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- raw_anon_1111Happy NYE!We started traveling a lot post Covid and after all of the stars aligned for us. But this is the first year that we have done any international travel besides flights Mexico (cruises don’t count).We went to Costa Rica (Manual Antonio), London with a day trip to France and Canada (landed in Buffalo NY).We are going to see if Costa Rica is a good Plan B when we retire on paper (I am 51) it looks good. We are staying for a month next year. I work remotely.As far as side projects? I plan to continue my 30 year next year streak of never doing anything software development outside of work. Between continuing to learn Spanish, exercise, and spending time with family and friends, I’ve got enough on my plate.
- washedupHappy NYE! Was a big one for me: went sober. Alcohol became my band-aid solution for everything, which ended up with me ignoring things that needed to be done and putting my relationships, job, and health at major risk. I am now 10 months sober and beyond relieved to not be where I was one year ago. I found my dream job in the process, and was able to transition out of an old job that felt stale and holding me back. There is still lot's of progress to be made.
- idopmstuffHappy New Year!2025: My first full year of running my own business, and things really went well. Also had my second child, a beautiful daughter who is currently not sleeping well at night. I am so tired. I lost my dog suddenly - he was my first dog and my companion for nine years. I love that guy so much.
- vldszn2025 highlights- Got 300+ stars on GitHub for my free, open-source project EasyInvoicePDF https://github.com/VladSez/easy-invoice-pdf- Received a lot of great and useful feedback about my project on social media- Moved to a new apartment - better and bigger- Lost 5+ kg and exercised more than last year- Visited Hungary, Austria, and Italy for the first time - Hungary and Italy exceeded expectations- My project was featured in a large startup-related Telegram channel (50k+ subscribers)Happy New Year
- pdycHappy New Year, everyone. To the entrepreneurs, may you get sticky customers with negative churn, and may they subscribe to your highest $$ plan.
- Sharanxxxx2025 wrapGot an internshipRejected a lowpay job offerQuit the 9 – 5Built my own SaaS in 15 days as a self-taught devGot 250+ users on my appMade my first sales before even consuming my 1-month stipend savingsCrossed $100+ in December revenueLearned coding + marketingDidn’t skip the gym Deadlift PR: 400 lbs @ 130 lbs BW Betting on myself in 2026 Happy New Year
- nticompassHappy New Year from Western NY :-D
- warthogHad a pretty bad year. Hoping 2026 will be way better! Happy new year everybody
- smajloHappy New Year from Cracow, Poland!It was difficult, but overall great year. Looking forward what 2026 will bring.
- cmengeHappy New Year everyone!2025 - Visited/lived in: Austria, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, Cambodia, UAE - Started (too many) side-projects - Managed to grow a number of projects / startups - Almost back to PRs: deadlift 155k, squat 90k, bench 80k Ideas for 2026 - Focus on getting things done / releasing stuff rather than starting / release an app (iOS/Android) - Triple revenue - Visit 12 countries I haven't visited before (Morocco, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Malta, Cyprus, Brazil, Peru, Chile) - Deadlift 200k, squat 120k, bench 100k; lose 10k BW - Learn formatting on HN :)
- teunispetersHappy New Year from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada!
- acheong08Happy New Years! I can't believe it's already 2026. Posting from a flight back to the UK. Having wifi in the sky, we really are living in the future.2025 wrapped: https://duti.dev/blog/2025/2025-in-a-nutshell/Putting this down as my 2026 goal: At least one commit a day. Stop putting things off.
- thatguymikeHappy new year from SF. 2025 was about hanging on, balancing a heavy workload and a new baby, but in ways which I’m confident are the right decisions for our future. I did a lot of Becoming An Adult this year, learning to trust myself and my partner, and prioritizing what matters. 2026 will probably be more of the same..! But I am hopeful things should ease up over time.Happy new year, this community has given me a lot and I’m grateful for you all.
- sharyphilHappy New Year everyone!You guys are all truly wonderful, otherwise you wouldn't be here.As from someone who started my own company last year and decided to dive into a dozen of projects, reached new milestones and a lot of success, but suffered from severe burnout and depression:Remember - you can do anything, but not everything. Choose what to focus on and what makes you happy and go for it. Happy 2026!
- NSPG911Happy New Year from Singapore!Finally got my first GitHub repo to 100 stars (yesterday!) so that is something I'm really dang proud of. This year, I do have my Cambridge A Level Examinations coming up, hopefully I don't mess it up as bad as I did for my O Level Exams...
- OfflineSergioHappy New Year!2025 I'm proud of my 2025. I lost weight with a slow pace. I launched one of my projects and built on top of it and I'm currently at 99 items sold. Hopefull it will get to 100 by end of the year. Not gonna lie, bad stuff happened too, but I'm not gonna focus on those.2026 If everything goes as planned, I'm hoping to see my my mother and brother after 4 years. I want live a bit healthier, and I want to grow the same side project. I really hope I scroll less shitty content.This is the community I feel safe the most in and really helps me keep going everyday.
- olalondeHappy New Year from Shenzhen. Countdown in 1h45m. If anyone in Shenzhen wants to cheers, I shall be at Revolucion Cocktail.
