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Geek Culture / What are your hobbies... besides programming?

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Siolis
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Quote: "I really, realllly don’t understand threads like this.

Once there are more than 3 posts, everyone skips over everyone else's posts and just posts their own, hobbies in this case. Even if people did read all of the posts, it boggles me how people care what other people's hobbies are on a forum where chances are they'll never meet or talk more in-depthly in their entire lives."


It’s called curiosity and interest. If I see someone else’s hobby, I might mail them about it and ask what’s involved and see how I could take part in an event of it or I might just discuss it with them.

I would have thought the point of this thread was obvious.

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RUCCUS
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Quote: "I might mail them about it and ask what’s involved and see how I could take part in an event of it or I might just discuss it with them."


I didnt think someone would take that much interest in one of the person's hobbies to bother.

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The crazy
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Ruccus chill out. It's none of your business whatsoever whether we care to see if anyone shares common interests with us. For example, I think it'd be cool if someone on here played ddr. Maybe I'd e-mail them and set up a ffr challenge with them over the internet. It's just for fun, no need to criticize us for it.

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Xander
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I like these threads, I think they add some positive socializing (well...as close as you can get considering it's the internet) to the forums.

I try to play DDR. I can only beat the songs on the lowest setting, haha. But I try, isn't that what matters? I haven't played for almost a year though.

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Kenjar
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Posted: 30th Nov 2006 19:31 Edited at: 30th Nov 2006 19:34
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Women... getting slapped by them! ... oh wait, sorry thats my brother.

Quote: "One of my hobbies is microscopy.
Got several jars in my bedroom full of colonies of different protozoa and fungi, and of course lots of bottles with dyes.
Whats your hobby?"


I do that as well... but not intentionally... I just forgot that I left a jam sandwich on my upstairs windowcil for a couple of months.


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Grog Grueslayer
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Posted: 30th Nov 2006 22:24
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Quote: "I didnt think someone would take that much interest in one of the person's hobbies to bother."


I'm betting most of the time people do this when reading other peoples hobbies:

You do wha?... hahahahaaaa.
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Phaelax
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Posted: 1st Dec 2006 00:26 Edited at: 1st Dec 2006 04:59
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I'll just post an answer for Ruccus.

Hobbies:
-complaining
-straying from thread topics


There, all done!

*awaits the flailing of the trout*

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The crazy
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@Xander: Just stick with it. It just takes some practice.

I feel like such a newb though. My friends and I play ddr (a lot of them at least) and they all are pretty good but I beat them. (dang I feel conceited) Anyway a few of them are really good at guitar hero and they got me into it. I'm a TOTAL N00b! So I'm been playing that like crazy, and I'm just now barely to the middle level after a couple days. We play a computer version called frets on fire, you use the keyboard and turn it upside down like a guitar and play it's really cool.

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Peter H
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Posted: 1st Dec 2006 02:54 Edited at: 1st Dec 2006 03:02
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Quote: "I try to play DDR. I can only beat the songs on the lowest setting, haha. But I try, isn't that what matters? I haven't played for almost a year though."

haha, that's funny. I used to play that to (although not for about a year like you) i played it so stinkin much though i was able to get an A on half of the songs on heavy

anyway, current hobbies would be:
Drums
Piano
I kept fish for about 5 years, but i think they're all dead now
oh, and paintball to, almost forgotz
um... game programming (sorry, had to be in there)

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baseball
video games
paintball

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The crazy
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Oh snap! Forgot about paintball! To the edit button we go!

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- DarkBasic Pro (the obvious answer)
- Perl Coding UNIX Sockets based applications (portscanners, tcp packet crafters, etc)
- Reading Harvard Classics (reading The Republic, at the moment)
- Teasing my cat with a laser pen, unleashing my girlfriends kids on my cat, laughing at my cats misfortune
- Studying Law (finished The Quebec Legal System, this semester, so studying Psychology and Philosophy of, until next semester)


Quote: "And I would roleplay (D&D etc) if I had a group"

Seems a few of us have that interest. Maybe we could get together an online campaign. I own all the 1st Edition books and Greyhawk world setting and have been DMing since age 19. 33 now (NOT into montyhall power gaming)

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The crazy
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Is d&d hard to learn? If I could get the hang of it, I'd join 'yall to play if you can do it over the net.

