[HN Gopher] Wish HN: Happy Holidays
___________________________________________________________________
Wish HN: Happy Holidays
Author : rcarmo
Score : 763 points
Date : 2021-12-24 14:15 UTC (8 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (artsandculture.google.com)
(TXT) w3m dump (artsandculture.google.com)
| rukshn wrote:
| Happy holidays to everyone at HN - Sri Lanka. It's being an
| awesome year
| bbeausej wrote:
| Joyeuses fetes a tous! Outstanding :)
| matrixcubed wrote:
| Merry Christmas! May you benefit from the kindness, love and
| humanity this season strives to visit upon all.
| da4id wrote:
| Merry Christmas and thank you! I've learned a lot from you all
| the past 2 years.
| tailspin2019 wrote:
| Merry Christmas from the UK. Grateful for this community!
| vimy wrote:
| Merry Christmas everyone!
| tfang17 wrote:
| Merry Christmas
|
| wagmi
| spookware wrote:
| Thanks.
| pier25 wrote:
| Feliz Navidad HN!!!
| fauria wrote:
| !Feliz Navidad!
| fleetfox wrote:
| Priecigus Ziemassvetkus!
| tjpnz wrote:
| merikurisumasu
| Isamu wrote:
| And a Merry Christmas to you too! So glad I can read katakana
| now!
| tjpnz wrote:
| Certainly makes eating out easier!
| sergiotapia wrote:
| Merry Christmas to you all, enjoy the time with family and take a
| break for bit!
| sgt wrote:
| Geseende kersfees!
| Sebb767 wrote:
| Frohe Weihnachten :)
| dugmartin wrote:
| Happy (just passed) Solstice! The light has once again won
| against the darkness.
| unixhero wrote:
| The opera actually sounds ridiculously great. Also merry
| Christmas HN, it's like the colleagues I don't have.
| xenocratus wrote:
| Sarbatori fericite!
| pkrumins wrote:
| Happy holidays everyone! I made this card for you all
| https://i.imgur.com/mtAbU6c.png
| rpmisms wrote:
| This little poorly-kept secret brings me so much joy. I wish all
| of you the best in the coming year.
| Mike_Andreuzza wrote:
| God Jul till er ocksa!
| luord wrote:
| Merry Christmas everyone!
|
| Feliz Navidad a todos!
| muffa wrote:
| God jul!
| triacus wrote:
| Aldott, bekes, boldog karacsonyt es sikerekben gazdag uj evet
| mindenkinek Magyarorszagrol!
| TecoAndJix wrote:
| Merry Christmas!
| CodeIsTheEnd wrote:
| This is incredible! While just controlling the soprano, it does
| the voice leading for all the other voices and composes together
| actual chord progressions. I don't have a good enough ear to
| determine whether it actually stay in the same key, but I could
| definitely hold it on a dominant chord and then it would resolve
| to the tonic as I moved. I even heard a suspension thrown in
| there!
| yohannesk wrote:
| malekaame ganaa! From Ethiopia :)
| redwood wrote:
| Stay safe and wishing you a peaceful year ahead.
| lb1lf wrote:
| Merry Christmas!
|
| God jul from Norway!
| tvanderb wrote:
| Merry Christmas to all HN-ers!
| VoodooJuJu wrote:
| Merry Christmas!
| Dumblydorr wrote:
| The greatest gift to my technological knowledge has been HN. The
| vast treasure trove of tips, tricks, tidbits, guidance, and
| wonder I have been given is a great thing. Though the World Wide
| Web has gone cold and misty in many ways, there are still many
| Santas riding through HN, coming down my chimney, and delivering
| me shiny wisdom every morning. Cheers to you all!!
| BitAstronaut wrote:
| Happy Holidays everyone.
| Utkarsh_Mood wrote:
| Merry christmas hn!
| 11thEarlOfMar wrote:
| Merry Christmas!
|
| And upvotes for all!
| luvz2code wrote:
| Merry Christmas and Happy new year to all you wonderful people
| and your families.
