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Title: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: Grim Fandango on Tue, 27 August 2013, 02:20:14
I know that there are a lot of people on Geekhack that have pretty cool other hobbies and interests outside of keyboards. There are people here who do rock-climbing, long distance running, we have cable makers, woodworkers, American Football players, gamers, photographers and so forth. Every once in a while we get a glimpse of it, and I thought it would be nice to share. Do you have any other hobbies or interests that you are enthusiastic about other than keyboards?

For me, one major hobby and interest I have has to be bikes and cycling. I have various (road) bikes ranging from new carbon bikes to 30 year old steel frame bikes. Both cycling as a sport, the collection of bikes, and the repair and maintenance of bikes is a major hobby for me that started over a decade ago.

Another thing that you could say is a major interest are traditional Japanese tattoos. One of my friends was obsessed with them, and he passed away before he could ever get one. He would always talk about it. In a way, I feel like I inherited his obsession with these style tattoos. I have not yet gotten even one, since I wanted to wait a few years to make sure it was something I really wanted and to save money to get it done by a well-known artist. Over the next three years, I am planning to do shoulders and chest, and my entire back in one piece. Though I want nothing to be visible when I am dressed. In terms of both the cost and commitment, I think this probably ranks as one of my major interests.

Other things I am into are more related to the work I do, but it is not as colorful or interesting. Though in general math is another thing I like to do. I have a background in math and statistics but am now applying those things in econometric analysis to teach and do research at the University I work at. Though I am much less interested in economics specifically.

So what are your interests/ hobbies?
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: Sifo on Tue, 27 August 2013, 02:23:45
Collecting ****. See my thread in media.

Other than that... eSports and gaming I guess. Competitive MTG... yeah just like collecting stuff and competition.

Oh and how can I forget Evangelion
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Post by: The_Beast on Tue, 27 August 2013, 02:27:40
Wood working and gaming mainly.
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Post by: Sai on Tue, 27 August 2013, 02:31:41
i used to collect Gundam, One Piece, and anime figures but i gave up on that due to limited space in my room and the amount of time it took me to build one complete gundam. =.=

Now, i am basically playing dota 2 and reading manga when i am not on GH.
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Post by: Jokrik on Tue, 27 August 2013, 02:33:53
PC modding and water cooling
My work can be seen here : http://rog.asus.com/228272013/labels/pc-mods/project-phenomenon-by-hanshen-oe/

also:
Photography and Troopers figure collection
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: danny on Tue, 27 August 2013, 02:47:06
Quote from: jokrik on Tue, 27 August 2013, 02:33:53
PC modding and water cooling
My work can be seen here : http://rog.asus.com/228272013/labels/pc-mods/project-phenomenon-by-hanshen-oe/

Wow, that PC looks incredibly awesome! I have never seen such a nice water cooling! How much did you need to build yourself?

I, for my part, like to program (still searching for an OSS project that really fits me) and I do Ropeskipping.
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: Jokrik on Tue, 27 August 2013, 02:50:59
Quote from: danny on Tue, 27 August 2013, 02:47:06
Quote from: jokrik on Tue, 27 August 2013, 02:33:53
PC modding and water cooling
My work can be seen here : http://rog.asus.com/228272013/labels/pc-mods/project-phenomenon-by-hanshen-oe/

Wow, that PC looks incredibly awesome! I have never seen such a nice water cooling! How much did you need to build yourself.

I for my part like to program (still searching for an OSS project that really fits me) and I do Ropeskipping.
I have no idea unfortunately, I kept upgrading to that level
until the keyboard world struck me...
honestly keyboard addiction is as bad as pc modding/water cooling

but YOLO!
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: Findecanor on Tue, 27 August 2013, 03:04:51
I do Star Wars prop replica building/collecting and costuming/cosplaying. I like to describe prop replica building as "model building in 1:1 scale".
I joined "the bad guys doing good", the 501st Legion (http://www.501st.com/) recently, with a very simple "crewman" costume, but I have been costuming as "good guys" since 2002. I have done Jedi, Rebel officer, X-wing pilot and Rebel Snowspeeder pilot,  travelled around and cosplayed to collect money for charities.

(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b345/DarthLars/Imperial/th_gauntlets_and_blaster.jpg) (http://s22.photobucket.com/user/DarthLars/media/Imperial/gauntlets_and_blaster.jpg.html)
The "blaster" gun was hand-built by me last year, made to resemble the original props from Empire Strikes Back, including the bland paint job. Some parts on it were recast by me from vintage model kits. Big parts are from a readily available toy. Yet other parts were scratch built in styrene, from blueprints of an actual machine gun.
I took this picture back in July after I had finished the gauntlet gloves for the crewman costume. It was used for my admission into the 501st.
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Post by: tjcaustin on Tue, 27 August 2013, 03:12:56
Headphone stuff is about the only other thing I focus on.
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: Flamingchook on Tue, 27 August 2013, 03:31:24
My other main hobby is cross country mountain biking. I've done a couple of 24 hour races (not solo) and some other enduro races. Unfortunately I haven't ridden much in the last few years since I had some health issues. I'd like to get back into it though... Maybe I'll go for a ride this weekend.
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: noisyturtle on Tue, 27 August 2013, 04:02:18
A hobby is something you enjoy yeah? Then scheduling, budget and project management, game design, and script writing. I love my jobs. If you mean extracurricular, then writing, cooking, gaming, and drinking (is drinking a hobby?)
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Post by: pasph on Tue, 27 August 2013, 04:11:01
Life, pretty time consuming hobby
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: Grim Fandango on Tue, 27 August 2013, 04:15:04
Quote from: noisyturtle on Tue, 27 August 2013, 04:02:18
A hobby is something you enjoy yeah? Then scheduling, budget and project management, game design, and script writing. I love my jobs. If you mean extracurricular, then writing, cooking, gaming, and drinking (is drinking a hobby?)


