Re: Open-Source Armchair Critics At It Again

On 2026-07-28 19:11, rbowman wrote:
> 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.

In the eighties, the night train from Madrid to Cartagena (480km) stoped 
in Murcia (50 Km from the end) for 20 minutes, and passengers would 
disembark to buy a coffee.

And my father told me about this, so it happened much earlier.

The reverse train to Madrid did not do an equivalent stop.

Now there is no night train.



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        Carlos E.R.
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