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.

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GaryBluto 8 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> Sometimes after Christmas, I avoid refreshing an HN tab, so I get to see the theme just a little bit longer :)

There's always browser extensions/scripts.

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freedomben 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Indeed, I needed it longer than one day so wrote myself an extension. HN didn't seem to care but I still love it :-)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46266496

https://github.com/FreedomBen/hacker-news-christmas-colors-b...

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dang 7 hours ago | parent [-]

Wow, perhaps my "too early" assessment was wrong?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46379541

	▲	freedomben 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Indeed, I didn't notice on desktop (due to my browser extension) but when I saw it on mobile at around 2 or 3 PM Mountain Time I was thrilled! Thanks for continuing such an awesome tradition :-D

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koito17 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Yeah, I'm aware of extensions like Stylus and use it on a few sites. But my brain is irrational and doesn't treat it the same as having a snapshot of HN during Christmas.

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coffeemug 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Where did you move from (and to)?

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koito17 8 hours ago | parent [-]

United States to Japan.

I was a bit eager to start work after three months of waiting for the HSP 1b visa. Tried to keep myself busy with side projects, and got quite far with embedded Rust. But the lack of a "regular schedule" from a job was making me eager to start "proper work" again.

So far, it has been a mixed bag of trade-offs. Made it in time for various events, got to see a few friends for the first time in a while, etc. However, nothing beats the comfort and security of one's parents home, especially during the holiday season.

Probably obvious to everybody, but seriously do not schedule a move in December. If it is feasible, spend the time to make memories with your family and loved ones.

	▲	coffeemug 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> nothing beats the comfort and security of one's parents home, especially during the holiday season. A bit morbid, but reminds me of this passage by John Quincy Adams: > Everything about the house is the same. I was not fully sensible of the change till I entered his bedchamber [...] That moment was inexpressibly painful, and struck me as if it had been an arrow to my heart. My father and mother have departed. The charm which has always made this house to me an abode of enchantment is dissolved; and yet my attachment to it, and to the whole region around, is stronger than I ever felt it before. Hope you get to spend the next Christmas with your family!

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ekianjo 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Welcome to Japan!