We have ... cables?
Location: Nangi, Nepal
Local Time: Tuesday, Dec 27, 2005 - 3:45pm
So, I'm back. Internet was out for the first half of the day, not sure why exactly. I'm now trying to get an SBC to talk wireless to an AirPoint radio. Trying to get a manual off the Internet at the moment.
Mahabir got back from Pokhara yesterday, with supplies. Including an extremely kind gift from Matt, the Australian volunteer who departed about a week and a half ago. I hope he made it to China in time to spend Christmas with his brother.
He purchased and sent back with Mahabir, a copy of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire on DVD! How sweet is that? What a gentleman.
Some of you (the more naive ones who have not been to Asia) are thinking, but Harry Potter just came out in theatres. It's not on DVD.
It is in Nepal. Pretty good pirate copy too. No heads bobbing up and down blocking the view. Sound worked all the way through, only 2 skips. No subtitles, but you can't have everything.
Mahabir told us yesterday that because there is not as much moisture in Nepal as there should be for this time of year, Nepal power is having power shortages, so they are randomly turning people off. We will probably continue to experience power problems over the next while.
He also says that three days from now, we will go and work on the link from Histan to Tatopani. So, I'll be travelling again.
In order to hook the antenna up to the SBC, we needed some cables. Mahabir said he was bringing the cable with him from Pokhara. Great, no problem. He got here with 5 connectors and a roll of cable. We make our own cables. No one here has ever done it before, but no problem, away we go. We've got 2 Leathermans, one with needle nose pliers and one with a file, a roll of solder and a propane cooking stove. I guess we're set.
Okay, enough for now.
Local Time: Tuesday, Dec 27, 2005 - 3:45pm
So, I'm back. Internet was out for the first half of the day, not sure why exactly. I'm now trying to get an SBC to talk wireless to an AirPoint radio. Trying to get a manual off the Internet at the moment.
Mahabir got back from Pokhara yesterday, with supplies. Including an extremely kind gift from Matt, the Australian volunteer who departed about a week and a half ago. I hope he made it to China in time to spend Christmas with his brother.
He purchased and sent back with Mahabir, a copy of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire on DVD! How sweet is that? What a gentleman.
Some of you (the more naive ones who have not been to Asia) are thinking, but Harry Potter just came out in theatres. It's not on DVD.
It is in Nepal. Pretty good pirate copy too. No heads bobbing up and down blocking the view. Sound worked all the way through, only 2 skips. No subtitles, but you can't have everything.
Mahabir told us yesterday that because there is not as much moisture in Nepal as there should be for this time of year, Nepal power is having power shortages, so they are randomly turning people off. We will probably continue to experience power problems over the next while.
He also says that three days from now, we will go and work on the link from Histan to Tatopani. So, I'll be travelling again.
In order to hook the antenna up to the SBC, we needed some cables. Mahabir said he was bringing the cable with him from Pokhara. Great, no problem. He got here with 5 connectors and a roll of cable. We make our own cables. No one here has ever done it before, but no problem, away we go. We've got 2 Leathermans, one with needle nose pliers and one with a file, a roll of solder and a propane cooking stove. I guess we're set.
Okay, enough for now.
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