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Originally Posted by Ea
Can anyone enlighten me as to what "onuissance" means? It seems to be a made-up word? And it's not in the dictionary.
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From the
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Onus \
n (ca.1640): Obligation; Responsibility.
Onuissance \
onn-uh-sonns\
n (ca.2280): Historic period known as The Age of Responsibility.
A word (yes, made up by the author--
me) to suggest a future Renaissance based on ecologic sensibility and responsibility.
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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward
The next 20 years were the richest in human history...
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They only appear to be richest... because we have purchased everything on debt, and the day the bill comes due, it will be quite obvious how badly we have been fooling ourselves...
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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward
If you want to put on the Hairshirt, be my guest. But if you point a gun my way, I'll point mine back. That, comrade, is freedom....
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See? Told you someone would call me a communist.
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Originally Posted by LazyScot
So don't tell people what not to do, but challenge them to make the 1000mpg car, the zero energy input house, the 1W PC (including display).....
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We tried that 30 years ago. People largely did nothing, and bought SUVs.