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Oh that's interesting, the screenshot I was shown looked like it was taken from a web forum, not a blog. The person who posted the screenshot said it was from a 'CFS' forum (a 'militant' one, no less). Maybe it was re-posted elsewhere as well?

Yes, on a 'skeptics' web forum I used to read about 8 years ago, some members were talking about how terrible 'CFS people' were and how they were all dangerous militants, sending death threats to Wessely. I asked them for documented proof of said death threats. Long silence, then all they could...

Thank you so much for all the time and effort in putting that together. An excellent letter which makes good points.

Fallout New Vegas was my first BGS Fallout game (tried to play the original Fallout 1 & 2 back in their day but got stuck early on and internet walkthroughs were not yet a thing!) and loved it, now consider it one of the best games ever made. From there I went to Fallout 3, then 4. Love Oblivion...

Sounds a nifty idea! Am an old gamer from way back and I make short funny videos from my games to share with friends, but unfortunately definitely not enough energy for streaming. I do hope there are a few folks who are up to it though, and hope the project goes well! Agree that Bethesda games...

Oh dear, I just looked at that link (through Google Translate) and had to chuckle at the reviews. All are 1-star, except one glowing 5-star which must have been a buddy of his? According to one of the reviews, the book was self-published, therefore had no editorial review. (Not that I have...

Oh my, that is truly hilarious. Such an over-sensitive author! LOL, could be interesting!

I, too, am unable to post all that much due to limited energy but am always here 'in spirit', reading every day and darned appreciative that this site exists. So I'd like to be counted as 'active' too.

I answered it too, and also found the assumption that those filling in the survey were employed baffling. So I, too, chose the middle option of those questions. There really should have been an 'I am too sick to work' choice. Not sure what the survey will achieve, but kudos to her for taking an...

Absolutely. I got ME in 1983, it was considered a physical illness, and the research being conducted was biomedical. The psychiatrists barging in, the renaming to 'CFS' and the notion that CBT/GET was any kind of 'treatment' for this serious physical disease, had not yet happened. Yes, if only...

The NHS is weird. I worked for them for 15 years and during that time they had three reorganisations, which accomplished nothing useful that anyone could see. Just a lot of disruption and extra work for everyone, shuffling things about, moving premises, job titles being changed. Colleagues who...

Sharpe is so entertainingly devoid of self-awareness. And his putting himself on a par with Feynman is downright silly.

A certain somebody felt compelled to reply to that tweet:

Excellent piece. And on Twitter, somebody just had to get his little dig in:

The only explanations that make sense of any of this are a) these doctors are in bed with The Establishment as part of a rarefied bubble of academics whose main concern is of saving government money on the cost of treating patients with real treatments, and b) Escalation of Commitment and Sunk...

Omigosh, that needs to win a special prize for stupid! :trophy@ Can't these people hear themselves? Can't the colleagues they say such ridiculous and illogical things in front of, hear them? I despair, there are no words, just :banghead::banghead::confused::facepalm::eek::ill:

Methinks you've hit the nail squarely on the head. Every tedious and self-aggrandising interview, lecture or opinion piece I've read of his over the decades has reinforced my opinion along those lines. Aha, that's what speciality he's a 'scientist' in, then! Mystery solved!

Wish I could like that post 100 times. Feynman = wonderful. They rarely make 'em like that anymore, that rare combination of brilliant and humble. Can't help wondering how baffled he might be at Wessely being considered a 'scientist' and his continual awards and prestigious positions for doing...

Oh, gawd... :yuck: Why? It's utterly bizarre, why is he even considered a 'scientist', never mind an outstanding one? Surely there must be many more deserving candidates for such an accolade.

Good grief, it's just like Simon Wessely winning the Standing Up For Science award. :yuck: This was also amusing: From the guy who uncritically reports about what a great cure the Lightning Process is.