Subject | Re: Adobe's Low hanging .... ? |
From | nospam |
Date | 07/27/2014 22:40 (07/27/2014 16:40) |
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Newsgroups | rec.photo.digital |
Follows | Tony Cooper |
there is no tangible difference between those words. obviously the charger has to be connected to the battery in some manner, which should be obvious without even being told to 'apply' or 'connect'. where did you think the wires would go, if not to the battery to be charged?Tony CoopernospamnospamEric Stevens
attach, apply, connect, plug in or whatever else makes no difference and you know it. you're just arguing just to argue, as usual.
it's obvious what is meant when he said apply the red and black clamps to the battery.
the problem is that entirely misses the point. you *still* don't understand the difference between a charger and a power supply, and there is definitely a difference. all you can do is argue over word usage.
But isn't this exactly what you are doing? Arguing about the difference between a charger and a power supply?
because there *is* a difference between a charger and power supply and choosing the wrong one can potentially damage a device or worse, cause a fire or explosion.
there is no real difference between 'apply' versus 'connect'. choosing one word over the other doesn't matter and the meaning is easy to determine based on context anyway. all he's doing is arguing over meaningless things.
Of course there is a difference. If someone tells another person to "apply the charger cable" to a car battery, it would not be at all understandable. If, instead, the instructions were to "attach the charger cable" or "connect the charger cable", it would be perfectly clear. The instructions, of course, should include which clamp goes to which post.
In the case of an iPhone, instructions to "connect the charger cable to the iPhone" or "connect the power supply cable to the iPhone" would both be understandable. The iPhone comes with an external device and a cable. The person getting the instructions doesn't care what you call that device, but does want to know how to charge the phone's battery and that that device and cable accomplish this. There's only one device that comes with an iPhone that could be meant. No one is going to mistake the ear bud for what is called for.what you're missing is that the thing that comes with an iphone is basically generic. apple's units are higher quality than most, but in the end, they're all just +5v usb power supplies.
Of course, with Apple, the term is going to be "adapter" anyway.it's called by many things. that doesn't mean they're all correct.
Your contention that there is a difference between a charger and a power supply is true, but not a pertinent observation. When the discussion is about an iPhone - which it has been - anyone who doesn't know the difference isn't going to have both around. Anyone who has both around would know the difference.anyone who has been around car chargers would know what to do and wouldn't even need to be told to 'apply' anything.
In most cases, connectable devices have connections that only fit certain products. I've got a power supply for an external drive, but there's no way in hell that I could connect it to an iPhone. I've got a charger for my Nikon batteries, but that is not connectable to my iPhone.there are lots of proprietary connectors.
To jerry-rig a cable that would connect either to my iPhone would require parts and skills that I don't have and don't need.no need to hack anything, since usb ports are easily found on *many* devices. even cars have built-in usb ports now.
You argue with everything, but some of your arguments - like this one - are so far-fetched that they don't rise to the level of being taken seriously.actually it's you who argues with everything.
You claim I nit-pick over words, but you nit-pick by bringing scenarios that don't exist like creating a fire or explosion by connecting the wrong device to an iPhone.i didn't specifically call out iphones. i said using the power supply instead of a charger can be dangerous, and it is.