Yeah , I realized hobby is too restrictive, since a lot of people do cool things they are into as their work. Just because you are a diving instructor does not mean teaching people how to dive can not be one of your passions. This is why I edited later to say hobby/interests instead of just hobbies.
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: YoungMichael88 on Tue, 27 August 2013, 04:16:48
My main hobby is music. Writing, Recording and sometimes performing. I took Audio Production and Sound Engineering in collage at Metal Works studios in Mississauga and got to meet some fantastic (and some famous) people there. Got to work with some equipment that others can only dream of such as SSL and Neve consoles and some microphones and rack equipment  that would literally put most of us into debt for life. I was also lucky enough to have Tim Oxford (drummer for the Arkells) help me and my group out for a project where he played drums for a cover of the Sublime song Santeria. He brought this really nice drum kit that he got from Jeremy Taggart (Our Lady Peace) which I got to mic, play and record Tim on in this studio pictured below. (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/08/27/e4apybe9.jpg)
This other picture with the piano was the live room of a different studio at metal works (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/08/27/u2ebu3u9.jpg)
The studios are owned by Gil Moore (Drummer from Triumph) whom I saw on a daily basis. Attending this institute was an amazing experience I won't soon forget. I currently have my own home studio that I'm running out of room in that I've posted in other threads but here it is again. (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/08/27/ypa2era2.jpg)
I have since added a few guitars to the wall but still have no room for the other three downstairs.....
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: Thimplum on Tue, 27 August 2013, 11:35:12
Music. Lots of violin and piano. Gotta love that Beethoven!

Other than that, I do 3d animation. I've done a little bit freelance, but not a lot.

Quote from: Sifo on Tue, 27 August 2013, 02:23:45
Competitive MTG... yeah just like collecting stuff and competition.

Sweet. What's your favorite deck type?

I don't play much anymore, but back in the Zendikar block, I played quite a lot.

I loved my G/W aura deck. If I got a good start, I could get an 8/12 with vigilance and first strike on turn 5. Not the best, but I generally won. I never played competitive though. My brother has played semi-competitive in some local tourneys. He plays W/U control. So irritating to play against.
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Post by: Puddsy on Tue, 27 August 2013, 11:40:09
Gaming. I have like 700 hours on TF2, ~3k on minecraft (since stopped playing), 500ish on GW2, and about 200 combined on DotA 2 (2 accounts, will stop counting the second one after a while).

I've also been pretty into skullgirls recently. Put about 20 hours into it in the past week or 2.
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Post by: missalaire on Tue, 27 August 2013, 11:40:16
Gaming and working out (lifting/running)
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Post by: SpAmRaY on Tue, 27 August 2013, 11:41:39
Other than the wife and kids, geekhack is my current hobby, for now anyways......
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: aj-kun on Tue, 27 August 2013, 11:42:17
head-fi(a lot more lethal to my wallet than this place). moba's(time flies). mmorpg's(dat grind).
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 27 August 2013, 11:43:59
Quote from: missalaire on Tue, 27 August 2013, 11:40:16
Gaming and working out (lifting/running)

(http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/33c4b951.gif)

This is me before every workout session..

I always go through with it, but, yea, (http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/0eeeff42.gif)
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Post by: badcop on Tue, 27 August 2013, 11:44:05
PC Modding and building
Car modding and building
Gaming

and lately, I find myself looking at audiophile quality stuff online at work
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Post by: acantha on Tue, 27 August 2013, 11:54:56
I'm doing a masters in Tolkien Studies. I think that safely counts as a hobby since i'm also employed in a field that has absolutely nothing to do with academia.

Consequently i also collect lord of the rings legos. and Tolkien books. I've got a bunch of really nice editions.

L5R ccg

ALL MANNER of role playing games. Right now we're doing Numenera to test out the system, but on the side i've also got a completely insane Aberrant d20/Pathfinder mashup going on and 4e. Theres also a Cthulhu game on deck.

