Ask HN: What are you passionate about at the moment?

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Post by kurtdev » Mon, Nov 06, 2023, 11:54 AM UTC

I thought this post[1] from exactly a year ago was a nice type of post and so to celebrate it I thought I would start another to show the diverse interest of the HN community. Cheers!

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33488891 (thanks mckirk!)

Re: Ask HN: What are you passionate about at the moment?

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Post by kurtdev » Mon, Nov 06, 2023, 11:57 AM UTC

I'm gonna start myself with something I got into again recently. I got back into game development as a hobby a couple of weeks ago (sadly just after Ludum Dare ended) and have since been learning Godot to make the switch away from Unity permanently. So far its ease of use has been a real game changer for me, although I miss having my IDE on a different screen. The goal is to know Godot well enough to take part in the next Ludum Dare next year.

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Post by user_7832 » Mon, Nov 06, 2023, 1:00 PM UTC

I’ve been reading up on diy speakers, with the eventual goal to make an excellent sounding pair myself.

Ever heard a pair of speakers that didn’t sound like hearing a recording of an instrument, but rather hearing the instrument itself? Me neither, but it’s apparently possible.

The DIY speaker/audio hobby is highly specific but also fortunately has a lot of informative available online. I’d recommend diyaudio.com and partsexpressforums for anyone interested, I have more resources if curious.

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Post by codingclaws » Mon, Nov 06, 2023, 1:03 PM UTC

Piano. I am doing Czerny op 599.

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Post by lindseyconcerns » Mon, Nov 06, 2023, 1:04 PM UTC

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Post by skor » Mon, Nov 06, 2023, 1:11 PM UTC

I write code that makes live music and/or controls hardware instruments. Latest recording https://lowveld.bandcamp.com/album/antarctica-sixteen-ninety... Styles are quite varied (imho) within the experimental and ambient genres. Managed to get some of these pieces in a few short films, they tend to be horror/thriller type. Slow listening.

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Post by solardev » Mon, Nov 06, 2023, 1:35 PM UTC

There is a new show on HBO called Scavengers Reign, and it's become my favorite scifi story ever. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21056886/

It's kinda like watching Planet Earth about another ecosystem, with a strong focus on judgment-free ecology (ie there isn't good and evil, just different flora and fauna and otherwise interacting both with their normal food webs and with human outsiders).

It really tickles the environmental science geek in me. There's such a wonderful assortment of predators, prey, symbiotes, diseases, treatments, and thoughtful little touches everywhere. Beautiful art too.

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That aside, I can't stop thinking about how much fun it is to throw people off cliffs in Baldur's Gate 3. https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561199138390397/recomm...

Simple pleasures, man.

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Post by gwnywg » Mon, Nov 06, 2023, 1:40 PM UTC

I'm recently passionate about motivation. I'm on the lookout for ways to keep me motivated. I always thought burnout is not my problem, until it hit me and now I'm looking for cure.

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Post by cyanf » Mon, Nov 06, 2023, 1:53 PM UTC

Elixir. The community is nice and welcoming.

Everyone is passionate about the project, you can feel the care that’s being poured into the ecosystem.

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Post by abakker » Mon, Nov 06, 2023, 1:54 PM UTC

I'm currently passionate about trying to understand the importance of young's modulus in machine design, and whether it can be "worked around" with different materials that are easier to work with.