With a VHS cassette, you can deliver a good smack upside the head. Now, it won't bust anyone's skull, but still pretty satisfying.

What you got with a DVD? Sure, maybe you can bust it in half, and try to stab'em in the eyes with the pieces, but that's a lot of work, certainly not as satisfying as a good-ole solid smack upside the head.

No disagreement about WSJ's stand, though I don't know how much it changed since Murdoch's takeover.

But the point remains. Some of these people, I suspect many to be young, idealistic (and I respect that - I was young once, too), but misguided folks, resorted to "appeal to authority" and "truth by popularity". Now that WSJ put up an opposing opinion by some prominent members of science/tech community, they are going after WSJ ad-hom, instead of attacking the arguments put forth.

Lastly, again, I am disappointed because this is Slashdot. With all her (and her readership's) faults, they/we generally do a better job of cutting through the politically correct popularity fog, but climate/environment is one of the issues their brains suffer a short circuit. I can understand as part humor about some technical religious wars (you know, vi vs. emacs, even Apple vs. whatever), but climate/environment/eco stuff I find hard to swallow.

I wonder, maybe we're better off bringing back bit more of the "conventional" religions.

You misguided sheep were the ones playing "appeal to authority" nonsense compounding it with "truth through popularity".

And now you're accusing WSJ of bias instead of going after those who actually wrote and signed the editorial.

Worse thing is, though, as nerdy and one-sided as the slashdot readers tend to be (as I am), they pride themselves for cutting through the misdirections when it comes to science/technology, but throw in climate/"environment", it's no better than university literature/ethnic studies depts.

Yeah, Lawyers vs. Mullahs.

I can only hope they annihilate each other.

THAT'S NO ROCK!!!

(Ok, rest of you reply with some good stuff - I've got nothing)