Re: ...that word. I do not think it means what you think it means
"Regarding the slowdown — not a "pause," actually "
I've seen the graph and it is a pause. No rise in 17 years. And if you look closely, on the far right hand side, it's about to drop - fast and hard. I have as much evidence for this as you have for your famous hockey stick graph. Oh, wait. The hockey stick is a known fraud. It seems I have a lot more evidence for my point of view than you have for yours.
Peak climate, anyone?