Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all.
I haven't used Ruby in about five years but I'm still looking forward to reading the release notes for 3.4(?) over coffee in the morning, as I've done every Christmas for about 15 years.
Merry Christmas Everyone
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#62Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas!
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#63Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't know if there's a way to ask with sensitivity, but I'm very interested to know why you stayed with her for 18 months after she threatened to kill you? Sorry about the job, happens to the best of us. I think when it's the dream job you're that much more likely to bomb. I quit my dream job because it couldn't pay the bills and joined a place I thought I wouldn't last at, now in year 8 it turns out it was the dr…
no worries, been asking myself that question too. my best guess is that i had disassociated because i couldnt bear the cognitive dissonance from accepting the fact that i was in an abusive relationship. before that incident, everything in that relationship had been going well - but looking back i see that i was slowly becoming more and more reliant on her for her network of friends and her family, which made breaking…
Well thank you. My current job is probably only possible due to lambda!
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#64just listening to the radio.
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#65three days before xmas in 2022, my partner of 6 years threatened to kill me because i was scared to travel through an ice storm to her mom's house. while she was downstairs getting her pocket knife, i texted her best friend for help and got her to call her and she talked her down. the ice storm prevented any travel for 2 days; we still made it to her moms for xmas, but i was gone mentally for the next year and a half…
> i bombed it, partly because of anxiety
I feel this. Can't tell you how many interviews I bombed because of anxiety. The worst one I had spent like 3 months interviewing with the company, passed all of their tests, etc. When it came time to meet the team, I just froze. I answered all of their questions correctly, but it was like I wasn't myself. I became extremely slow, stammering my words, and just blanking out. The CTO couldn't take it anymore and said "just stop talking. This isn't going to work". I quickly ended the call without saying anything and felt so defeated. What is wrong with me.
That was years ago. I'm much better now, mostly because I have the confidence in my skills, but it still comes up, especially when people are being aggressive during interviews.
Anyway, Merry Christmas. I wish you the best.
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#66When my son was three, we setup a particularly beautiful tree and our first big light display on our front porch (the tree was just inside the big bay window)
My wife and I were dead tired, and my son woke us up in a state of complete excitement. She headed downstairs to “check for elves” and prepare a few things, with me and kiddo at the top of the stairs.
When the elves were confirmed to have vacated, I went down, followed by my son. We somehow got him to wait for me to sit on the couch and then… he rounded the corner. My son started singing “deck the halls” The look of pure joy and innocence and excitement is a memory I will treasure forever.
We’ve since tragically lost my wife to cancer, and although he’s much older now, we maintain most of the little traditions and either still believe or pretend to each other to believe a few special aspects of our celebration. Christmas was my wife’s joy and we revere it in a unique way.
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#68The year of the leopard print futon.
I thought I was the coolest kid in the world because my bed could fold up into a couch. Funny enough, I still sleep great on futons. These days if I lie down on a futon, go ahead and assume I'm about to take an hour long nap.
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#69Christmas is also my birthday. On my 30th birthday I ignored all of my friends and family and played Crash Bandicoot on PS4 all day. It was great.
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#70three days before xmas in 2022, my partner of 6 years threatened to kill me because i was scared to travel through an ice storm to her mom's house. while she was downstairs getting her pocket knife, i texted her best friend for help and got her to call her and she talked her down. the ice storm prevented any travel for 2 days; we still made it to her moms for xmas, but i was gone mentally for the next year and a half…
Man that Christmas playing KOTOR was phenomenal. First game I remember beating and immediately restarting to see the other storylines. Christmas cookies for sure enhances the experience.
I have a similar experience with Mass Effect. Completed the trilogy just in time for Christmas. Just getting lost in another universe like that is amazing and it's becoming increasingly difficult as I get older. Really treasure these moments, they remind me of a carefree childhood. Never played KOTOR myself but I always read great things about it. Look forward to playing it one day.
Merry Christmas.