tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101847.comments2021-07-06T21:36:19.568-07:00The Onymous GuyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101847.post-43111069103640603682020-05-27T06:22:47.307-07:002020-05-27T06:22:47.307-07:00Very pretty photo.Very pretty photo.OnymousGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09132474758071908026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101847.post-63754008231091575672020-05-20T08:01:34.587-07:002020-05-20T08:01:34.587-07:00Jim, we’re going to want photos!Jim, we’re going to want photos!OnymousGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09132474758071908026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101847.post-77752820001837316102017-05-26T10:34:41.395-07:002017-05-26T10:34:41.395-07:00I have left these comments here without response, ...I have left these comments here without response, since anyone with a background in molecular spectroscopy or atmospheric chemistry can see who is full of shyte and who is not.<br /><br />It is apparent from these comments and elsewhere that this troll does not comprhend the difference between E_photon and E_total, as well as the consequence of non-overlap of gas phase absorption spectra.OnymousGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09132474758071908026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101847.post-25355791259803016872017-05-08T21:30:34.275-07:002017-05-08T21:30:34.275-07:00For wine you'll have a few choices -- the Walm...For wine you'll have a few choices -- the Walmart in the county south of you, or the Walmart in the county one to the north, one to the east, or the west. David Appellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03318269033139447591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101847.post-81029297135603610332016-12-26T20:59:08.958-08:002016-12-26T20:59:08.958-08:00Interesting and well written, thanks.
Sounds very...Interesting and well written, thanks.<br /><br />Sounds very much like the first few chapters of Bruce Springsteen's autobiography, about growing up in an Irish Catholic family (on his mother's side), dominated by all the women in his extended family and their ever present Catholic just around the corner.David Appellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03318269033139447591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101847.post-21568413651293385992016-11-07T11:15:04.391-08:002016-11-07T11:15:04.391-08:00This is a beautifully and powerfully crafted state...This is a beautifully and powerfully crafted statement! Thanks!MarkMcLeodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13324237888697857554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101847.post-7825630162445241232016-04-22T15:05:54.084-07:002016-04-22T15:05:54.084-07:00Nice little story: "The range really is limit...Nice little story: "The range really is limited, and you will get stuck if you exceed it. Jim scared his spouse once, but just that once, by driving Mr. Big on a long trip through the wine country, and they made it home with one mile of range left. Jim pointed out that they had in fact made it home, but that argument did not carry the day"David Appellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03318269033139447591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101847.post-71634924550680286812016-03-29T00:36:59.098-07:002016-03-29T00:36:59.098-07:00You are being quite disingenuous. The problem as y...You are being quite disingenuous. The problem as you think is outdated texts on my part? Try your failure to apply the correct methods to the problem, just like Diamond has done.<br /><br />Stick to chemical spectroscopy in the lab. You know nothing about atmospheric science:<br /><br />http://journals.co-action.net/index.php/tellusb/article/viewFile/14788/16601<br /><br />Chuck Wiese<br />MeteorologistAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101847.post-40586310164778729082016-03-26T09:06:59.763-07:002016-03-26T09:06:59.763-07:00Chuck Wiese, there are really no significant calcu...Chuck Wiese, there are really no significant calculations in the spectra. These are all <b>experimental</b> results. <br><br /><br />All spectra were recorded on a Perkin-Elmer SPECTRUM GX FTIR, using a 10 cm cell with KCl windows.<br><br /><br />In this run, the 10 cm cell was first evacuated, then used to measure a baseline; subsequently it was filled to a pressure of about 100 torr with CO2 obtained from sublimation of dry ice at ambient temperature (approximately 18°C). <br><br /><br />These spectra used 64 scans from 370 cm-1 to 7000 cm-1 with a resolution of 0.25 cm-1, conditions of moderate resolution.<br><br /><br />The amount of CO2 in the atmosphere is now about 400 ppm, 0.04% or about 0.30 torr. CO2 in respired breath is one hundred times larger, about 30 torr. So the amount of CO2 in the 10 cm cell used in these experiments corresponds to that in a 3 meter path length through the atmosphere under current conditions. Previous measurements had demonstrated that bringing the 10 cm cell up to ambient pressure through addition of a buffer gas such as N2 did not result in any significant line broadening under these same conditions of moderate resolution and was an unnecessary step.<br><br /><br />As noted in the post, the only equation used is the Beer-Lambert law relating absorption A and the transmission coefficient T<br /><br><br />A = - log_10 T<br /><br><br />T = 10^-A. <br><br /><br />The features appearing in these spectra, such as the Fermi resonance, are not observable under conditions of low resolution, one cm-1 or greater. Here, using moderate resolution, 0.25 cm-1, the rotational and isotopic fine structure within the 670 cm-1 band are easily resolved. <br><br /> <br />It is my suspicion that you are relying on textbooks from the '50s and '60s for your ideas and that you are not familiar with modern spectroscopy and the resolution possible under routine conditions either in the lab or the field.OnymousGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09132474758071908026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101847.post-24724112179737801152016-03-25T22:33:27.767-07:002016-03-25T22:33:27.767-07:00Onymous Guy: You, like Jim Diamond are clueless. ...Onymous Guy: You, like Jim Diamond are clueless. Try moving your experiment out of doors into the real world and you'll get a completely different result. Classroom experiments like yours don't cut it. One would think you would be bright enough to see this but apparently not. <br /><br />What equation did you use to compute absorption and re-emission and at what temperatures and pressures? How is ANYTHING you did a comparative to making your computations in an earth atmospheric system and how did your "experiment" come even close to replicating reality?