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New comment by PopeDotNinja in "Woman Is Sentenced to 43 Years for Criticizing Thai Monarchy"

PopeDotNinja — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 14:52:48 +0000

RealLifeLore made an entire video about it, including mentioning that making the video meant he could get busted if he visited Thailand.

https://youtu.be/9coptltk27s

New comment by PopeDotNinja in "PM Imran Khan to meet with Tesla executives to discuss launching EVs in Pakistan"

PopeDotNinja — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:50:57 +0000

I’m excited for a future where one could take a Tesla on a tour of the Karakoram Highway. I’m also wondering how well a Tesla handles driving through water in a city like Karachi, where it can flood pretty bad.

PM Imran Khan to meet with Tesla executives to discuss launching EVs in Pakistan

PopeDotNinja — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:47:31 +0000

Article URL: https://www.techjuice.pk/?p=132217

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25832502

Points: 2

# Comments: 2

New comment by PopeDotNinja in "A Nepali team has made the first winter ascent of K2"

PopeDotNinja — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 19:17:30 +0000

I needed this advice in September, hehe :) I lost 7kg in 3 days!

New comment by PopeDotNinja in "Virgin Orbit has succeeded in putting its first satellites in space"

PopeDotNinja — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 11:43:53 +0000

I wonder how viable this business model is without a 747, which will be ending it’s production run soon. I’m sure used 747s will be around for a long time, but at maintenance costs go up, parts availability goes down, etc. Eventually the 747 will not be viable, and I’m not sure there’s a suitable replacement.

New comment by PopeDotNinja in "A Nepali team has made the first winter ascent of K2"

PopeDotNinja — Sun, 17 Jan 2021 03:41:07 +0000

Yup. $12 for 4 days, driving 8 to 14 hours per day. I had to cover his food and lodging, but we just shared a hotel room I was gonna rent anyway and food was cheap.

For comparison , I talk to a Kareem driver who nets $10 per day after expenses, and he drives 13 hours a day, seven days per week to support a family of 4. And my friend hired a part time for maybe 60 hours per month and she asked for $40/month.

New comment by PopeDotNinja in "A Nepali team has made the first winter ascent of K2"

PopeDotNinja — Sun, 17 Jan 2021 02:58:55 +0000

My rear never felt raw. I used almost no TP during my entire trip to Pakistan. Basically I just took a targeted shower many times a day, and didn’t need to rub my bum raw.

New comment by PopeDotNinja in "A Nepali team has made the first winter ascent of K2"

PopeDotNinja — Sun, 17 Jan 2021 02:55:39 +0000

I googled “rental car Islamabad” and found a rents agency. I called them and worked out a deal to pay cash upfront with any special security deposit or insurance. They put me in touch with the driver. Basically I just went for it.

New comment by PopeDotNinja in "A Nepali team has made the first winter ascent of K2"

PopeDotNinja — Sun, 17 Jan 2021 02:53:22 +0000

No problems at all.

New comment by PopeDotNinja in "A Nepali team has made the first winter ascent of K2"

PopeDotNinja — Sun, 17 Jan 2021 00:35:04 +0000

Just go to the Waga gate, walk in backwards, and say you’re leaving.

On a more serious note, I was surprised to learn how little travel there is between two countries right next to each other.

New comment by PopeDotNinja in "A Nepali team has made the first winter ascent of K2"

PopeDotNinja — Sun, 17 Jan 2021 00:33:25 +0000

It’s crazy to me to think that the USA has some gorgeous, tall mountains, and the mountains in Pakistan are twice the height!

New comment by PopeDotNinja in "A Nepali team has made the first winter ascent of K2"

PopeDotNinja — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 23:40:14 +0000

I call it an ass blaster XD

New comment by PopeDotNinja in "A Nepali team has made the first winter ascent of K2"

PopeDotNinja — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 22:23:17 +0000

I gave him a really nice tip :)

New comment by PopeDotNinja in "A Nepali team has made the first winter ascent of K2"

PopeDotNinja — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 21:35:57 +0000

I’m an American, and I visited Pakistan on a whim back in September. I was able to spend a few days in the north. I can only say the north of Pakistan is incredible. There’s nothing that prepares you for seeing 8000+ meter mountains for the first time.

There’s no shortage of people offering tours, but I made my own plans. I rented a Toyota Hilux 4x4 for 4 days at $50/day, and they insisted I hire a driver because they didn’t trust me to drive solo (which in retrospect was wise of them because of language barriers, road conditions, police/military checkpoints, etc.). The driver quoted me a rate of $3/day (not a typo). I drove from Islamabad to Hunza and back in 3 days (I could only get one day off work, lol). It was way too much driving, but the trip was still incredible.

To make the trip extra fun, I had the worst case of food poisoning w/ diarrhea that I’ve ever had for the entire time. I developed that the night before I was scheduled to drive off. So in the morning I picked up some Imodium and baby wipes, and just stopped every hour or two. I somehow managed to avoid shitting in my pants, but I don’t know how. Nearly every bathroom in Pakistan, which might just be a hole in the ground, has a handheld bidet, which is a power washer for your backside. No matter how messy it got, I also walked away from a pit stop with a fresh backside.

Here’s some pictures of the traveling, sans pit stops...

https://photos.app.goo.gl/tZ3scbSFbPbxQCpG7

New comment by PopeDotNinja in "A Nepali team has made the first winter ascent of K2"

PopeDotNinja — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 21:28:05 +0000

It’s been said that history is written by the winners. I guess you could also say history is written by the people who pay for it.

New comment by PopeDotNinja in "Thanks HN: You helped save a company that now helps thousands make a living"

PopeDotNinja — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 21:16:14 +0000

Not only did I run out of money, I ended up homeless!

TL;DR -- don't run out of money.

New comment by PopeDotNinja in "Bill and Melinda Gates: America’s Top Farmland Owner"

PopeDotNinja — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 19:46:19 +0000

That's ~8 San Franciscos!

New comment by PopeDotNinja in "A distributed Posix file system built on top of Redis and S3"

PopeDotNinja — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 14:14:09 +0000

I learned not to use Dropbox for things like Git repos. I'd have a fresh copy on one computer, and then have an older copy on a different computer. Sometimes I'd accidentally overwrite the newer code w/ autosaving on the older code. Now I'm skeptical that I'll be able to keep everything properly in sync on any sort of network-ish file system that is wrestling for control with my local file system.

Ask HN: As a YC employee, what is the "equity in YC" benefit?

PopeDotNinja — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 14:08:03 +0000

I saw this job posting for the Product Engineer, Work at a Startup:

https://www.workatastartup.com/jobs/41302

It says "We also offer highly competitive compensation, including equity in YC". What is equity in YC? Stock options, implying that YC could go public or get acquired? Profit sharing? I'm curious how one can value this equity, and how that potentially translates into cash in the bank now or later.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25762084

Points: 9

# Comments: 0

New comment by PopeDotNinja in "Visa and Plaid Abandon Merger After Antitrust Division’s Suit to Block"

PopeDotNinja — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 01:38:05 +0000

It's OK to say "I'm sorry you didn't get your payday" and "your company's exploitation of my data sucks big time" to the same person.