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Re: Ask HN: What hobbies do you pursue in your free time

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Post by bavell »

enchiridion wrote: post #15
bavell wrote: post #7

Playing guitar, it's a great creative outlet when I'm tired of staring at screens. I've been playing for ~15 years but I don't really consider myself a musician - I mostly play for fun and don't bother trying to learn specific songs most of the time. My favorite thing to do is put on a playlist of good music and play along to it, trying to find the key and then playing around with different scales. There's a great YT…

A looper pedal is a game changer!

True, I really need to invest in some more gear! I have a wah pedal but that's about it.

Re: Ask HN: What hobbies do you pursue in your free time

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Post by tracer4201 »

mraza007 wrote: post #19
tracer4201 wrote: post #14

Reading, learning, and sometimes video games. In the last few years, I’ve realized my love for reading and learning. I was spending a lot of time on Reddit, HN, and other news sites. It actually led me to discover that while these sites can be enjoyable in moderation, I can also just read books. I mostly read non fiction - topics in human psychology, history, biographies, and also technical books.

Oh that’s nice What subreddits do you mostly spend time on

/r/personalfinance, /r/books, /r/investing, /r/stockmarket

I also recommend Bogleheads investing forums: bogleheads.org/forum/

Re: Ask HN: What hobbies do you pursue in your free time

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Post by Xar »

mrfusion wrote: post #5

Just discovered Pickleball and it’s a blast. Easy to learn, difficult to master. And I never liked other racquet sports. And in most areas there’s lots of open play so you don’t even need friends to play with. 3d printing is a really fun hobby. And pretty cheap to get started. Wood working is a good one I’m trying to get into but I still get scared of the power tools.

Any source you would recommend to get started with 3D printing?

Re: Ask HN: What hobbies do you pursue in your free time

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Post by 5tefan »

So... we got a child. And that's it. Get's all the time we can spare. But it's extremely rewarding as well. Due to him I am back at drawing. This time colored pencil. Mostly pets in comic style since he enjoys watching and recognizing them in the end. By the way... drawing really forces you to concentrate and observe a lot the details.

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Post by mraza007 »

tracer4201 wrote: post #22
mraza007 wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Oh that’s nice What subreddits do you mostly spend time on

/r/personalfinance, /r/books, /r/investing, /r/stockmarket I also recommend Bogleheads investing forums: bogleheads.org/forum/

Oh okay I’ll subscribe to those subreddits thanks man

Re: Ask HN: What hobbies do you pursue in your free time

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Post by mraza007 »

ryanchants wrote: post #20

I've dabbled in each of these over the last few years, but COVID has shutdown some studios and cut back on how much: weaving: I have a rigid heddle loom, and I've considered building a pvc loom. I'd also like to play around with tapestry weaving generative art/creative coding: Processing/p5js, primarily around plotter art metalsmithing: Did a class focusing on jewelry, but I'd like to dabble a little more in small sc…

Nice How did you get started with creative coding that’s on my bucket list

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Post by ryanchants »

mraza007 wrote: post #26
ryanchants wrote: post #20

I've dabbled in each of these over the last few years, but COVID has shutdown some studios and cut back on how much: weaving: I have a rigid heddle loom, and I've considered building a pvc loom. I'd also like to play around with tapestry weaving generative art/creative coding: Processing/p5js, primarily around plotter art metalsmithing: Did a class focusing on jewelry, but I'd like to dabble a little more in small sc…

Nice How did you get started with creative coding that’s on my bucket list

I signed up for a workshop with Jessica In(shedrawswithcode on social media). And then found a class by Matt DesLauriers on Frontend Masters. The Generative Art podcast is a pretty good resource too.

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Post by mrfusion »

Xar wrote: post #23
mrfusion wrote: post #5

Just discovered Pickleball and it’s a blast. Easy to learn, difficult to master. And I never liked other racquet sports. And in most areas there’s lots of open play so you don’t even need friends to play with. 3d printing is a really fun hobby. And pretty cheap to get started. Wood working is a good one I’m trying to get into but I still get scared of the power tools.

Any source you would recommend to get started with 3D printing?

I just bought an ender 5 on amazon. But I’m pretty sure the cheaper ender 3 would be almost as good. (And it’s more popular so there’s a Lot more help out there)

Then just download some fun stuff from thingiverse.com, slice it in cura and get printing.

Later on I learned openscad to make some of my own ideas.

Re: Ask HN: What hobbies do you pursue in your free time

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Post by mrfusion »

frompdx wrote: post #9

I have a variety of hobbies. Maybe to many. I like to rotate hobbies to keep things interesting. My hobbies usually interest and complement each other in various ways. - Film photography. Photography is probably the first hobby I picked up. I have a variety of older film cameras in 35mm and medium format. Planning to convert an extra room in my basement into a darkroom in the near future. - Blogging. I have been runn…

Great list!

What do you mean by a life game in godot?

Also do you eat the mushrooms?

(Could you be convinced to take up bird watching?)

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