Sentences with phrase «models are useless»

So, unless one wants to make an incredibly circular argument, the models are useless in determining how much CO2 affects history.

Theon is a climate change skeptic who has declared not only that climate change is not human induced, but even that «climate models are useless.»

The other alternative is to look out of window and realise that for the last 17 years temps have not risen, the computer models are useless, the whole «low carbon» paradigm is huge waste of human effort and throw the whole U.N. document out of said window.

It is unreasonable to claim that models are useless because of this.

there is a strong brand of «models are useless» scepticism that is best exemplified by the chaostists (tomvonk probably) These discussions hurt my head.

We agree, stock market models are useless.

While mathematical models help researchers understand certain aspects of the climate, he says, models are useless for predicting what's going to happen more than five days from now.

In the case of the models discussed here, the errors are so large that the models are useless for long - term forecasting.

If they are not absolutely correct and match the real climate precisely, the models are useless.

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In my view, any effort to demonstrate that models are useless for climate predictions will almost certainly run up against a reality that tells us otherwise.

A good friend of mine (who's a scientist in an area far removed from climate) was arguing some time ago that the climate models are useless because they don't include clouds at all or in such a crude way that their effect is totally meaningless.

I was watching a YouTube of Bob Carter's recently and he was banging on the claim that computer models are useless because you have to work around gaps in knowledge.

Its appeal is short - lived, though; once your babies surpass 25 pounds, this model is useless.

A Wi - Fi only model is useless to me and I'm not buying a 3G as long as AT&T remains the only option for a carrier.

If not, the model is useless.

Not exact matches

Their sample included a lot of small OPEC countries, who necessarily had high growth and low interest rates when oil prices were high, as well as a lot of Asian countries that followed the Japanese development model and themselves practiced financial repression, which of course made them pretty useless as points of comparison.

Against this position it is useless to argue that there are data that this philosophy does not illumine, and that mechanical models capable of explaining the processes of thought have not been devised.

There is a certain amount of undeniable «controlling of the masses» that comes along with instilling a consequences - for - actions model, and preaching love and kindness is not completely useless either.

Big thanks to Alexis Sanchez for your contribution to Arsenal cause and you are a really gunner, no need to be a home grown to become a truly gunner, show us what a difference make a world class player, learn English and you will become a captain, you are a role model for our youngsters and a real pitbul we needed you change our players with your fitting spirit and you exposed the useless players and make some better players thank you for that.

The robots may have gathered information that, collectively, would produce a good model but which, individually, is almost useless.

In summary the projections of the IPCC — Met office models and all the impact studies (especially the Stern report) which derive from them are based on specifically structurally flawed and inherently useless models.They deserve no place in any serious discussion of future climate trends and represent an enormous waste of time and money.As a basis for public policy their forecasts are grossly in error and therefore worse than useless.For further discussion and an estimate of the coming cooling see http://climatesense-norpag.blogspot.com

The truth is, though, owning a top in every color is useless, because NO ONE, not even flawless models can pull off every color in the rainbow!

School census data showing how many pupils are on free school meals will be «useless» for the next seven years if the government continues to roll out a new benefits model inconsistently across the country, a social mobility charity has warned.

Reason being is that Dodge changed the Dakota in 2000 to use rack - and - pinion steering and ball joints, which rendered the available previous - model Dakota lift kits useless for the later models.

The massive rear wing, complete with adjustable mid-section was again mounted on a totally modified rear section featuring four massive exhaust pipes mounted centrally, these Affolter Evolution models are very nicely designed, forming one line from front to rear, only interrupted by the stylish rear wing, that also included a rear view camera system connected to a flip - up screen on the central console, a rear view mirror would be totally useless with the new engine cover.

The only downsides of the new model is that it doesn't have a spare wheel (marginally improves economy I guess, but useless otherwise) and there is less storage space, probably also to save weight.

Upgraded top of the line Dometic 2 way refrigerator, we replaced the all electric model as it was useless for dry camping.

But when that format is built around non-standard extensions to the CSS rendering model and all of the XHTML and the CSS are built around that extended model, the file is likely to forever be useless and unreadable in other reading systems.»

