Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1

On 1/8/25 4:54 AM, D wrote:

  On Tue, 7 Jan 2025, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
 

On 07/01/2025 10:43, D wrote:

Cooling kills 10x the people than warming. That is how cooling is worse than warming. As for lack of water, desalination exists and works well. Desalination can be combined excellently, with solar power to drive down cost.
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It is suitable for intermittent sources, yes. Nuclear is even better.

 This is the truth! But I am curious if solar would be a good option in say, southern spain to drive desalination, and in order to build the plants quicker, due to the politicians doing their best to still stop nuclear with the power of various regulations?

   As I've said many times before - we need to use
   EVERYTHING WE'VE GOT now (except coal if we can
   possibly help it).
   TRICK is to thwart the zealots - use energy sources
   where MOST APPROPRIATE. If solar fits the bill for
   certain projects, then use solar. If in a windy place
   then windmills might do it. If oil-burning powerplants
   are the best fit, use them. If nuke plants are to be
   had, use them for big Grid stuff.
   It's zealotry and fanaticism that's causing most of
   the problems these days. Every faction sees THEIR
   fix as the One And Only and will fight everybody else.
   Logic, evidence, economics, all go Bye Bye.
   And even coal, the techniques/chemistry to convert it
   into methanol and ethanol are now pretty good. The
   nasty sulfur and heavy metals are left behind. Some
   can be re-sold for various industrial applications.