Re: [Debconf-discuss] More questions regarding what to bring for DebConf10 (and other stuff)

2010-07-24 Thread Aigars Mahinovs
2010/7/22 micah anderson mi...@riseup.net: 7 - Again in the What to bring section of the welcome page there is a     your health insurance details. I think that my health insurance is     (perhaps) only valid inside my country. Does this mean that I am     foobar'ed? It means that if

Re: [Debconf-discuss] More questions regarding what to bring for DebConf10 (and other stuff)

2010-07-23 Thread Martin Bagge / brother
On 2010-07-22 18:52, Rogério Brito wrote: 4 - Are there convenience stores located in the campus/near the campus? As noone has pointed towards it before. via http://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf10/Resources you can find a Google Map Overlay[1 including stores and such. [1] http://xrl.us/begiw9

Re: [Debconf-discuss] More questions regarding what to bring for DebConf10 (and other stuff)

2010-07-23 Thread Adrian Knoth
On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 01:52:53PM -0300, Rogério Brito wrote: Hi. Hi! 7 - Again in the What to bring section of the welcome page there is a your health insurance details. I think that my health insurance is (perhaps) only valid inside my country. Does this mean that I am

Re: [Debconf-discuss] More questions regarding what to bring for DebConf10 (and other stuff)

2010-07-23 Thread Jon 'maddog' Hall
David, Perhaps just my lack of travel experience to blame, or perhaps just really horrible luck.. In the past 30 years I have traveled to over 100 countries, most of them more than one time. I have gone places that my government has deemed unsafe for various political reasons. In every large

Re: [Debconf-discuss] More questions regarding what to bring for DebConf10 (and other stuff)

2010-07-22 Thread Clint Adams
On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 01:52:53PM -0300, Rogério Brito wrote: 8 - Is the network access in the dorms restricted in any way? You will be rate-limited if you use large amounts of bandwidth, and you won't get native IPv6. ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list

Re: [Debconf-discuss] More questions regarding what to bring for DebConf10 (and other stuff)

2010-07-22 Thread Eric Dantan Rzewnicki
On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 01:52:53PM -0300, Rogério Brito wrote: Hi. I am resending this (with another question appended at the end) because I think that my messages are not getting through. On Jul 22 2010, Rogério Brito wrote: Hi there, people. As a continuation of what one should

Re: [Debconf-discuss] More questions regarding what to bring for DebConf10 (and other stuff)

2010-07-22 Thread Gabriella Coleman
7 - Again in the What to bring section of the welcome page there is a     your health insurance details. I think that my health insurance is     (perhaps) only valid inside my country. Does this mean that I am     foobar'ed? It means that if you are injured in the US then you are

Re: [Debconf-discuss] More questions regarding what to bring for DebConf10 (and other stuff)

2010-07-22 Thread Richard Darst
On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 01:52:53PM -0300, Rogério Brito wrote: Hi. I am resending this (with another question appended at the end) because I think that my messages are not getting through. On Jul 22 2010, Rogério Brito wrote: Hi there, people. As a continuation of what one should

Re: [Debconf-discuss] More questions regarding what to bring for DebConf10 (and other stuff)

2010-07-22 Thread Russ Allbery
David Smith sidic...@gmail.com writes: Just about all computers here in the USA with the exception of (some) battery chargers use B-Plugs.. You can plug A-Plugs into B Sockets.. It's a safe bet that all the dorm rooms will have at least one B-Plug, but it would be good to get a confirmation

Re: [Debconf-discuss] More questions regarding what to bring for DebConf10 (and other stuff)

2010-07-22 Thread micah anderson
That's up to you, I suppose.. I definitely wouldn't be walking around NYC at night.. It's just not a good idea.. If you ever do find yourself going on the subway, make sure you stay with other people.. If they get off the subway, move to a different car.. You don't ever want to be alone,

Re: [Debconf-discuss] More questions regarding what to bring for DebConf10 (and other stuff)

2010-07-22 Thread John Goerzen
On 07/22/2010 04:43 PM, Russ Allbery wrote: David Smithsidic...@gmail.com writes: Just about all computers here in the USA with the exception of (some) battery chargers use B-Plugs.. You can plug A-Plugs into B Sockets.. It's a safe bet that all the dorm rooms will have at least one B-Plug,

Re: [Debconf-discuss] More questions regarding what to bring for DebConf10 (and other stuff)

2010-07-22 Thread Russ Allbery
John Goerzen jgoer...@complete.org writes: More laptops have B plugs these days, FWIW. True. All of my chargers for things like portable music players or cell phones still have A plugs, though, even for things I've bought in the past year. Incidentally I would be shocked if any visitor to

Re: [Debconf-discuss] More questions regarding what to bring for DebConf10 (and other stuff)

2010-07-22 Thread Burcu Maya Cenkçi
On 7/22/2010 12:52 PM, Rogério Brito wrote: Hi. I am resending this (with another question appended at the end) because I think that my messages are not getting through. On Jul 22 2010, Rogério Brito wrote: Hi there, people. As a continuation of what one should bring when coming to this

Re: [Debconf-discuss] More questions regarding what to bring for DebConf10 (and other stuff)

2010-07-22 Thread David Smith
Are you from some kind of 70's hollywood conception of NYC? This city really isn't some kind of Red Dawn dystopian landscape where everyone is running around with sawed-off shotguns. This is an unnecessary level of fear for this city. Morningside heights (where the venue is) is a relatively

Re: [Debconf-discuss] More questions regarding what to bring for DebConf10 (and other stuff)

2010-07-22 Thread Russ Allbery
David Smith sidic...@gmail.com writes: No, not really.. Though I'll admit my knowledge of NYC is limited, I have been tricked into giving people money in the streets before.. Some guy convinced me he was a Taxi driver on a smoke (pointed down the street to a Taxi waiting) and said I could

Re: [Debconf-discuss] More questions regarding what to bring for DebConf10 (and other stuff)

2010-07-22 Thread Eric Goldhagen
At 7:11 PM -0400 7/22/10, David Smith wrote: No, not really.. Though I'll admit my knowledge of NYC is limited, I have been tricked into giving people money in the streets before.. Some guy convinced me he was a Taxi driver on a smoke (pointed down the street to a Taxi waiting) and said I