Popular Science shills for WaterSeer - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: josecamoessilva
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 19, 2017, 07:01:20 pm
content: Via Thunderf00t's twitter, I saw a ridiculous article on Popular Science: "a machine that pulls water from thin air. literally." Yes, no capitalization on that title. Because they're special.My response in graphic form:I used to think "ok, it's their ignorance and their readers' " but in this case, any investment into this product is being diverted from projects that might actually work, in other words, this product is literally making it so that more people die and Popular Science is hyping it up.Gahhhh!

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 19, 2017, 11:13:40 pm
content: How embarrassing!

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 19, 2017, 11:18:44 pm
content: This is the person responsible for the article, the assistant editorhttp://www.sarahfecht.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-fecht-a729ab1a/Not exactly under-qualified, you'd think sh'ed know better.

author: MagicSmoker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 19, 2017, 11:34:23 pm
content: I just wanted to say that the Corgi was a most satisfying salve for the otherwise painful arithmetic.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 19, 2017, 11:40:25 pm
content: I've called her out on twitter, lets she if she responds.

author: StillTrying
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2017, 12:31:37 am
content: I found it hard to find on twitter not knowing it's @PopSciIf you want to dissipate heat into cold ground, a minimum surface area bulb is the worst shape!

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 20, 2017, 11:22:35 am
content: Does anyone have a full scan of this article?

author: josecamoessilva
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2017, 04:34:19 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on February 19, 2017, 11:40:25 pmIn my experience, science popularizers who aren't active research scientists, especially those who mostly work within traditional media, don't lower themselves to arguing with people on the interwebs who happen to know better than the popularizer what they're calling her on. But, like the man from Nantes said, we'll see.Cheers,JCS

author: Phili76
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2017, 10:24:52 am
content: when the fan blows the air down the pipe where should it go then? Magically escape in the soil?

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 21, 2017, 10:41:23 am
content: Quote from: josecamoessilva on February 21, 2017, 04:34:19 amWell, she hasn't replied to email or twitter. Meh, I'll be doing my video on this tomorrow anyway

author: Rutherfordium
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 23, 2017, 03:02:34 am
content: Sad to see Popular Science make this mistake. Has anyone else noticed even Scientific American becoming fluff these days? I feel like there's a real lack of truly compelling science journalism. More and more it seems like the top comment on reddit is the best source of information on breaking stories, which is really sad.

author: Bud
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 24, 2017, 05:17:14 pm
content: It is hard to take seriously anything that has "pop" in it, be it pop culture, pop science, pop corn , or Pope.

author: donotdespisethesnake
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 27, 2017, 04:26:02 pm
content: Wow, just wow! Amazing how much money you can raise just based on bullshit! Imagine how much it would raise if it actually worked...This is somewhat similar to the Steorn "Orbo" debacle. That zombie took 10 years and €20 million before finally being nailed into it's coffin. I really hope this gets killed sooner.It's also very sad to see reputable names associated with it, and not telling people it is bullshit, but I guess no one wants to defend a lawsuit. I can understand UC Berkeley not being concerned, universities are basically like commercial operations nowadays. OTOH, the National Peace Corps Association is collaborating with this scam, when donations could go to genuinely good causes.As for those at ViCi Labs...

author: technogeeky
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 03, 2017, 08:31:52 am
content: I think it's safe to say that Sarah Fecht this one up.