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" <em...@mikepeel.net> 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 <li...@schwen.de> 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 <josephfoxw...@gmail.com> > 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) < >> nwil...@wikimedia.org> 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 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimania-l mailing list >>> Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > >
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