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Re: Ask HN: Any interesting niche hobbies?

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Post by AussieWog93 »

trick-or-treat wrote: post #505
komali2 wrote: post #494

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This is just par for the course of human existence. Lump it under all the other "human situation" stuff, somewhere between "stubbed toe" and "cancer."

Huh? I have zero stubbed toe anxiety. If it happens it happens. But knowing that I'm being classified by event organizers (and that there's a 10% chance I will be labeled "complete weirdo")? That will keep me from participating in events. Which is too bad because I already have enough reasons not to participate in events without adding neuroses on top of them.

For what it's worth I'm classifying you right now (in the "neurodiverse odd fellow" category, not the complete weirdo one).

You can't win man.

Re: Ask HN: Any interesting niche hobbies?

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Post by AussieWog93 »

Gigachad wrote: post #490
SoftTalker wrote: post #142

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I think a lot of people need prompting for something to talk about. They have no confidence that topics they bring up will be interesting to anyone else. So any kind of gathering that takes that pressure off will be attractive.

I've been trying to come up with some interesting prompts after observing just asking someone "What's been happening" yields nothing but "Oh not much, work". So far the old classics of just probing in to what they do for work, what they did last weekend, etc and then finding any bit of info to drill down in to more interesting topics works best. Also very important to recognize most conversation starters are someone…

Tangential, but I've been following your comments for years now and I have to say whatever you've discovered seems to be serving you well.

You're seriously 1000x more likeable than even just a couple of years ago.

Re: Ask HN: Any interesting niche hobbies?

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Post by trick-or-treat »

AussieWog93 wrote: post #531
trick-or-treat wrote: post #505

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Huh? I have zero stubbed toe anxiety. If it happens it happens. But knowing that I'm being classified by event organizers (and that there's a 10% chance I will be labeled "complete weirdo")? That will keep me from participating in events. Which is too bad because I already have enough reasons not to participate in events without adding neuroses on top of them.

For what it's worth I'm classifying you right now (in the "neurodiverse odd fellow" category, not the complete weirdo one). You can't win man.

Oh well. At least I didn't stub my toe.

Re: Ask HN: Any interesting niche hobbies?

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Post by locknitpicker »

MidnightRider39 wrote: post #166
SoftTalker wrote: post #158

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Sure. Most people are there with an agenda. ABC.

Do you mean most people go to parties to close deals?

> Do you mean most people go to parties to close deals?

It sounds like the concept of social/civic organizations caught you by surprise.

Re: Ask HN: Any interesting niche hobbies?

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Post by b3lvedere »

To some annoyance of my wife and kids, i like to plant all kinds of seeds in little pots to see if i can make it grow.

One kind of success (for me) is a 1m25 / 50 inch tall avocado which is in a big pot now. Took some years.

I am working (again) on paprika, spinach, cucumber and tomatoes . Thinking about to start with another avocado seed.

I think i would like to have a small greenhouse when i’m ready to retire.

Re: Ask HN: Any interesting niche hobbies?

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Post by throw_m239339 »

Hardware synthesizers, audio engineering, DSP programming, a whole lot of problems to solve in that domain as big manufacturers sell half baked devices for a quick buck that can barely stay in sync, or gear that is inferior to the same kind of gear from 20 years ago... it's not niche though, synth popularity is exploding, it's just that manufacturers aren't making the synthesizers as powerful as they could be, despite the increase in CPU power...

Re: Ask HN: Any interesting niche hobbies?

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Post by AussieWog93 »

trick-or-treat wrote: post #535
AussieWog93 wrote: post #531

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For what it's worth I'm classifying you right now (in the "neurodiverse odd fellow" category, not the complete weirdo one). You can't win man.

Oh well. At least I didn't stub my toe.

You have now been reclassified as someone very funny.

Re: Ask HN: Any interesting niche hobbies?

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Post by Liftyee »

ternus wrote: post #469
linsomniac wrote: post #301

I've been working on trying to help fill out the MeshCore network in our area for off-grid communications. Some of us are setting up solar powered, battery backed MeshCore nodes, they have no connection to power or Internet. You can use a small device (like a credit card or a small walkie-talkie) with a phone, or a blackberry-like device, to send/receive encrypted messages, chat on channels, or communicate on BBS-lik…

Came here to mention this. I've had a lot of fun putting up stealth repeaters in trees to build out the Meshcore network. One or two nodes in critical places can light up dozens of square miles for the mesh. Find your local Discord and get rolling. In the Bay Area it's baymc.org.

I've been thinking about this for Meshtastic - How do you power them? Little solar panels?
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