“Users will only be able to view patents via HTTP. HTTPS will no longer work”

Re:“Users will only be able to view patents via HTTP. HTTPS ... by yjftsjthsd-h on Saturday April 22, 2017 @04:16PM (#14174505)

Horses and cars were in use at the same time, just like HTTP and HTTPS; I'm not sure why their invention times are relevant?

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Re:“Users will only be able to view patents via HTTP. HTTPS ... by paulddraper on Saturday April 22, 2017 @04:53PM (#14174715)

Gunpowder and ICBMs were also in use at the same time

I'm claiming the technological backstepping is not nearly as drastic as the GP implies.

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Re:“Users will only be able to view patents via HTTP. HTTPS ... by thaumasiotes on Saturday April 22, 2017 @06:30PM (#14175221)

But you listed a completely irrelevant gap. The gap of relevance is the one between automobiles and now, not the one between carriages and automobiles. If automobiles were the transport technology of 1890 and carriages were the technology of 1889, then devolving to carriages puts us back to 1889, regardless of when horses were invented.

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