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-Playing 360
-Wishing I had a Wii to complement the 360
-Finding out that the Wii sensor bar really doesn't do anything and can be replaced by a couple of candles
-Playing ITG (in the groove), DDR (dance dance revolution), Pump0 (Pump it up Zero)
-Playing DS in English


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@Xander
Quote: "Heck yeah! I picked it up my freshman year of college when my best friend introduced me to it. So I've been playing as much as possible for the last 2 years. I have introduced my friends to it and I usually got a few times a week, when the weather permits. It's pretty much my life outside of class, until winter sets in.

I always wanted to build my own course. We have 2 places in my town and a few more withing half an hour of driving.

I've actually gotten quite good, I can drive over 300 feet and am usually under par. But I don't even count any more, we just play for fun.

Have you ever tried night discing? It's usually illegal because we're not allowed in the parks after dark, but that makes it more fun, haha. We duct tape glow sticks to our discs and play in the dark."


It's not illegal for me!

Quote: "Is d&d hard to learn? If I could get the hang of it, I'd join 'yall to play if you can do it over the net."


No, it's easy if you start playing with someone who already knows. And it's not fun unless you play tabletop style. It's been around for over 30 years so you have to keep the legend of written RPGs alive. But IF you can't find ANYONE to play with face-to-face, then it's fine if you play online, but you'll be missing out.

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The crazy
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Oh man, I tried that game once and failed miserably. None of my ddr skills transferred over to it like one might think. It possibly even made it more confusing But I've seen some piu freestyle and imo, make for better freestyling than ddr. (sure there's exceptions depending on the person but it just seems to be more natural)

Quote: "No, it's easy if you start playing with someone who already knows. And it's not fun unless you play tabletop style. It's been around for over 30 years so you have to keep the legend of written RPGs alive. But IF you can't find ANYONE to play with face-to-face, then it's fine if you play online, but you'll be missing out.
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Cool. I'm vice president of the new game club at my school. over 30 people showed up first day (school of 500) I'm sure at least a couple know a little somethin' somethin' about it

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Posted: 1st Dec 2006 07:38 Edited at: 1st Dec 2006 07:40
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I like to draw portraits.

Please tell me i'm not the only one who does that here.

You, bizar guy, you draw portraits also? If so please give me a tip on drawing hair. I just can't seem to get the hair right.

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I got a new video camera for microscopes, would you people like to watch some of the videos I've made? Or you used to sleep in Biology?
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-Guitar
-School
-Robotics
-Electronic Design(As in circuits)
-Books
-Friends

Weapon Creator V1 Is for sale!

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- Eating good food at nice restaurants with my wife (in Italy)
- Having bizarre conversations about things with mates (rather than sensible, "normal" conversations.)
- Architecture and visualisation
- Working out new ways to get to and from work on public transport
- learning 3d modelling and animation
- Texturing
- Listening to and composing music
- watching movies
- watching the special features on DVD boxsets
- CGI and special effects
- at the moment I'm obsessed with learning everything about Softimage XSI
- surfing the internet (too distracting)
- complaining about the games industry on public forums (like everyone else)
- videogames (been playing games since 1984 so more entitled to complain than most )
- wondering if I should do something more "active"

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A lot of photographers on TGC. I used to be into it in HS but that was a long, long time ago. For me it's:

- Playing PS2 and PC games
- Watching football ("soccer"). Go Reds!
- Playing football ("soccer") with friends. We have a makeshift team and want to find another group of friends in our area who'll play against us, that would be awesome . But it's not the most popular sport where I live, unfortunately
- Doing stuff with moveon.org and other political stuff
- Gambling (esp. roulette, Hobs we should talk about Foxwoods again, would be fun to go there, especially with my birthday right around the corner, perfect excuse!)
- Making music, although lately I haven't had much time for guitar, and I don't have anywhere to play drums right now


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The crazy
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Quote: "I like to draw portraits."


Do you do it for free?

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Writing
Playing piano
Making movies
Listening to music
Drawing
Reading

writing's probably my top and then music

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Playing the Orgran
Playing the Guitar
Listening to music
writing music
Painting
Photography
3D Art
Video Editing
Xbox 360
Reading
Singing
Acting
Socialising
Building Stuff
Design
Swimming
Gym

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Quote: "Quote: "I like to draw portraits."

Do you do it for free?"


lol, well okay....maybe, it's all good practice and i suck ATM as i've only started with it some weeks ago. Drawn five, semi-happy with just one

I could upload the one i'm semi-happy with if you'd like?

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