November 30, 2009
My Server's Been Hacked!
Programmers all over the world have begun wading through the code [for Tiger Woods's Driveway Rally 2k9] and they have been stunned by how bad it is. It’s quite clearly amateurish and nothing but an accumulation of seat-of-the-pants hacks and patches.How did this happen?
Nah, just kidding! That what Shannon Love says about the non-peer-reviewed computer models supporting peer-reviewed climate papers. "It’s hard to explain to non-programmers just how bad the code is but I will try" Follow the link for the visual analogy.
BLEG UPDATE: I am becoming a huge Shannon Love fan and have linked frequently. Each time, I reach the uncomfortable moment of choosing a gender-based pronoun. Anybody know if I like his writing or hers? (Chicago Girlz?)
Posted by John Kranz at November 30, 2009 10:42 AM
When the emails leaked it was apparent that their import could be assessed rather quickly, but the "data" which accompanied them would have to be evaluated by experts first. It's good to see the first of those evaluations hitting the 'net already.
Posted by: johngalt at December 2, 2009 9:17 AM | What do you think? [1]