Re: [Wikimania-l] warning: T-shirt bleeds color

2016-07-15 Thread Tomasz Ganicz
US washing powders norms and US standard washing cycles are quite different than the European ones. US powders usually contains more detergents, and the washing machines use hot tap water. EU norms forbid to use machines for hot tap water, and force to use low amount of detergents, so washing is

Re: [Wikimania-l] warning: green USB sticks

2016-07-15 Thread Deryck Chan
I missed out on a USB stick too :( Mike, did someone come into our accommodation just to steal the green USB sticks from us? :'-P On 15 Jul, 2016 21:41, "Michael Peel" wrote: > Error 404: I wasn't given a USB stick. But maybe I didn't lose out there? > > For future

Re: [Wikimania-l] warning: green USB sticks

2016-07-15 Thread Thomas Morton
Not criticising you Mike, but that's like the number 1 travel tip for Italy :/ so I'm a bit surprised it didn't get any mention in the travel info!! T On Fri, 15 Jul 2016 at 21:41 Michael Peel wrote: > Error 404: I wasn't given a USB stick. But maybe I didn't lose out

Re: [Wikimania-l] warning: green USB sticks

2016-07-15 Thread Bohdan Melnychuk
Oh. I was trying to make a live linux stick out of mine and my laptop failed to boot from it. So it's not just mine. --Base15.07.2016, 23:42, "Joseph Fox" :Mike - the USB stick is a promotional thing from the Lombardy tourist board. They're empty.On Fri, 15 Jul 2016 at

Re: [Wikimania-l] warning: T-shirt bleeds color

2016-07-15 Thread James Alexander
I'm now left envisioning exactly what you did to infuse it with the spirit of London. James Alexander Manager Trust & Safety Wikimedia Foundation (415) 839-6885 x6716 @jamesofur On Fri, Jul 15, 2016 at 2:00 PM, WereSpielChequers < werespielchequ...@gmail.com> wrote: > It's at this point

Re: [Wikimania-l] warning: T-shirt bleeds color

2016-07-15 Thread WereSpielChequers
It's at this point that I think I should reveal a little experiment that was done with the Tshirts for Wikimania London. Every 7th Tshirt was a special lucky Tshirt infused with the spirit of London to bring extra luck to the wearer. Sometime we should run a longitudinal study into their

Re: [Wikimania-l] warning: green USB sticks

2016-07-15 Thread Joseph Fox
Mike - the USB stick is a promotional thing from the Lombardy tourist board. They're empty. On Fri, 15 Jul 2016 at 21:41 Michael Peel wrote: > Error 404: I wasn't given a USB stick. But maybe I didn't lose out there? > > For future Wikimanias, maybe solely providing local

Re: [Wikimania-l] warning: green USB sticks

2016-07-15 Thread Michael Peel
Error 404: I wasn't given a USB stick. But maybe I didn't lose out there? For future Wikimanias, maybe solely providing local travel info via a wiki rather than a USB stick is a better approach? (Not that I have much to complain about with local travel info - except for not being told that

Re: [Wikimania-l] warning: green USB sticks

2016-07-15 Thread Niharika Kohli
A clean format of the USB stick worked for me. On Saturday, July 16, 2016, Joseph Fox wrote: > Sorry - to clarify, this means that they're not to be relied on (rather > than immediately dangerous)? > > Joe > > On Fri, 15 Jul 2016 at 21:30 Nick Wilson (Quiddity)

Re: [Wikimania-l] warning: green USB sticks

2016-07-15 Thread Joseph Fox
Sorry - to clarify, this means that they're not to be relied on (rather than immediately dangerous)? Joe On Fri, 15 Jul 2016 at 21:30 Nick Wilson (Quiddity) wrote: > Just FYI, regarding the square green USB sticks,[0] that you might have > received amongst the Lombardy