And i write. periodically.
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Post by: vasouv on Tue, 27 August 2013, 11:59:58
Although keyboards isn't a hobby for me (still, at least lol), I play electric guitar (heavy metal) and game casually. I guess that's pretty much it :)
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: Dubsgalore on Tue, 27 August 2013, 12:07:48
Geekhack and keyboads are my main 'hobby'
I love music and listening to music (not so much making it)
I play a lot of fps games during the summer (not so much during the school year)
I love Lacrosse, it's really popular in the northeast. I also love working out and wrestling.
Lastly, i love cycling and biking. I think i've put maybe 4,500 miles into my road bike in the last two years..very satisfying sport

Quote from: Grim Fandango on Tue, 27 August 2013, 02:20:14
For me, one major hobby and interest I have has to be bikes and cycling. I have various (road) bikes ranging from new carbon bikes to 30 year old steel frame bikes. Both cycling as a sport, the collection of bikes, and the repair and maintenance of bikes is a major hobby for me that started over a decade ago.

wooo biking

..i also want to get into headphones and such..all i have in onboard audio and a steelseries headset..i want a nice amp and set of heaphones for when i sit down and listen to music
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Post by: SpAmRaY on Tue, 27 August 2013, 12:12:58
Quote from: Dubsgalore on Tue, 27 August 2013, 12:07:48
Geekhack and keyboads are my main 'hobby'
I love music and listening to music (not so much making it)
I play a lot of fps games during the summer (not so much during the school year)
I love Lacrosse, it's really popular in the northeast. I also love working out and wrestling.
Lastly, i love cycling and biking. I think i've put maybe 4,500 miles into my road bike in the last two years..very satisfying sport

Quote from: Grim Fandango on Tue, 27 August 2013, 02:20:14
For me, one major hobby and interest I have has to be bikes and cycling. I have various (road) bikes ranging from new carbon bikes to 30 year old steel frame bikes. Both cycling as a sport, the collection of bikes, and the repair and maintenance of bikes is a major hobby for me that started over a decade ago.

wooo biking

..i also want to get into headphones and such..all i have in onboard audio and a steelseries headset..i want a nice amp and set of heaphones for when i sit down and listen to music


For headphones, amps etc go check out head-fi.org if you aren't already a member there. I went through that phase a little over 10yrs ago!! but they do say, 'sorry about your wallet.' for a reason.
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Post by: sth on Tue, 27 August 2013, 12:34:34
Quote from: Sifo on Tue, 27 August 2013, 02:23:45
Competitive MTG...
i wonder if i still have my old cards at my dads house. i used to have the most devastating 40 card type 1 burn deck with a few twists... but the latest series i had in the deck was probably 7th edition. none of those new ugly cards.

i play a lot of music (mostly drums with other people, mostly guitar when i'm alone). i have a 64 ludwig (its either a super classic or a down beat, im not sure) with a tama iron cobra double pedal, 5000/9000 stands, a yamaha 6.5 steel snare with a falam gong head (kevlar baby, i split two remo emperor coated heads THIS YEAR!!). for cymbals, i have giant beats - 24" ride, 20" crash and i just got 15" hats that i will be playing for the first time today. paiste giant beat is one of the few cymbal lines i will buy without playing first... they're that good. as far as guitars, i have a late 80s melody maker 2 and an es335 knockoff, and a small marshall class 5 combo. if i need to play loud i can use my roommate/bandmate's gear - soldano avenger 100 + marshall 900 cab. he also built a 50 watt JCM800 clone that sounds amazing.

other than music stuff i love working on bikes, at least as much as riding them. i have an 80s colnago that i am slowly restoring; it's also my daily ride since my knees are getting a little too worn out for bmx. i recently started working part time at a neighborhood bike shop, the kind of place where people are bringing in cheap and busted bikes. it feels good to do maintenance on regular peoples' bikes -- i think i'd be too stressed if we had dentists coming in with 2013 carbon bikes and Di2 setups.

i also try to play some badminton here and there but it's hard on my knees.
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Post by: Thimplum on Tue, 27 August 2013, 12:36:28
Quote from: sth on Tue, 27 August 2013, 12:34:34
Quote from: Sifo on Tue, 27 August 2013, 02:23:45
Competitive MTG...
i wonder if i still have my old cards at my dads house. i used to have the most devastating 40 card type 1 burn deck with a few twists... but the latest series i had in the deck was probably 7th edition. none of those new ugly cards.

I'll give you $10 for a Black lotus if you've got one!
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 27 August 2013, 12:37:16
Quote from: Thimplum on Tue, 27 August 2013, 12:36:28
Quote from: sth on Tue, 27 August 2013, 12:34:34
Quote from: Sifo on Tue, 27 August 2013, 02:23:45
Competitive MTG...
i wonder if i still have my old cards at my dads house. i used to have the most devastating 40 card type 1 burn deck with a few twists... but the latest series i had in the deck was probably 7th edition. none of those new ugly cards.

I'll give you $10 for a Black lotus if you've got one!

wah.. i thought that was banned.. also it's only worth $10 now?

(http://www.freesmileys.org/emoticons/tuzki-bunnys/tuzki-bunny-emoticon-043.gif)
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Post by: Thimplum on Tue, 27 August 2013, 12:38:42
Quote from: tp4tissue on Tue, 27 August 2013, 12:37:16
Quote from: Thimplum on Tue, 27 August 2013, 12:36:28
Quote from: sth on Tue, 27 August 2013, 12:34:34
Quote from: Sifo on Tue, 27 August 2013, 02:23:45
Competitive MTG...
i wonder if i still have my old cards at my dads house. i used to have the most devastating 40 card type 1 burn deck with a few twists... but the latest series i had in the deck was probably 7th edition. none of those new ugly cards.

