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 <[email protected]> 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 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 train tickets in Italy need to be validated, which
> is different from the UK, and that not validating leads to a fine...)
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
> On 15 Jul 2016, at 21:34, Daniel Schwen <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Another data point from me, mine crapped out, too (after filling it half
> way).
>
> On Fri, Jul 15, 2016 at 2:33 PM Joseph Fox <[email protected]>
> 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) <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Just FYI, regarding the square green USB sticks,[0] that you might have
>>> received amongst the Lombardy region travel information -
>>> I tried to check and format two of the USB sticks (one given to me by a
>>> roommate), using the linux utility badblocks[1].
>>> Both USB sticks failed the first pass, in nearly the same section (block
>>> 516544 and block 515904). I will not be using either of them, and I suggest
>>> caution (or your own personal testing) before relying upon any from this
>>> batch.
>>>
>>> Hope that helps. (The t-shirt thread reminded me to send this. :)
>>>
>>> [0] with this design
>>> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Lombardy_square.svg
>>> [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badblocks
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