[slim] Re: USB power: the same in England as US?
ftlight Wrote: > > But his father had moved to Belfast from Scotland a few years before > William was born. Does that make him Scottish or Irish? > > ... not according to 'Wikipedia' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Thomson%2C_1st_Baron_Kelvin) (which I admit isn't always the most reliable of sources) It says (which was my understanding) that he was born in Belfast and moved to Scotland later when his father was appointed to a position at Glasgow University. >From my biased perspective, he was an Ulsterman and that takes precedence over being Scottish or Irish :) -- mikerob mikerob's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=835 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26220 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: USB power: the same in England as US?
mikerob wrote: ftlight Wrote: Fifer wrote: Most sporrans are wireless now. audiofi Wrote: Except Scotland where they still rely on cave painting to communicate, I hear electricity is due up there soon* You do realise that if wasn't for that great Scot, James Clerk Maxwell, you probably wouldn't have had any power for your damned USB port ... ;) And no Internet without Kelvin's contributions to undersea cable theory and practice! ah, but Lord Kelvin (real name William Thompson) wasn't Scottish but was from Belfast in Northern Ireland. But his father had moved to Belfast from Scotland a few years before William was born. Does that make him Scottish or Irish? -- Bill Burns Long Island NY USA http://ftldesign.com ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: USB power: the same in England as US?
I believe Alan Turing spent his time at Bletchley Park during WWII inventing the gaydar. It was kept top secret until the mid-80's. The whole Enigma /Von Nueman machine thing was just an elaborate smokescreen. -- oreillymj oreillymj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=699 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26220 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: USB power: the same in England as US?
ftlight Wrote: > Fifer wrote: > > Most sporrans are wireless now. > > audiofi Wrote: > >> Except Scotland where they still rely on cave painting to > communicate, I > >> hear electricity is due up there soon* > > > > You do realise that if wasn't for that great Scot, James Clerk > Maxwell, > > you probably wouldn't have had any power for your damned USB port ... > ;) > > And no Internet without Kelvin's contributions to undersea cable theory > > and practice! > > -- > Bill Burns > Long Island NY USA > http://ftldesign.com ah, but Lord Kelvin (real name William Thompson) wasn't Scottish but was from Belfast in Northern Ireland. -- mikerob mikerob's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=835 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26220 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: USB power: the same in England as US?
Fifer wrote: Most sporrans are wireless now. audiofi Wrote: Except Scotland where they still rely on cave painting to communicate, I hear electricity is due up there soon* > You do realise that if wasn't for that great Scot, James Clerk Maxwell, you probably wouldn't have had any power for your damned USB port ... ;) And no Internet without Kelvin's contributions to undersea cable theory and practice! -- Bill Burns Long Island NY USA http://ftldesign.com ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: USB power: the same in England as US?
Kyle Wrote: > I'm traveling to England and would like to be able to recharge my > electronics through a USB port on my uncle's computer. Will the power > coming from the USB be the same as here in the US?No. In the US, Vbus on pin 1 is 5 volts. In the UK, Vbus on pin 1 is 5 voults. -- SMWinnie SMWinnie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=871 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26220 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: USB power: the same in England as US?
Most sporrans are wireless now. audiofi Wrote: > Except Scotland where they still rely on cave painting to communicate, I > hear electricity is due up there soon* You do realise that if wasn't for that great Scot, James Clerk Maxwell, you probably wouldn't have had any power for your damned USB port ... ;) -- Fifer Fifer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=639 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26220 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: USB power: the same in England as US?
audiofi Wrote: > Except Scotland where they still rely on cave painting to communicate, I > hear electricity is due up there soon* > Hah!! All my important devices are powered by a steady single malt infusion... ...and most sporrans have a built in USB hub these days... -- happyfishman happyfishman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2601 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26220 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: USB power: the same in England as US?
Except Scotland where they still rely on cave painting to communicate, I hear electricity is due up there soon* *Just kidding -- audiofi audiofi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=726 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26220 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