| IWantToRelocate wrote:
| Feliz Natal :)
| leblancfg wrote:
| Joyeux Noel tout le monde!
| tamaharbor wrote:
| Pachalafaka!
| tartoran wrote:
| Felicaj ferioj HN!
| A4ET8a8uTh0 wrote:
| Wesolych swiat i wszystkiego najlepszego:>
| vfistri2 wrote:
| happy holidays all, may you live long and prosperous
| zilic wrote:
| Merry Christmas to everyone!
| erwincoumans wrote:
| Gelukkig Kerstfeest :)
| ace2358 wrote:
| Huge thanks to the team and community here at HN. I don't know
| what else I'd use my phone for if it wasn't for this site! My
| favourite source of procrastination.
| ericls wrote:
| Merry Christmas!
| thmorriss wrote:
| i like the blobs
| alif_1 wrote:
| Happy holidays!
| [deleted]
| hypertexthero wrote:
| Happy holidays, with warm wishes for a good spin around the sun
| for all next year!
|
| I like watching The Snowman this time of year, and the 1982
| version with the original introduction is my favorite:
|
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE9KpobX9J8
| booleandilemma wrote:
| Merry Christmas everyone!
| Azrael3000 wrote:
| Merry Christmas! Frohe Weihnachten from Austria!
| supernintendo wrote:
| Merry Christmas!
| echoradio wrote:
| Merry Christmas, HN! Peace on Earth, goodwill toward all!
| protomyth wrote:
| Merry Christmas and keep safe. Hopefully you will be able to
| travel a fun and rewarding path in the New Year.
| anuvrat1 wrote:
| Thanks, HN, for helping me learn a lot.
| qwertyuiop_ wrote:
| Merry Christmas HN & Google. Hopefully one day Google will
| acknowledge Christmas and Hannukah instead of Holidays.
| paganel wrote:
| Craciun fericit!
|
| Happy holidays to all HN-ers and to their close ones.
| coolso wrote:
| Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night (and day)!
| Thorentis wrote:
| Merry Christmas to all of you!
| KineticLensman wrote:
| Personally my main celebration is Perihelion but I will allow
| myself a quiet drink on Xmas day. Happy Astro event / Xmas
| everyone!
| davemo wrote:
| Merry Christmas to all my fellow hackers! :]
| canjobear wrote:
| Merry Christmas!
| exdsq wrote:
| Merry Christmas everyone:)
| rudolfwinestock wrote:
| Merry Christmas, Hacker News.
|
| To put everyone in the proper mood, here are the Commodore 64
| Christmas demos: https://rittwage.com/c64pp/?pg=xmas
| willbbutler wrote:
| Thanks for this! I have fond memories of watching the first one
| as a kid.
| kryptonomist wrote:
| Beautiful, thanks. Happy Christmas!
| harel wrote:
| I love everything about this. Happy times to all.
| Subsentient wrote:
| zerocount wrote:
| Merry Christmas and Happy Hacking from NorthWest Arkansas! Don't
| let the hogs get away from you! :)
| redwood wrote:
| Represent the NWA! One of my best friends just moved to
| Fayetteville. I've not had a chance to visit yet but hear great
| things (open minded bi-coastal here)
| pcdoodle wrote:
| Merry Christmas!
| jmfldn wrote:
| Merry Christmas to all who come here and to the moderators and
| mainteners of this wonderful site. This is an oasis of
| intelligent debate and information rarely found on the web.
| Dig1t wrote:
| Merry Christmas everyone!
| pixelcort wrote:
| merikurisumasu!
| 123pie123 wrote:
| Merry Christmas and a Happy Saturnalia
|
| and my favourite xmas tune (I believe in Father Christmas)
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfY4b1NszpY
| cyanne wrote:
| Merry Christmas to everyone here on HN!
| otoh wrote:
| otoh wrote:
| I'd rather die now than co-exist with unaccountable sociopath
| ivory tower technocrat fecal matter.
|
| No accountability means I will continue to attempt suicide
| until I am dead. This is the result of "learned helplessness" -
| bullying by powerful folks that lacks any accountability, or
| any recourse. I've experienced psychological and physical abuse
| throughout my life, so being bullied throughout adulthood by
| folks without accountability has left me entirely unwilling to
| participate in society any further.
