From: jmccue@magnetar.jmcunx.com   
      
   Lawrence D'Oliveiro  wrote:   
   > On Sat, 12 Apr 2025 14:06:58 -0000 (UTC), John McCue wrote:   
   >   
   >> Plus include the fact that google and friends are trying to block   
   >> 'http' (no s) static sites, seems it is a continuation of a war on   
   >> General Computing.   
   >   
   > I don’t know why you think general-purpose computers are incapable of   
   > secure communication through the Internet. Where do you think such secure   
   > communication got invented?   
      
   Of course they can connect right now, but as time goes on   
   I am sure at some point, general purpose computers will start   
   being blocked.  Google no longer returns non-secure sites.   
   Firefox blocks ftp sites and I believe http pages unless you   
   go looking for options to set.   
      
   Forcing everyone into a Cell Phone Type environment is the   
   easiest way to spy on people and block "bad sites" and spam   
   them with ads.   
      
   So this plus other trends is starting to look like   
   something like "First the came for..."   
   FWIW, I hate using that analogy in this case, but it is   
   the shortest way to type it.   
      
   --   
   [t]csh(1) - "An elegant shell, for a more... civilized age."   
                           - Paraphrasing Star Wars   
      
   --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)