Humph! Quentin (who’s in California at Linux World) has responded to the new security regime by splashing out on a Pelican case, if you please.

Military-grade hardware, as used by the best professional photographers. Pricey too. It’s going to make my battered old roll-on case look pretty tatty. Growl.

Meanwhile, back in the UK, the restrictions on carry-on luggage have been eased. It’s now permissable to take a laptop bag as specified in the illustration below (from BBC News site).