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| From | Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc, alt.comp.os.windows-11 |
| Subject | Re: The "Standards" Game |
| Date | 2025-09-17 21:06 -0700 |
| Organization | dis |
| Message-ID | <10ag0fd$3kdr9$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | (7 earlier) <bproplx3a.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <10aefnf$38gjp$3@dont-email.me> <mj0chiFm4e5U1@mid.individual.net> <10aeuoq$3cm5k$3@dont-email.me> <xhLyQ.102642$JiV4.45144@fx14.iad> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
On 9/17/25 20:47, Charlie Gibbs wrote: > On 2025-09-17, The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote: > >> On 17/09/2025 19:21, rbowman wrote: >> >>> On Wed, 17 Sep 2025 15:14:07 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote: >>> >>>> In the UK Battersea coal power station on London was used to heat flats, >>>> but of course no power station is allowed inside towns where all the >>>> 'librals' live any more... >>> >>> I've read that 1/3 of the US population lives within 50 miles of a nuclear >>> plant. That seems reasonable considering you put power plants where the >>> people are. Solar and wind facilities tend to be in someone else's >>> backyard although the Marthas Vineyard crew did their share of whining >>> about the offshore turbines. >> >> Indeed, but 'within 50 miles' is not 'next door'. > > All right, two doors down. Remember the old saying: > > In Europe, 100 miles is a long way. > In North America, 100 years is a long time. > > (For "Europe" above, substitute "the UK".) > In North and in South America 100 years is not very long as the place has been inhabited for about 14,000-20,000 years and seen a great many cultures rise and fall because they knew engineering to bring water to their crops but some thought that blood sacrifice would ensure their water sources. It did not! Periodic droughts ravaged both North and South over the long span of years and fresh cultures have just been discovered in the Amazon basin. Probably wiped out by illnesses before they met the Europeans. bliss
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Re: The "Standards" Game Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2025-09-14 21:44 +1000
Re: The "Standards" Game Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-09-14 08:44 -0700
Re: The "Standards" Game Jack Strangio <jackstrangio@yahoo.com> - 2025-09-14 22:46 +0000
Re: The "Standards" Game rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-15 01:02 +0000
Re: The "Standards" Game c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-09-14 21:14 -0400
Re: The "Standards" Game Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> - 2025-09-15 13:34 +0000
Re: The "Standards" Game "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-15 20:09 +0200
Re: The "Standards" Game rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-15 18:56 +0000
Re: The "Standards" Game Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-09-15 15:50 -0400
Re: The "Standards" Game rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-16 03:35 +0000
Re: The "Standards" Game Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2025-09-16 21:04 +1000
Re: The "Standards" Game rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-16 18:47 +0000
Re: The "Standards" Game Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-09-16 13:50 -0400
Re: The "Standards" Game The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-16 19:01 +0100
Re: The "Standards" Game Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-09-16 14:36 -0400
Re: The "Standards" Game The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-17 09:54 +0100
Re: The "Standards" Game not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-09-22 09:17 +1000
Re: The "Standards" Game The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-22 11:46 +0100
Re: The "Standards" Game Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-09-22 16:05 -0400
Re: The "Standards" Game Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-09-23 00:07 +0000
Re: The "Standards" Game rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-23 03:03 +0000
Re: The "Standards" Game Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2025-09-23 21:03 +1000
Re: The "Standards" Game Jeff Barnett <jbb@notatt.com> - 2025-09-22 18:17 -0600
Re: The "Standards" Game The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-23 11:24 +0100
Re: The "Standards" Game not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-09-23 08:55 +1000
Re: The "Standards" Game Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-09-23 00:07 +0000
Re: The "Standards" Game The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-23 12:17 +0100
Re: The "Standards" Game The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-23 11:58 +0100
Re: The "Standards" Game "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-16 21:52 +0200
Re: The "Standards" Game Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-09-16 16:42 -0400
Re: The "Standards" Game rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-17 01:45 +0000
Re: The "Standards" Game "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-17 11:46 +0200
Re: The "Standards" Game rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-17 01:33 +0000
Re: The "Standards" Game The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-17 15:14 +0100
Re: The "Standards" Game rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-17 18:21 +0000
Re: The "Standards" Game The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-17 19:30 +0100
Re: The "Standards" Game Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-09-18 03:47 +0000
Re: The "Standards" Game Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-09-17 21:06 -0700
Re: The "Standards" Game The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-18 09:30 +0100
Re: The "Standards" Game rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-18 19:12 +0000
Re: The "Standards" Game The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-19 09:47 +0100
Re: The "Standards" Game rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-19 18:23 +0000
Re: The "Standards" Game Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-09-19 18:34 +0000
Re: The "Standards" Game The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-20 01:34 +0100
Re: The "Standards" Game rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-18 19:30 +0000
Re: The "Standards" Game Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-09-17 11:50 -0700
Re: The "Standards" Game The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-18 01:31 +0100
Re: The "Standards" Game Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-09-17 22:36 -0400
Re: The "Standards" Game Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-09-17 20:56 -0700
Re: The "Standards" Game rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-18 19:55 +0000
Re: The "Standards" Game rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-18 02:17 +0000
Re: The "Standards" Game rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-18 02:41 +0000
Re: The "Standards" Game Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-09-17 20:59 -0700
Re: The "Standards" Game The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-18 09:18 +0100
Re: The "Standards" Game rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-18 19:48 +0000
Re: The "Standards" Game Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-09-18 15:04 -0700
Re: The "Standards" Game Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-09-18 23:50 +0000
Re: The "Standards" Game Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-09-18 17:15 -0700
Re: The "Standards" Game rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-19 04:18 +0000
Re: The "Standards" Game "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-21 21:24 +0200
Re: The "Standards" Game rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-19 03:43 +0000
Re: The "Standards" Game Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-09-18 22:35 -0700
Re: The "Standards" Game Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2025-09-19 11:01 +0100
Re: The "Standards" Game The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-19 11:19 +0100
Re: The "Standards" Game Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2025-09-19 12:54 +0100
Re: The "Standards" Game The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-19 13:04 +0100
Re: The "Standards" Game Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2025-09-19 17:07 +0100
Re: The "Standards" Game The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-19 17:34 +0100
Re: The "Standards" Game rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-19 18:06 +0000
Re: The "Standards" Game Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-09-19 07:19 -0700
Re: The "Standards" Game rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-19 18:13 +0000
Re: The "Standards" Game rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-19 17:55 +0000
Re: The "Standards" Game rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-19 17:49 +0000
Re: The "Standards" Game "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-21 21:44 +0200
Re: The "Standards" Game Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-09-22 14:22 +0000
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Re: The "Standards" Game Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-09-14 08:45 -0700
Re: The "Standards" Game rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-14 19:03 +0000
Re: The "Standards" Game rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-14 18:55 +0000
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