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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Distros specifically designed for children
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2025 09:41:08 +0100
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On 05/06/2025 00:10, c186282 wrote:
> By far, MOST people never got much of a sci-tech education.
>    This includes politicians. They JUST DON'T KNOW ... and then
>    can't understand why the damned nerds say they can't get
>    there from here.

I heard tell that when the Liberal Democrat Chris Huhne arrived as a 
minster in the Tory/Liberal coalition he waltzed into his ministry and 
was given the run down on 'renewable' energy by the chief scientific 
officer David Mackay, showing how basically impossible his plans were.

He flounced out and was not seen again for a fortnight.

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