Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1

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

On 07/01/2025 01:38, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:

In any case, as I said to another here, we now have
   eight billion people all wanting to live the life
   of a Kardashian ... 1st-world plus. CAN'T happen,
   maybe not even with an extra century of tech. This
   causes all sorts of dissatisfaction and politics
   and chaos. May largely kill ourselves off before
   the 'resources' run out.
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   It's a problem.
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   Know how to knap a flint spearhead ?

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Just about. Might take a few months though
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A lot of basic technology isn't hard to implement once you have the right idea.
Spinning weaving and sewing are easy enough as is knitting etc.
Bows and arrows potters wheels and pole lathes are all easily built.
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Knowing that iron ore exists and can be smelted with charcoal and a bellows takes you past the Bronze age quickly.
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As does basic knowledge of fertilisers and animal husbandry.
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Of course there wont be enough to keep millennial snowflakes alive whose only skill is tapping a touchscreen.

I hear you are well prepared for the reign of Starmer! ;)