Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2002 08:17:24 -0800 From: Rob <rob@pythonemproject.com> To: Cliff Sarginson <cls@raggedclown.net> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Mickey Mouse Power Plug Message-ID: <3DF21F14.3B4DB370@pythonemproject.com> References: <200212052141.53270.dkelly@HiWAAY.net> <014e01c29d5e$ca9404a0$3c00000a@drizzle> <20021206200936.GA76500@grumpy.dyndns.org> <3DF12C4E.7A941515@pythonemproject.com> <xzpof7yhv0j.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no> <20021207125215.GA1973@raggedclown.net>
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Power cords are a symptom of societies ills. "Lets protect everyone from their own stupidity" And who will do this protection? The Office of Homeland Safety and Security. They need those cords plugged in so they can tap our emails and FreeBSD-chat posts. Oops, I'm going into hiding now. Rob. Cliff Sarginson wrote: > > On Sat, Dec 07, 2002 at 01:29:48PM +0100, Dag-Erling Smorgrav wrote: > > Rob <rob@pythonemproject.com> writes: > > > I'm not too thrilled about my Dell 8200 power cord. Looks like its just > > > aching to get whacked off. Either that or the cat will chew it off :) > > > Its probably some EU directive that comes into play. We wouldn't want > > > to electrocute any Europeans with 20V. :) > > > > Umm, no. If the iPod uses an external PSU, then there's a very good > > reason for using a non-standard power plug: to prevent unaware users > > from plugging in a mains cord, which would not only fry the iPod but > > might also electrocute the user. If you think that's silly, just ask > > anyone who's ever plugged an ISDN cable (RJ45, 48V) into an Ethernet > > port (RJ45, ~3V). > > > We are getting into "people who dry their wet cats in the microwave > oven" territory here ... > > I did actually see an engineer who was so busy talking to me while > repairing a monitor that he had just disassembled, that he unthinkingly > touched the tube after it had just been turned off. > > He flew through the air with greatest of ease ... > > -- > Regards > Cliff Sarginson > The Netherlands > > [ This mail has been checked as virus-free ] > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message -- ----------------------------- The Numeric Python EM Project www.pythonemproject.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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