I'll give you $10 for a Black lotus if you've got one!

wah.. i thought that was banned.. also it's only worth $10 now?

Show Image
(http://www.freesmileys.org/emoticons/tuzki-bunnys/tuzki-bunny-emoticon-043.gif)


*facepalm*
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: sth on Tue, 27 August 2013, 12:53:21
Quote from: Thimplum on Tue, 27 August 2013, 12:36:28
Quote from: sth on Tue, 27 August 2013, 12:34:34
Quote from: Sifo on Tue, 27 August 2013, 02:23:45
Competitive MTG...
i wonder if i still have my old cards at my dads house. i used to have the most devastating 40 card type 1 burn deck with a few twists... but the latest series i had in the deck was probably 7th edition. none of those new ugly cards.

I'll give you $10 for a Black lotus if you've got one!

haha no black lotus but i do have a GIANT juzam djinn somewhere, it's like 8 inches tall. old SCRYE promo i think.
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 27 August 2013, 12:55:16
Quote from: Thimplum on Tue, 27 August 2013, 12:38:42
Quote from: tp4tissue on Tue, 27 August 2013, 12:37:16
Quote from: Thimplum on Tue, 27 August 2013, 12:36:28
Quote from: sth on Tue, 27 August 2013, 12:34:34
Quote from: Sifo on Tue, 27 August 2013, 02:23:45
Competitive MTG...
i wonder if i still have my old cards at my dads house. i used to have the most devastating 40 card type 1 burn deck with a few twists... but the latest series i had in the deck was probably 7th edition. none of those new ugly cards.

I'll give you $10 for a Black lotus if you've got one!

wah.. i thought that was banned.. also it's only worth $10 now?

Show Image
(http://www.freesmileys.org/emoticons/tuzki-bunnys/tuzki-bunny-emoticon-043.gif)


*facepalm*

sry  I outta loop, quit drugs a long time ago  (http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/7f5341cc.gif)
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Post by: CPTBadAss on Tue, 27 August 2013, 13:03:18

And I'm starting to get into photography and audiophile stuff because of GeekHack :P
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Post by: Thimplum on Tue, 27 August 2013, 13:12:35
I've tried writing some MLP fanfiction. It wasn't good enough to share.

Biking!

Arduino
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: wiredPANDA on Tue, 27 August 2013, 13:36:28
Competitive gaming / Speed runs
- League of Legends is my current go-to, but I'll watch nearly any tournament/genre (League, DOTA2, MvC3, SC2, some FPS).

Manga
- Always looking for interesting new series.  Prefer completed runs, though, makes things nicer when you aren't waiting for that next chapter to come out.

Anime
- Sort of keep up with currently airing anime, though, I'm starting to fall behind and not really care.

Would like to get into some woodworking/DIY, but few tools/being lazy tends to keep me at bay.
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Post by: UniClown on Tue, 27 August 2013, 14:18:18
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Post by: mauri on Tue, 27 August 2013, 14:21:49
football, floorball, motorcycles and gaming :3
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: sth on Tue, 27 August 2013, 19:10:39
update on my new hi hats:

holy ****
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: vun on Tue, 27 August 2013, 19:17:09
Nowadays it's mostly photography, cooking and gaming. I do dabble in painting and drawing, but not as much as I used to.
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Post by: demik on Tue, 27 August 2013, 19:18:11
bike
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Post by: YoungMichael88 on Tue, 27 August 2013, 19:39:40
Quote from: sth on Tue, 27 August 2013, 19:10:39
update on my new hi hats:

holy ****
Got a nice heavy set of zildjian hats on my second drum kit when I was about 16. Forget what model tho but I love em! Cost me soo much $$ back then. I like a nice mix of zildjian and Sabian. I can't choose one or the other. My favorite cymbal tho? The Splash! You?
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Post by: nuclearsandwich on Tue, 27 August 2013, 19:47:15
I teach programming through groups like Coder Dojo http://coderdojo.com (http://coderdojo.com) and RailsBridge http://railsbridge.org (http://railsbridge.org) and play lots of StarCraft 2 and single player console games.

I'm interested in robotics and home automation type stuff but haven't had the chance to act on those interests in a long time.
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Post by: sth on Tue, 27 August 2013, 19:47:52
Quote from: YoungMichael88 on Tue, 27 August 2013, 19:39:40
Quote from: sth on Tue, 27 August 2013, 19:10:39
update on my new hi hats:

holy ****
Got a nice heavy set of zildjian hats on my second drum kit when I was about 16. Forget what model tho but I love em! Cost me soo much $$ back then. I like a nice mix of zildjian and Sabian. I can't choose one or the other. My favorite cymbal tho? The Splash! You?