|
| Having my career blackmailed by someone claiming association
| with folks in "pg"'s inner circle of colleagues didn't help.
| Being systemically targeted by one of "pg"'s earliest
| successful web properties -- with absolutely zero
| accountability -- didn't help, either.
|
| Downvote/censorship is by google supporters. Reporting such
| shenanigans here is like filling out a paper form complaint
| about police misconduct at the local police station. Conflict
| of interest.
| wolverine876 wrote:
| What terrible experiences to live with. You are more
| important than PG, then whoever claimed association with PG,
| and than all the others. They don't matter much at all
| compared with you and your life. To heck with them. Forget
| they exist - they will fade away - and do what you love. You
| have a chance to do it, and nobody can stop you.
| kahon65 wrote:
| jmcgough wrote:
| This isn't to be dismissive of your feelings but consider
| finding a therapist, it sounds like there's a lot you're
| dealing with right now and having someone to nudge you in the
| right direction can help.
| tibbar wrote:
| In the spirit of the season --- I hope things go better for you
| as time goes on. Many of us were isolated or lonely when we
| were younger, and the last couple years haven't been easy for
| anyone. It sounds like you're doing lots of things right --
| working a job, going to the gym, and trying to date -- these
| are good and worthwhile things! The process of growing up and
| obtaining social acceptance can be a long haul and you may wish
| to look into therapy for some specifically tailored advice and
| a sympathetic ear.
| kahon65 wrote:
| I could continue yelling I'm ugly and describing my face. I'm
| ugly and atypical.
| kahon65 wrote:
| Moreover after work I can see no-one to play with me
| [deleted]
| vinkelhake wrote:
| God Jul from a Swedish expat in California!
| JorgeGT wrote:
| !Bon Nadal a tothom, HN!
| krapp wrote:
| Happy Festivus for the rest of us!
|
| And now for the traditional airing of grievances...
|
| [this account has been banned]
| adamredwoods wrote:
| Festivus pole in place!
| willcipriano wrote:
| Get off the computer, put down the phone and spend some time with
| loved ones if you can.
| wayeq wrote:
| what if hackernews is my loved ones?
| DonaldFisk wrote:
| Merry Christmas! Nollaig Chridheil!
| sal9000 wrote:
| Happy Holidays HN! Buon Natale.
| fady wrote:
| Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone!
| firekvz wrote:
| Felices Fiestas para todos en HN!
| flanbiscuit wrote:
| Igualmente!
| 1337shadow wrote:
| Feliz Navidad!
| elboru wrote:
| Feliz navidad al mundo hispano!
| Natsu wrote:
| Feliz Natal!
| gremlinsinc wrote:
| happy holidays... I'm not religious anymore... but a humanist...
| my wish and hope for the new year is to see less political
| divides, more coming together, and better rights for workers,
| less inequalities, and for us to find solutions to things like
| wealth inequality and housing prices, and real solutions that at
| least slow down global warming some...
|
| there's so much doom and gloom, and I probably spend too much
| time in r/collapse and similar subs but it's nice to at least
| sprinkle in some hope.
|
| I think we'll die fast if we rely on politicians to fix all our
| issues. the people here in HN are some of the brightest...
|
| I'm hoping to see more stories about people in tech starting
| cheaper housing initiatives or starting some sort of worker co-op
| that is self sufficient but also helps people have better
| alternatives to Amazon and Walmart and current health offerings..
| tgv wrote:
| Appropriate remark!
|
| (from https://davebarry.com/misccol/christmas.htm)
| blhack wrote:
| Merry Christmas, hacker news! I hope you are all having a
| wonderful weekend full of good things.
| fortran77 wrote:
| My next holiday is Tu Bishvat. If it's December 24th, it's OK to
| say by name the holiday you're referring to: "Christmas." I won't
| be offended.
| artogahr wrote:
| Herkese iyi bayramlar!
|
| Hamiya xosb@xt bayramlar arzulayiram!
