Re: Open-Source Armchair Critics At It Again

The Natural Philosopher <[email protected]> Tue, 28 Jul 2026 11:25:19 +0100
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc
Organization A little, after lunch
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On 28/07/2026 10:59, Carlos E. R. wrote:
> On 2026-07-28 10:59, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> On 27/07/2026 18:55, Carlos E. R. wrote:
>>> On 2026-07-27 19:24, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>> On 27/07/2026 14:45, Andreas Eder wrote:
>>
>>>> Where does the electricity come from then?
>>>
>>> Irrelevant. The car itself doesn't use fuel :-D
>>>
>> Depends on your definition of 'fuel'
>>
>>
> 
> It combusts with oxygen producing heat and expands dramatically.
> 
So uranium isn't 'fuel' then. And organic life doesn't use 'fuel' either?

It's a loose term, used by people today in many different contexts 
beyond 'something for the fire' which is where the word originates...

Today its more used as 'something that can supply 'free energy' (free in 
the thermodynamic sense, not economic)


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