vruz
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The thing that brought me joy
https://www.stephenlewis.me/blog/the-thing-that-brought-me-joy/
#HackerNews #The #thing #that #brought #me #joy #joy #happiness #inspiration #personal-growth
Luanti (formerly Minetest)
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Looking back on some of my achievements in 2025:
▶️ Finished the game #Lazarr!
▶️ Created + finished the game C.O.W.
▶️ Won the 2025 #Luanti Game Jam (w/ C.O.W.)
▶️ Published "Falsche Fehler" mini-website (German)
▶️ Created mini-websites for Lazarr!, #Repixture, #HadesRevisited, #Glitch
▶️ Made 1 point release for Repixture (3.18)
▶️ Made 5 point releases for Hades Revisited
▶️ 1326 "contributions" (code, issues, PRs, etc.) on #Codeberg
▶️ Reached 1000 followers on #Mastodon
Evan Prodromou
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New Year, New Me
One of the big changes I made at the end of 2025 was shaving off my moustache. I’ve had a moustache since mid-2020; I talked about my reasons for growing one in my post called My Moustache. I think it looked really good, and it made me feel connected to my Middle Eastern heritage — both Greek and Arab. It was a pretty prominent feature and people would compliment me on the street for it.
But after 5 years, I was starting to feel overshadowed by the moustache. I think I was leaning too hard on it as part of my personality. When I talked about changing it up, my wife and kids would get upset — like I wouldn’t be the same person without it. It felt a little uncomfortable.
So, I decided to take the opportunity of the New Year to learn who I am without a handlebar moustache. I’m going to try living without a moustache for the whole of 2026; we’ll see how far I get. I am enjoying the freedom of being able to eat and drink much more neatly, and my bare lip does not require the same amount of care and grooming as it used to.
Before, with a moustache
After, clean-shaven!Thanks to all the nice people who have complimented my new look. To those who regret the loss of my distinguishing characteristic: I get it! It’s a little jarring to see this bare face without its central feature. I feel a little like a Mr. Potatohead with a missing accessory.
Mr. Potatohead, no moustacheAnyway, that’s where it went, and why.
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New Year, New Me
One of the big changes I made at the end of 2025 was shaving off my moustache. I’ve had a moustache since mid-2020; I talked about my reasons for growing one in my post called My Moustache. I think it looked really good, and it made me feel connected to my Middle Eastern heritage — both Greek and Arab. It was a pretty prominent feature and people would compliment me on the street for it.
But after 5 years, I was starting to feel overshadowed by the moustache. I think I was leaning too hard on it as part of my personality. When I talked about changing it up, my wife and kids would get upset — like I wouldn’t be the same person without it. It felt a little uncomfortable.
So, I decided to take the opportunity of the New Year to learn who I am without a handlebar moustache. I’m going to try living without a moustache for the whole of 2026; we’ll see how far I get. I am enjoying the freedom of being able to eat and drink much more neatly, and my bare lip does not require the same amount of care and grooming as it used to.
Before, with a moustacheAfter, clean-shaven!Thanks to all the nice people who have complimented my new look. To those who regret the loss of my distinguishing characteristic: I get it! It’s a little jarring to see this bare face without its central feature. I feel a little like a Mr. Potatohead with a missing accessory.
Mr. Potatohead, no moustacheAnyway, that’s where it went, and why.
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Looking back on some of my achievements in 2025:
▶️ Finished the game #Lazarr!
▶️ Created + finished the game C.O.W.
▶️ Won the 2025 #Luanti Game Jam (w/ C.O.W.)
▶️ Published "Falsche Fehler" mini-website (German)
▶️ Created mini-websites for Lazarr!, #Repixture, #HadesRevisited, #Glitch
▶️ Made 1 point release for Repixture (3.18)
▶️ Made 5 point releases for Hades Revisited
▶️ 1326 "contributions" (code, issues, PRs, etc.) on #Codeberg
▶️ Reached 1000 followers on #Mastodon
One year of keeping a tada list
https://www.ducktyped.org/p/one-year-of-keeping-a-tada-list
#HackerNews #tada #list #productivity #personal #growth #reflection #journaling
Umbrel – Personal Cloud
#HackerNews #Umbrel #Personal #Cloud #Technology #Privacy #Innovation #CloudStorage
My productivity app is a never-ending .txt file (2022)
https://jeffhuang.com/productivity_text_file/
#HackerNews #productivity #app #productivity #hacks #text #file #personal #growth #2022
Where are you supposed to go if you don't care about growth?
https://ramones.dev/posts/where-are-you-supposed-to-go/
#HackerNews #growth #mindset #personal #development #alternative #paths #life #choices
Done with therapy.
Spent our last session talking about “am I being a cultist” with my new found Buddhism obsession. (Therapist says no). I had to go there because of my life long habit of “wanting structure but also wanna stick it to the man”. My mind is good at gymnastics #therapy #MentalHealth #personal
How did I get here?
https://how-did-i-get-here.net/
#HackerNews #How #did #I #get #here? #journey #self-discovery #personal-growth #reflection
#Trump isn’t solely responsible for this. Through hundreds of interviews that Leonnig & longtime WaPo colleague Aaron Davis & conducted, we learned first hand how a mixture of fear & stubborn bravery, gutter politics & noble intentions ultimately paved the way for the unraveling of the #DOJ we are now witnessing. This decline started Trump’s first term but gained momentum in the #Biden presidency.
#law #democracy #Constitution #3CoEqualBranchesOfGovernment #GiftArticle #Navarro #Justice
It’s true #Trump started it all when, in his first presidency, he tried to bend this venerable #law enforcement agency for his own #personal & #political #gain. Trump frequently failed in that effort, but, as learned after 2 years of reporting, all the while he was quietly succeeding in destabilizing the institution’s foundations — & weakening its resolve with his brand of bare-knuckle attacks. That imperiled the rule of law that has long assured all Americans impartial & fair #justice.
Life After Work
https://www.mechanize.work/blog/life-after-work/
#HackerNews #Life #After #Work #work-life-balance #career-transition #post-work-life #personal-growth #HackerNews
