Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1

On 1/10/25 4:09 AM, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

On 10/01/2025 08:34, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:

On 1/10/25 2:27 AM, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
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   Ok, there was too much to snip/edit there ...
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   However I *do* ascribe to the principle of
   'eggs & baskets'. We need to develop *everything*
   and keep it ALL 'in the mix' just because. That's
   the best survival strategy. Monolithic, single
   niche, has been the doom of most species on earth.
   Darwin CAN enlighten outside mere biology
   (within sane limits).
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   PVs, eventually and in conjunction with good
   energy-storage methods, are perfectly good and
   viable for many apps. You can do it Just Because
   you WANT to do it, even if a nuke grid IS
   to be had.

 There are no suitable storage methods. Or we would have used them years ago,
 

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   I live in a 'disaster zone'. I've got the utility
   wires, a generator AND some PV panels that can
   charge batteries and even make a little AC line
   voltage. This is LAYERS, alternatives. NO one
   thing is gonna always be reliable.
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Fine. Now look ta the cost of all that versus cheap nuclear grid electricity.
My sister in S Africa has been forced to do the same. Fortunately there is a lot of sun and its warm so they dont need to use their batteries to stay warm. And they cant cook, but that's what barbecues are for.
 This is only cost effective if the actual market for electricity is broken.
 And its mostly broken because of government interference and subsidising 'renewables'
 

   PVs CAN, eventually, eclipse traditional and
   nuke power sources/grids. They're not there yet,
   but - maybe - there's a longer future where they
   can reach full potential. It's a Good Idea.
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No. They can't. Not without massively expensive storage that simply doesn't exist and no one knows how to build.
 

   Now the neat trick is to program a Linux Pi
   or something to smartly, promptly, intelligently,
   switch between all yer layers as-needed.

 Switching between an array of zeros will always still produce a zero
Connecting permanently to a single reliable non zero is way cheaper.

   Not YET.
   As such PVs are still best suited for 'off-grid' apps.
   Some large power companies though have installed HUGE
   farms of PVs - they boost the grid during the day when
   most power is being used. That means they don't need to
   build new conventional power plants which are gawdawfully
   expensive and over-regulated these days.
   Used THAT way, they don't NEED "storage".