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Re: Merry Christmas to HN

#111

Lmao at learning computer science, psychology and economics from Hacker News...

I think it was obvious he meant "learning some from these subjects", and not "I actually became as knowlegeable as a psychologist and an economist".

Re: Merry Christmas to HN

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

At the moment now it's default orange again. Xmas theme turned off?

That was me. I turned it on in the REPL last night, but did it wrong. Leapt out of bed this morning thinking "Doh! I bet it switched off." Which it had.

No worries. That's why we have 2 Christmas days.

Re: Merry Christmas to HN

#114

The thing I dislike most about the holidays is the erosion of intellectual discussion and infectious somatization even on its few remaining bastions like HN. Oh, Huxley.

> erosion of intellectual discussion and infectious somatization

Santa got you a thesaurus for Christmas?

Re: Merry Christmas to HN

#115

The thing I dislike most about the holidays is the erosion of intellectual discussion and infectious somatization even on its few remaining bastions like HN. Oh, Huxley.

> erosion of intellectual discussion and infectious somatization Santa got you a thesaurus for Christmas?

The only weird one there is Soma, and that's a Huxley reference you won't find in a thesaurus.

I wish though. A thesaurus would be a most endearing gift.

Re: Merry Christmas to HN

#116

The thing I dislike most about the holidays is the erosion of intellectual discussion and infectious somatization even on its few remaining bastions like HN. Oh, Huxley.

That's among the most downvotes I've ever seen, but I suppose I deserve as much for being a grump.

I do find it fascinating how the spirit of Christmas (effectively read: holiday consumerism) is unshakable in the Western world, possibly more so than any religion.

There might be a business lesson in here.

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