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From: rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
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Subject: Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1
Date: 8 Jan 2025 17:27:34 GMT
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On Wed, 8 Jan 2025 11:24:36 +0100, D wrote:

> I think robots and automation will save the day. They don't even have to
> be automating/saving elderly care, they can automate/save menial office
> jobs, and those workers can then move into elderly care instead of
> fiddling around with meaningless powerpoints and excel spreadsheets all
> day.

I think I've mentioned Kurt Vonnegut's first novel, 'Player Piano'. You 
should read it. He saw your shining future in the '50s.