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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
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Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2024 10:39:45 +0100
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On 04/10/2024 04:01, rbowman wrote:
> On Fri, 4 Oct 2024 00:38:49 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> 
>> On Thu, 03 Oct 2024 23:55:51 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
>>
>>> Thomas Malthus figured this out over 200 years ago.
>>
>> He was wrong, though. Human ingenuity (i.e. science and technology) kept
>> things going long after he thought they would fall apart.
> 
> Ah, a cornucopian!

Almost as inexplicable as a Green
'Sustaniable' energy. From coal,


-- 
“Some people like to travel by train because it combines the slowness of 
a car with the cramped public exposure of 
an airplane.”

Dennis Miller