On Jul 28, 2014, at 11:49 AM, Patricio Lorente <[email protected]> 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 time. Be > careful with that. Indeed. To be more specific, here are the new rules at the UK airports: New Security Rules for the UK: A new security crackdown announced recently by the UK Government means that all passengers flying INTO or OUT of the UK must ensure all electronic devices being carried in hand luggage are sufficiently charged to be turned on. US officials ordered some overseas airports with direct flights to the US, including Heathrow and Manchester, to step up screening of electronic devices, such as mobile phones, laptops, shavers and cameras. Any devices that can't be turned on might be confiscated. > > Patricio > > > 2014-07-28 15:18 GMT-03:00 HJ Mitchell <[email protected]>: > Hi all, > > One of our volunteers asked me to put out a call for broken laptops. If you > have a broken laptop and you want somebody to help you fix it or you just > want to see it recycled, please bring it along to Wikimania! > > I imagine lots of us will have broken laptops knocking around, and this could > be a great opportunity to bring them back to life or to recycle them properly. > > So we have an idea of demand, please email me off-list if you're interested. > > Thanks, > > Harry Mitchell > http://enwp.org/User:HJ > Phone: +44 (0) 7507 536971 > Skype: harry_j_mitchell > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > > > > -- > Patricio Lorente > Blog: http://www.patriciolorente.com.ar > Identi.ca // Twitter: @patriciolorente > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
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