I am fine and will be posting on this site in the future.
No doubt this looks like a publicity stunt, but I had nothing to do with it.
Disrupting the Borg is expensive and time consuming!
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Unless you’re the hacker? 😎
I had nothing to do with it.
Good to know your still with us, and not taking a celestial dirt nap….
The “new team taking over” thing made suspicious.
The larger question remains – do we label those that refute your your computer-generated catastrophic death skeptics or deniers?
Neither. This was a mental health issue, and had nothing to do with politics.
Please post the correct information on real-science.com
Dallas made me suspicious.
Brian says:
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April 21, 2012 at 8:27 pm
New team? What does the writer mean, new team? A relative? Friend?
I never got the impression that Steven was 81 years old even though he has mentioned that he was an older guy.
Is our leg being pulled? If not, the RIP.”
I made this post questioning if the “passing” was legit and it didn’t get approved. All the other posts that gave their “condolences” got approved.
I was worried there for a moment but the announcement email looked fishy. Maybe let Anthony Watts know you’re ok to spread the word?
This website was hacked in August 2011. That’s the reason that Steven Goddard made www. Real-Science.com in the first place.
No. real-science.com was created for the ad revenue. This site was always secure.
When it appeared I didn’t understand the post I thought it was refering to the blog proprietor’s father.
We need to know who, and we need to spread their name far and wide.
I had a feeling it was foul-play. Strengthen up them passwords! And good to hear you’re still in the land of the livid. You old codger!
http://mailing.sonsuzsifa.com/display.php?M=27929&C=9cce329236fb9321d39277eed19fbc7a&S=137&L=13&N=64
This was the link I was sent in the announcement “newsletter”. Might be useful in forensics of the crime.
Yeah, there’s a real turkey hiding behind this…
http://www.sonsuzsifa.com/blog/
???????
Could it be revenge for the corrections he made the other day regarding the Artic Ice?
I can’t really figure it as payback. The post is so pathetic.
I am going to change the password to my blog though. 🙂
I agree a real Turkey.
And from your comments I think I know who we would both finger A FOG ( friend of Gleick) whose name has recently been up.
I noticed some of the guys there harassing his stuff whilst I was there harrassing his stuff.
Glad to hear you’re safe. The e-mail I got looked suspicious…considering your real name wasn’t given and the 81 years of age they reported for you. I know of several 80+ men that bike a lot, but as much as you do?…hard to believe.
-Scott
Yes, the bike thing was a giveaway for me too.
The Bike for me to. I suspect this hack is old and ongoing as I have got a few odd mails in the past.
Too! Oooh bad spelling!
At 81 all that cycling would be very impressive.
I thought that looked odd. All the lurkers came out of the woodwork.
Wave at me so I know its you.
Are you sure you’re ok ?
Cheez.
Good to hear!
Thanks goodness this isn’t real!
My selfish reason: I am continually referring people to your website.
I note the British spelling of the word “centre” in the hoax – perhaps a small clue.
Stay healthy!!
Thought it was some kind of hoax – the “81 years old” and “dying in Dallas, Texas” didn’t add up.
Glad you’re fit and well.
Maybe you should get Steve Mosher to investigate this – he has a pretty good track record.
That’s a good one! Definitiv. You should post it a Lucia’s, we will soon find out.
Not sure what to make of the hackers post? I can think of a lot more effective agw propaganda. Is that supposed to pass for some kind of intimidation?
Good to see that reports of your demise are premature. In future, check the obits column of the NY Times upon awakening. If you’re not there, carry on with your day. Best wishes for a longer life.
LOL….unless you got a lot older and moved….
At first I thought it was another one of your “sounds like” posts………….
the activist wife was a nice touch though…………
Actually kind of vicious of you google it .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Goddard_Power
I am getting a vibe .
if damnit …IF.
rotfl……..anywho….I thought the activist wife was a nice touch
If anyone sees Laz….say hi…………..LOL
Thank goodness!
I note the British spelling of the word “centre” – perhaps a clue.
Stay healthy – we need your revolutionary spirit:
“In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ? George Orwell
I feel much better like that.
Mark Twain: The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated
Are you dead, or alive.
I need to know.
I’m fine, thanks.
How could you resist the temptation to answer “I’m dead”?
Now that that has been resolved, are you really 81 years old ?
No. Not yet!
A commenter at WUWT says”
“He is definitely dead, his family have confirmed it.”
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2012/04/21/real-science-announces-the-death-of-steve-goddard-2/#comment-963041
The sheer number of Steven Goddards out there set me back a little bit as I was looking for evidence/counter-evidence.
the hacker is holding up comments on real-science.com
Hockey Schtick says:
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April 21, 2012 at 8:39 pm
according to Steve’s old site, he’s alive & well & this is the work of a hacker
http://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/real-science-was-hacked/
Reply
“the hacker is holding up comments on real-science.com”
Yup. I am getting a distinct vibe. But I won’t post it here .emailify me for my wild-ass guess .
