• smh@slrpnk.net
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    10 hours ago

    Knitting, with the really nice yarn.

    TBF, I get a lot of time with my $50 of yarn while I knit with it. Dollar per hour, it’s cheaper than going to the moves. And I get a neat object at the end.

    edit: and knitting is just math in disguise

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    Imagine waking up in the middle of the night, not being able to sleep, and figuring out that Eurorack exists. 🥲

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    this was me buying $100 yoyos… then I got an associates in applied mathematics and I now can’t stop talking about it.

    moral of the story: every hobby leads to math autism

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      That’s what I came here to say. Find a math/ science adjacent hobby (note: hobby must be expensive) to devote a disgusting amount of time researching, then use some of those skills to find a job. I like computers, 3d printers, and cars; I got a job servicing and installing industrial equipment.

      Sometimes you don’t even have to partake in the expensive hobby. Just spend weeks reading about it on Wikipedia and forums and watch a few dozen hours of YouTube videos on it and you’re bound to get enough side knowledge to be useful in some field.

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      I want to get into it, especially since I now have a 3D printer and can print custom parts, but even that hobby itself is getting to be expensive.

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    17 hours ago

    Yeah between the mini wargaming, computers and recent foray into combat robotics it’s all adding up.