i own a pair of zildjian new beats but for reasons they are currently unavailable to me. those are the toughest hats i've ever played - not the thickest but i certainly never cracked them; i've gone through a couple tops in the last year and a half but they were both used.
before i bought the giant beats, i actually tried out Meinl's super thick dark hi hats (not sure what they're called but they look disgusting and sound  mean as hell). they were a joy, so much that i kind of zoned out and started doing really fast loud blast beats... too loud. guitar center dude made me tone it down. how the hell am i supposed to know what they sound like under extreme duress?!

unfortunately they were mis-tagged and actually closer in price to the giant beats, and i've never had good paiste (2002 and up) do me wrong, so i decided to go for consistency's sake and get the GBs. zero regrets. they sound so amazing, from tip-to-cymbal, to fully open, and especially when they're a bit closed- they have so much sustain that i barely have to touch them. i love how versatile the Giant Beats are. zildjian and sabian make some great stuff! i had an AAX crash with a beatiful hand-finished bell that sounded good, but i've found that not much of sabian's stuff can keep up with the volume i need.

my favorite cymbal, specifically, is the paiste sound formula hi hats. unbeatable tone, great at all volume levels, and i love that paiste 'glass' sound. more generally, my favorite type of cymbal is a medium-thin LARGE ride, something that sounds good when you crash and wash it, but also has a sharp sounding bell.

if you can, try taking 2 10" spashes and using them as hi-hats. it sounds and plays awesome :D just be careful when you're doing footwork; i've inverted splashes before when playing around with them like that. then again, inverting a splash gives you yet another cool sound... so try it out!
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Post by: YoungMichael88 on Tue, 27 August 2013, 20:18:20
I'm not an extremely violent or aggressive drummer. I write mostly acoustic indie rock style music and have never cracked a cymbal in my life. I have been neglecting my kit for years now to be honest and only play it to record but I want to get back into it and really work on technical drumming to spice things up a bit and bring a little character into the percussion side of things. Mainly I play guitar and bass and sing but drums were always what I was best at. key word, WAS haha
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Post by: funkymeeba on Tue, 27 August 2013, 20:22:07
My favorite cymbal: 20" Zildjian K Custom Dark Ride. :D
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Post by: sth on Tue, 27 August 2013, 20:27:08
Quote from: YoungMichael88 on Tue, 27 August 2013, 20:18:20
I have never cracked a cymbal in my life.
how i envy you. in addition to the 2 tops i cracked, i have also cracked a 22" sabian ride and a 24" giant beat in the last year and a half alone. it's hard on cymbals keeping up with 100w tube heads man.
Quote from: funkymeeba on Tue, 27 August 2013, 20:22:07
My favorite cymbal: 20" Zildjian K Custom Dark Ride. :D

very nice :) i played a really beautiful special dark K ride a few years ago... someday when i have the room for multiple kits i will probably have a small jazz/bop kit set up with all K cymbals and brush-able heads, but for now i have to go with volume and durability, hence big loud cymbals and drum corps snare heads.
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Post by: funkymeeba on Tue, 27 August 2013, 20:39:33
I still want to get a 6" marching tenor drum and mount it on the side of my snare drum. Crank the crap out of that tom, and wham. Love that popping sound.

Oh yeah, I do music stuff, and I paint/rewire traffic lights.
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Post by: YoungMichael88 on Tue, 27 August 2013, 20:53:35
I'm going to make a drumming thread so this one can stay on topic.
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Post by: YoungMichael88 on Tue, 27 August 2013, 20:56:01
It's called Geekhack Percussionists and its up in off topic now
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Post by: cactux on Tue, 27 August 2013, 20:59:48
jiu jitsu and clacks
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: vivalarevolución on Wed, 28 August 2013, 05:21:12
Why should you have other hobbies?  ALL KEYBOARDS, ALL THE TIME!!!
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: YoungMichael88 on Wed, 28 August 2013, 05:26:05
Does sleep count as a hobby? I'm passionate about sleep and I'm great at it!
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: vivalarevolución on Wed, 28 August 2013, 06:31:52
I consider a hobby something that you do more than twice a week and enjoy doing it.  For example, I cook and do dishes almost every day, but I do not love it.  In that respect, here are my other hobbies:

-running
-softball
-reading all kinds of subject matter
-writing (long sessions of this sparked my interest in keyboards)
-sleeping
-I bike to work everyday, we'll throw that in here

And there are some other things that I would like to do more of, but life and responsibility gets in the way.  Traveling to local oddities, outdoor activities like canoeing and backpacking, investing, learning an instrument or two, taking classes on various interesting subjects, building things with my hands...

The life of a renaissance man is exhausting.
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: Phedran on Wed, 18 September 2013, 15:31:25
I guess the hobby I'm most passionately entrenched in right now is indie gaming. I've been making videos about indie games for just over a year, I spend most of my free time immersed in breaking indie news and trends, and in the last few months I've started doing some freelance marketing and PR consultation with indie developers. Got my name in the credits of Rogue Legacy that way, now I'm working on making my hobby a career.

