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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1
Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2025 18:33:16 +0000
Organization: A little, after lunch
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On 09/01/2025 16:18, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
> 186282@ud0s4.net wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:
> 
>> <snip>
>>
>>     As I've said many times before - we need to use EVERYTHING WE'VE GOT now
>>     (except coal if we can possibly help it).
>>
>>     TRICK is to thwart the zealots - use energy sources where MOST
>>     APPROPRIATE. If solar fits the bill for certain projects, then use solar.
>>     If in a windy place then windmills might do it. If oil-burning powerplants
>>     are the best fit, use them. If nuke plants are to be had, use them for big
>>     Grid stuff.
>>
>>     It's zealotry and fanaticism that's causing most of the problems these
>>     days. Every faction sees THEIR fix as the One And Only and will fight
>>     everybody else.  Logic, evidence, economics, all go Bye Bye.
>>
>>     And even coal, the techniques/chemistry to convert it into methanol and
>>     ethanol are now pretty good. The nasty sulfur and heavy metals are left
>>     behind. Some can be re-sold for various industrial applications.
> 
> I agree with this post!
> 
> Put your energy eggs in many baskets.
> 
Bollocks. Lets have diversity in car wheels,. Sqauare one, eggs shaped 
ones. Why have them all round?
We had a more reliable grid when it was 90$% coal.
France gets by at 75% nuclear.
In mots cases 'diversity' just makes things worse, a single standard 
design that works well is far far cheaper.


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H.L. Mencken, A Mencken Chrestomathy