I’ll start. I have recently gotten into 3D printing, and, while incredibly frustrating sometimes, there’s nothing more rewarding than getting a perfect print.

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    I realized a while ago that my true hobby is learning. I love learning new things such as:

    • Ukulele
    • Tin whistle
    • Juggling
    • Kendama
    • Unicycling
    • Ham radio (and morse code and electronics)
    • Esperanto

    I’ve learned bit of all of these, master of none though…

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      Mi ankaŭ lernas esperanton!

      I’ve been at it for a bit over a year, casually chipping away at it on Duolingo. I have a feeling I’m probably in pretty much the same boat as you, there’s no particular reason I’m learning it, just kind of seemed like something different to do.

      And I dabble in a bit of ham radio, but I don’t do much with it, and I’m curious if this has been your experience as well. I think the biggest problem with ham radio is other hams, because for a lot of them their biggest hobbies is ham radio so all they want to talk about is ham radio. Don’t get me wrong, I think antennas are cool too, but surely they must have something else going on in their life worth chatting about.

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    Csound coding. Most musicians are thoroughly ensconced in their relatively-easy-to-use hardware and software. Me? I want to have sample level control over everything by writing reams of code and come up with algorithms that generate interesting textures, melodies, harmonies, and rhythms.

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    Surprised it hasn’t been mentioned already but Mechanical Keyboards. I’ll spend hours scrolling for different builds. There’s also something therapeutic about spending hours lubing and soldering switches.