Other than that: I'm really into tea and have my own young tea plant. I'm trying to get more into running but have been limited by an ankle injury, but I do walk for pleasure in the forest. I enjoy attempting to craft things from scratch, especially foodstuffs like bread or jerky. Haven't traveled much lately but I love exploring and experiencing new cultures. I have other on-again/off-again hobbies and interests, but these are the most persistent right now.
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Wed, 18 September 2013, 15:34:38
Quote from: Phedran on Wed, 18 September 2013, 15:31:25
I guess the hobby I'm most passionately entrenched in right now is indie gaming. I've been making videos about indie games for just over a year, I spend most of my free time immersed in breaking indie news and trends, and in the last few months I've started doing some freelance marketing and PR consultation with indie developers. Got my name in the credits of Rogue Legacy that way, now I'm working on making my hobby a career.

Other than that: I'm really into tea and have my own young tea plant. I'm trying to get more into running but have been limited by an ankle injury, but I do walk for pleasure in the forest. I enjoy attempting to craft things from scratch, especially foodstuffs like bread or jerky. Haven't traveled much lately but I love exploring and experiencing new cultures. I have other on-again/off-again hobbies and interests, but these are the most persistent right now.

There is a tea thread if your interested!

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=45629.0
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: keymaster on Wed, 18 September 2013, 15:52:18
-current events/international relations, history
-being outdoors, hiking, camping
-music of all kinds: past & present, foreign & domestic
-learning about other cultures, countries, and peoples
-technology, building computers
-familiarizing myself with software such as Photoshop
-learning about bodybuilding and going to the gym
-wasting the day away with friends at local European cafes
-men's fashion, finding good deals on clothing
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: Phedran on Wed, 18 September 2013, 16:11:08
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Wed, 18 September 2013, 15:34:38
There is a tea thread if your interested!

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=45629.0

Oooh, nice. Thanks! :D
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: Badwrench on Wed, 18 September 2013, 16:28:44
- motocross
- blowing glass
- desert racing
- golf
- cars
- model cars (building plastic models)
- computers/modding

This thread needs more pictures!

Me at my ex-bosses studio
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Co drove this truck (WOP racing) to first in class at the 2012 Mint 400.  1.5 hrs. ahead of second place  ;D
This was right before the start of the race. 
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Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: AKIMbO on Wed, 18 September 2013, 16:36:29
Blowing glass is awesome! How'd you get into it?
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: microsoft windows on Wed, 18 September 2013, 16:39:04
I work on old cars and do woodworking as side hobbies.
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: Badwrench on Wed, 18 September 2013, 16:39:55
Quote from: AKIMbO on Wed, 18 September 2013, 16:36:29
Blowing glass is awesome! How'd you get into it?
I was an art major originally, and the college I went to had a studio.  First time I saw it I was amazed, and switched majors the next quarter to 3 dimensional design with an emphasis on Glass design.  I later switched to a Biology major as I noticed that a lot of professional glass artists are living check to check with little to no security.  I still love doing it though.  My apt. is full of pieces as well as all of my friends and family's places as well. 
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: Sifo on Wed, 18 September 2013, 18:38:59
****...... slowly getting into audio. STOP ME NOW
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: demik on Wed, 18 September 2013, 18:40:38
Quote from: Sifo on Wed, 18 September 2013, 18:38:59
****...... slowly getting into audio. STOP ME NOW

makes two of us brother. lets hold hands as we go into this scary land of placebo.
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: Sifo on Wed, 18 September 2013, 18:45:57
Quote from: demik on Wed, 18 September 2013, 18:40:38
Quote from: Sifo on Wed, 18 September 2013, 18:38:59
****...... slowly getting into audio. STOP ME NOW

makes two of us brother. lets hold hands as we go into this scary land of placebo.

QQ
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: davkol on Fri, 20 September 2013, 08:51:49
free software/culture; it's more of a way of life than anything. I'm far from being a guru, advocate/activist, developer or anything like that, but still... I use it, occasionally write a review or something, send a Czech translation to upstream, file a bug report... and I'm quite active at few local forums.

DIY stuff; after building my ergodox and modding few keyboards, I'd like to recable all my headphones, build an amp, make a frankentrackball and few other rather simple things if nothing else.

computer science, math linguistics etc.; I study CompSci and will possibly get into linguistics soon, I've always sort of wanted to do that, but I'd love to do some keyboard layout analysis first (oh, keyboards again).

gaming; I used to play a lot of NHL, RTS and rogue-like games many years ago, then left it because I didn't like the direction game industry was heading. Now I play indie, free or old games every now and then, usually only to enjoy the storyline... I mean, I've just played SC:BW at like 40 apm, that probably gives you some idea. I've always wanted to make my own game, I remember how I enjoyed D&D-like games and creating own mods for strategic games, maybe I'll find more time to get into game design soon. BTW I'm one of those people who watch SC2, but never play it (I mention it because of our Captain).

Apart from the stuff above, I've been a metal fan for years, now I'm starting to explore classical music and electronica, it's fun. Unfortunately, I had to give up playing the guitar&recorder due to a hand injury. I've quit martial arts, most sports including competitive running (I was in the 20 in the town even without any training program), anime, reading (especially science mags and SF), foreign languages and plenty of other things.
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: CPTBadAss on Fri, 20 September 2013, 08:55:13
Quote from: davkol on Fri, 20 September 2013, 08:51:49
Apart from the stuff above, I've been a metal fan for years, now I'm starting to explore classical music and electronica, it's fun.

