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 Mitchellhttp://enwp.org/User:HJ
Phone: +44 (0) 7507 536971 Skype: harry_j_mitchell
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 hjmitchell@ymail.com:
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 Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
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-mo...
While the sentiment is admirable, I'd say we should not encourage this.
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On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 2:49 PM, Patricio Lorente < patricio.lorente@gmail.com> 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.
Patricio2014-07-28 15:18 GMT-03:00 HJ Mitchell hjmitchell@ymail.com:
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 Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
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On Jul 28, 2014, at 11:49 AM, Patricio Lorente patricio.lorente@gmail.com 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.
Patricio2014-07-28 15:18 GMT-03:00 HJ Mitchell hjmitchell@ymail.com: 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 Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
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Note that these rules only apply to hand luggage, not to luggage that is checked in and stored in the hold. (as far as I can see, and bearing in mind that IANAL...)
Thanks, Mike
On 28 Jul 2014, at 19:59, Ellie Young eyoung@wikimedia.org wrote:
On Jul 28, 2014, at 11:49 AM, Patricio Lorente patricio.lorente@gmail.com 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.
Patricio2014-07-28 15:18 GMT-03:00 HJ Mitchell hjmitchell@ymail.com: 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 Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
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From what I have read about these new rules, it seems that they apply only
to hand luggage so a broken laptop in your luggage case would seem OK (why you'd want a broken laptop with you on a flight I'm not sure anway!).
It will be worth checking with a more authorative source than me if you plan on doing this though.
Chris
On Mon, 28 Jul 2014, Ellie Young wrote:
On Jul 28, 2014, at 11:49 AM, Patricio Lorente patricio.lorente@gmail.com 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.
Patricio2014-07-28 15:18 GMT-03:00 HJ Mitchell hjmitchell@ymail.com: 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 Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
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The essential things in life are seen not with the eyes, but with the heart
Antoine de Saint Exupery
Hi Harry,
I have an old netbook (the one I took to Wikimania Buenos Aires) which has stopped picking up WiFi and a fairly new Samsung Chromebook with a dodgy mousepad. Does your computer repairer have some guidelines as to how old kit can be before it ceases to be worth fixing? and if it is to be repaired and passed on will they overwrite the hard drive with blanks to ensure nothing on it can be recovered?
Regards
Jonathan Cardy
On 28 Jul 2014, at 20:08, Chris McKenna cmckenna@sucs.org wrote:
From what I have read about these new rules, it seems that they apply only to hand luggage so a broken laptop in your luggage case would seem OK (why you'd want a broken laptop with you on a flight I'm not sure anway!).
It will be worth checking with a more authorative source than me if you plan on doing this though.
Chris
On Mon, 28 Jul 2014, Ellie Young wrote:
On Jul 28, 2014, at 11:49 AM, Patricio Lorente patricio.lorente@gmail.com 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.
Patricio2014-07-28 15:18 GMT-03:00 HJ Mitchell hjmitchell@ymail.com: 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 Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
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Chris McKenna
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The essential things in life are seen not with the eyes, but with the heart
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Rechargeable batteries are banned from hold luggage and mail altogether.
So, while this is an admirable idea, I'm afraid bringing a completely inoperable (e.g. due to dead battery) machine wouldn't work. But I guess old laptops are still appreciated! On 29 Jul 2014 03:09, "Chris McKenna" cmckenna@sucs.org wrote:
From what I have read about these new rules, it seems that they apply only to hand luggage so a broken laptop in your luggage case would seem OK (why you'd want a broken laptop with you on a flight I'm not sure anway!).
It will be worth checking with a more authorative source than me if you plan on doing this though.
Chris
On Mon, 28 Jul 2014, Ellie Young wrote:
On Jul 28, 2014, at 11:49 AM, Patricio Lorente < patricio.lorente@gmail.com> 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.
Patricio2014-07-28 15:18 GMT-03:00 HJ Mitchell hjmitchell@ymail.com: 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 Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
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The essential things in life are seen not with the eyes, but with the heart
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Genuine question, could you carry the battery in hand luggage and the rest of the laptop in hold luggage?
On 31 July 2014 16:43, Deryck Chan deryckchan@gmail.com wrote:
Rechargeable batteries are banned from hold luggage and mail altogether.
So, while this is an admirable idea, I'm afraid bringing a completely inoperable (e.g. due to dead battery) machine wouldn't work. But I guess old laptops are still appreciated! On 29 Jul 2014 03:09, "Chris McKenna" cmckenna@sucs.org wrote:
From what I have read about these new rules, it seems that they apply only to hand luggage so a broken laptop in your luggage case would seem OK (why you'd want a broken laptop with you on a flight I'm not sure anway!).
It will be worth checking with a more authorative source than me if you plan on doing this though.
Chris
On Mon, 28 Jul 2014, Ellie Young wrote:
On Jul 28, 2014, at 11:49 AM, Patricio Lorente < patricio.lorente@gmail.com> 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.
Patricio2014-07-28 15:18 GMT-03:00 HJ Mitchell hjmitchell@ymail.com: 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 Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
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Then you'll have a hard time explaining why you have a battery on its own... On 1 Aug 2014 00:00, "Chris McKenna" chris.mckenna@wikimedia.org.uk wrote:
Genuine question, could you carry the battery in hand luggage and the rest of the laptop in hold luggage?
On 31 July 2014 16:43, Deryck Chan deryckchan@gmail.com wrote:
Rechargeable batteries are banned from hold luggage and mail altogether.
So, while this is an admirable idea, I'm afraid bringing a completely inoperable (e.g. due to dead battery) machine wouldn't work. But I guess old laptops are still appreciated! On 29 Jul 2014 03:09, "Chris McKenna" cmckenna@sucs.org wrote:
From what I have read about these new rules, it seems that they apply only to hand luggage so a broken laptop in your luggage case would seem OK (why you'd want a broken laptop with you on a flight I'm not sure anway!).
It will be worth checking with a more authorative source than me if you plan on doing this though.
Chris
On Mon, 28 Jul 2014, Ellie Young wrote:
On Jul 28, 2014, at 11:49 AM, Patricio Lorente < patricio.lorente@gmail.com> 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.
Patricio2014-07-28 15:18 GMT-03:00 HJ Mitchell hjmitchell@ymail.com: 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 Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
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Curious question: will attendees be able to bring their Macs as well for repair? :P
Josh
Wiadomość napisana przez HJ Mitchell hjmitchell@ymail.com w dniu 28 lip 2014, o godz. 14:18:
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 Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
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