<br /><br />Try studying some atmospheric science before stepping on your crank like this like Diamond has already done.<br /><br />Chuck Wiese<br />MeteorologistAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101847.post-629685399938223182016-03-05T13:31:38.789-08:002016-03-05T13:31:38.789-08:00After talking to Jim about his car I looked into i...After talking to Jim about his car I looked into it more closely and ended up leasing one about one month ago. I love it so far and one thing to note is that if you are someone who would not qualify for the full 7500 dollar tax credit you can get nearly all of the credit by leasing the car for 3 years and then buying it at a preset price when the lease is up. The dealer takes the tax credit but my calculations are that 7000 dollars of that tax credit was passed along to me should I decide to purchase our spark when the lease is up.bike tourerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992118373541974097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101847.post-31063297897804964702013-07-22T11:30:48.262-07:002013-07-22T11:30:48.262-07:00Thanks for that detailed explanation. Now I won&#...Thanks for that detailed explanation. Now I won't have to go back and re-learn Chem 103 just to have this discussion. -- GregAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101847.post-80296802846954376822013-02-09T18:26:29.981-08:002013-02-09T18:26:29.981-08:00mellifluous prosody as always...new name James &qu...mellifluous prosody as always...new name James "White Beard" Diamond, Portland food legend. Thanks, looking forward to next gang of however many we are eat-up there. So is there, a la Spinal Tap, an 11-spice powder so powerful the head spontaneously combusts upon eating?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101847.post-3349570303523609292012-07-03T14:24:20.071-07:002012-07-03T14:24:20.071-07:00Thanks a bizillion, Chem Prof.Thanks a bizillion, Chem Prof.Onymousguyhttp://onymousguy.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101847.post-2153422222045913762008-03-20T06:01:00.000-07:002008-03-20T06:01:00.000-07:00Welcome to Costco. I love you.Welcome to Costco. I love you.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01968887834295143047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101847.post-54218003876663084612008-03-10T03:18:00.000-07:002008-03-10T03:18:00.000-07:00It's hard to read, but the full name is actually "...It's hard to read, but the full name is actually "Titty & Co". The katakana describes it as a "ladies fashion" store.<BR/><BR/>Sadly, I don't think they sell bacon. In fact, since the Japanese don't smoke their bacon (making it just plain slices of fatty belly meat), hardly any store sells what we consider bacon. Aside from a few upscale department stores in Tokyo, the only place we've found is Costco. And they're selling a 12oz package of Farmer John's for 800 yen.<BR/><BR/>I'm so going to a supermarket deli counter when I get home.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12619127166808455637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101847.post-12266122688824723832008-03-09T19:52:00.000-07:002008-03-09T19:52:00.000-07:00That's sweet. Do they sell bacon too? Because if...That's sweet. Do they sell bacon too? Because if they did, why would you ever need to shop anywhere else? Take that Wal-Mart!Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01968887834295143047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101847.post-6859874660298005822008-02-07T05:38:00.000-08:002008-02-07T05:38:00.000-08:00I think a movie about Dick Cheney would be too muc...I think a movie about Dick Cheney would be too much for anyone. Maybe we'll have to do Cloverfield.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01968887834295143047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101847.post-23545272521405737672008-02-07T01:33:00.000-08:002008-02-07T01:33:00.000-08:00Depending on how the name is accented, Katie would...Depending on how the name is accented, Katie would be ケイティ or perhaps ケイティ- for a longer "ie" sound at the end.<BR/><BR/>I used Godzilla to show my kids that some things are just universal. There are something like 40 Godzilla movies here in Japan.<BR/><BR/>I don't know if there is an equivalent mutant destroyer of civilizations in the States. The City of Los Angeles? Dick Cheney?Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12619127166808455637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101847.post-51826751603645861982008-02-06T06:53:00.000-08:002008-02-06T06:53:00.000-08:00Katie liked this post - she could recognize the ka...Katie liked this post - she could recognize the katakana letters that were in her name. Maybe her Japanese teacher should make a movie with the American students speaking Japanese. What would be the equivalent of Godzilla over there?Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01968887834295143047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101847.post-50180992941004350082008-01-11T11:05:00.000-08:002008-01-11T11:05:00.000-08:00This should more than make up for the video.<A HREF="http://www.mattbors.com/archives/333.html" REL="nofollow">This</A> should more than make up for the video.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01968887834295143047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101847.post-50079793488254111452007-11-14T08:36:00.000-08:002007-11-14T08:36:00.000-08:00Actually, beer-30 gets the genius label. I think ...Actually, beer-30 gets the genius label. I think you lied.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01968887834295143047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101847.post-597313330642887492007-08-20T06:19:00.000-07:002007-08-20T06:19:00.000-07:00So, are you glad you don't live in Indonesia?So, are you glad you don't live in Indonesia?Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01968887834295143047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101847.post-6415923470135098382007-07-13T14:02:00.000-07:002007-07-13T14:02:00.000-07:00The American Taliban - alive and well.The American Taliban - alive and well.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01968887834295143047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101847.post-58930097319511657432007-07-06T09:25:00.000-07:002007-07-06T09:25:00.000-07:00Just think what would happen if she ate a Hamdog o...Just think what would happen if she ate a Hamdog or bacon wrapped in bacon.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01968887834295143047noreply@blogger.com