Tell HN: Merry Christmas • Hacker News Board

NaOH wrote: post #182

I'm taking a moment to recognize once more the work that user @atdrummond (Alex Thomas Drummond) did for a couple years to help others here. I did not know him, don’t think I ever interacted with him, and I did not benefit from his generosity, but I admired his kindness. Just beautiful. Ask HN: Who needs holiday help? (Follow up thread) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38706167 - Dec 2023 (9 comments) Ask HN: W…

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Post by whoknowsidont » Thu, Dec 25, 2025, 11:07 PM UTC

silisili wrote: post #324

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Nobody is perfect. I wish we'd stop trying to find reasons to hate everyone who is celebrated, or we'll never celebrate anyone.

"Nobody is perfect" is incredibly dishonest framing.

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Post by tommica » Thu, Dec 25, 2025, 11:08 PM UTC

Merry Xmas!

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Post by cluckindan » Thu, Dec 25, 2025, 11:11 PM UTC

dxdm wrote: post #404

Flere-Imsaho wrote: post #345

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Love the cheat code at the top

idkfa iddqd idspispopd This is etched into my mind.

IDKFA = id kicks f*king ass

IDDQD = id delta quit delta (apparently some kind of inside joke)

IDSPISPOPD = id smashing pumpkins into small piles of putrid debris

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Post by rconti » Fri, Dec 26, 2025, 12:04 AM UTC

GarnetFloride wrote: post #420

Merry Christmas, This has been a wild one. On the way to my sister's house we got a call from her sister saying their dad needs to go into an assisted living place because his pneumonia is not getting better and needs 24/7 care. But this will cut off the income my wife was bring in for caring for him. As the call is on our car throws a red light: Transmission malfunction: Service now. We take the next exit and happen…

Hope things improve for you, and you have a Merry Christmas in spite of it all.

For what it's worth, it strikes me as very unlikely that the transmission is going to be less than an additional $4500. But you never know, it could be a simple fault - no sense in trying to make mental decisions before you know the math involved.

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Post by rconti » Fri, Dec 26, 2025, 12:08 AM UTC

A couple of years ago in early December, we took a trip to Berlin and Strasbourg, and spent our time visiting many Christmas markets. It was a really enjoyable trip.

Yes, it was very cold, which is not deal when you're spending 12 hours a day outside (hovering around freezing the entire trip, a small amount of snow a few days). Yes, it gets dark early and the days are short -- but that's true back at home in California too. We do share a hemisphere, after all. And yes, after awhile, the markets all do tend to look the same. But I find it nice to travel, and I love traveling in the off-season.

Yes, you can travel at the same time everyone else wants to travel, with long days, long lines, and large prices. But everywhere you go has traditions year round, and the weather and lifestyle changes with the seasons. Every place and every time of year has things worth seeing and experiencing.

Or you could travel to the opposite hemisphere when the days are short back home, that's fun too :)