Happy New Year HN!

Post by bruce343434 » Sun, Dec 31, 2023, 11:48 PM UTC

einpoklum wrote: post #150

artiscode wrote: post #102

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No. I got homesick after a year and a half and moved back. I've been working remotely ever since with no commute, which I find awesome!

Sorry if this is a nosy question, but - I lived in Amsterdam; and needing that long of a commute sounds weird, since public transport is pretty good, and you can bike some of the way. Even farther from the center, where it's cheaper, it should still not be _that_ long... can I ask what was your commute route?

Post by wsintra2022 » Mon, Jan 01, 2024, 12:01 AM UTC

baz00 wrote: post #115

zer00eyz wrote: post #108

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The Bay Area in the early 2000's and even into the early 2000-teens was NOT like this. You could go out to lunch and have a technical chat and the people at the table next to you might chime in with a solution! When you get enough passionate people and pack them into one location things get interesting for them (networking, friendships etc)... Much of the passion is gone (lots of people see tech as a path to a payche…

That's because it's not a good vision for the future, it's literally either building shit that everyone knows doesn't matter or plugging away at pointless automation on overcomplicated piles of steaming crap. Or the next fad. People have lost the vision and do not understand the soul of the machine is to improve our state of existence not enslave us further. Fuck 'em. I'm taking the money and doing what makes me feel…

Post by crtasm » Mon, Jan 01, 2024, 12:18 AM UTC

Post by luqtas » Mon, Jan 01, 2024, 12:19 AM UTC

AlbertCory wrote: post #128

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!

I think sometimes you have to realize that it's OKAY if you're always the one to keep in touch, and no one else seems to make any effort. As long as they're happy to talk when you call, or they show up at the group event when you badger them enough: that's fine. Some people are just not initiators, and it's either you make the effort, or you lose touch with them. You can't insist on reciprocity.

Post by gustavopezzi » Mon, Jan 01, 2024, 12:24 AM UTC