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What's not to love, really? Binary math, simple axiomatic formal system, seriously deep complexity. It's no coincidence that Conway's early fundamental work on cellular automata was done on a Go board with Go stones.
Variety is the spice of life.
I'd like to tout an increasingly rare hobby among younger people (non-retirees): Bridge, the card game. It has a rule structure and that hidden-information element that appeals to nerds, but it forces you to think critically and rationally instead of analytically (usually--opportunities for highly analytical plays pop up), and forces you to be able to relate with another person both at and away from the table, since…
Based on a CNBC special I saw a year or two ago, I believe Warren Buffett is also regular bridge player.
Photography, bicycling, listening to and playing music, wrenching on anything mechanical (currently putting a clutch in a 1990 Miata). That includes fixing electronics, too. Although I commute by bicycle and ride most places that I need to go to, I dearly enjoy driving for the sake of driving, autocrossing, etc.
I design fantasy vehicles in my head, and all the elaborate user interface bits that go along with them. Sometimes, I doodle parts of things down on paper, but most of my ideas are in my head.
I don't play computer games, but in real life, I like Chess, pool, scrabble, Monopoly and bowling.
Diving, 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.
I'm not "rich" by any means, but I run out of vacation time well before I run out of money to dive...
Cooking is probably my favorite hobby, I love doing something with my hands and really feeling accomplished when I make a great meal. This may sound childish, but I also really enjoy building and playing with LEGOs. I just have a few sets but I constantly rebuild them and I find it is an interesting thing to do while listening to music.