Happy New Year HN! • Hacker News Board

erikaww wrote: post #25

naitgacem wrote: post #10

I used to have friends in uni with whom i could share very nerdy/technical conversations. near graduation we no longer get together sadly. this has taken a toll on me. HN is a place that feels like home, even if I'm usually just lurking around and overhearing conversations. Thanks everyone for sharing!

why don't you start something where you live?

Parent should if they can! But there's also a big difference in intentionality between meeting someone on the quad / outside your room and starting a meetup with friends (or new friends!) scattered across town.

Would also suggest looking for social clubs. I've found the "general social hangouts + minimal focus on a shared interest" are great for people time.

Avoids the monomaniacal over-focus of a single-interest activity, while still providing a bridge with random strangers ("You like thing? I like thing!").

Re: Happy New Year HN!

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Post by datadrivenangel » Sun, Dec 31, 2023, 7:26 PM UTC

naitgacem wrote: post #28

erikaww wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

why don't you start something where you live?

> something can you elaborate?

Tech Meetup groups!

Re: Happy New Year HN!

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Post by mooreds » Sun, Dec 31, 2023, 7:26 PM UTC

naitgacem wrote: post #28

erikaww wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

why don't you start something where you live?

> something can you elaborate?

Monthly lunches?

Meet up to play a tabletop game?

Go for a hike?

Have a group receive a tech presentation once a quarter?

Lots of options, most just take your time and emails/contacting possibly interested folks.

Re: Happy New Year HN!

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Post by eatonphil » Sun, Dec 31, 2023, 7:26 PM UTC

naitgacem wrote: post #28

erikaww wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

why don't you start something where you live?

> something can you elaborate?

I've run a few book clubs online and in NYC this last year. And a Discord for folks in the area in systems programming. And a systems programming coffee meetup in NYC. Stuff like that is what I might guess Erik means! :)

Re: Happy New Year HN!

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Post by datadrivenangel » Sun, Dec 31, 2023, 7:27 PM UTC

defend wrote: post #15

Time to ship 2024 to production. Happy new year, fellow hackers. May your code always work on the first try and never regress.

Midnight deploys are such a pain, why can't we deploy the new year during business hours?