fuelled6532

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   by fuelled6532 1y ago

   Perhaps I misread. I took your comment to imply that the dewatering pumps were used to fill the canals, thus providing transportation infrastructure. My original comment was in response to the statement that improved locomotion was an obvio
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   by fuelled6532 1y ago

   That's funny. Also nonsense. The canal boats were replaced by steam railways. A hundred years later. The water in the canals came from regular sources, by gravity. It took decades to even get steam engines that turned a shaft (as oppos
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   by fuelled6532 1y ago

   Well, for the first 90 or so years, they were mostly used for draining water from mines. The locomotion thing might not have been as obvious at the time as it is in hindsight.
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   by fuelled6532 1y ago

   You know these people are volunteers, right? Even the ones getting paid, are making a tiny fraction of what they could in the private sector doing something more greedy with their time. Life is not all startup exits and stock options. Some
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   by fuelled6532 1y ago

   I'd give up my 3D printer long before letting go of my Bridgeport...
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   by fuelled6532 1y ago

   Dude, I built my own fuel system for my car. I just put 43 liters of gasoline in the tank this morning. The rail is as much as 65psi, and it's inches from a hot exhaust manifold. It's fine. People can be competent.