Quotation of the day

[Homer J Simpson]

Go on Homie, spill re. your degree. it wont kill you....

3 year B.SC.

It's the whining, nagging from the terrible twins that is a drag.

 

[Terry Given]

3 year B.SC.

there now, that wasnt so bad, was it.

It's the whining, nagging from the terrible twins that is a drag.

what do you expect, you constantly goad them about their country,
usually in a highly antagonistic manner. USians are fervently
nationalistic, so thats pretty much guaranteed to get the responses you
do. Likewise if you give my country shit, expect to get roasted in
return (unless I happen to agree with you

but FFS try and at least use adult insults. All you have succeeded in
doing is making yourself look completely stupid, worse than even MP and
Phil, who although sounding psychotic, at least sound like psychotic adults.

Do yourself a favour, post something about electronics design.

Cheers
Terry

 

[Homer J Simpson]

what do you expect, you constantly goad them about their country, usually
in a highly antagonistic manner. USians are fervently nationalistic, so
thats pretty much guaranteed to get the responses you do.

No, they're freaking nuts.

Likewise if you give my country shit, expect to get roasted in return
(unless I happen to agree with you

Which country?

but FFS try and at least use adult insults. All you have succeeded in
doing is making yourself look completely stupid, worse than even MP and
Phil, who although sounding psychotic, at least sound like psychotic
adults.

If you are doing a little pig sticking, any sharp tool will do.

Do yourself a favour, post something about electronics design.

I did. I asked about a generic replacement for tubes such as a FET combined
with a high voltage NPN but got not much info IIRC. I have a large
collection of old tube type test gear I'd like to keep running.

I do recall an article in Wireless World (UK) but it wasn't terribly
informative.

 

[MassiveProng]

Thank you for agreeing that ensure and insure DO NOT mean the same thing !

You're an idiot. You continue to ignore that there is more than one
context for the word.

Stop being an ignorant ****.

 

[MassiveProng]

And they all mean different things. Unfortunately sloppy US use of English has
confused you.

You are confused, as all dictionaries consulted say the same thing.

insure
c.1440, variant of ensuren (see ensure). Took on its particular sense
of "make safe against loss by payment of premiums" 1635 (replacing
assure in that meaning).


insure

verb
1. be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something;
"He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are
closed"; "control the quality of the product" [syn: see]

Insure that you LOOK CLOSELY at the above reference.


2. make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for
us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!" [syn: guarantee]
3. protect by insurance; "The insurance won't cover this" [syn:
cover]
4. take out insurance for

Princeton University

 

[MassiveProng]

You *DO* ? So why did you say insure and ensure mean the same ?



No. Well you could take out an insurance policy in case of the problem I guess.



That means yet something else still.



And they all mean different things. Unfortunately sloppy US use of English has
confused you.

The etymology is circa 1440, you stupid ****.

That would be the etymology of the word INSURE, and that as being
derived FROM the word ENSURE.

Wanna try again, dipshit?

 

[MassiveProng]

The etymology is circa 1440, you stupid ****.

That would be the etymology of the word INSURE, and that as being
derived FROM the word ENSURE.

Wanna try again, dipshit?

Looks more like sloppy English upbringing where they left out a few
particulars.

More of that retarded US hating thing I suppose.

Get over it... we won our freedom, and we'll win it for the rest of
the world too. Many REAL men in your country will help, but I do not
number you among them as you have hatreds rooted in nothing but your
own misinformed sewage overflow.

 

[Eeyore]

Short of a tug of war by the Weather Girls!

Do you wrap the cord round the strain relief or something ?

Graham

 

[Eeyore]

Likewise if you give my country shit, expect to get roasted in
return

But who would ever be antagonistic about NZ ??? When did NZ last start a war for
example ?

Graham

 

[Eeyore]

I did. I asked about a generic replacement for tubes such as a FET combined
with a high voltage NPN but got not much info IIRC.

Really ? When was that ?

I have a large
collection of old tube type test gear I'd like to keep running.

I do recall an article in Wireless World (UK) but it wasn't terribly
informative.

What did you find ?

It's a subject that interests me btw.

Graham

 

[Eeyore]

You're an idiot. You continue to ignore that there is more than one
context for the word.

They still don't mean the same thing.

Alternate and alternative are going down the same slippery path too. I'll bet
most USAans don't understand the difference.

