Hi Nancy,   
      
   On Mon 2012-Jan-02 23:01, Nancy Backus (1:261/1381) wrote to Richard Webb:   
      
    MH> Ocean currents, volcanos, the sun (solar flares), earthquakes, and   
    MH> other evolving things that happen to the earth and our solar system.   
    RW> Yep, and often those things can be correlated with historical data,   
    RW> and solar observations of course.  We've been "watching' solar flares   
    RW> now for a couple centuries iirc, but their impact on radio comms and   
    RW> other characteristics of the atmosphere related to radio propagation   
    RW> and the phenomenon we all know as "skip" is relatively a young science   
    RW> by comparison.  This is true of a lot of our meteorlogical measurement   
    RW> capability, and collection of that data.   
    RW> This is why I'm not willing to write off those who posit that we're   
    RW> changing things more rapidly than in the past quite yet.    
      
   NB> And it's why I'm not willing to just accept their postulations at   
   NB> face value...    
      
   Indeed, what sways me most is the things they're doing with   
   growth rings on trees, core samples of arctic ice, peat   
   bogs, etc.  Especially those who submit their work to peer   
   review (see elsewhere this thread.)   
   I'm stioll not sure it's as drastic as they claim, but   
   there's something there  But now the political ideologues are involved, so we'll get a whole   
    RW> lot of heat, but not much light shed I'm sure.   
      
   NB> Politics is like that...  ;(   
      
   YEah I know, and any time it gets involved with something   
   such as science, where things can be measured, quantified   
   and conclusions drawn then the politicians first find   
   somebody with credentials unrelated to what's under   
   discussion and try to paint him/her as some sort of great   
   expert.  This is where the peer review comes in.  Note my   
   comments to Mark about why I always push a client to spend   
   the money for mastering even if we all think we've got   
   exactly what we want, and our listening tests seem to bear   
   that out.  Good mastering folks have, chances are, better   
   listening environments, better equipment, etc.   
      
      
    RW> We are living that ancient Chinese curse.  We indeed live in   
    RW> interesting times.    
      
   NB> I suspect there are no truly uninteresting times...  ;)   
      
   True enough, just a bit more-so these days.   
      
   NB> ... I predict that today will be remembered until tomorrow!   
     YEp, that sounds familiar.   
      
   Regards,   
              Richard   
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