Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1

On 2025-01-02 03:50, rbowman wrote:

On Wed, 1 Jan 2025 22:45:28 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote:
 

Yes, there are rules here, and ways to go around them, somehow. I
understand there is/was a cardboard disk that registers the truck speed.
Now there is some electronic version with a card with a chip
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_tachograph).

 The trucks I drove were governed to 65 mph and the company wasn't
converned about the speed. The log book was a 9x12 booklet stapled
together with two staples where you recorded your statuses with a pen,
drawing lines on a graph. The staples made it handy to remove fictional
pages after the fact after dreaming up a plausible legal description of
how you got from A to B that matched time stamped materials like fuel or
toll receipts. That was then.
 https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/16099-electronic-logging-device.html
 Now they know where you are, how fast you're moving, if you're taking
curves a little too aggressively, whether you're taking your breaks, and
so forth. Of course your route is logged so they know if you're dodging
scales.
 Over and above that if you have a hazardous materials endorsement you need
a DHS security check. Most trucking companies won't hire you without the
HazMat endorsement. I never had many hazmat loads but seeming benign stuff
like house paint can fall in the category so the company wants the
flexibility.
 On the plus side if you have placards for Poison or Explosives they give
you plenty of room at truck stops.
 

I'll always remember this one:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Alfaques_disaster
The Los Alfaques disaster was caused by the explosion of a road tanker near a holiday campsite on 11 July 1978 in Alcanar, Spain. The exploding truck, which was carrying 23 tons of highly flammable liquefied propylene, killed 215 people and severely burned 200 more. Several individuals from the company that owned the vehicle were prosecuted for criminal negligence. The disaster resulted in new legislation in Spain, restricting the transit of vehicles carrying dangerous cargo through populated areas to night time only.
Most of the victims were on holiday from West Germany and some other European countries, and who were staying at the Los Alfaques seaside campground. The site, which is located at km 159 on the N-340 national road, is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of the town of Sant Carles de la Ràpita.
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Cheers, Carlos.