Comments on: A computer’s spot in the Sun

By: Interesting Stuff: Early July 2009 « The Outer Hoard

Interesting Stuff: Early July 2009 « The Outer Hoard — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:56:35 +0000

[...] Simulating sunspots. [...]

By: Al

Al — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:28:11 +0000

Phil, Did you know you got printed in New Scientist 27th June

By: Michael Kingsford Gray

Michael Kingsford Gray — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:12:05 +0000

This post got a mention in the 27 June edition of New Scientist magazine.
(Page 10, “SOUNDBITES”):

“It’s gorgeous! And it’s not even real!”
Blogger Phil Plait gets excited about the first 3D computer-generated image of a sunspot’s magnetic field.

By: Damon

Damon — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:55:24 +0000

You were doing fine until you blew it at the end of the article with your arrogant “UFOs and 9/11″ comment. Way to show your true colors. Completely disavowed everything preceding it as questionable and dubious.

Your elitism towards people with imagination and ideas is staggering. UFO and 9/11 Conspiracy Theorists (which have nothing in common) are actually skeptics themselves– skeptics of the status quo.

Learn to write objectively next time.

By: Sean

Sean — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:32:23 +0000

It’s as if the sun has a giant blackhead on its face

By: Phil Plait

Phil Plait — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:10:35 +0000

coolstar (#45) if I may be so bold: what’s your problem? I talk at length about the modeling of this spot, yet you seem to think my main point is how pretty it is. You come here and dog me, insult me in several posts, and every time it’s not only uncalled for, but blatantly wrong.

So again: what’s your problem?

By: Big Al

Big Al — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:23:21 +0000

csrster, thank you.