| jopython wrote:
| Wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
| collegeburner wrote:
| Glory to God in the highest; peace on earth and good will towards
| man. Merry Christmas HN.
| Ikatza wrote:
| Merry Christmas people.
| dorianmariefr wrote:
| Happy holidays, merry Christmas. The link is kinda unrelated
| thought
| Gys wrote:
| Bottom right is a switch to let it snow and have them sing a
| Christmas song ;-)
| soneca wrote:
| Feliz Natal HN!
| shafyy wrote:
| What better than a Blob Opera rendition of the Sea Shanty
| Wellerman to close off the year:
| https://g.co/arts/GhWUzQAG8U6Q5B387
| [deleted]
| adamredwoods wrote:
| Miserere Mei Deus:
| https://mobile.twitter.com/th0ma5/status/1340934377505734659
| baggy_trough wrote:
| The Satie blob opera is hilarious but sadly i lost the link.
| lelandfe wrote:
| https://mobile.twitter.com/alexanderchen/status/133965811974.
| ..
| aero-glide2 wrote:
| Merry Christmas!
| fareesh wrote:
| As the world has gotten more divided and angry, it is easy to get
| swept up in the discourse, much of which can be intense.
|
| I hope that this time of year grants many of us the opportunity
| to take a step back and reflect on our shared humanity.
|
| In the thousands of years that human civilization has progressed,
| we have had some bad ideas and some good ideas. I think of
| Christmas as a time of year where we can all, regardless of our
| religious views, appreciate one of our best ideas: that we can
| all find it within ourselves once a year to sacrifice
| something... anything - our time, a little spare change, a
| friendly gesture or even just spreading some festive cheer,
| because we want to do something nice for someone else and make
| their day just a little bit better.
|
| May your days be merry and bright.
| fuzzfactor wrote:
| Christmas can mean many things to many people, of course even a
| miracle if you would like.
|
| "There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though
| nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a
| miracle." -- Albert Einstein
|
| "I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what
| I will be." - AEinstein
|
| "I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my
| life in terms of music." -- Albert Einstein
|
| Frosty, Redbone w/ Dr. John:
|
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXfDBH2bij4
| zh3 wrote:
| Party hard!
| bigodbiel wrote:
| Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!
| sandruso wrote:
| Stastne a vesele vianoce; from Slovakia :)
| imranhou wrote:
| Merry Christmas to you all. Incredible!!
|
| P.S Wish the next iteration allows for multi touch!
| gremlinsinc wrote:
| it'd be nice if you could create loops at least then run them
| in parallel... like maybe have a record button under each blob
| then when you push the big play it combines them...
| anshumankmr wrote:
| Merry Christmas from India
| oscarhong wrote:
| Sheng Dan Kuai Le !
| technocratius wrote:
| Vrolijk kerstfeest!
| goodmachine wrote:
| Merry Christmas, HN!
| hprotagonist wrote:
| _Christmas Eve, and twelve of the clock.
|
| "Now they are all on their knees,"
|
| An elder said as we sat in a flock
|
| By the embers in hearthside ease.
|
| We pictured the meek mild creatures where
|
| They dwelt in their strawy pen,
|
| Nor did it occur to one of us there
|
| To doubt they were kneeling then.
|
| So fair a fancy few would weave
|
| In these years! Yet, I feel,
|
| If someone said on Christmas Eve,
|
| "Come; see the oxen kneel,
|
| "In the lonely barton by yonder coomb
|
| Our childhood used to know,"
|
| I should go with him in the gloom,
|
| Hoping it might be so._
| afr0ck wrote:
| Tamegra n Nwal tameggazt!
|
| (In Kabyle language, from Algeria!).
| bribri wrote:
| Merry Christmas! I've learned much from this site.
| squarefoot wrote:
| Happy holidays everyone, and thanks to HN for all the fish and a
| wonderful community! By the way, who said that Xmas songs are
| dull? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxl3Jx6Zn9c
| MrDresden wrote:
| Happy holidays to all.
|
| This corner of the internet is always a great source of
| motivation and discovery, and suprising amount of insight.
