Re: OT: Debian Mailinglist server slow?

From: Ron Johnson (ron.l.johnson_at_cox.net)
Date: 08/31/03

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Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2003 09:57:26 -0500

    On Sat, 2003-08-30 at 22:32, cr wrote:
    > On Saturday 30 August 2003 21:19, Paul Johnson wrote:
    > > On Sat, Aug 30, 2003 at 01:44:43AM +0200, Arnt Karlsen wrote:
    > > > ..2 reason diesel-electric locomotives are popular; they are
    > > > about as clean as your average power utility, and they dont
    > > > put heavy loads on the power grids.
    > >
    > > Nope, and nope. Diesel electrics are popular because they give the
    > > most bang for the buck. Vastly more efficient than gasoline engines
    > > and mechanical transmissions (it's 2003, why can't I get a diesel
    > > electric car?, with fewer moving parts than the steam engines it
    > > replaced. This makes them dirt cheap and bloody reliable.
    >
    > Not quite so. When diesels were introduced they cost several times as much
    > as a steam loco of equivalent power. They have far more moving parts,
    > though smaller, and the 'electric' part of the installation gave trouble for
    > many years. Maybe they've found more reliability now. They require far
    > more sophisticated servicing than a steam loco.

    The DEs I've seen trundling past my house create very little exhaust.
    Steam engines create a *lot*, and need to be regularly replenished
    with consumables. DEs just look to be more fuel efficient, and less
    offensive to the neighborhood. 

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