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	2017-04-29 13:36 -0500
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<oe2m95$rfk$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
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On 4/29/2017 1:22 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Apr 2017 23:23:30 +0100, Rene Lamontagne <rlamont@shaw.ca>
> wrote:
>
>> On 4/20/2017 5:16 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
>>> On Thu, 20 Apr 2017 23:06:37 +0100, Rene Lamontagne <rlamont@shaw.ca>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Were you drunk at the time?
>>>
>>
>>
>> No, we were doing Municipal roadwork at the time.
>
> Community service?
>

Nope, I live in Canada not England.

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Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-29 19:22 +0100
  Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Rene Lamontagne <rlamont@shaw.ca> - 2017-04-29 13:36 -0500
    Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-29 19:40 +0100

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