Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution

From	Rene Lamontagne <rlamont@shaw.ca>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.sys.mac.system, alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.cellular-phone-tech
Subject	Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution
Date	2017-04-20 17:06 -0500
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<odbb7g$2mk$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
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On 4/20/2017 4:08 PM, Sprang wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Apr 2017 22:04:30 +0100, James Wilkinson Sword, after 15 edits, wrote this:
>> On Thu, 20 Apr 2017 21:31:46 +0100, Rene Lamontagne <rlamont@shaw.ca> wrote:
>>
>>> On 4/20/2017 3:04 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 20 Apr 2017 20:47:51 +0100, Rene Lamontagne <rlamont@shaw.ca>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 4/20/2017 2:09 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
>>>>>> On Thu, 20 Apr 2017 20:01:13 +0100, Rene Lamontagne <rlamont@shaw.ca>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 4/20/2017 12:19 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Thu, 20 Apr 2017 17:44:10 +0100, Snit
>>>>>>>> <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 4/20/17, 9:21 AM, in article op.yyz414w0js98qf@red.lan, "James
>>>>>>>>> Wilkinson
>>>>>>>>> Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 20 Apr 2017 16:55:49 +0100, Marek Novotny
>>>>>>>>>> <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On 2017-04-20, James Wilkinson Sword <imvalid@somewear.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> // snip
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> If you don't know what intelligence means, you ought to invest in
>>>>>>>>>>>> a dictionary.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> You're feeding the troll. I suggest starving the troll.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Fell free to killfile it if you wish.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Those who troll COLA are going to increase their begging for
>>>>>>>>> people to
>>>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>>>> speak to me.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I actually work to help desktop Linux do better -- I speak of its
>>>>>>>>> benefits
>>>>>>>>> but, more importantly based on the level of the ecosystem, I have for
>>>>>>>>> years
>>>>>>>>> spoken of what it would take to make it actually useful to more
>>>>>>>>> people. I
>>>>>>>>> have had a goal of seeing it move from the 1% it used to be stuck
>>>>>>>>> at to
>>>>>>>>> increase. It is now double that (though that might include ChromeOS,
>>>>>>>>> and if
>>>>>>>>> it does I admit that weakens my position here).
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>      <http://tmp.gallopinginsanity.com/LinuxTrendNov2007-Present.png>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Now, of course, I am not going to pretend my efforts are what boosted
>>>>>>>>> it...
>>>>>>>>> I am but a bit player in a much larger open source world. But I do
>>>>>>>>> educate
>>>>>>>>> people about Linux, both the pros and cons. I do turn in bug reports
>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>> help developers see what the issues in their products are from the
>>>>>>>>> eyes of
>>>>>>>>> users. I do share information in COLA and elsewhere as to what is
>>>>>>>>> needed for
>>>>>>>>> desktop Linux to gain users and compete better with Windows and
>>>>>>>>> macOS.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I join those such as Mark Shuttleworth, Jim Zemlin, the KDE and GNOME
>>>>>>>>> teams,
>>>>>>>>> and many others in contributing where I can.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Many in COLA work against this. And as desktop Linux does better they
>>>>>>>>> will
>>>>>>>>> increase their trolling. They will become more desperate and attack
>>>>>>>>> those of
>>>>>>>>> us who seek to help it grow.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> So what we've got is a bunch of trolls calling everyone else trolls?
>>>>>>>> How childish.  Is there such a thing as a troll?  I've never seen one,
>>>>>>>> just people calling everyone else a troll because they're in
>>>>>>>> disagreement with them.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I've only ever seen one real troll, he lived under a small wooden
>>>>>>> bridge
>>>>>>> on a rural road.
>>>>>>> We demolished the bridge and he ran away, I've never seen him since.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Are you remembering a fairy story, or does Canada ave some odd people?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> No, No, Not people, A real Troll.
>>>>
>>>> That's about as likely to exist as god.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> He stood about four and a half foot tall, Long pointy ears  A lot of
>>> whiskers, and a mean grin. he could run very fast.
>>> You mean with all those old wooden bridges you have in England you
>>> haven't seen one?
>>> Boy, You need to get out more and visit your countryside.
>>
>> That's just an evil midget.
>>
>
> https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/Bobcat2.jpg
>

Close, But the one I saw had A really evil grin and he snarled and 
Swore a lot before he ran away.

Rene

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Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-15 21:53 +0100
  Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-15 15:21 -0700
    Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-20 14:26 +0100
      Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-20 08:05 -0700
        Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-20 16:11 +0100
          Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-20 08:22 -0700
            Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-20 16:35 +0100
              Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-20 08:49 -0700
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-20 17:21 +0100
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-20 09:37 -0700
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-20 18:19 +0100
              Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-04-20 10:55 -0500
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-20 17:21 +0100
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-20 09:44 -0700
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-20 18:19 +0100
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-20 10:35 -0700
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Rene Lamontagne <rlamont@shaw.ca> - 2017-04-20 14:01 -0500
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-20 20:09 +0100
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Rene Lamontagne <rlamont@shaw.ca> - 2017-04-20 14:47 -0500
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-20 21:04 +0100
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Rene Lamontagne <rlamont@shaw.ca> - 2017-04-20 15:31 -0500
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-20 22:04 +0100
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Sprang <spring@sprung.invalid> - 2017-04-20 21:08 +0000
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Rene Lamontagne <rlamont@shaw.ca> - 2017-04-20 17:06 -0500
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-20 23:16 +0100
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Rene Lamontagne <rlamont@shaw.ca> - 2017-04-20 17:23 -0500
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-20 15:26 -0700
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Rene Lamontagne <rlamont@shaw.ca> - 2017-04-20 17:29 -0500
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-20 15:18 -0700
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-20 12:34 -0700
            Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Wolf K <wolfmac@sympatico.ca> - 2017-04-20 11:56 -0400
              Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-20 17:22 +0100
        Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Wolf K <wolfmac@sympatico.ca> - 2017-04-20 11:52 -0400
          Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-20 09:03 -0700

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