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

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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.

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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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