Tell HN: Merry Christmas • Hacker News Board

Re: Tell HN: Merry Christmas

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Post by jeanlucas » Thu, Dec 25, 2025, 2:02 AM UTC

Merry Christmas, Feliz Natal.

That reminds me I have to update my HN theme to have the Christmas theme

Re: Tell HN: Merry Christmas

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Post by imchillyb » Thu, Dec 25, 2025, 2:02 AM UTC

Twas brillig, and Santas toes were freezing in the sleigh.

All icey were the Reindeer hooves, moody and unlikely they were to play.

Then Christmas Eve did come about and, Santa, mounted slay he did.

Present bag taken firm in hand, one for each and every kid.

Down-down-down chimney stacks around each and every town.

Milk and cookies, warmth and hearth.

Every present for every home. Boys and girls light and dark.

Good or bad, used to matter. But Santa had a change of heart.

We all mess up sometimes. And, sometimes, we need a brand new start.

Enjoy the gifts! Santa yelled, as the reindeer took off once again.

Be kind to one another all, and try to make new friends.

Merry Christmas!

Re: Tell HN: Merry Christmas

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Post by peterspath » Thu, Dec 25, 2025, 2:03 AM UTC

Merry Christmas!

And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

- Luke 2:10-11

Re: Tell HN: Merry Christmas

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Post by Loughla » Thu, Dec 25, 2025, 2:07 AM UTC

andy_ppp wrote: post #96

Happy Christmas everyone, I’m at 29000 feet on a flight to Hong Kong after a mini version of planes, trains and automobiles and including cancelled planes and taxis to different airports. I’m struck by honestly what a miracle it is that we can travel thousands of miles at hundreds of MPH and have okay internet access and communicate. I don’t think people quite realise how delicate all of the technology is now and how…

Oh man, I love flying over the Pacific Ocean (during the day). There's just so much nothing but water. It's kind of astounding.

Re: Tell HN: Merry Christmas

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Post by sprybear » Thu, Dec 25, 2025, 2:09 AM UTC

Merry Christmas!

Re: Tell HN: Merry Christmas

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Post by pmcginn » Thu, Dec 25, 2025, 2:11 AM UTC

pdevr wrote: post #30

Merry Christmas to everyone. Being a non-Christian and it being Christmas time, I am sharing one verse from the New Testament that is, in my opinion, useful - or at the very least, insightful - to anyone, regardless of religion. Luke 16:10: He who is faithful in a very little thing is faithful also in much; and he who is unrighteous in a very little thing is unrighteous also in much.

Thank you for sharing this one! It's from a beautiful parable found only in Luke's gospel, from which only "no slave can serve two masters" seems to have entered the popular lexicon. Your quote, or the closing line "you cannot serve God and wealth", better speak to the spirit of the passage.

For anyone interested in approaching the Bible this season, perhaps as part of a New Year's resolution, there are many wonderful free and paid resources to do so. It's easy to get bogged down in a comparison of translations and tools, or to ambitiously pick a Bible in a Year reading plan and get waylaid in the pentateuch. Instead, I'd recommend starting with the Berean Standard Bible (a modern, public domain translation with good footnotes) and Mark (Matthew is my favorite, but it starts with a genealogy and requires some Old Testament knowledge to fully enjoy.)

Here's a link: https://biblehub.com/bsb/mark/1.htm

Re: Tell HN: Merry Christmas

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Post by Timwi » Thu, Dec 25, 2025, 2:14 AM UTC

randallsquared wrote: post #149

Insanity wrote: post #100

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Class ChristmasTree extends Tree{}

Not always! Sometimes `extends Plastic{}`

Or `extends Aluminum{}`!

[0] https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AluminumChristma...

Re: Tell HN: Merry Christmas

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Post by ashton314 » Thu, Dec 25, 2025, 2:20 AM UTC

dang wrote: post #78

brcmthrowaway wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What container is this running in?

FreeBSD

The power to serve

Re: Tell HN: Merry Christmas

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Post by ekianjo » Thu, Dec 25, 2025, 2:21 AM UTC

koito17 wrote: post #75

Merry Christmas, everybody! Love seeing the custom HN theme every year. Sometimes after Christmas, I avoid refreshing an HN tab, so I get to see the theme just a little bit longer :) This year is a bit special to me. I recently moved countries for a new job, but I moved a bit too soon. Now I am spending the holiday season alone for the first time in my life. Learned a lot of lessons the hard way over the past week.

Welcome to Japan!

Re: Tell HN: Merry Christmas

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Post by kylecazar » Thu, Dec 25, 2025, 2:22 AM UTC

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