I have had this model for several years now, and found it to be perfect for what I need as I can highlight and add notes respectively, I was given as a present the new version without the keyboard last year, but totally useless for adding notes or highlights, so is now housed in a drawer somewhere, as most of the literature that I read is on a study base, I feel I will have to revert back to hard copy for my research, please start manufacturing this model... perfect in every way

Today, that minefield dominates a strictly «Buyer Beware» market, dominated by a variety of sophisticated vanity press models, whose sole objective is to pluck the author's charge card from their pocket, and charge useless unneeded services to that card until it reaches it's limit.

The main reason we did that (even though they're all useless in predicting future performance) is because publishing the Fee - Based Moderate Model's alpha number on the model demo help prove how well we usually outperform, and also settles the ageless debate, once and for all, that active investment management can consistently beat passive management, after trading expeModel's alpha number on the model demo help prove how well we usually outperform, and also settles the ageless debate, once and for all, that active investment management can consistently beat passive management, after trading expemodel demo help prove how well we usually outperform, and also settles the ageless debate, once and for all, that active investment management can consistently beat passive management, after trading expenses.

And like Model 1, the dividend growth model is all but useless over a short time horizon, as is painfully obvious in Figure 2, but it does have merit at longer horiModel 1, the dividend growth model is all but useless over a short time horizon, as is painfully obvious in Figure 2, but it does have merit at longer horimodel is all but useless over a short time horizon, as is painfully obvious in Figure 2, but it does have merit at longer horizons.

The main reason we did that (even though they're all useless in predicting future performance) is because publishing the Fee - Based Moderate Model's alpha number on the model demo, and the asset allocator demo properly proves how well it usually outperfModel's alpha number on the model demo, and the asset allocator demo properly proves how well it usually outperfmodel demo, and the asset allocator demo properly proves how well it usually outperforms.

The AAII model is almost useless for a person who is retired.

Though I haven't talked about it before, this model could be used to provide shorter - run estimates of the market as well — but the error bounds around the shorter estimates would be big enough to make the model useless.

All of the usual, and useless, portfolio statistics (Sharpe, Beta, Alpha, etc.) for the Moderate Fee - Based Model are maintained both on the far right sheets of the Comprehensive Asset Allocation software demo.

a 12gb model is just a useless system.

It seems that the new Nintendo DSi, which has just been launched in Japan and will arrive in Europe and North America sometime in 2009, is built so that the usual mod chips that were used with other DS models are pretty much useless.

Whitney Museum of American Art: «Rituals of Rented Island: Object Theater, Loft Performance, and the New Psychodrama — Manhattan, 1970 - 1980» (closes on Sunday) Four decades ago, performance art was young, funky and clunky, beyond modernism, or maybe perversely beneath it, meant to reflect a world in which materials were transient, old models useless and values shifty.

but if the range of results is too big, spread over all possible outcomes — then the models are quite useless.

# 108 --» but if the range of results is too big, spread over all possible outcomes — then the models are quite useless...»

If I produce a GCM that models perfectly the state of the world up until the day I publish it, but looks like pink noise afterwards, it is utterly useless.

> if the range of results is too big, spread over > all possible outcomes — then the models are quite useless...»

Some people are used to models that either give * exact * answers that must be * right *, or are simply useless, and if so, are inclined to be cynical about results of climate models.

Crichton seemed to imply that «prediction» (such as that provided by weather or climate models) is useless in the decision making process.

If the models didn't have ice cover feedback, you'd be complaining that this proves them useless.

I'm a skeptic when it comes to all the dire predictions coming out of climate models which have been shown to be useless for regional predictions.

Trusted advisers and role models have shown us that education without a greater emotional context — without community, purpose, and wonder — is next to useless, and often a detriment to society and the environment.

So, either the records are «useless», or they are of such high quality that they are beyond question, and can be used to justify new trillion dollar anual taxes and unimaginable constraints on economic growth unless an unproven new economic model works exactly as expected by a adherants of one particular ideology which has a poor track record on such matters?