The Other Side of Midnight - Richard C. Hoagland - Live Chat Thread

[TigerLily]

It's of course part of the necessary balance without which the universe would implode.

"Great indeed is the sublimity of the Creative, to which all beings owe their beginning and which permeates all heaven" -(((Lao Tzu)))

[trostol]

I cannot say for certain, but I will throw out a hypothesis of what I think might have happened last night.

Longtime listeners will recall Hoagland complaining on-air that he has difficulty seeing the clock in his home that allows him to keep track of his airtime.  He made noises about moving it so it would be easier to see, but knowing Hoagland's careless, slipshod ways (and all of the "stunning" scientific papers he is no doubt in the process of writing), I suspect that he has never actually gotten round to doing so.  :

My guess is that due to his difficulty in seeing his clock, he called a premature end to the show because, according to my own clock, the ending music played right on time; it was only Hoagland who was out of sync.  Of course, that is just one possible explanation and perhaps it is not a very satisfactory one.

Regardless of how it actually happened, we can only hope that it happens again....and again.  I would like to think that Hoagland is well on his way to making a name for himself as a chat show host...except that it will be the sort of name that is only discusssed in tones of scorn and derision.

he is on a computer..computers have clocks....

[Sandra Kristen]

he is on a computer..computers have clocks....

His computer clock is probably blinking 12:00. Don't even ask me how such a thing is possible just remember it's Richard C. Hoagland.

[bateman]

he is on a computer..computers have clocks....

We're talking about a man whose solution to a ringing phone is to place it under a pillow.

[Richard Groyper]

We're talking about a man whose solution to a ringing phone is to place it under a pillow.

I need to try that on my guest in the basement. Amy's still a bit tied up...

[TigerLily]

I need to try that on my guest in the basement. Amy's still a bit tied up...

Need tighter knots. She just posted on her thread. I suggest chains next time

[Nobody]

he is on a computer..computers have clocks....

Yes, that is true, but you are assuming he can find the clock on his computer and this is RCH we are talking about, a person for whom computers are largely a mystery. 

[trostol]

We're talking about a man whose solution to a ringing phone is to place it under a pillow.

you sir..owe me a monitor lol

[Richard Groyper]

Need tighter knots. She just posted on her thread. I suggest chains next time

Indeed.

[(Reality)]

I mean this is the best thread on Bellgab. I do a pretty good job of keeping it Nazi/Racist free. It's hard, and a few conservatives still slip through the cracks, but it's still a good time despite their idiocy!

Darth Sow.you are so stupid and delusional.and full of yourself .like a typical short legged fat thighs sow.
Darth Sow.you are such a simpleton. LOL
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[Zenman]

"Great indeed is the sublimity of the Creative, to which all beings owe their beginning and which permeates all heaven" -(((Lao Tzu)))

Amen.   

[TigerLily]

Yes, that is true, but you are assuming he can find the clock on his computer and this is RCH we are talking about, a person for whom computers are largely a mystery. 

*sigh*  My nightmare is over. I'm sure you didn't change avatars on my account, but I thank you anyway

[Roswells, Art]

*sigh*  My nightmare is over. I'm sure you didn't change avatars on my account, but I thank you anyway

Me too. Also, i picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.

[TigerLily]

Me too. Also, i picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.

lol 

[Roswells, Art]

lol 

Oh. He changed it again. Now my joke makes less sense than usual.

[bateman]

you sir..owe me a monitor lol

Sorry about that. I ruined one of Roswells' too.

[Roswells, Art]

Sorry about that. I ruined one of Roswells' too.

Lol, it's true.

[TigerLily]

Oh. He changed it again. Now my joke makes less sense than usual.

Still Lloyd Bridges and from the movie. I think

[akwilly]

he is on a computer..computers have clocks....

Hoagy probably doesn't have a monitor. Just a keyboard to enter data into.

[zeebo]

Hoagy probably doesn't have a monitor. Just a keyboard to enter data into.

He has a mouse too but it's actually a nerf ball.

[Roswells, Art]

Hoagy probably doesn't have a monitor. Just a keyboard to enter data into.

I bet he does have a monitor. It's probably just covered with White-Out.

[zeebo]

I bet he does have a monitor. It's probably just covered with White-Out.

I imagine him using one of those fake radar screensavers, which he monitors closely.

[trostol]

Hoagy probably doesn't have a monitor. Just a keyboard to enter data into.

oh he does

[Nobody]

So nutty how he claims "I'm an evidence guy!" and "You've been talking for two hours but haven't shown any data!".  I don't think he has a clue how actual science works. 

I am sure you have seen it before, but Expat has an entire blog detailing just how lacking in clues Hoagland is on the subject of science:

http://dorkmission.blogspot.com/2013/09/richard-hoaglands-homework-in-dog-bowl.html

It's not the fact that he is occasionally wrong that makes Hoagland so exasperating; everyone is wrong every now and then.  Rather, it is that he is frequently wrong and, worse, steadfastly refuses to correct his mistakes when they are politely but firmly pointed out to him.

For all of his posturing about being a "scientist," Hoagland is a high school graduate with no formal scientific training whatsoever.  That is not to say he would be entirely incapable of learning scientific protocols if he really wanted, only that he is too lazy to put in the work.  Instead, he throws around scientific sounding jargon freely in the hopes that he can fool his audience and in that, at least, he may be right more often than not.

[Nobody]

Hoagy probably doesn't have a monitor. Just a keyboard to enter data into.

[Nobody]

oh he does

I have always fancied Hoagland as having one of these on his desk:



I mean, the IBM PC dates from 1981 and is probably waaaay too cutting-edge for Hoagland.  With the TRS-80, he can use cassette tapes for data and for listening to the Bee Gees.

[trostol]

I have always fancied Hoagland as having one of these on his desk:



I mean, the IBM PC dates from 1981 and is probably waaaay too cutting-edge for Hoagland.  With the TRS-80, he can use cassette tapes for data and for listening to the Bee Gees.

now you owe me a monitor

[trostol]

so what we are saying is this is Hoagie

[Zenman]

I wonder if he has the 16K RAM upgrade yet?

[starrmtn001]

Me too. Also, i picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.

Oh.  I quit a long time ago.  Finally got tired of having to rip my nostrils open.