I love this community. I have been on here years and it became one of the very few forums where I decided to finally stop lurking and make an account. It is extremely well moderatet, the discussion are on an amazing level. Topics are fantastic.
To all of you: thank you so much and a very merry christmas! I hope you are doing fine.
On top of all you mention, what I like is vast broad perspective on practically any topic. History, politics, warfare, ultra deep sciences, geeky computer stuff, law, surveillance, travelling... name it, and discussion will get deep pretty quickly. Even disagreements are done in a very mature way (I still think Dang is some prototype AI, I cant imagine what will happen if he goes for 2 weeks off).
I must admit, I come here much more for community discussions rather than articles linked.
Many people will go through this rite of passage. I fondly remember the times when I did read all the articles. Perhaps not coincidentally, those are also the times when I was a broke college student.
Another long-time lurker here and I agree, it's amazing that there seem to be experts on any topic here taking the time to write thoughtful posts. And it's not just about technical discussions. Even when it comes to personal topics there always is a helpful and positive atmosphere.
Merry Christmas HN!
I’d like to take a moment to wish the depressed people a merry Christmas specifically. It’s okay if you don’t feel like celebrating, or if your life feels like a trainwreck. Next year can be a little better than this one was. It’s a combination of two things: optimism, and (the right) medication. I wasn’t able to become optimistic until I got the latter, so I remember how bleak the holidays often felt.
Things will get better, and so will you. Take care of yourself.
I am huge fan of SomaFM, so here is awesome, and somewhat endless NY music in different styles.
Crafted by 7" Soul's DJ Dion "The Watts" Garcia, this is a mix of classic soul holiday tracks. Some extremely rare, some holiday standards, but all of it combines to make a special holiday soul experience. https://somafm.com/jollysoul/
SomaFM's wacky and eclectic holiday mix. Not for the easily offended. For people tired of traditional holiday music. From the offensive, raunchy and nasty to the silly and childish, a mix of music for Hanukkah, Kwanza, Winter Solstice and of course Christmas. You'll probably get in trouble if you listen out loud at the office, but it might be worth it just to offend your annoying co-workers. https://somafm.com/xmasinfrisko/
Indie/Alternative meets traditional/classic rock'n'roll music all about the holidays. From The Beach Boys and Bob Dylan to Belle & Sebastian and Sufjan Stevens, make your holiday season rock this year. Uncensored, but shouldn't be offensive to anyone but the most uptight haters of rock'n'roll. https://somafm.com/xmasrocks/
For fans of Groove Salad, Lush and downtempo/lounge music fans in general, this is the perfect holiday radio. Christmas classics redone in a chilled-out manner make for a stress-free holiday. https://somafm.com/christmas/
Holiday Elevator Music from a more innocent time. A Department Store Christmas features beautiful music (also known as elevator music) renditions of Christmas and Holiday classics. https://somafm.com/specials/
Jolly Old Soul is fantastic, thanks for the reminder to turn it on!
This is odd, but the only people I ever meet who listen to Soma FM are in tech. I remember finding it as a teenager, it was a default bookmark in the pre-installed browser on BackTrack Linux. Did everyone else have the same experience, or was there somewhere else it was popular?
Appropriate moderation. Low agreeability people who disagree in a civilised manner. Willingness to test hypothesis and to have their hypothesis tested. A site where the comments are often more interesting than the linked articles. Thanks to all who make the community.
The internet is broken and tech is broken but for as long there are talented people with an open mind and a warm heart there is hope.There are plenty of those in this platform. Lets program the future we want. Best wishes to all.
Merry Christmas one and all. I mostly lurk here and seldom comment, but I learn so much about upcoming trends from things posted but mostly what people think about them in the comments. Thank you all for your hard work and keep it coming. I promise to post more next year.
Also, I read yesterday that the Ukrainian orthodox church suggested its followers could celebrate on the 25th rather than on the customary January 7th (Christmas in the Julian calendar) this year.
In Poland Christmas is 25th and 26th, but all the main celebration happen on eveningn of 24th. The remaining two days are more for rest and hanging out with your extended family.
Even without the alternate dates Christmas lasts longer than 48 hours ..
So that poses a question, just how long does Christmas day last for, from the first moment at the first place to the last moment at the last place about the globe?
Unrelated but this message just thought me that 'to advance' some time is to make it earlier. I always assumed the opposite because it sounds like you push it forwards in time.
I'm afraid to say 'push [or usually bring] it forwards in time' also typically means 'earlier', not later!
We say 'push it back' to mean make something later. I suppose it all makes some sort of sense if you picture the future as a queue of things facing you - you can bring elements forward (nearer) or push them back (further).
No, sure, it is a funny way to picture it. I only really thought of it to explain the phrases that come naturally to me (just because I'm used to them).
This is probably the one community I actively participate in.
I love the range of topics, the range of opinions, the quality of most comments and the conduct. When I want to really understand something that's going on, my first stop is to find the HN comment thread for it. That says a lot :)
Merry Christmas everyone, even those who argued with me despite clearly being incorrect :-) thanks for continually challenging and educating me, HN. I know of no better way to keep track of trends and hear other opinions.
Merry Christmas and a happy New Year everyone. Keep up the top quality conversations, debates and discoveries. Easily the most high quality site on the internet and the best moderated.
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I was a lurker for over ten years but recently made an account. I've always learnt something new from here, and not just related to computing. I owe a significant part of my career to some of the ideas that were sparked from reading links on HN over the years and I've grown fond of this site and the community that sustains it.
Yes, I want to be thankful for what I have found here on HN. A great community, and a few friends (lived in SF 2012-2020, high density of HNers there), as well as the biggest productivity sink I will ever experience in my life :)
Have a nice 2023 fellas. Let's try to make the world slightly better with our individual actions, if we can.
You Who gladden us year after year with the expectation of our redemption, grant that we, who now welcome with joy Your only-begotten Son as our Redeemer, may also gaze upon Him without fear when He comes as our judge, our Lord Jesus Christ.
Happy Christmas! And a big shout-out to all of you carrying pagers this Christmas. Been there, done that, so glad I won't spend Christmas day fixing servers this year.
To all of you: thank you so much and a very merry christmas! I hope you are doing fine.