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

From	"James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com>
Newsgroups	alt.privacy.anon-server, 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	2017-04-07 19:17 +0100
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On Mon, 03 Apr 2017 18:41:32 +0100, Rene Lamontagne <rlamont@shaw.ca> wrote:

> On 4/3/2017 12:09 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
>> On Fri, 31 Mar 2017 19:33:27 +0100, Rene Lamontagne <rlamont@shaw.ca>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 3/31/2017 11:34 AM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 29 Mar 2017 20:36:15 +0100, Rene Lamontagne <rlamont@shaw.ca>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 3/29/2017 2:20 PM, Char Jackson wrote:
>>>>>> On Wed, 29 Mar 2017 19:51:25 +0100, "James Wilkinson Sword"
>>>>>> <imvalid@somewear.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, 29 Mar 2017 01:46:57 +0100, Mark Lloyd <not@mail.invalid>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 03/28/2017 03:27 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> [snip]
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Because in the UK we speak in English and say what we mean.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I used to live next to some people with the last name of "Chandler".
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "chandler" is also a word, meaning someone who makes candles.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> These people didn't make candles. Would you say that calling them by
>>>>>>>> name was wrong?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Calling a product a "double double" is giving it a NAME, just like
>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>> people. The name isn't a word, and doesn't have to follow language
>>>>>>>> rules.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> People have to have a name.  The name is historically based on what
>>>>>>> their family did for a living.  But double double is just plain
>>>>>>> ambiguous.  It could be any two properties of the food that are
>>>>>>> doubles.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The concept of context seems to be entirely foreign to you.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Without context, "double double" is indeed ambiguous, but in this
>>>>>> discussion there has never been a lack of context, whether that be
>>>>>> Timmie's, In-n-Out, or even a basketball game. In each of those three
>>>>>> cases, the term means something quite different, but given a bit of
>>>>>> context, the ambiguity melts away completely. I'm still not sure why
>>>>>> you're having such a hard time with this relatively simple concept.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> He's been eating too much of that double double Spotted Dick
>>>>> !!! YUK.
>>>>>
>>>>> Rene
>>>>
>>>> With a name like Rene (isn't that female?) you should like sucking it.
>>>>
>>>
>>> No dummy, Rene is male, Renne is female, Can't you talk English in the
>>> UK?
>>
>> Yes, but you're talking French, an inferior language.
>>
>
> NOW you have insulted ME, you stupid fucking Limey... I am not ashamed
> of my name, apparently you are.

Why would I be ashamed of someone else's name?

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Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-03-28 19:33 +0100
  Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2017-03-28 13:58 -0500
    Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-03-28 21:27 +0100
      Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2017-03-28 13:53 -0700
        Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-03-28 22:52 +0100
      Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Wolf K <wolfmac@sympatico.ca> - 2017-03-28 16:57 -0400
        Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-03-28 22:53 +0100
          Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Wolf K <wolfmac@sympatico.ca> - 2017-03-28 18:09 -0400
            Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-03-29 18:53 +0100
      Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Mark Lloyd <not@mail.invalid> - 2017-03-28 19:46 -0500
        Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-03-29 19:51 +0100
          Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2017-03-29 14:20 -0500
            Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Rene Lamontagne <rlamont@shaw.ca> - 2017-03-29 14:36 -0500
              Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-03-31 17:34 +0100
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Silver-Tongued Heel <sl@im.er> - 2017-03-31 12:48 -0400
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-03 18:07 +0100
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2017-04-03 16:23 -0500
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-07 19:23 +0100
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Silver-Tongued Heel <sl@im.er> - 2017-04-03 17:32 -0400
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-07 19:25 +0100
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Rene Lamontagne <rlamont@shaw.ca> - 2017-03-31 13:33 -0500
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-03 18:09 +0100
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Rene Lamontagne <rlamont@shaw.ca> - 2017-04-03 12:41 -0500
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-07 19:17 +0100
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Wolf K <wolfmac@sympatico.ca> - 2017-04-03 15:24 -0400
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-07 19:21 +0100
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2017-04-07 11:28 -0700
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Ken Blake <Ken@invalid.news.com> - 2017-04-07 11:58 -0700
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Mark Lloyd <not@mail.invalid> - 2017-04-07 21:54 -0500
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Wolf K <wolfmac@sympatico.ca> - 2017-04-08 09:55 -0400
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-11 01:34 +0100
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Mark Lloyd <not@mail.invalid> - 2017-04-07 21:51 -0500
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-08 21:41 +0100
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2017-04-03 16:31 -0500
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-07 19:24 +0100
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Rene Lamontagne <rlamont@shaw.ca> - 2017-04-07 14:16 -0500
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-10 18:55 +0100
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Rene Lamontagne <rlamont@shaw.ca> - 2017-04-10 15:08 -0500
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-10 23:06 +0100
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Rene Lamontagne <rlamont@shaw.ca> - 2017-04-10 18:14 -0500
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-11 00:55 +0100
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2017-04-10 19:12 -0700
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Silver-Tongued Heel <sl@im.er> - 2017-04-07 16:25 -0400
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-10 18:55 +0100
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Rene Lamontagne <rlamont@shaw.ca> - 2017-04-10 15:10 -0500
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-10 23:05 +0100
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Rene Lamontagne <rlamont@shaw.ca> - 2017-04-10 18:16 -0500
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-11 00:55 +0100
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Rene Lamontagne <rlamont@shaw.ca> - 2017-04-10 20:04 -0500
            Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Mark Lloyd <not@mail.invalid> - 2017-03-29 19:07 -0500
              Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-03-31 17:33 +0100
            Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-03-31 17:33 +0100
              Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Wolf K <wolfmac@sympatico.ca> - 2017-03-31 13:37 -0400
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-03 18:09 +0100
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Wolf K <wolfmac@sympatico.ca> - 2017-04-03 15:22 -0400
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-07 19:21 +0100
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2017-04-03 16:27 -0500
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-07 19:24 +0100
          Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Mark Lloyd <not@mail.invalid> - 2017-03-29 18:56 -0500
            Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2017-03-29 23:44 -0500
              Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-03-31 23:10 +0100
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Wolf K <wolfmac@sympatico.ca> - 2017-03-31 19:00 -0400
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2017-03-31 16:08 -0700
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-03 22:15 +0100
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2017-04-03 14:34 -0700
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-07 19:26 +0100
                Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-03 22:15 +0100
            Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-03-31 23:10 +0100
  Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Mark Lloyd <not@mail.invalid> - 2017-03-28 14:15 -0500
    Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-03-28 21:27 +0100

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