Mecca seems like a pretty fascinating place. It's a terrible shame non-Muslims are banned.
Mecca Then and Now – 128 Years of Growth
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#12That clock tower and hotel are an abomination and in bad taste.It's as if someone decided to put a Las Vegas style Casino style building right next to the Vatican.
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#13While a cool and nicely illustrated article, I fail to see how it's relevant to HN.
Just out of interest: what do you think is on-topic for HN?
Also, from the guidelines.
> On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity.
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#14Perhaps somebody here knows, why are tents still used at the midway point in Mina? It seems that permanent structures and infrastructure would do a more efficient job of housing all the pilgrims. Is it tradition or a religious requirement of some sort?
afaik, it's because Mina is only populated during the Hajj and the temporary structures are deemed enough, while the other structures (additional lanes for the stone throwing, the tunnel or additional levels in the Grand Mosque) are either necessary or still usable outside of Hajj season.
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#15That clock tower and hotel are an abomination and in bad taste.It's as if someone decided to put a Las Vegas style Casino style building right next to the Vatican.
I know I used to work for Dar Al Handasha (who designed that clock tower) and even as a non mulslim I think its a shocking way to treat they holy places.
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#16While a cool and nicely illustrated article, I fail to see how it's relevant to HN.
Just out of interest: what do you think is on-topic for HN? Also, from the guidelines. > On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity.
Well you just said it: "Anything that good hackers would find interesting" and not "Anything that anyone would find interesting".
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#17Mecca seems like a pretty fascinating place. It's a terrible shame non-Muslims are banned.
I don't think the Saudi tourist board need any more help.
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#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
Just out of interest: what do you think is on-topic for HN? Also, from the guidelines. > On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity.
Well you just said it: "Anything that good hackers would find interesting" and not "Anything that anyone would find interesting".
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#19Perhaps somebody here knows, why are tents still used at the midway point in Mina? It seems that permanent structures and infrastructure would do a more efficient job of housing all the pilgrims. Is it tradition or a religious requirement of some sort?
It looks like they are building as fast as they can to be honest. I'm sure its only a matter of time.
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
Just out of interest: what do you think is on-topic for HN? Also, from the guidelines. > On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity.
Well you just said it: "Anything that good hackers would find interesting" and not "Anything that anyone would find interesting".
And how does one determine whether the upvote button was pressed by "a good hacker" rather than "anyone?"