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Failed to connect to MySQL: (1203) User howardkn already has more than 'max_user_connections' active connectionsPath: news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: RonB Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy Subject: Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 09:09:02 -0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 38 Message-ID: References: <4RVeP.812124$bYV2.164030@fx17.iad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 10:09:07 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="6d142628c551b02bf7e17c578668c65f"; logging-data="4124827"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18RW0dV/CnlMDKcJS4O2adW" User-Agent: slrn/1.0.3 (Linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:4uTLDJMuRwcFV7f+8HektpM+7+k= On 2025-01-09, CrudeSausage wrote: > On 2025-01-09 03:40, RonB wrote: >> On 2025-01-08, rbowman wrote: >>> On Wed, 8 Jan 2025 08:59:22 -0500, Chris Ahlstrom wrote: >>> >>>> Nah, we're not thinking in terms of race with that accusation, we're >>>> thinking in terms of *bigotry* as expressed by denigration of a whole >>>> group of people based on race. >>> >>> But race doesn't exist. Or does it? The liberals are fine with giving a >>> group of people special privileges based on race. >> >> The Woke seem confused on that issue. Of course the Woke aren't having a >> very good time right now, so they may a little constipated. Ford, McDonald's >> and Walmart are the latest to drop (or curtail) the DEI BS. > > I was just talking about Ford with my wife yesterday. If I remember > correctly, they were the _only_ American automotive company strong > enough in 2008 not to require a bailout from the government. Since then, > they have jumped on the electric vehicle train which has cost them a > fortune since nobody wants those cars, at least not from them. Even > worse, their F-150 has just gotten a recall affecting several hundred > thousand vehicle, exacerbating the damage. I imagine that they'll be > requiring government assistance very soon. They *were* the strongest... until they bought into the EV crap. Hopefully they'll back out of that stupidity. How big is the "carbon footprint" that is required to provide the electricity that these "climate conscience" cars require? And what kid of "carbon footprint" cost is there in the batteries? — (and they wear out in a few years and are too expensive to replace so the car usually ends up in the junk yard). This "green products" push is just another scam. Not to mention that most of the EV vehicles are about worthless if you need to drive more than 120 miles. -- “Evil is not able to create anything new, it can only distort and destroy what has been invented or made by the forces of good.” —J.R.R. Tolkien