Re: [Wikimania-l] Help test new software at Wikimania

2014-07-28 Thread Takashi OTA
I'd love to. Last year I was debugging VisualEditor with help of Amir especially for Japanese input, however, there was not enough time for doing it thoroughly. (And it took place at a bar :-) Takashi [[U:Takot]] On Monday, July 28, 2014, Nkansah Rexford nkansahrexf...@gmail.com wrote: Will

Re: [Wikimania-l] Bring your old broken laptops to Wikimania!

2014-07-28 Thread Ellie Young
On Jul 28, 2014, at 11:49 AM, Patricio Lorente patricio.lore...@gmail.com wrote: I don't know the English word for aguafiestas, wet blanket but anyway: in the security checks at the airports, if you can't turn on your laptop, they may confiscate it and you are going to have a bad

Re: [Wikimania-l] Bring your old broken laptops to Wikimania!

2014-07-28 Thread Andrew Lih
As Patricio said -- you're likely to get into trouble by bringing inoperable laptops into the UK. Guardian UK (July 8, 2014): Britain follows US in banning powerless electronic devices from flights -- All air passengers must demonstrate that mobiles and other devices are powered up and

Re: [Wikimania-l] Bring your old broken laptops to Wikimania!

2014-07-28 Thread Michael Peel
Note that these rules only apply to hand luggage, not to luggage that is checked in and stored in the hold. (as far as I can see, and bearing in mind that IANAL...) Thanks, Mike On 28 Jul 2014, at 19:59, Ellie Young eyo...@wikimedia.org wrote: On Jul 28, 2014, at 11:49 AM, Patricio

Re: [Wikimania-l] Bring your old broken laptops to Wikimania!

2014-07-28 Thread Chris McKenna
From what I have read about these new rules, it seems that they apply only to hand luggage so a broken laptop in your luggage case would seem OK (why you'd want a broken laptop with you on a flight I'm not sure anway!). It will be worth checking with a more authorative source than me if you

Re: [Wikimania-l] Least expensive way to travel from Heathrow Airport

2014-07-28 Thread Risker
Hello Allan - You can check this page here: https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Transport Coming from Heathrow, the least expensive is the London Underground, at 5.70 GBP cash fare, lower if you purchase and use an Oyster card. Journey time is between 75-100 minutes depending on time