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

From	"James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com>
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 22:04 +0100
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Message-ID	<op.yy0h5smsjs98qf@red.lan> (permalink)
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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.

-- 
What's red and sits in the corner?
A baby chewing on razor blades.

What's blue and sits in the corner?
A baby in a plastic bag.

What's green and sits in the corner?
The same baby a month later.

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Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-20 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 Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-04-20 09:29 -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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