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Dave Ingram  
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 More options Sep 14 2012, 1:04 pm
From: Dave Ingram <d...@dmi.me.uk>
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 18:05:04 +0100
Local: Fri, Sep 14 2012 1:05 pm
Subject: Re: [london-hack-space] UBI
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Not sockets, plugs

On 14/09/12 18:00, IrradiatedHaggis wrote:

> Unearthed US sockets? I've never seen an unearthed US socket... I
> think it's been a building code requirement to have a grounded outlets
> since at least the 1940s....

> Sent from Samsung tablet

> tom <bollocks...@gmail.com> wrote:

> lets not get onto the superiority of an earthed 3-pin 240v plug over
> the unearthed, unsafe US style :p We've had this argument in IRC already!

> On Friday, September 14, 2012 5:18:45 PM UTC+1, Benjamin Gatti wrote:

>     115v?

>     Plugs in the US are smaller (and therefore more convenient than
>     plugs in 220v countries) We still have 220v in some places (like
>     electric stoves)
>     but for charging your ipad, 115v is better. Also the holes are
>     smaller so it's more difficult for children to jam things into an
>     outlet. If I were a Londoner, I'd be more proud of Prince Charles
>     than 220 plug scheme :)

>     On Thursday, September 13, 2012 5:07:20 AM UTC-4, 2020Vision wrote:

>         Ah yes - voice recognition in a normal home environment.

>         "Ubi - Turn off the TV"

>         ?

>         "Ubi - Turn off the feckin' TV"

>         ?

>         "Oh for fuck's sake"

>         ?

>         North American voltage (115V) only - definitely lame!


 
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