- ridgeguyHappy New Year from the Sierra Nevada foothills.2025: - set up new facility for mfg of CVD diamond tech products - replaced awful old carpets at home with bamboo wood floors - lost 42 lbs (thanks, tirzepatide) - secured $ for a new CVD diamond system, build starts in January - road trip to see friends & family, some for first time in a decadeWishing happiness, love, accomplishment and adventure to all!
- cerpinsHappy new year from Latvia! Coding highlights:- Built a website for playing Riichi Mahjong https://online-riichi.com
- lovestoryIt was a crazy year. Spent half of it living in my college building (Read about huge nationwide student protests in Serbia where students blocked all colleges because of the government corruption for almost 9 months).
- cebertHappy New Year from Troy, Michigan. I spent much of 2025 recovering from microfracture knee surgery. I’m hopeful for better health in 2026.
- koito17Happy New Year from Japan!The perfect square year is now over...next one is 2116. Silly thing to note, but I am thankful for being able to live in such a year. Additionally, 2025 was quite transformative to my life. Where I am today, in terms of career and personal connections, I wouldn't have expected to be here even two years ago.
- District5524Happy New Year from Hungary! An exciting new year ahead for all of us!
- reconnectingExactly one year ago, we started tirreno on New Year’s night at Show HN. Today, we’re nearly at 1k stars and dozens of releases in.Thanks so much, HN, for this year.H_N_Y from the Alps!
- andrewinardeerI wonder what events will transpire that will shape our world by this time next year.There will be a new FIFA World Cup champion unless Argentina does the unthinkable.No doubt regime change somewhere. Probably a massive cyber event that cripples critical infra. A magnitude 8+ earthquake in a populated area?
- unforbiddenYetHappy New Year from Paris, France!
- krylonI wish everyone a gentle start into the new year, and that it may bring you much health, love, and joy!May 2026 be a much, much better year than this one!
- rwallaceHappy new year from Ireland!
- sbondaryevHappy New Year from Switzerland!
- PhilpaxHappy New Year from Melbourne! May it be a good one :)
- realty_geekHappy New Year from Nuneaton, UK!!
- pkuehneHappy New Year from Leipzig, Germany!
- coldstartopsHappy New Year from Romania! Let there be highways to a good future, and a letter of law for everyone to follow!
- djjdhdhdhdjjHappy New Year's Eve.Hoping to see the start of the AI-powered technological singularity in 2026. The end of humanity is nigh and I can't wait to be melded to the machine. This life was kind of boring anyway.
- yard2010Happy new year from the middle east! May 2026 be a year of peace and compassion <3
- sleeyHappy new year everyoneHope 2026 I can finish my todo list- Got at least JLPT N5- Work abroad- Start working out again
- GabrielBRAAHappy new year from Brazil! (Still some hours in 2025 to go)
- SmartestUnknownనూతన సంవత్సర శుభాకాంక్షలు from India!
- alexharriHappy New Year from Reykjavík, Iceland!
- schappimHNY from Sydney, Australia!
- joonjavel25Happy New Year from Davao, Philippines!
- drhoncHappy new year from Germany!
- dominicqHappy New Year from Zagreb, Croatia!
- rnmeowHappy New Year from Taiwan!
- d99krisHappy New Year from Singapore!
- tqpcharlieHappy new year from Canada!!
- InsanityHappy New Year from Toronto!
- zilyovaHappy New Year from AU
- ulrischaHappy new year from Munich
- siberianbotHappy New Year from Krasnoyarsk, Russia!
- dividedcometHappy New Year from Fort Collins, Colorado USA!
- viictoryravesHappy New Year to everybody!
- whirlwinHappy new year from Norway!
- wastuHappy new year from Indonesia!
- haliliceylanHappy new year from Antwerp !
- dhruvbhatiaHappy New Year from Australia :)
- ArbriCHappy New year from Albania
- benswiftHNY from Xizhou, Yunnan, China
- shafyyHappy New Year from Berlin!
- anfragmentHappy New Year from Almaty, Kazakhstan!
- warmlander99Happy New Year from Argentina
- RickJWagnerHappy New Year from Arkansas, USA!This year let’s all act kindly towards others and learn and discuss things in civil tones. In a world where Reddit is the norm, make Hacker News a beacon of hope.
- chrisvalleybayHappy New Year from Oslo!
- TankensteinHappy new year from Estonia!
- nrhrjrjrjtntbtHappy new year from ISS!Just kidding. AU!
- ulfwHappy 2026 from Sydney to your hearts!For all of our sake I hope it will be better than 2025
- tuggiHappy New Year!
- codyklimdevHappy New Year from Indiana!
- manfredzHappy New Year from Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- gdotdesignHappy New Year from Budapest!
- antdkeHappy New Year from New York City!!
- yarlingheHappy new year from China !!
- kalterdevHappy new year from my heart
- linhnsHappy new year folks!
- pasxizeisHappy new year from Greece!
- dahsameerHappy new year from Nepal!
- mano78Happy 2026 from Venice, Italy!
- messutiedHappy New Year from Bolivia!
- heyhegazyHappy New Year from Cairo, Egypt!
- b3lvedereHappy new year everyone!
- decembreHappy new year from France !
- mportelaHappy new year from New York!
- subhajeet2107Happy New Year from India
- haebomHappy New Year! schappim.
- ingen0sHappy New Year from Canada!
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