I started seriously writing as a hobbyist, student and then hold in custody about 5 years ago .And now I became a best resume writer .I've always write small articles and stories on the side as a learning exercise.
Ask HN: How do you come up with hobby projects?
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Re: Ask HN: How do you come up with hobby projects?
#22Everyday interactions present opportunities for further exploration. I get my projects from problems I encounter during my normal interactions with people. Then I try hack something together for fun. My most recent project is hacking a thermostat with a Raspberry Pi 2 and mobile app to notify small shop owners when their freezer temperature has risen above a certain temperature. This project came about from a interaction with my local grocer. I grabbed some Ben&Jerrys out of the fridge a few weeks ago and the shop attendant apologised. He couldn't sell the ice-cream because the freezer power was cut the night before when a cleaner accidentally tripped the power cord. The ice-cream had melted and was a write off. The shop owner had to leave the stock in the freezer until the insurance delegate arrived to confirm the write off. The shop owner gave me the idea of an app that would notify him if it ever happened again. He wanted to do it himself but didn't have the technical ability. I didn't either but that was an opportunity to learn on a real life problem. It doesn't matter that there are commercial alternatives available. It's something fun to program and I have a willing participant to trail it on. Keep your eye's and ears open. Real life problems are often more rewarding to solve than projects on hobby sites.
Re: Ask HN: How do you come up with hobby projects?
#23I just think of stuff I would like to build, found interesting or useful. If you are the intended user, it's a lot easier.
totally agree with this. if you are using linux, install a few window managers and start playing around with them...fvwm, xmonad, fluxbox, etc...then start thinking about what you would like to do better...look at the code for some of the utilities...bbpager, dmenu, etc...well, that's if you're interested in this kind of stuff ;-)
Re: Ask HN: How do you come up with hobby projects?
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Sorry that sounds a bit nonsense to me. All the things I enjoy doing outside of work involve getting away from the computer as much as possible. Mountain biking, kayaking, drinking. Cooking is about the only hobby that could involve something, but there are a ton of cooking related websites.
Mountain biking: route planning; journey mapping; distance logging; GPS direction showing; etc etc. For someone who wants ideas you use your non-computer hobbies as somewhere to get ideas.
I don't need any of that. I don't see the point in tech for the sake of it.