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Re: Ask HN: What are you passionate about at the moment?

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Post by jkestner »

Citizen science! It's great when people realize they can answer their own questions with observation and data, and for activism because data is a powerful story. One friend of mine started https://publiclab.org to feed this, and another is doing data journalism to highlight holes in the government's environmental data. https://www.muckrock.com/project/ A rules-configurable sensor tool I made a long time ago was used by a non-profit to provide a service that logged NYC landlords' violations of thermostat settings.

These combined with the experience of exploring the natural world in my kids' school's makerspace, has made me come back to making sensor tools for the people - would love to hear from others how they use sensor data for change: https://supermechanical.com/pickup

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Post by Const-me »

jjice wrote: post #23
politelemon wrote: post #18

Games. I've been forcing myself into productivity for too long because that is the thing to do. I recently built a gaming pc, picked some jrpgs, and I'm having a blast. There are entire franchises and worlds for the exploring. There are amazing rich stories and history and beautiful soundtracks that I'm living through right now. My wishlist grows by the day as I discover new tales.

What are your favorite RPGs at the moment? New or old? I feel like RPGs have been holding strong since the Super Nintendo and there so many hours of incredible gameplay to be had.

An old one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire:_The_Masquerade_%E2%80...

There were many technical issues with the release version, but GOG sells the game with unofficial patches integrated, which worked great for me.

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Post by shooker435 »

stephenstuder wrote: post #182

Being a dad - Preparing for the Google Cloud Associate exam (5 YEO front-end developer trying to get out of my bubble) - Fixing my posture using a daily routine - Really fine-tuning our budget, researching the stores that have better prices for items we frequently buy, having a better grip on upcoming expenses, figuring out what things we need that we can buy used, and most importantly, getting the most out of the am…

I have some exam notes (10 parts) on my blog at https://www.sebhook.com/tag/pca/ if that's helpful. It's mostly focused on the architect exam, but there's a lot of crossover.

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Post by dfex »

perplex wrote: post #54

I started skateboarding two years ago in my backyard and this year I started skating at my local skatepark. I'm all padded up for safety and even use hip pads. It's a very fun and cheap hobby. Seeing a lot of progression so it's very fun.

Such a great sport - got back into it several years ago, and while I haven't progressed all that much (I'm more of a roll around parks guy than a pop an amazing trick guy), I do enjoy it immensely

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Post by nine_zeros »

nvarsj wrote: post #178

Dating. No, seriously. As a life long loner/introvert with high anxiety, I kinda discovered recently (after a long marriage/divorce/several years of not dating) that dating is actually kind of amazing. I never even knew this side of myself. I actually enjoy talking to random people about random stuff. Even if it doesn’t lead to a relationship, making any kind of connection with someone is deeply satisfying. I kind of…

I am married now but I went through 7 years where I compromised career for dating. And I'm glad I did that. My wife and our social life together, adds more value to my life than any manager/company/co-worker/compensation/insert_another_rat_race_item.

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Post by Aaronstotle »

politelemon wrote: post #18

Games. I've been forcing myself into productivity for too long because that is the thing to do. I recently built a gaming pc, picked some jrpgs, and I'm having a blast. There are entire franchises and worlds for the exploring. There are amazing rich stories and history and beautiful soundtracks that I'm living through right now. My wishlist grows by the day as I discover new tales.

As I've gotten older its rare for me to enjoy games, I can't seem to play for more than 15 minutes before wanting to turn it off/feel like I'm bored.

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Post by xedrac »

politelemon wrote: post #18

Games. I've been forcing myself into productivity for too long because that is the thing to do. I recently built a gaming pc, picked some jrpgs, and I'm having a blast. There are entire franchises and worlds for the exploring. There are amazing rich stories and history and beautiful soundtracks that I'm living through right now. My wishlist grows by the day as I discover new tales.

I tried this by playing Factorio, and realized I was doing similar "work" as my job, but without the added stress of deadlines, compromise and people. Ironically, it felt extremely productive, but not very recharging.
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