| e_commerce wrote:
| cdiamand wrote:
| Happy Holidays all! Thankful for HN and the community!
| [deleted]
| kaladin_1 wrote:
| Merry Christmas Everyone
|
| Wishing you a fantastic holiday. Enjoy!!!
| chongli wrote:
| I'd just like to take a moment to say how much I appreciate HN
| and all the work put in by dang and the moderation team. Everyone
| here really cares about keeping discussions lively and
| respectful. This is a wonderful community to be a part of!
|
| Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone!
| benwills wrote:
| As someone who has moderated forums in the past, I 100% concur
| that I don't know that HN is what it is without dang. And I
| also still can't fully wrap my mind around how he and the team
| have been able to guardrail the discourse to keep it as high
| quality as it is...especially over the last few years.
|
| It's insanely impressive, and I'm incredibly grateful that this
| community exists.
| stopping wrote:
| Strongly agree. I'm deeply disappointed with the depth of
| discourse in other internet communities which implement
| upvoting; the highest voted comments are usually shallow hot
| takes or low-effort jokes. However, on HN the most substantial
| and interesting comments are the ones that typically find their
| way to the top of the discussion. I can't remember the last
| time I ever learned anything new and interesting from any other
| social media site, whereas the HN community continuously offers
| a wealth of deliberately considered perspectives.
|
| Major thanks to the HN community and those who keep it running!
| jader201 wrote:
| Agreed. Kinda makes you wonder why other communities haven't
| been able to reproduce the level of quality and civility (I
| know HN is still far from perfect, but night and day vs. other
| platforms).
|
| A great community to be a part of, and much appreciation to
| those that oversee and contribute to the high quality and
| respectful discussions.
| gibspaulding wrote:
| There are lots of specific things one could mention -
| moderation, text focus, down voting, etc, but I think
| unfortunately the big differentiator is that (as far as I
| know) HN doesn't make money.
| srcreigh wrote:
| Rather, the way HN makes money (helping YC founders
| advertise and hire) are aligned with the interests of the
| community.
| greeklish wrote:
| On HN there's the process of shadowbanning entire users
| accounts.
|
| By losing the noisy/spamming/trolling posters entirely, we
| might also lose their constructive/valuable content too.
|
| Since I was a teenager, in the vBulletin v3+ forums era, I've
| wanted to develop an access control / rate limiting system
| where moderators would be responsible for categorizing posts
| depending on the contents of the submitted posts and the user
| who created them.
| nrb wrote:
| There's no shortage of constructive/valuable content by
| people who don't also regularly spam or troll, they likely
| stick around _because_ the low-value commenters get
| shadowbanned.
| muzani wrote:
| I regularly "report" behaving shadowbanned people. If
| someone has gone a while only saying productive things, the
| system unbans them.
|
| On the other hand, I'm surprised how profilic certain
| people are. They get absolutely no feedback, but will go
| around trolling people several times a day.
| dang wrote:
| We have to unban accounts manually, though users of
| course can still vouch for their comments in the
| meantime, which is basically a per-post unban mechanism.
|
| If anyone notices an account that is banned that
| shouldn't be banned, they're welcome to let us know at
| hn@ycombinator.com. We don't want anyone to be banned if
| they've fixed whatever the original issue was and are
| abiding by the site guidelines
| (https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html).
| 1270018080 wrote:
| All quality internet communities I've ever seen start with
| strong moderation. Everything else is secondary.
| michaelbuckbee wrote:
| I think the biggest thing is size. HN is "big" but also the
| size of a large subreddit in terms of users.
| dev_tty01 wrote:
| Downvoting, which on the surface seems less civil, leads to
| more civil discussions. Just my opinion of course...
|
| Happy Holidays! I second the gratitude for all the work by
| dang and the rest of the HN team. Well done and thank you!
| josuedev wrote:
| HN is my favorite daily read, the incredible amount of
| knowledge gained through this site has been one of the greatest
| gifts which I get to enjoy every day!
|
| Happy Holidays!
| SmellTheGlove wrote:
| Same to you!