I tried to confirm the details before making a confidential [i hope] reply…one comment from “Jonathan Smith” stated he’d been on the phone with Steven just prior to a police computer raid. Hopefully this is another part of this hoax. My thanks to Marc Morano for correcting this error to me and my limitted CC list on this issue. Best wishes for continued AGW agitation !
You are 81?
Not sure if this is related, but for the last week or I have been blocked from accessing real-climate.com. Perhaps the hacker created an IP address block.
I’ve had this problem as well. Real-Science is probably an appealing target for quite a number of AGW zealots. Careful reconsideration of where real-science.com is hosted would seem like a prudent thing IMO.
Concerning my IP block, it was malwarebytes that reported it and said it was coming from cloudflare.com.
Interesting. I’m not sure what cloudflare.com is, but I have seen numerous error messages from them this week too when I tried to post.
Well tis interesting that when I ask my browser for the “web inspector” it all comes up cloudflare, and since it is a utility designed to make it easier
https://www.cloudflare.com/index
I assumed you were using it, but since you have never heard of it….. ?
I’m running w/o antivirus software and have had the occasional problem connecting to real-science.com, even when other sites seemed to function normally.
This may be associated w/ site maintenance, but it has happened a disconcerting number of times over the past few months.
If you look at the source of the web page, cloudflare is accessed when the page loads. This explains the problems with cloudflare (and perhaps some of the other problems). It’s getting pretty common for there to be a lot of reference to external sites on blogs for advertising/tracking/functionality, etc.
DNS info updated April 8. Is this a nameservice hijack?
Hooray – so you did see Real beat Barca
Well, very glad you are ok! Fakegate, now this. Seems a very desperate stunt, and a bit weird too.
Eh, why the moderation? Nothing there you can’t get from any WHOIS server.
The more we get to know the leftie-lusers, the more credible seems their desire for breitbarting the voices of reason opposed to them.
Whew! I’m afraid I believed it, and I’m feeling a little foolish. I don’t usually take stuff at face value any more. However, on the bright side, at least you now know how sorely you would be missed!
I’m looking forward to the unmasking of the hacker.
Steve, I posted condolences over there earlier which were approved.
This one below did not make it.
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kbray in california says:
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April 21, 2012 at 9:58 pm
Why is Steven Goddard still commenting at his old site?
He sounds alive and well over there.
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Nice to know you are appreciated by many.
However a few odd others prefer you in the next world.
This event is probably classified as a crime.
AGW is what is really dead, thankfully you are not.
Ah well I fell for it and sent some cash. Duh
It has been returned?
This is not surprising at all. Not at all. If one can’t win on the science, then resort to subterfuge. It’s another indication that we’re dealing with sociopaths. The NASA scientists who recently complained about lack of science at NASA GISS-NCDS understand what is happening.
We are dealing with a new, and not advanced, global warming secular religion. And if you don’t genuflect before them, you’re an apostate. It’s all silly nonsense, but not in their uncritical minds.
The Green Religion is scary. The government school system is programming impressionable young children to not think. And pouring billions of dollars into this junk science and those who promulgate the stuff will be the death of us all.
Dwight Eisenhower warned us. We’ve seen lately what happens with “government funded” science.
Thot that smelled rotten when I read it. Glad it wasn’t true. Looks like you stike a nerve, keep it up!
My 10:14 pm comment is stuck in moderation…. is that you Steve?
kbray in california says:
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April 21, 2012 at 10:14 pm
I smelt something off right away.
“The guy is dead,….if you want to write for real-science, please contact,…”
What the…!!! Who writes that?
And then, there was the …”Paramedics were called to the scientist’s home at about midnight after he stopped breathing. Goddard was taken to the medical centre early in the morning, and paramedics administered CPR in the ambulance. He did not regain consciousness and was reported dead about two hours later.”
1) How come there was a medical ‘centre’ at Dallas?
2) If the paramedics performed CPR in the ambulance – unsuccessfully – death would be declared upon admission, or shortly afterward. Not after 2 freaking hours, you crackpots.
But then, who knows!
Thinking thus, I dozed into my afternoon nap.
““The guy is dead,….if you want to write for real-science, please contact,…”
What the…!!! Who writes that?”
Exactly. Didn’t believe it for a moment. I went there right after WUWT made the announcement but it was completely unbelievable. Like when Gleick writes strategic memos.
All I can say is “What a relief that Steve is OK!” Give them Hell, Steve!
Steve,
Nice to know you’re still with us, looking through the comments, centre is UK/European spelling for center, and on Cloudflare I just done a whois and get –
CLOUDFLARE.COM WHOIS
Updated: 11 hours ago
Registrant:
CloudFlare, Inc.
