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Thank you too! With the war in my country, we're barely meeting ends, and couldn't prepare for Christmas. I wasn't sure about asking for help, but we've been st

Thank you too! With the war in my country, we're barely meeting ends, and couldn't prepare for Christmas. I wasn't sure about asking for help, but we've been struggling for a while, and even the holidays weren't looking to be any cheer for us. Although I doubted that we deserved it - there are many people who have it much worse, forced out of their houses, - I still reached out. I don't know if it's right of me to do so, but I surely am glad to see my family having better holidays. I feel depressed about life, following news, and the world feels ever more grim. Just two days ago I found out that a developer of one of my favorite games "Stalker Clear Sky", died in Bakhmut, fighting on the front lines... And there are suicide drones and rockets flying by my location occasionally. We have regular electricity shutdowns. But this helps. We've bought Christmas presents for my brother, got food to last the days, and we'll have a good celebration for New Year, what with a cake, meat and other foods of value. It's a kindness that makes me feel better about the world and people out there. Thanks :))

vertis 4y ago
We don't talk about it much on HN but I for one follow very closely and have given several thousand euros over the past year. This is not to pump myself up (it's the least I could do), but rather because you need to know that Ukraine isn't alone. Stay strong.
- Kelamir 4y ago
  Thank you, vertis :)
- atdrummond 4y ago
  Thank you for this.
- leandot 4y ago
  Same here, and I know others who do the same, you're not alone! Stay strong!
  - Kelamir 4y ago
    It's relieving to hear that. Thanks, leandot!
Kelamir 4y ago
I think it's not proper of me to add, but I'll reach out for help once more, feeling encouraged: I'd like to find some remote work. I have the following skills, among others: - I am good at language learning, could teach anyone efficient techniques in the field, as, apart from my native Ukrainian and Russian, I am self-taught at English, German, and a bit higher than beginner Japanese. Not only that, but I am also good at learning in general, helping out people in Discord for 2 years in the Anki community. - I am a bit higher than beginner at programming. I can manage some simple programs, such as a GUI that adds tasks to SQLite documents and kills background processes if any tasks unfinished. - I'm good at relationships with people, having worked in customer support, and I've read a couple of books on the subject. I manage a Discord community, if that is saying anything. If you got any advice, or would like to hire me, email is in profile, or write here :) It's frustratingly hard to find any work - I don't have certificates, nor work experience in the relevant fields. I am also outside a city, so there are few local jobs. Sorry if this is improper(plugging my job seeking in a joyful thread like this one). I am trying to survive and feed my family.
- atdrummond 4y ago
  Don’t forget the HN threads for jobs on the 1st. I’m working on this for you as well; should have more info tomorrow!
- vertis 4y ago
  If you'd like some small programming jobs I'm sure I can find some for you to do while learning. My email is in my profile (as is my telegram, keybase).

vertis 4y ago

We don't talk about it much on HN but I for one follow very closely and have given several thousand euros over the past year. This is not to pump myself up (it's the least I could do), but rather because you need to know that Ukraine isn't alone. Stay strong.

Kelamir 4y ago
Thank you, vertis :)
atdrummond 4y ago
Thank you for this.
leandot 4y ago
Same here, and I know others who do the same, you're not alone! Stay strong!
- Kelamir 4y ago
  It's relieving to hear that. Thanks, leandot!

Kelamir 4y ago

I think it's not proper of me to add, but I'll reach out for help once more, feeling encouraged: I'd like to find some remote work. I have the following skills, among others: - I am good at language learning, could teach anyone efficient techniques in the field, as, apart from my native Ukrainian and Russian, I am self-taught at English, German, and a bit higher than beginner Japanese. Not only that, but I am also good at learning in general, helping out people in Discord for 2 years in the Anki community. - I am a bit higher than beginner at programming. I can manage some simple programs, such as a GUI that adds tasks to SQLite documents and kills background processes if any tasks unfinished. - I'm good at relationships with people, having worked in customer support, and I've read a couple of books on the subject. I manage a Discord community, if that is saying anything. If you got any advice, or would like to hire me, email is in profile, or write here :) It's frustratingly hard to find any work - I don't have certificates, nor work experience in the relevant fields. I am also outside a city, so there are few local jobs. Sorry if this is improper(plugging my job seeking in a joyful thread like this one). I am trying to survive and feed my family.

atdrummond 4y ago
Don’t forget the HN threads for jobs on the 1st. I’m working on this for you as well; should have more info tomorrow!
vertis 4y ago
If you'd like some small programming jobs I'm sure I can find some for you to do while learning. My email is in my profile (as is my telegram, keybase).