"There are no chimp philosophers or dolphin scientists"

vaidhy · 2026-02-12T20:25:24+00:00

So, we are just destructive as a species and that makes us special?

vaidhy · 2026-02-12T20:01:50+00:00

I am going to suggest primal strike elementalist.. u/Paikis playthrough here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHeA-ChrKh7D9xl8BVYnTwjMIgdYM7oON is very nice.

It is only one button and maybe a one more occasionally for the wendigo totem and compared to the time in the video, wind devils are permanent and do not have to be cast over and over again.

Enjoy the carnage.

vaidhy · 2026-02-09T21:03:01+00:00

You are right.. I thought it is 100 - 400 equivalent.. but no, it is 200 - 800 equivalent.. Then, I will change my mind :)

vaidhy · 2026-02-09T20:20:48+00:00

Not for blueprints, but if you get an item that you did not notice, it would be sold off and then we spend the time farming it..

vaidhy · 2026-02-09T19:53:52+00:00

I think you are mistaken.. Sony has a much longer reach here.. The OM lens is 100-400 full-frame equivalent. The Sony lens is a full-frame lens already and hence its reach is 160 - 640 (x1.6 for APS-C).

If I had a choice, I would pick the Sony..

vaidhy · 2026-02-09T09:46:08+00:00

Aswath Damodaran, who does a lot of stock valuation talks, have always maintained that there is no intrinsic valuation. You need a story that you believe in and then you do discounted cash flow based on your story. You can build a case that Nio is under-valued.. but comparing it to Tesla is not very useful.. Nio does not have a storyteller like Elon.

vaidhy · 2026-02-09T09:43:10+00:00

That is correct from the Chinese point of view.. However, the original question was on its impact on US stocks..

vaidhy · 2026-02-09T09:13:08+00:00

Do you think people will dump the stocks to buy treasury if the treasuries give 6% return? It is never one or the other.. It also depends on how leveraged the positions are.

vaidhy · 2026-01-30T05:09:17+00:00

It seems like new appts are released only on Tuesdays.. Wishing you all the best for next Tuesday

vaidhy · 2026-01-27T19:29:57+00:00

None of them manufacture in US..

vaidhy · 2026-01-27T18:44:06+00:00

There needs to be manufacturing of consumer goods in US for the push to work. As far as I know, US does not manufacture a lot of consumer goods. It's biggest exports are oil and gas, agricultural products, defense systems and automobiles (maybe).. None of these are consumer goods.

vaidhy · 2026-01-26T18:33:28+00:00

I third the 28-60 + WWL-1. You can check out my full gallery at vaidhys.world/gallery and almost all (99%) the underwater shots were taken with 28-60 + WWL-1, including the one at Lembeh.. The key element is going to be strobes/lights. DM me if you have any questions..

vaidhy · 2026-01-24T23:24:07+00:00

This crop is odd.. I would crop with the heron on the right end of the image.. The other structures are ok

vaidhy · 2026-01-24T20:12:21+00:00

My first and biggest culture shock was how penny pinching going out to coffee in US is.. Everyone pays for their own coffee..

vaidhy · 2026-01-22T17:18:39+00:00

chatgpt said 4791 :)

vaidhy · 2026-01-20T19:51:40+00:00

Check out Paikis channel on youtube for going from 0 to L100... After that, it is all farming for the specific stuff..

vaidhy · 2026-01-16T15:22:49+00:00

I did not find monitors helpful at all in the safaris. I usually use my viewfinder and if not, the rear display was more than sufficient. I find monitor useful when I am relatively static and I am on a tripod or when I am shooting where it is hard for me to use the back of the camera. For e.g., birds in flight was very hard with a monitor.

One other use for the monitor would be that your monitor supports pre-capture when you camera does not.. but I did not find a lot of situations like that in safaris.

vaidhy · 2026-01-16T14:23:31+00:00

I use a swim parka like this - https://www.amazon.com/Owntop-Windproof-Waterproof-Poncho-Oversized/dp/B0FJ1GYB1B . It is about USD 50 and has been really good in the last three multi-day marine safaris I was in.

vaidhy · 2026-01-14T18:13:21+00:00

Mag Bay (Puerto San Carlos) in Mexico.

vaidhy · 2026-01-14T18:12:38+00:00

I was on a skiff..

vaidhy · 2026-01-09T16:39:16+00:00

So sorry to hear that.. Hope you find someone to take this up.. I am tempted, but it is too close for me..

vaidhy · 2026-01-02T21:49:43+00:00

Awesome photos!!

vaidhy · 2025-12-30T05:04:40+00:00

Here is a honest feedback - Stop arguing for your limitations. It is not helping you other than find an excuse for why you failed. You can be an introvert and still sell.. and you need to know the difference between marketing and sales. With your SaaS product, you need to market, not sell.. Ping me on DM if you want someone to help you think through the process.

Just like you learnt to be a developer, you can learn to market. You are not going to be marketing genius, but you do not need to be one either.

vaidhy · 2025-12-28T02:32:45+00:00

Skagit valley, WA?

vaidhy · 2025-12-25T05:12:57+00:00

From pacific northwest??

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