Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1

On 2025-01-04 16:58, TJ wrote:

On 2025-01-03 20:57, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

On 03/01/2025 18:37, -hh wrote:

On 1/3/25 11:43 AM, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

On 03/01/2025 16:31, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:

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On 03/01/2025 13:32, -hh wrote:

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I don't know much about sea level changes. I live about 250 miles from the sea, so I don't have to deal with it. But that doesn't mean I can deny the changes in the climate right here where I live.
 I'm a farmer, the third generation of my family to own and operate this small chunk of the world. Among other crops, we have raised vegetables and sold them on a roadside farm stand since 1962. We have records going back most of that time, with small notes about things like the weather.
 50 years ago, while there were exceptions (there are ALWAYS exceptions when taking about weather trends), we could pretty much count on the first killing frost happening between September 20 and the 25th.
 The last 10 years or so, that event has moved to October 5-10. And in 2024, the first killing frost was on October 25th.
 So the climate IS changing. I've watched it do so. But is it natural, or man-made? In my layman's opinion, it's probably both. The basic mechanism is probably natural, augmented by Man's contribution.
 But what can we do about it? Little of any significance, unless we are willing to take drastic measures - kill off about half the human population, give up modern power-hungry technology, that sort of thing.

Same way we changed it, we can change it back. We'll die if we don't.

 I'm not willing to do that, and I don't think anyone else is, either. So what I'll do is continue to take advantage of the changes that are happening, adapting as best I can.
 I can now grow fruits and vegetables that I couldn't dream of 50 years ago. Better, long-season varieties that I couldn't grow when I was a kid. For now, the climate is changing toward being better, here. That won't last, but it'll probably last longer than I do.

You are fortunate. In my area, the climate has gone desert like and crops die because there is not enough water. The increased energy in the system means storms are stronger, even devastating. They often destroy crops.
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Cheers, Carlos.