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Re: Tell HN: Happy Thanksgiving Everyone

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Post by krapp »

dang wrote: post #214
tjpnz wrote: post #80

To all those saying it's a strictly American affair I would point out that Japan also has it's own version on the same week. Happy Labor Thanksgiving Day everyone!

What is the Japanese version of Thanksgiving? I had no idea.

They probably mean this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_Thanksgiving_Day

Re: Tell HN: Happy Thanksgiving Everyone

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Post by imran0 »

prohobo wrote: post #215
imran0 wrote: post #200

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's bizarre how many times I've come across someone just randomly hating on Jon Blow. I don't know what this guy does to attract such attention considering his relatively niche space of work.

I'm not hating on him, I like him almost as much as John Carmack. I think he brings criticism on himself though because he's very negative on some topics, obviously not making friends. While he's doing his niche work he's shooting off strong opinions all the time.

Well, even if you're not in the industry it's still difficult not to have strong opinions on some fields of software developments; especially the shitshow that is the web.

That said, very few programmers today recognize or admit the atrocious quality of modern software. I think That's why people like Jonathan Blow or Casey Muratori are disliked by developers who see themselves as champions of "modern" software development.

Sorry for misunderstanding.

Re: Tell HN: Happy Thanksgiving Everyone

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Post by xupybd »

hellbannedguy wrote: post #179
josh2600 wrote: post #22

Hackernews is simultaneously the most cantankerous and, imho, highest quality response on average public forum on the net. I absolutely love it here and sincerely appreciate this place. I feel like I’ve grown up on this site in so many ways. I am continually humbled by not just the consistent quality of content but also the comments. It’s a testament to the moderators that this site has maintained this level of quali…

I agree on everything, but the moderation. Personally, I have seen very few times where their assistance is even needed. I have seen them squash interesting debates. I had one guy email me, and tell me at home to stop commenting so much. (Never forgot that one, and there are no TOS. I will probally pay for those last two sentences? Then again if HN is what it claims, maybe not?) What makes this place special is there…

If you're lonely I can't be any more emphatic when I recommend real life groups.

Tech meet ups, gym classes, insert interest here groups and anything else you can think of.

Online connections just don't fully satisfy the human need for connecting.

Re: Tell HN: Happy Thanksgiving Everyone

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Post by tickerticker »

rnoorda wrote: post #101

I was recently in a meeting with a colleague about some recent craziness that just finished. A lot of hard work, not fun, but ended up just fine. Then a few minutes later, I find out her daughter is in the hospital, so she's been back-and-forth there a lot, and her life is exponentially more crazy than my own. I felt terrible for complaining about my dumb issues. Work's hard sometimes, but it's so small in comparison…

Meta cognition right der
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