Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1

On 12/31/24 12:11 AM, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

On 2024-12-31, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
 

On Mon, 30 Dec 2024 16:26:02 -0600, chrisv wrote:
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It's nothing to do with wanting to "own the road".  It is probably not
"just for status".  Many just want a better vehicle to drive.  BMW's
are, generally, better vehicles to drive.

 I'm not disputing whether BMWs are better vehicles, whether to drive
or for some other reason.  What I do notice is that many people who
drive BMWs feel that the car confers some sort of superior class on
the driver, and they feel it is the God-given duty for us plebes who
drive lesser cars to get out of their way - to the point of making
exasperated hand gestures at those of us who don't.

   Um ... yea ... "status"/"class". That never seems
   to go away. Likely engraved in Human Wiring ....

Better how? I'm not hating on BMWs in particular but 'better' is a
nebulous concept as far as I'm concerned. Maybe it's cynicism from the
days when Cadillacs were better than Buicks that were better than
Oldsmobiles that were better than Pontiacs that were better than
Chevrolets even thought it was the same damn platform. Of course if your
Buick only had three faux portholes the neighbors knew you were either
cheap or living above your means.

      While the preachers sit and get stoned in their Buicks
     Jesus Christ rolls by in his Ford.
       -- Michael Murphey

   Being 'regular' has a certain virtue, but STILL
   the whole 'status' thing kinda rules.
   I'd love one of those 'jet-plane-looking Ferrari's"
   but I'm NOT gonna buy one. MORE likely to go on
   an 'antique' site and buy a late 60s Falcon or
   something similar. That's me. Was looking at Nash
   Ramblers the other day ... rebuilt the engine on
   one of those in my youth ......
   Hmmmm ... ONE was in MY town ... now with exotic
   paint and such. MIGHT have been the one I'd worked
   on all those years ago. Go figure ...
   Clue - after replacing rings, you squirt HEAVY
   motor oil, and a little gas, into the plug holes.
   The oil makes up for the bad ring fit - and the
   gas adds some spark. Then you run it all day until
   the rings seat better.
   Weird factoid ... used to go to a doc-in-the-box,
   Korean, weird sense of humor but once you 'got
   it' he was really funny. One of the fill-in helpers
   showed up in one of those exotic Ferrari's ... had
   a rich fam, but he was SUCH a loser/slacker that
   they INSISTED that he have a Regular People job  :-)