| mostertoaster wrote:
| I kind of agree with this. It's like I have my grievances with
| the HN community, and I think there are times where articles
| get flagged because they are of a certain bent, but mostly it
| is surprisingly fair.
|
| I've been (rightly) chastised by dang, though generally I try
| not to troll. (Sorry to those I've been a troll too)
|
| For the most part I don't know a better place to have
| discussions of the kind you can have here.
|
| Happy holidays, and Merry Christmas if you're so inclined, and
| a happy new year!
| chris_st wrote:
| Absolutely true, and a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays
| everyone here!
| supperburg wrote:
| Dumblydorr wrote:
| Well now, seems this Ebaneezer needs to be visited by some
| ghosts tonight. Merry Christmas, I hope you bring cheer and
| happiness to those in your life.
| supperburg wrote:
| fuzzfactor wrote:
| Some of the most outstanding things are precarious and not
| as well supported as they should be.
|
| Especially those times when one single individual makes
| such a significant difference.
|
| Think about Einstein, _most of his life_ people had to face
| that there would be no suitable replacement once he was
| gone for any reason.
|
| Christmas can mean many things to many people, of course
| even a miracle if you would like.
|
| "There are only two ways to live your life. One is as
| though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though
| everything is a miracle." -- Albert Einstein
|
| "I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become
| what I will be." - AEinstein
|
| "I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I
| see my life in terms of music." -- Albert Einstein
|
| Frosty, Redbone w/ Dr. John:
|
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXfDBH2bij4
| tjpnz wrote:
| Happy holidays!
| hereforphone wrote:
| Sir Reddit is down the hall
| supperburg wrote:
| hereforphone wrote:
| Long time lurker. Your attitude suggests you're not
| feeling jolly and merry. Not a Christmas fan I assume?
| supperburg wrote:
| seattle_spring wrote:
| I've always found it so weird that "account age," or lack
| thereof, is used as an attempted insult here and on
| Reddit. I've remade my account, both here and there,
| several times, as I'm sure a large majority of other
| users have at one point or another. Account age is
| literally and figuratively meaningless.
| genghisjahn wrote:
| Profile says your account is...5 months old?
| adventured wrote:
| HN is 15 years old. It isn't fragile and its position isn't
| precarious.
| supperburg wrote:
| usui wrote:
| > This isn't the fucking Disney channel, there's no rule
| where I have to be jolly.
|
| This made me laugh out loud, thanks for that. I wonder
| what rules your posts were breaking for it to be flagged?
|
| It's true, there isn't a rule to be jolly, and I think
| you raise good points about the bus factor. What would
| happen if dang went away? Is there any universe where we
| can solve this bus factor such that it's decentralized or
| its capability grows naturally to another person?
|
| For what it's worth, my last question might as well be
| rhetorical because Google, Facebook, Twitter, etc. still
| hasn't solved moderation at scale, despite the vast pool
| of resources.
| Zababa wrote:
| 1. Hosting costs are paid by Ycombinator, in exchange
| Ycombinator alumni can see each other(orange names I
| think), there are job ads for Ycombinator companies and
| launch threads for Ycombinator companies. dang talks
| about it often.
|
| 2. I think there are two active moderators, that also
| work on the software side. I have no idea if they are the
| only people that can do this job or the best in a long
| list of candidates, so it's hard to answer that question.
|
| > If Dan G got hit by a bus I know for a fact there is
| nobody who could replace him.
|
| I think that too, and that makes his presence and
| contributions all the more valuable to me. In a way, the
| fact that you care deeply about this place shows how
| special it is. I think that as long as there are people
| like dang and you around, HN or its spirit will find a
| way.
| krapp wrote:
| > 1: how are hosting costs paid for?
|
| This site is literally owned and operated by
| billionaires. Sam Altman could fund it with the change
| under his couch cushions.
|
| >2: how many people need to get hit by a bus to bring it
| down?
|
| Certainly more than one. Dang isn't even the only
| moderator.
|
| >If Dan G got hit by a bus I know for a fact there is
| nobody who could replace him.
