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jakethedog

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jakethedog··on Global Forecast System source code
To create a global NWP system from this code you would need observations (soundings, SST, satellite measurements) as well as a super computer.
jakethedog··on The Simple Proof of the Tetris Lamp
You can make a rectangle as long as you don't use all of the pieces (maybe that is part of the puzzle?). For example, from http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lychee-Tetris-Constructible-Three-di..., remove the purple piece, shift the red piece to the left one space and flip it, then place the blue piece vertically on the right hand side.
jakethedog··on Global Weirding: Visualizing Climate Change
It is not deeper cooling in the global average temperature but periods of intense cold during the winter. There is debate in the scientific community with some arguing that melting sea ice causes an increase in frequency of polar vortex events while others think these events are controlled by pacific ssts.
jakethedog··on Publishing: The peer-review scam
The OA EGU Journals have been doing a good job of reviewing. The review process is open to the public with anyone able to read and comment on a paper, while they also invite/require several experts to participate. While some papers are only reviewed by the invited reviewers, many are reviewed by 5+ people. Having the entire process open to the public is the way forward.
jakethedog··on The Comcast MIT Career Fair Programming Challenge
It took me longer than I'd like to get all three solutions but I sure had fun finding them. Two are easy while I had to think more to get the third.
jakethedog··on Hemisphere Project Summary: Office of National Drug Control Policy [pdf]
"DO NOT mention Hemisphere in any official reports or court documents"

It perverts the justice system when the police and prosecutors hide their investigation methods.

jakethedog··on Study: Half of black males, 40% of white males arrested by age 23
The manuscript highlights the differences among the male populations are significant while those among the female populations are within the estimated confidence intervals.