I came across someone yesterday who confused respectful with respectable btw. It
was vaguely funny. He said he'd been for an interview so he had to look
respectful ! Of course he might have looked both.

Graham

 

[Eeyore]

The etymology is circa 1440, you stupid ****.

That would be the etymology of the word INSURE, and that as being
derived FROM the word ENSURE.

How about usage in the moden context rather than 1440 ?

Insure means insurance. To insure against loss. A financial remedy to compensate for
loss.

Ensure mean to make sure something gets done.

Graham


Assure is different still.

 

[Eeyore]

Get over it... we won our freedom, and we'll win it for the rest of
the world too.

Like Iraq tyou mean ?

Many REAL men in your country will help

War for silly reasons isn't popular here even with the Army. We got over the hostility
to foreigners thing a long time back !

Graham

 

[Terry Given]

Terry Given wrote:




But who would ever be antagonistic about NZ ??? When did NZ last start a war for
example ?

Graham

We were the first to give women the vote. FFS dont tell the wahhabists,
they wont like that one little bit

Up until GW2 we have been involved in every major conflict of the 20th
and 21st centuries, despite never having been attacked by anyone. Not
that invading us would be that difficult - we no longer have any planes
with guns. I think we should hire Saudi pilots, that way we can have
some offensive air capability!

The real problem is $$$, a modern air force is appallingly expensive,
and we are pretty darned small - most big cities have more people than NZ.

Of course if anyone did invade us, they would discover that kiwis have
33x as many guns as our army (1 million c.f. 30,000), are extremely
inventive, and *really* dont like being pushed around.

Cheers
Terry

 

[Eeyore]

We were the first to give women the vote. FFS dont tell the wahhabists,
they wont like that one little bit

Up until GW2 we have been involved in every major conflict of the 20th
and 21st centuries, despite never having been attacked by anyone. Not
that invading us would be that difficult - we no longer have any planes
with guns. I think we should hire Saudi pilots, that way we can have
some offensive air capability!

The real problem is $$$, a modern air force is appallingly expensive,
and we are pretty darned small - most big cities have more people than NZ.

Of course if anyone did invade us, they would discover that kiwis have
33x as many guns as our army (1 million c.f. 30,000), are extremely
inventive, and *really* dont like being pushed around.

That's the spirit !

I really sometimes wonder why Australia bothers with its F111s quite frankly. Do they
expect Indonesia to invade ? If they did would a few F111s help ?

Graham

 

[John Larkin]

I did. I asked about a generic replacement for tubes such as a FET combined
with a high voltage NPN but got not much info IIRC. I have a large
collection of old tube type test gear I'd like to keep running.

Have you looked at the Supertex depletion-mode mosfets? They look
tubish alone, and could be cascoded above a gaasfet for higher Gm and
speed.

John

 

[MassiveProng]

How about usage in the moden context rather than 1440 ?

Insure means insurance. To insure against loss. A financial remedy to compensate for
loss.

That is ONE meaning, and NOT the only meaning, goddamnit. Get it
through your brain tissue devoid skull!

Ensure mean to make sure something gets done.


Assure is different still.

Nope.

 

[MassiveProng]

Like Iraq tyou mean ?



War for silly reasons isn't popular here even with the Army.

Talking to utter dipshits that come off with stupid, meaningless
responses regarding national and international peace and security
isn't popular here in Usenet.

We got over the hostility
to foreigners thing a long time back !

Then what the **** is your problem.

 

[Ian]

We were the first to give women the vote. FFS dont tell the wahhabists,
they wont like that one little bit

Up until GW2 we have been involved in every major conflict of the 20th and
21st centuries, despite never having been attacked by anyone. Not that
invading us would be that difficult - we no longer have any planes with
guns. I think we should hire Saudi pilots, that way we can have some
offensive air capability!

The real problem is $$$, a modern air force is appallingly expensive, and
we are pretty darned small - most big cities have more people than NZ.

Of course if anyone did invade us, they would discover that kiwis have 33x
as many guns as our army (1 million c.f. 30,000), are extremely inventive,
and *really* dont like being pushed around.

Cheers
Terry

If that's not enough, there's always Gandalf...

Regards
Ian

 

[Homer J Simpson]

Do you wrap the cord round the strain relief or something ?

No. But if the strain relief is too large for the cord I pack it with a
piece of sheath or similar to get enough pressure without breaking the
strands.