|
| See point 2.
|
| >When I imagine hacker news shutting down I can only
| think of the massive implications it would have for my
| life and I imagine feeling scared because it's like a
| part of me is gone. It would be a massive thing and I'm
| not sure everyone like me realizes it.
|
| This is just an internet forum. Most people are just here
| to waste time, and in the grand scheme of things, even
| within the tech industry, it isn't _that_ important. The
| degree of emotional dependency and instability you 're
| displaying here is unhealthy.
| serf wrote:
| I can't reply to the rest of your replies due to karma
| bombing, but I wanted to point out : Many beautiful
| things are fleeting, and many of those beauties exist
| exactly due to their ephemeral transient nature.
|
| I've never thought of HN as one of those 'beautiful and
| fragile' things, especially after over a decade -- maybe
| I will once it's gone -- I simply want to point out that
| some of the world's most beautiful things are in-fact
| 'precarious and transient' , and that makes them no less
| spectacular.
|
| Happy holidays, everyone.
| ejj28 wrote:
| Merry Christmas!
| karolist wrote:
| dev_tty01 wrote:
| Happy Festivus to you despite your need to bring political
| commentary into this thread.
| adamredwoods wrote:
| Grievances aired!
| dev_tty01 wrote:
| Exactly.
| caslon wrote:
| There are like four holidays happening right now, and HN is
| multicultural. This is not your bubble.
| yed wrote:
| It's incredibly rude to respond to someone wishing you good
| will by criticizing how they do so.
| slowmotiony wrote:
| I've been saying and hearing Merry Christmas wishes from people
| of all cultures all across the world and the only people who
| cannot bring themselves to say it are pretentious rich white
| priveledged bay area progressive tech bloggers on HN.
| karolist wrote:
| Nail status = hit. Merry Christmas ;-)
| rfw300 wrote:
| There's absolutely no need to pick a fight in this thread, or
| any thread. Why don't we all practice some grace in the
| Christmas/holiday spirit?
| perfectstorm wrote:
| Merry Christmas HN
|
| that was fun. thanks Google.
| nandur wrote:
| Happy holidays for everyone! Love the platform, love y'all. Keep
| it up!
| gadrev wrote:
| !Feliz navidad!
| elboru wrote:
| Feliz navidad!
| calrueb wrote:
| Merry Christmas to the entire Hacker News community. I am so
| grateful for this funny orange site, and the people who gather
| here.
| worldmerge wrote:
| Merry Christmas everyone!
| andersco wrote:
| God Jul!
| based2 wrote:
| Joyeux Noel a tous.
| tinyattackcat wrote:
| Wishing everyone happy holidays! I'm so grateful for this amazing
| community.
| GoatHerders2 wrote:
| oumua_don17 wrote:
| na[?]thaal[?]na shu[?]baa[?]shish!
| edmcnulty101 wrote:
| Happy Holidays you glorious HN bastards!
|
| Get off the internet and go spend some time with the family, so
| there's more bandwidth for me.
| tomrod wrote:
| Happy belated Hanukah, Merry Christmas, Happy Three Kings Day,
| Happy belated Solstice, and may 2022 make up for 2020 and 2021.
| axiosgunnar wrote:
| Merry Christmas!
| CodeGlitch wrote:
| Looks like it may be using metaballs? Pretty cool demo.
|
| Happy holidays / merry Christmas all
| pomian wrote:
| Merry Christmas from the Great White North, to all our HN friends
| and debaters. May all your varied Gods, bless you with a bit of
| peace, a bit of joy, and as much love as possible.
| caddybox wrote:
| Merry Christmas!
| hans1729 wrote:
| Frohe Weihnachten, HN! o/
| jacksonkmarley wrote:
| Today had some really good threads, I ended up bookmarking a
| couple for later.
| ThalesX wrote:
| Happy holidays everyone! It's truly a privilege to be part of
| such a great community, especially in today's troubled web.
| pseudo0 wrote:
| Merry Christmas and Joyeux Noel HN!
___________________________________________________________________
(page generated 2021-12-24 23:00 UTC)