Ask HN: What are your hobbies?

Post by v-erne » Fri, Dec 22, 2023, 11:27 AM UTC

gtroja wrote: post #60

robotguy wrote: post #59

I have moved beyond hobbies into METAHOBBIES. Specifically: Collecting Hobbies. I find that following my ADHD hyperfocus until the next shiny thing comes along has led to a massively diverse array of introductory knowledge and mediocre skills (as well as a garage stuffed full with bins of unfinished projects). Specifically in the last two years I have dabbled in: home automation (incl. Node Red, LoRa, MQTT on Raspber…

Almost the same here! ADHD and a lot of seasonal hobbies, like bookbinding (just love moleskine, and I started making my own) mechanical pencils (rotring ftw), paper in general

I second rotring! Especially 800 model, it's just so nice piece of precision machinery which combines ideally with Moleskin P notebook and leuchtturm pen holder (after retracting its tip 800 fits nicely on the side)

Post by v-erne » Fri, Dec 22, 2023, 11:45 AM UTC

My latest one is boardgames.

It gives me chance to get off computer (so only physical boardgames - no BGA) and meet new people (so no solo games). And since I like collecting stuff it also plays nicely into this quirk of mine (my collection just passed 140 mark).

The world of modern boardgames is really fascinating and totally different than I remember from childhood - playing boardgames in early 90s in Poland was geeks territory (up there with math and computers) and nowadays its almost badge of honor and all the coolest people will happily play boardgames (just to be clear I do not claim people playing games in 90s were geeks, it was just the prevailing opinion of my peers)

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