I skateboard. The only reason I'm a computer programmer is because I got hurt really bad when I was 18 and had to find something else to do.
Ask HN: Hacker Hobbies?
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#42Recording and writing music. I just recently upgraded from Garageband to Logic Pro and recently bought Reason. You can listen to my modest efforts at http://www.myspace.com/zendevice.
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#43I enjoy gardening, i just got a my first square foot garden, i enjoy geeking out over automating it's watering, and optimizing conditions. I cannot stop comparing the task to that of building a website...nurture it slowly and it will grow ^_^
Not only is it a relaxing/rewarding hobby it encourages me to eat better and helps save me money on my groceries!
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#44Recording music, reading sf/f and classics, parenting, and Team Fortress 2.
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#45Diving, traveling, photography, and flying airplanes Those are the expensive ones. Karaoke, reading, diving, exercising, and writing are the cheaper ones
Diving is both expensive and cheap? I plan on getting certified this summer and I know it can be a bit expensive to start up but I'd love to know if this is something that can potentially be a big drain on the wallet.
As somebody that loves learning and doing a lot of stuff, I have found that wherever there is a hobby, it can get very expensive.
Diving is cheap because you can keep gear to a minimum and take cheap diving trips. It's expensive because you can also buy pricey gear, take trips to exotic places, and pay for a lot of instruction and amenities.
One of the things I like about diving is that not only is it fun, depending on where you live it can also be very cheap
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#46Ultimate Frisbee. It's real good exercise (which hackers need), and there's something peaceful about throwing a frisbee. Plus "reading" the disc (figuring out where it's going to land) is interesting because a disc has a few more degrees of freedom than a ball.
yep, organized Ultimate clubs seem like a popular geek weekend activity amongst bay area hackers
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#47Cycling. Indeed, I'm having some regrets about beeing at a Startup Weekend and having missed the live coverage of what has proved to be one of the more epic stages at the Giro d'Italia in recent years... sigh . I like to ride, too, but have been sick an awful lot this year, due to our daughter being in nursery school and picking up a nasty array of diseases.
Eurosport online access is just about making not seeing the Giro on big-screen tolerable. It's been epic.
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#48I am a rock climber and have met or seen at least half dozen people on HN who also climb. Can't say enough nice things about it, gorgeous hobby. edit: I was also curious about this, and created a similar thread a while ago: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=862139
Climber here too. It's one of the few things I've done where it can grab 100% of my focus and attention. I can't think of anything else I've done that I can do without distraction or my mind wondering.
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#49Recording in a live-electronics duo, gigging out with said duo, cycling, and raising my daughter full-time :)
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#50Rugby, hiking, beer (it's a hobby, right?) and hanging out with good friends.
Some things I want to take up include; boxing, photography and diving. (Even though I can't swim, and all animals in the water freak me out.)