What bands are you into man?

Quote from: demik on Wed, 18 September 2013, 18:40:38
Quote from: Sifo on Wed, 18 September 2013, 18:38:59
****...... slowly getting into audio. STOP ME NOW

makes two of us brother. lets hold hands as we go into this scary land of placebo.

Me three :(

/me clutches Demik and Sifo
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: Thimplum on Fri, 20 September 2013, 08:55:43
Quote from: davkol on Fri, 20 September 2013, 08:51:49
I'm starting to explore classical music

Welcome to the sophisticated people.
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: davkol on Fri, 20 September 2013, 11:54:32
Quote from: CPTBadAss on Fri, 20 September 2013, 08:55:13
Quote from: davkol on Fri, 20 September 2013, 08:51:49
Apart from the stuff above, I've been a metal fan for years, now I'm starting to explore classical music and electronica, it's fun.

What bands are you into man?

Blind Guardian are my all time favorite, and I like other acts that had Kai Hansen involved at some point, e.g. Iron Savior. Apart from that, symphonic metal (especially Epica, 2000's Within Temptation) and pagan/folk stuff (e.g. Ensiferum) and melodic death/black/... metal from time to time (I keep only Arch Enemy and some instrumental albums in my collection). Oh yeah, and the NWOBHM (Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and other mainstream stuff, sometimes closer to hard rock).

On the other hand, I usually can't stand anything really gothic, trash or *core. Yeah, and posers (Manowar, I'm talking about you!).
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: CPTBadAss on Fri, 20 September 2013, 12:13:46
Quote from: davkol on Fri, 20 September 2013, 11:54:32
Quote from: CPTBadAss on Fri, 20 September 2013, 08:55:13
Quote from: davkol on Fri, 20 September 2013, 08:51:49
Apart from the stuff above, I've been a metal fan for years, now I'm starting to explore classical music and electronica, it's fun.

What bands are you into man?

Blind Guardian are my all time favorite, and I like other acts that had Kai Hansen involved at some point, e.g. Iron Savior. Apart from that, symphonic metal (especially Epica, 2000's Within Temptation) and pagan/folk stuff (e.g. Ensiferum) and melodic death/black/... metal from time to time (I keep only Arch Enemy and some instrumental albums in my collection). Oh yeah, and the NWOBHM (Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and other mainstream stuff, sometimes closer to hard rock).

On the other hand, I usually can't stand anything really gothic, trash or *core. Yeah, and posers (Manowar, I'm talking about you!).

Cool! I'm pretty much all over. Currently I've been listening to Nice Hooves, Converge, Judas Priest, and Metallica.
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: iri on Fri, 20 September 2013, 15:27:55
ensiferum's finnish medley is nice. ka-a-a-a-a-a-a-arjalan kunnailla-a-a-a... oh, i shut up.
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: tricheboars on Fri, 20 September 2013, 16:12:50
i just consume media. be it games, movies, tv, music, etc.  although i go through phases. i will listen to only one genre of music at a time typically. lately it is hip-hop, jazz, and electronica. and i havent been watching movies lately. these days it is gaming. i am really into payday 2 right now. my steam name is the same as my geekhack name. feel free to send me a friend request.

i am quite active on reddit. i never use twitter, facebook, etc anymore.

i like to build computers. i do this for others and myself. this isnt too surprising since i work with hardware everyday for my real job.

i am planning a wedding. mine.  :eek:

i work a lot at my job jobby type job as a tier II tech for a large banking company.

i drink beer.

i have a server lab i like to mess around with. just upgraded my upload through my ISP so the LAMP (linux apache mysql php) server may finally come alive.

i puff da ganja. colorado!

i camp in the rockies a lot.

i ski and snowboard a lot in the winter. well not as much as i did when i was in my mid 20s but i have to go a handful of times each year.

i travel a lot. my family worked for the airlines for decades so it is cheap for me.

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things i want to make my hobbies.
1. Fixing cars
2. Fixing cars
3. Coding with Java
4. woodworking
5. i want to prototype a keyboard. but i need to come up with a layout that stands out and has a real use.
6. i would like to build a really simple computer from scratch.  nothing fancy, something really simple. like a turing machine.
7. well kids i guess. but once i start this hobby all others will fade away.
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: iri on Fri, 20 September 2013, 16:38:39
Quote from: tricheboars on Fri, 20 September 2013, 16:12:50
i puff da ganja
unbelievable for someone from colorado.
Quote from: tricheboars on Fri, 20 September 2013, 16:12:50
i camp in the rockies
unbelievable for someone from colorado.
Quote from: tricheboars on Fri, 20 September 2013, 16:12:50
i ski and snowboard a lot in the winter
unbelievable for someone from colorado.
Quote from: tricheboars on Fri, 20 September 2013, 16:12:50
i drink beer.
unbelievable for someone from planet earth.
Quote from: tricheboars on Fri, 20 September 2013, 16:12:50
3. Coding with Java
help! help! someone, help tricheboards, while it's not too late!
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: Thimplum on Fri, 20 September 2013, 19:59:45
Quote from: iri on Fri, 20 September 2013, 16:38:39
Quote from: tricheboars on Fri, 20 September 2013, 16:12:50
i puff da ganja
unbelievable for someone from colorado.
Quote from: tricheboars on Fri, 20 September 2013, 16:12:50
i camp in the rockies
unbelievable for someone from colorado.
Quote from: tricheboars on Fri, 20 September 2013, 16:12:50
i ski and snowboard a lot in the winter
unbelievable for someone from colorado.
Quote from: tricheboars on Fri, 20 September 2013, 16:12:50
i drink beer.
unbelievable for someone from planet earth.
Quote from: tricheboars on Fri, 20 September 2013, 16:12:50
3. Coding with Java
help! help! someone, help tricheboards, while it's not too late!

