Re: Open-Source Armchair Critics At It Again

rbowman <[email protected]> 28 Jul 2026 17:11:47 GMT
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc
Message-ID <[email protected]>
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
>>> <[email protected]> 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.