Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Open-Source Armchair Critics At It Again Date: 28 Jul 2026 17:11:47 GMT Lines: 36 Message-ID: References: <1145p0t$2l6ge$2@dont-email.me> <114631q$2ojqr$2@dont-email.me> <114655s$2pc38$1@dont-email.me> <1147365$30n9l$4@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net DMf7fJUL5u+/qt7KaZyu8AToe6oAz4/lxuOk09ijciS6OKTVck Cancel-Lock: sha1:pJrzIDBS2Ni8sdX3lAH/3k3YXEw= sha256:7ldVmjqOulfGGYYlYllirte3PH+1KZrmyEvSfD9zv5s= User-Agent: Pan/0.165 (Kostiantynivka) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:89160 On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 23:47:15 -0400, c186282 wrote: > On 7/27/26 04:00, Nuno Silva wrote: >> On 2026-07-27, Robert Heller wrote: >> >>> At Sun, 26 Jul 2026 22:51:39 -0000 (UTC) Lawrence DÿOliveiro >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> On Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:00:30 -0000 (UTC), John McCue wrote: >>>> >>>>> For example, users want a browser that blocks ads, no java script, >>>>> no AI, fast and lite on memory and can read any site without dealing >>>>> with cloudflare. >>>> >>>> “no java script” on the one hand, yet “can read any >>>> site” on the other. >>>> >>>> Why not wish for a car that you can drive for infinite miles without >>>> refuelling? You might actually be more likely to get that. >>> >>> Sure, an EV with a trolly pole or pantagraph. :-) >> >> Why reinvent the wheel? Just go with a train! > > Won't stop at yer favorite doughnut shop alas ... I lived in a small New Hampshire town when the sidewalks rolled up at 9 PM except for a Stop'n'Rob and Dunkin Donuts. There was also a switch yard in the middle of town and one of the tracks was next to Dunkin's. It wasn't uncommon to find a train parked in the crossing at 3AM while the crew had their coffee and donuts.