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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 48 minutes ago* (last edited 48 minutes ago)
  • Video games

  • karaoke

  • fucking

I hope one day to do all 3 at once.

[–] Inkstainthebat@pawb.social 2 points 53 minutes ago

Thinking about hobbies while wondering if I'm missing out on life

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 1 points 32 minutes ago

Weightlifting, gaming, following politics.

[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 1 points 50 minutes ago
[–] Mac@mander.xyz 2 points 2 hours ago

I used to have hobbies

[–] BigBrainBrett2517@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

Bouldering & Snooker, mostly. Trying all different types of beverages! Weight training is a hobby I guess. Gaming.

[–] Staden@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 hours ago

Reading random wikipedia articles about whatever comes to my mind

[–] harambe69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 hours ago

Gardening on my roof. Herbs, veggies, flowers, even trees.

[–] spittingimage@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

I make gaming terrain out of cardboard and other household junk! ...not very successfully. But every attempt is better than the last.

[–] master_of_unlocking@piefed.zip 6 points 6 hours ago
  • improv
  • piano
  • rollerblading
  • video games
[–] ptc075@feddit.online 3 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)
  • Automobile repair
  • Magic the Gathering
  • Model trains
[–] abbiistabbii@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 hours ago

Hecc yes, another train person

[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

Making stuff with my 3D printer and CNC milling machine. And petting cats.

[–] zlatiah@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

Video games. Very, very challenging video games that don't require co-op... I'm currently mostly maining rhythm games, but had several years where I hyperfixated on roguelikes as well

[–] tangible@piefed.social 1 points 4 hours ago

Weightlifting, genealogy, soccer, reading, travel, chess, cycling

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago
  • home automation
  • smoking (meat)
  • doom scrolling
[–] AcesFullOfKings@feddit.uk 29 points 9 hours ago (3 children)
[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 10 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

What's the latest in the bedrotting hobbisphere? Any new tips and tricks?

[–] iceonfire1@lemmy.world 15 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

Ooh I got one, did u know u can scroll through Netflix for 15min and never decide on what to watch?

[–] BigBrainBrett2517@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

15 minutes?! Those are rookie numbers. If your really interested in the hobby subscribe to Foxtel again (as well as Netflix) and you'll be in the big league.

[–] CMLVI@lemmy.world 9 points 8 hours ago

This works across streaming platforms! Peacock is a reliable one, nothing there is really worth watching, but what if you wanted to watch The Office again?

[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 7 points 8 hours ago

This is what sets the betrotting enthusiasts apart from the pros. I can only do 2-3 minutes before I switch apps and try YouTube or lemmy.

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[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 12 points 8 hours ago

Drawing.

Also spending days rearranging files into more sophisticated structures, finally noticing that it's becoming horribly convoluted enough to be unmaintainable, and tearing the structure down again.

[–] gigastasio@sh.itjust.works 20 points 9 hours ago (6 children)

panics, runs out of the room

[–] abbiistabbii@piefed.blahaj.zone 10 points 7 hours ago

GET BACK HERE!

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[–] Xella@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago

Gaming, programming, nail painting, 3d printing, and any random bs crafting idea that crosses my field of vision.

[–] tab@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 hours ago

clonehero drumming

[–] remon@ani.social 12 points 8 hours ago (1 children)
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[–] definitely_AI@feddit.online 5 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Alcoholism and masturbation.

[–] ViscloReader@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Everything ends.

[–] Xella@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

I hope this dark time passes relatively quickly for you, friend.

[–] AnchoriteMagus@lemmy.world 9 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Reading, creative and technical writing, tabletop gaming, miniature / fine art painting, photography, listening to and writing music (dungeon synth, extreme metal, folk, electronica), hiking, cinema

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[–] Modest_Toxic@feddit.uk 1 points 4 hours ago

Petting my orange cat and telling him he's a good boy

[–] Curious_Canid@piefed.ca 4 points 7 hours ago
  1. I read a lot, mostly fantasy, science fiction, and mysteries, plus some non-fiction.
  2. I play and run non-computer roleplaying games. I started in 1976 and have been at it ever since.
  3. I have recently taken up playing the recorder, mostly tenor. My wife and a friend play with me.
[–] suodrazah@lemmy.world 10 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Math, programming, having nightmares.

[–] lena@gregtech.eu 13 points 8 hours ago

Ah, so you have one hobby?

[–] wirelesswire@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 hours ago

Gunpla and similar plastic models.

[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago

Cooking, baking, home canning! Gardening when it's the season! Knitting when I remember!

[–] toomanypancakes@piefed.world 8 points 9 hours ago

I'm a terrible drummer and worse producer, and I like to play games.

[–] Flaco_waton@feddit.cl 2 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Cycling

Got into mesh networks (meshcore)

[–] bunkyprewster@startrek.website 6 points 8 hours ago (4 children)
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[–] snoons@lemmy.ca 5 points 8 hours ago

I study biochem/microbiology. Recently there's been a new(?) discovery about photoresperation actually being benificial to the plant. Photo respiration is when photosynthesis accidentally happens to an oxygen which creates toxic molecules and was always thought of as wasteful. Billions of dollars have been spent to 'solve' this problem when, unsurprisingly, billions of years of evolution have solved it already.

IMO it's why plants don't do as well as we expect with high CO² concentrations (iirc)... the paper is behind a pay wall though, so I haven't read the whole thing yet but the mechanism has unfortunately been called the Bloom Cycle and is set to confuse countless undergrads in the future.

Gaming, weight training, reading, nail painting, just getting started on lock picking.

[–] Tywele@piefed.social 4 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)
  • Reading
  • Gaming
  • Selfhosting
  • Magic: The Gathering
  • TTRPGs (D&D 5e, Shadowrun 6e, Midgard 5e)
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