well that's cool i guess...
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: noisyturtle on Fri, 20 September 2013, 20:56:08
why do potheads always feel like they need to let everyone know they smoke weed?
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: keymaster on Fri, 20 September 2013, 20:59:21
Quote from: noisyturtle on Fri, 20 September 2013, 20:56:08
why do potheads always feel like they need to let everyone know they smoke weed?

It's kind of like how Americans have to let everyone else know they're "free"  :p
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: Linkbane on Sat, 21 September 2013, 00:06:05
I have been a competitive foil fencer and started a little over two and a half years, which is my greatest passion.
Otherwise, Super Smash Bros. Melee, structured poetry, and writing.
Always have imagined of making my own keyboard. Clean, with PBT keycaps, varied backlighting, and customizable font/keycap color/text color. Detachable 60%/TKL/Full size, with blue switches for letters, red switches for numbers, and (perhaps, as I haven't used it) brown for spacebar. For price, rubber dome on other keys to distinguish them, and hardwired Dvorak/Colemak availability.
Such are our dreams.
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: Thimplum on Sat, 21 September 2013, 12:48:46
Quote from: noisyturtle on Fri, 20 September 2013, 20:56:08
why do potheads always feel like they need to let everyone know they smoke weed?

I dunno
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: vatin on Sat, 21 September 2013, 13:03:47
Smart devices, and making a living. I use keyboard extensively for work.
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: tipo33 on Sat, 21 September 2013, 13:23:20
Quote from: CPTBadAss on Fri, 20 September 2013, 08:55:13
Quote from: davkol on Fri, 20 September 2013, 08:51:49
Apart from the stuff above, I've been a metal fan for years, now I'm starting to explore classical music and electronica, it's fun.

What bands are you into man?

Quote from: demik on Wed, 18 September 2013, 18:40:38
Quote from: Sifo on Wed, 18 September 2013, 18:38:59
****...... slowly getting into audio. STOP ME NOW

makes two of us brother. lets hold hands as we go into this scary land of placebo.

Me three :(

/me clutches Demik and Sifo


Way past the point of no return here....
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: ynrozturk on Sat, 21 September 2013, 17:14:58
Modding guitars, amps, cooking and gaming.

Playing live is what I enjoy the most.
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: sth on Tue, 24 September 2013, 21:33:43
Quote from: noisyturtle on Fri, 20 September 2013, 20:56:08
why do potheads always feel like they need to let everyone know they smoke weed?

if it's a hobby or interest then why would they not post it here
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: demik on Tue, 24 September 2013, 23:09:12
Quote from: noisyturtle on Fri, 20 September 2013, 20:56:08
why do potheads always feel like they need to let everyone know they smoke weed?

because it's cool and edgy.


















in the 90s.

but this is a hobbies/interest thread so why not?
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: cactux on Tue, 24 September 2013, 23:09:58
Girls ;-)
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: DamnDan on Wed, 25 September 2013, 05:54:41
Drawing, making digital art, coding here and there as well as collecting consoles (mainly the big N handhelds).
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: CPTBadAss on Wed, 25 September 2013, 06:44:23
Guys you're all missing the point. Tricheboars, congrats on your upcoming wedding!!
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: demik on Sat, 18 January 2014, 17:50:12
i biked once. many moons ago. i should start again.

anyway, what other stuff takes up your time? work not included
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: Puddsy on Sat, 18 January 2014, 17:51:19
Video games.

And 3D printing.
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: iri on Sat, 18 January 2014, 18:02:57
hacking
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: demik on Sat, 18 January 2014, 18:09:01
whichever mod merged these, thanks.
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: davkol on Sat, 18 January 2014, 18:17:43
I started optimizing my sleep schedule (didn't manage to get into polyphasic sleep, but successfully adopted cold showers, sleep tracking and AVS) and reading about psychology and learning during autumn.

More recently, I've started to play AoE2 daily again. In fact, I've managed to turn it into a habit. Another thing I want to do regularly is reading fiction. I read 60 chapters from Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality (http://hpmor.com/) in a week and it was a good beginning.
Title: Re: What are your other major hobbies/interests besides keyboards?
Post by: luminor on Sun, 19 January 2014, 01:15:49
photography (but the gear sitting in the drybox now, not much of free time anymore), badminton (occasinally) and now getting into audio... trying to build a good setup headphones and amp/dac for music and movies while browsing GH ;D