Re: [Wikimania-l] warning: T-shirt bleeds color

2016-07-15 Thread Lodewijk
that goes without saying. In the warm, fuzzy meaning of the word! 2016-07-15 22:24 GMT+02:00 Asaf Bartov : > I feel special. > >A. > > On Fri, Jul 15, 2016 at 1:09 PM, Lodewijk > wrote: > >> Maybe they only provided no-stain shirts to

Re: [Wikimania-l] warning: T-shirt bleeds color

2016-07-15 Thread Cornelius Kibelka
Asaf, you are special! <3 C. Am 15.07.2016 10:25 nachm. schrieb "Asaf Bartov" : > I feel special. > >A. > > On Fri, Jul 15, 2016 at 1:09 PM, Lodewijk > wrote: > >> Maybe they only provided no-stain shirts to certain people! >> >>

Re: [Wikimania-l] warning: T-shirt bleeds color

2016-07-15 Thread Asaf Bartov
I feel special. A. On Fri, Jul 15, 2016 at 1:09 PM, Lodewijk wrote: > Maybe they only provided no-stain shirts to certain people! > > 2016-07-15 22:07 GMT+02:00 Reem Al-Kashif : > >> Hand-washed mine and the water turned blue. >> >> On 15

Re: [Wikimania-l] warning: T-shirt bleeds color

2016-07-15 Thread Lodewijk
Maybe they only provided no-stain shirts to certain people! 2016-07-15 22:07 GMT+02:00 Reem Al-Kashif : > Hand-washed mine and the water turned blue. > > On 15 July 2016 at 23:00, Joseph Fox wrote: > >> Likewise, I've had no issue with this.

Re: [Wikimania-l] warning: T-shirt bleeds color

2016-07-15 Thread Ivan Martínez
Washed two times and no color :) 2016-07-15 15:07 GMT-05:00 Reem Al-Kashif : > Hand-washed mine and the water turned blue. > > On 15 July 2016 at 23:00, Joseph Fox wrote: > >> Likewise, I've had no issue with this. Though it's usually washed on a

Re: [Wikimania-l] warning: T-shirt bleeds color

2016-07-15 Thread Reem Al-Kashif
Hand-washed mine and the water turned blue. On 15 July 2016 at 23:00, Joseph Fox wrote: > Likewise, I've had no issue with this. Though it's usually washed on a low > temperature which might be a factor? > > On Fri, 15 Jul 2016 at 20:32 Ilario Valdelli

Re: [Wikimania-l] warning: T-shirt bleeds color

2016-07-15 Thread Joseph Fox
Likewise, I've had no issue with this. Though it's usually washed on a low temperature which might be a factor? On Fri, 15 Jul 2016 at 20:32 Ilario Valdelli wrote: > :D > > > On 15/Lug/2016 21.26.35, Asaf Bartov wrote: > > Hullo. > > I have discovered that the

Re: [Wikimania-l] warning: T-shirt bleeds color

2016-07-15 Thread Ilario Valdelli
:D On 15/Lug/2016 21.26.35, Asaf Bartov wrote: > Hullo. > I have discovered that the Wikimania 2016 T-shirt bleeds its lovely color > quite liberally, so I recommend you hand-wash it or wash it separately for > the first few times, until it stops, if you don't want your other clothes to > gain

Re: [Wikimania-l] warning: T-shirt bleeds color

2016-07-15 Thread Luca Martinelli
Does it? I washed it normally and it didn't bleed any colour... strange. L. Il 15 lug 2016 21:27, "Asaf Bartov" ha scritto: > Hullo. > > I have discovered that the Wikimania 2016 T-shirt bleeds its lovely color > quite liberally, so I recommend you hand-wash it or wash

[Wikimania-l] warning: T-shirt bleeds color

2016-07-15 Thread Asaf Bartov
Hullo. I have discovered that the Wikimania 2016 T-shirt bleeds its lovely color quite liberally, so I recommend you hand-wash it or wash it separately for the first few times, until it stops, if you don't want your other clothes to gain a new hue. :) A. -- Asaf Bartov Wikimedia