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Re: Tell HN: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

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Post by thomas_hn »

saiya-jin wrote: post #44
mrleiter wrote: post #10

I love this community. I have been on here years and it became one of the very few forums where I decided to finally stop lurking and make an account. It is extremely well moderatet, the discussion are on an amazing level. Topics are fantastic. To all of you: thank you so much and a very merry christmas! I hope you are doing fine.

On top of all you mention, what I like is vast broad perspective on practically any topic. History, politics, warfare, ultra deep sciences, geeky computer stuff, law, surveillance, travelling... name it, and discussion will get deep pretty quickly. Even disagreements are done in a very mature way (I still think Dang is some prototype AI, I cant imagine what will happen if he goes for 2 weeks off). I must admit, I com…

Another long-time lurker here and I agree, it's amazing that there seem to be experts on any topic here taking the time to write thoughtful posts. And it's not just about technical discussions. Even when it comes to personal topics there always is a helpful and positive atmosphere. Merry Christmas HN!

Re: Tell HN: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

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Post by adjagu »

mindcrime wrote: post #14

Merry Christmas, all! Have some wonderful music to carry you through to New Years! (Twisted Sister - A Twisted Christmas) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ1P5UKlHAs&list=PLe7ia_jeVG... (TSO - The Lost Christmas Eve) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLfNgYF1h-Y (TSO - The Christmas Attic) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT4ruFp5U2w (TSO - Christmas Eve and Other Stories) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJXQYx7j_3I (Mi…

Mariah Manson "All I Want for Christmas is the Beautiful People:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1X3d2zWx94

Re: Tell HN: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

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Post by OJFord »

donkeyd wrote: post #43
s-xyz wrote: post #26

Does anyone have a map of which countries celebrate Xmas (first day) on 24 and which ones on 25?

Us Dutchies celebrate it on 25 and 26! Both of them are holiday days by law, which means you get the day off. If you do work (retail or food service, mostly), you usually get 150-200% of your regular wage on these days.

In the UK too, Christmas Day (25th & St Stephen's Day/Boxing Day (26th) are the bank holidays.

I think the name 'boxing' even comes from tipping servants & tradesmen - giving them 'boxes' of whatever. But that might be a myth...

Re: Tell HN: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

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Post by ros86 »

mindcrime wrote: post #14

Merry Christmas, all! Have some wonderful music to carry you through to New Years! (Twisted Sister - A Twisted Christmas) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ1P5UKlHAs&list=PLe7ia_jeVG... (TSO - The Lost Christmas Eve) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLfNgYF1h-Y (TSO - The Christmas Attic) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT4ruFp5U2w (TSO - Christmas Eve and Other Stories) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJXQYx7j_3I (Mi…

Some wonderful music from Bach, his Weihnachtsoratorium (2.5 hours): https://open.spotify.com/album/48eINR6FEINQEvDTrbig9X

Re: Tell HN: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

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Post by OJFord »

pluijzer wrote: post #53
Stratoscope wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When I was a kid, we advanced Christmas by 12 hours each year. Where "Christmas" is defined as "when can we open our presents?" At first, it was the morning of the 25th. The next year, we asked "Please, can we open one present on Christmas Eve?" And so we did, that night. The year after that, it was "What about the morning of Christmas Eve? Just one, please?" You can figure out the next year. "The evening of the 23rd…

Unrelated but this message just thought me that 'to advance' some time is to make it earlier. I always assumed the opposite because it sounds like you push it forwards in time.

I'm afraid to say 'push [or usually bring] it forwards in time' also typically means 'earlier', not later!

We say 'push it back' to mean make something later. I suppose it all makes some sort of sense if you picture the future as a queue of things facing you - you can bring elements forward (nearer) or push them back (further).

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