Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1

On 07/01/2025 19:06, rbowman wrote:

On Tue, 7 Jan 2025 11:09:08 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
 

Cheap gasoline and diesel paved the way for massive transport expansion
and globalisation. Plus  aircraft and the rise of suburban living.

 I forget the two cities, perhaps London and Manchester, but in
Schumacher's 'Small is Beautiful' he points out the absurdity of two
lorries passing each other, one carrying biscuits from Manchester to
London, the other carrying biscuits from London to Manchester.  The cities
were 100 miles apart.
 

Pretty sure Manchester is further than that. (It is in fact 211 miles) And London makes nothing except money these days.

In the US the absurdity involves cities 2000 miles apart, all made
possible by cheap fuel.

If fuel gets expensive localisation replaces globalisation
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