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Ask HN: How are you using the time between Christmas and New Year?

10 points by reiz 14y ago

I would like to know how you guys are using the time between Christmas and NewYear. Do you spend it with your family? Or was Christmas already to much family overload? Are you using the time to try out new technology/frameworks? Or are you working on side project? Or whatever?

wj 14y ago
Vacation!
- reiz 14y ago
  :-) Nothing wrong with that.
codegeek 14y ago
I already had a good 4 day weekend with family for Christmas. For New Year, I have another long weekend starting now and planning to do extensive coding on one of my ideas/ project.
- byoung2 14y ago
  For a second, I looked at your reply and thought I typed it! I've been practicing my node.js and MongoDB skills, so I'm working on a little weekend project as a showcase.
  - codegeek 14y ago
    haha yea. I am going hard at python/flask and also brushing up my git skills.
  - reiz 14y ago
    node.js is on my todo list. Heared many cool things about it.
lazyjones 14y ago
Working (pretty much no family left...). It is highly annoying when no lawyers, consultants, other professionals are available these days. ;-)
- reiz 14y ago
  I am sorry that you don't have family left anymore. Yes that can be annoying. But you could use the time for activities where you don't need consultants. I am using the time to do SEO for my Start-Up. And I am pre writing blog posts and saving them as drafts. I will post them somewhere in January.
- chuhnk 14y ago
  Right there with you. Used the time to try recharge on lost hours of sleep and working on a new idea.
james4k 14y ago
Visiting the other side of the family, but also contributing to a couple of open source projects.
- reiz 14y ago
  That sounds like a good mix. Keep it up.
dotpot 14y ago
doing some coding (refactoring) on some of my open source projects, playing some of the starcraft 2 ^^ :) also learning to ...
Devlin_Donnelly 14y ago
I'm building a blogging platform as well as refining my own web application framework as I go along.
- reiz 14y ago
  Cool! Is your blogging platform on GitHub? OpenSource? I am looking for blogging software in ruby, which I can customise for my own needs.
  - Devlin_Donnelly 14y ago
    It is not on GitHub at this time it is still under construction and so not ready to be published just yet. I am definitely considering publishing it open source though. As for your project, I am currently writing this blogging platform in perl, though it could be ported to ruby.
jamesjguthrie 14y ago
We got married last weekend and have been working loads over the last few months so this time is some well earned time off. Will probably get back to work on Wednesday/Thursday.
- reiz 14y ago
  Congratulation! I wish you all the best.
devonbarrett 14y ago
Eating, working on my side project and watching videos from talks throughout the year that I missed.
helen842000 14y ago
Combination of exercise & creative projects. Determined to write up those blog posts I've had in draft form for quite a while.