like "Her hull is sheathed in Australian ironbark—the only wood that can stand the grinding pressure of the pack ice." So... that wasn't ice free.<BR/><BR/>The article could have been more clear about Mr. Beedell, he used a catamaran with retractable rudders. they sailed over the ice. http://www.thepoles.com/news.php?id=16495 for example. <BR/><BR/>Good to see you trying fact checking though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17763561808342188289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30926081.post-79826965943152439582007-10-12T11:40:00.000-07:002007-10-12T11:40:00.000-07:00Ummm. Didn't you get the memo? We don't question g...Ummm. Didn't you get the memo? We don't question global warming. There is a consensus on after all. <BR/><BR/>If nothing else, science is a field where you accept conventional wisdom and don't rock the boat. Oh wait, I was confusing it with religion. <BR/><BR/>Now what was I talking about again?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08091923012626621354noreply@blogger.com