665 Third Street
Suite 207
San Francisco, CA 94107
US
Domain Name: CLOUDFLARE.COM
Administrative Contact, Technical Contact:
Admin, Domain @cloudflare.com
CloudFlare, Inc.
665 Third Street
Suite 207
San Francisco, CA 94107
US
650.319.8930 fax: 650.230.7173
Last week when this hacking apparently took place; my Malwarebytes program refused entry to the site. So I would suggest everyone who did enter the site at that time, that they check their computer for infections. Keep up the good work Steve.
I thought it was a joke or something at first and didn’t give it much thought; should have remained skeptical after reading JonathanSmith’s BS but figured everyone is chiming in, I should too. Group think is contagious.
The man is 81 years old, rides 10k a year on his bike, has 3 kids and holds down a full time job? No low T with this guy. Hugh Hefner and Bob Dole, eat your heart out. 🙂
Steve, I hope this doesn’t mean the wealth of information won’t be lost at the other site.
I don’t think anything has been lost.
This was very bazarre. I saw the “announcement” and immediately thought that several things about it did not seen right. Then I commented “please someone tell me that this is a joke.” My c0mment went into moderation and never was posted. Then I started seeing all these condolences from people whose names I had never seen commenting on the site before.
I feel like I just woke up from a nightmare. I am glad that you are OK.
I think there is a case for calling in law enforcement agencies to investigate this matter. It has, without doubt, caused much stress to many who read the email and honestly believed the contents.
Death is not a laughing matter. But concocting someone’s death on the internet must surely be the lowest of the lowest.
Anyway, good to see it is not true… after all, the world needs all the Steven Goddards of the world to fight the fight against the many government funded climate change charlatans who are continuously pushing their man-made global warming religion to the masses.
Steve,
at the first moment, I thought your site had got some technical problems. I couldn’t get in touch wit it. I’m happy you’re OK and your work will be continued. Keep going 😉
Cheers
Steve, glad to hear you’re alive and kicking.
This sick and sinister crime will backfire on the perpetrator(s).
I’m shocked. Hope you get your blog back online soon.
After Breitbart, the leftwing lunatics feel this is creativity.
While many will pass this off as humor, it is really wishful thinking by the left. Science is the enemy.
pat, this wasn’t political or climate related.
So is it Soccer related?
I just figured some guy named Steven Goddard who was 81 died and you posted it. I was surprised to see so many fall for it. Dallas didn’t make sense, nor did 81. 81 would be a bit of a late start for someone doing graphics work on video cards or being a C++ wizard.
I have been seeing strange things on your site for weeks… Even right now, it is saying it is still connecting on the Real-Science tabs (pages never “finish” loading, like a tag is missing or something… There were times that I was getting old pages (like a week old) instead of the new one, but other PC’s were OK. Not sure if that is related.
But I’m glad you’re OK nonetheless…
That’s commitment for you, even posting about crappy science from beyond the grave!
I know this site is genuine because I’m still subscribed to it since way before the new ‘.com’ site was setup.
I almost believed it when WUWT posted a headline like this “Real Science Announces the Death of Steve Goddard” But then again I had been on a night out drinking with friends and I read it with blurry eyes during the wee hours of the morning just before I passed out.
Welcome back! Phil Jones’s glee this time was undoubtedly very short-lived.
hmm..I am REALLY glad youre not deceased:-)
however.
I got the newsletter that had that in it..
and followed that link.
but oddly the bit about hes dead /new writers didnt show in the screen I saw?
wtf?
so?
has some f***t also nicked your mailing list?
and do we need to do something to stop abuse of our addys now?
Great your still; here what a sick joke. You must really be hurting the AGW camp . The data you present is devastating.
Why so polite about the trustbreaker?
Was it a woman?
…don’t forget to de-moderate everyone so their posts will show
Perfect time to register something like ZombieScience.com and let whoever it was wither on the vine with RS.
Steven,
Glad you are back! Just posting so I can see if it will go through as I’ve been having trouble posting since this happened.
Goddardgate anyone?
At least you didn’t get turned into a newt.
Do you know what? If I was given the admin password to Real Climate, I’d warn Gavin Schmidt to change the password.
I have no interest in dirty tricks.
I heard that Mickey Mouse wears a Gavin Schmidt wristwatch.
Nietzsche was wrong. Goddard is not dead.
It doesn’t look like a publicity stunt and we are just relieved to hear that you are OK! The hacking must have been going on for a while as weird things have been appearing and occurring.
Hope you find out who it is Steve. Annoying isn’t it. Someone managed to get into my Amazon account the other day and sent $1600 of vouchers to themselves from my account, I hope they all die horribly. Unlike you who is a fit 81 year old bicyclist!
Andy
I gave my missus the keywords, soccer, out for the day, trusted, non political,non climate, temporarily insane, protect them, 81, old man.
She said – ‘it’s his wife you fool’