Merry Christmas, HN
Just wanted to wish everybody here a Merry Christmas. HN is one of those Internet communities which I would be the saddest to see go, even looking back on other communities in which I've participated over the years.
I see many posts here about loneliness, nihilism, friendships (or lack thereof) and just wanted to let everybody here know that life is never hopeless, and there are always people who care, even if they're thousands of miles away.
Please reach out to loved ones this season and let them know you love them. Life is short, and you never know when the last time you'll be wishing somebody a Merry Christmas will be.
I wish you all the very best for 2023.
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[ 2.5 ms ] story [ 285 ms ] threadTime to reach out and appreciate/tell the people and connections that make you a better person.
Merry Christmas to you too!
Merry Christmas and any other holiday you may celebrate at this time.
I love Reddit for different reasons, but there’s something really unique about this community that I really hope it never loses (and it hasn’t yet so I’m optimistic!)
Happy Christmas!
I’ve spent Christmas alone more than I care to admit over the last decade but this community never fails to offer insight, inspiration, and compassion.
This is a great community and I look forward to another decade of being privileged to be a member of it.
This is my first ever Christmas eve alone. I'll see my family tomorrow, but no more inlaws, and my kid is with her mom tonight. Divorce is.... different. I've got wine and a blanket.
I'm getting back to FLOSS. Dropped a PR on OBS Studio yesterday. I hope it gets accepted as my Christmas present to the Free Software community. Take care peeps!
Congrats on getting back to floss. I keep trying to but it’s been hard to make the time this year. Hopefully 2023 will give me a little extra time for it!
Happy Christmas mate :-)
One thing I see clearly in open source is that people have lives. Participation varies a lot even among great contributors. Some very active people disappear for months only to return later. When you realize it's because everyone has a life outside where we see them, it makes them seem much more human than say coworkers in an office where we show up regardless of other things.
Get back to it when you can, or when it's good for you.
“Libre” is French for free as in freedom so it’s sometimes added to emphasise the “free” means freedom of use not necessarily free in price.
No one is alone! Merry Xmas HN!
Being the “uncle” of the community (who isn’t related to anyone by blood) is actually a pretty fulfilling role sometimes.
No animal sacrifice, self hatred, or persecution of non-believers required.
Like "It's the most wonderful time of the year", what a banger song.
Welcome to America, where everyone gets along just fine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZTS4cL4Euo
The Christians repurposed the existing holiday date themselves, feel free to return the favor and make your own arbitrary Saturnalia feast. :)
except a solstice just happened!
(sol invictus ftw, in the northern hemisphere)
Is it coincidental that cultures and associated religions seem curiously to align holidays around now? is it maybe related to the physical reality of the earth's orbit and inclination of axis?
And for those of you recently laid off work, sending you positive vibes and hope you guys land on your feet soon.
The future is hopeful, and the days have already started getting brighter.
Merry Christmas, HN!
It still feels crazy for me to be in shorts and putting the barbie on to cook some steaks.
While the northern hemisphere have a celebration in the middle of winter, the young here are preparing for festival season and are on summer school holidays until end of January.
It's a topsy turvy world.
//Plus we can see the Milky Way and far too many satellites to feel truely comfortable looking up at night.
The difference to my family's place in Norway right now (-21C/-5.8F) is stark. As a child, coming out of summer, it would get colder and colder, you'd start seeing the snow .. and then soon after there'd be the magic of Christmas.
In the southern hemisphere, there's just nothing of the same. Oh well, no need to clear the driveway to drive in the morning at least.
Merry Christmas to everyone here. My first as a fully separated man after a two decade marriage/relationship fell through a year ago. Split custody of kids, I had them on Xmas Eve (the main one for me as a Norwegian) and also in the morning today Sunday / Christmas Day. House is going to be very quiet when they're gone for the day, but the peace in the house has made it all worth it. It's funny when you finally realise that the best thing you can do for them is to stop fighting for something that can't be saved - and you know everyone will come out stronger/ better as a result.
Southern hemisfere masterrace reporting in
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drK9RyKmc1A
Mr. McClintock, you absolute genius.
That being said I know most trees are sprayed regularly, then wrapped in plastic netting and transported long distances to a Christmas market.
Happy Kwanzaa, Joyful Festivus, and may the winter solstice bring a great harvest!
A very merry Feast of Isaac of Woolsthorpe to you.
Most people eventually recognise that intent matters. Consider that the people you see who mock Christmas are probably a younger demographic realising for the first time that the date might be a little arbitrary - but that doesn’t mean the spirit of the holiday isn’t real.