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[Nick Wilson (Quiddity)]

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. :)

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[Joseph Fox]

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) <[hidden email]> 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. :)

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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badblocks

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[Niharika Kohli-2]

A clean format of the USB stick worked for me. 

On Saturday, July 16, 2016, Joseph Fox <[hidden email]> 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) <<a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,&#39;cvml&#39;,&#39;[e-mail]&#39;);" target="_blank">nwilson@...> 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. :)

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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badblocks

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[Daniel Schwen-2]

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 <[hidden email]> 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) <[hidden email]> 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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[Nick Wilson (Quiddity)]

Joe,
Exactly.

On Fri, Jul 15, 2016 at 1:32 PM, Joseph Fox <[hidden email]> 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) <[hidden email]> 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. :)

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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badblocks

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[Mike Peel]

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 <[hidden email]> 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 <[hidden email]> 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) <[hidden email]> 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. :)

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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badblocks

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[Joseph Fox]

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 <[hidden email]> 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 <[hidden email]> 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 <[hidden email]> 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) <[hidden email]> 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. :)

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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badblocks

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[Bohdan Melnychuk]

Oh. I was trying to make a live linux stick out of mine and my laptop failed to boot from it. So it's not just mine. --Base

15.07.2016, 23:42, "Joseph Fox" <[hidden email]>:

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 <[hidden email]> 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 <[hidden email]> 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 <[hidden email]> 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) <[hidden email]> 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. :)

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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badblocks

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[Thomas Morton]

Not criticising you Mike, but that's like the number 1 travel tip for Italy :/ so I'm a bit surprised it didn't get any mention in the travel info!!

T

On Fri, 15 Jul 2016 at 21:41 Michael Peel <[hidden email]> 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 <[hidden email]> 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 <[hidden email]> 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) <[hidden email]> 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. :)

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[Deryck Chan]

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" <[hidden email]> 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 <[hidden email]> 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 <[hidden email]> 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) <[hidden email]> 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. :)

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