I spent christmas alone in a hotel. It was my choice over meeting family who wanted masks, rapid tests etc before meeting for christmas.
I have followed every single piece of mandate for two years. Including double dose Moderna that I still have ptsd from.
I am done, I had ribs a glass of cognac and witcher marathon alone in a 4 star hotel instead.
Best christmas in a long time.
Happy holidays to all and wish a wonderful 2022 to all of you.
Tell HN: You are not alone this Christmas
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I'll be lying if I tell that I'm good. In 2022 I'll study to become a programmer. Focus on algorithms, data structures, and try to learn math (I'm very math illiterate, I don't know anything beyond basic arithmetic). So at least by this time next year I'll have more knowledge.
If you're doing it to get your mind off things, it can be a wonderful distraction. One of the best in life, as far as I'm concerned. I was mostly math illiterate too. Geometry was my strong suit, not manipulating symbols. Still want to learn PDEs someday just for fun, mostly because I have no idea how to model anything as a PDE. But I would never try to learn PDEs to make money, because it would put me under a lot of…
It's just something that I enjoy and I can finally try to be good at and who knows, get a job doing it.
I already use Emacs for everything since 2003, so...
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#64Nobody in this World has ever been alone. Everybody has their team of guides in the higher dimensions, and they are never on vacation, they are present every second of every day and every night. You just need to learn to perceive them and to connect to them.
Thanks for pointing out something not so obvious for everyone. I'm trying hard to stay connected. Peace.
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#65Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'll be lying if I tell that I'm good. In 2022 I'll study to become a programmer. Focus on algorithms, data structures, and try to learn math (I'm very math illiterate, I don't know anything beyond basic arithmetic). So at least by this time next year I'll have more knowledge.
I'm gonna be downvoted to hell but start with linear algebra. All the basics will be immediately useful for graphics programming.
Lol, you don't need linalg for graphics programming. All you need is an understanding of geometry. Thinking of a matrix as a system of linear equations has never once helped me. Whereas thinking of a matrix as a combination of rotations and translations has been the only tool I ever needed, pretty much.
Just sayin', if someone is truly not a math person, saying "oh yeah, learn math and then learn graphics programming" is probably just going to discourage them.
ML is supposedly all about math. And sure, I could walk you through a backprop pipeline at this point. But it took me years before that was useful knowledge to me. The practical experience of doing it was way more interesting, and it lead to more knowledge than I would've gotten with a traditional path.
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#66Good luck to all those who're lonely and sad about it. Hopefully this won't last, or you'll find a way to make the best of it.
If you're in a position to have a sense of humor about it, think about how you're skipping all the Christmas diner conversations that are going to be even tougher this year, now that the world has turned into a real-life Facebook argument !
Cheers and take care of yourselves !
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#67Nobody in this World has ever been alone. Everybody has their team of guides in the higher dimensions, and they are never on vacation, they are present every second of every day and every night. You just need to learn to perceive them and to connect to them.
If you're reading this don't take this advice, its really bad. Unless you don't believe in anything, you have to believe in something. If you can't believe in yourself, mythical beings isn't a terrible place to start.
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#68On the plus side, holiday time off provides ample time to address problems, to lay the groundwork for a different-- I won't say better-- tomorrow.
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#69Thank you for this gesture. I lost almost everything. Job, 7-year relationship, my mental health. Feeling that I'm not only alone but inadequate to have a life like anybody else. I'm still alive, so there's that.
You were able to have a seven year long relationship. People spend their thirties or more without being in even one. I have tried and the best I could manage was 2 years. Second best was 4 months.
At least according to me you definitely are not inadequate :)
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If you're doing it to get your mind off things, it can be a wonderful distraction. One of the best in life, as far as I'm concerned. I was mostly math illiterate too. Geometry was my strong suit, not manipulating symbols. Still want to learn PDEs someday just for fun, mostly because I have no idea how to model anything as a PDE. But I would never try to learn PDEs to make money, because it would put me under a lot of…
It's just something that I enjoy and I can finally try to be good at and who knows, get a job doing it. I already use Emacs for everything since 2003, so...
Oh hell yes! That's awesome, and so are you. Please, definitely DM me on Twitter if you run into any roadblocks at all. I will always make time to help someone learn this stuff.
Believe it or not, you managed to hit on the most lucrative long-term strategy, too. That's exactly the mindset that the best programmers have. If you like it, then a job is pretty much a matter of time.
Best of luck, friend. Take care of yourself, and prioritize yourself. You're worth it.