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 functioning as Department for Transport tightens airport security" http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/08/britain-tells-air-passengers-mobile-phones-must-work-security While the sentiment is admirable, I'd say we should not encourage this. -Andrew -Andrew Lih Associate professor of journalism, American University Email: [email protected] WEB: http://www.andrewlih.com BOOK: The Wikipedia Revolution: http://www.wikipediarevolution.com PROJECT: Wiki Makes Video http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Wiki_Makes_Video On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 2:49 PM, Patricio Lorente < [email protected]> wrote: > I don't know the English word for "aguafiestas", 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. > > 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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