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Yes this could have been worse, and is relatively minor compared to other mideast travel horror stories. Nonetheless I feel frustrated not only losing my comput

Yes this could have been worse, and is relatively minor compared to other mideast travel horror stories. Nonetheless I feel frustrated not only losing my computer and non-backed up materials, but because this occurs as I am helping an Israeli tech company by sharing my knowledge and expertise. There has been incredible outreach initiative in the AI research community as of late -- e.g., DL Indaba in Africa -- but this makes us feel unwanted. I will continue working with the Israeli startup, but from my office in SF.

so_tired 8y ago
> incredible outreach initiative in the AI research community as of late -- e.g., DL Indaba in Africa Geez. You are not "outreaching" some minority tribe here. You are selling your expertize for good money. Israel is the 2nd biggest VC market in the world (maybe 3rd after US, China?). Sorry about your laptop though. There is current incredible outreach of Israelis to tourists who have had a bad experience while visiting. We do our best !! Luckily your plane did not blow up.
- tw04 8y ago
  >You are not "outreaching" some minority tribe here. You are selling your expertize for good money. I guess it's a good thing he didn't say or even hint at either of those two ideas. >We do our best !! Luckily your plane did not blow up. Luck? The odds of your plane blowing up are exceedingly rare. He's also "lucky the earth wasn't blown up by an errant asteroid". To suggest the airport stealing his laptop (or ANYONE'S laptop) somehow prevented his plane or any other plane from blowing up is ludicrous. It's not even security theater, it's plain theft.
- balls187 8y ago
  > Luckily your plane did not blow up. He'd be lucky if his plane did blow up, since it's such a rare occurrence.
  - PakG1 8y ago
    I believe that's what the word unlucky is for. Lucky is for positive rare occurrences, unlucky is for negative rare occurrences. I'll admit I have no clue what normal/average occurrences would then be.
    - nsomaru 8y ago
      Luckless.

so_tired 8y ago

> incredible outreach initiative in the AI research community as of late -- e.g., DL Indaba in Africa Geez. You are not "outreaching" some minority tribe here. You are selling your expertize for good money. Israel is the 2nd biggest VC market in the world (maybe 3rd after US, China?). Sorry about your laptop though. There is current incredible outreach of Israelis to tourists who have had a bad experience while visiting. We do our best !! Luckily your plane did not blow up.

tw04 8y ago
>You are not "outreaching" some minority tribe here. You are selling your expertize for good money. I guess it's a good thing he didn't say or even hint at either of those two ideas. >We do our best !! Luckily your plane did not blow up. Luck? The odds of your plane blowing up are exceedingly rare. He's also "lucky the earth wasn't blown up by an errant asteroid". To suggest the airport stealing his laptop (or ANYONE'S laptop) somehow prevented his plane or any other plane from blowing up is ludicrous. It's not even security theater, it's plain theft.
balls187 8y ago
> Luckily your plane did not blow up. He'd be lucky if his plane did blow up, since it's such a rare occurrence.
- PakG1 8y ago
  I believe that's what the word unlucky is for. Lucky is for positive rare occurrences, unlucky is for negative rare occurrences. I'll admit I have no clue what normal/average occurrences would then be.
  - nsomaru 8y ago
    Luckless.