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Hey there! Tell us what you like! Share your interests, you might find some other buddies who share interests with you. Either way, think of this as sort of a show and tell. Share as much as you'd like. Feel free to show/link some examples if you'd like. Let's have fun with it =)!

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[–] 73kk13@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'll try to keep it short. These are the things I love doing, even though I sometimes don't have the energy for any of it, except lying in my bed. Being autistic can be quite exhausting.

...tinkering with alternative operating systems for notebooks and smarties.

...watching Star Trek - grew up with it and just don't get tired of (re-)watching. My fav is Voyager.

...playing video games - my favs are Loz - Breath of the Wild and Horizon - Zero Dawn

...reading - mainly SF, fantasy, and non-fic. My fav authors are Stephen Baxter, Robin Hobb, and Henry David Thorau.

...strength training - one of my rooms was turned into a training room.

...cycling - I own an almost 20 years old Specialized Rockhopper and prefer day trips.

...travelling and hiking with my GF - mainly in remote areas such as Lapland for example.

... lying in my bed, since it is the one place with the least sensory triggers.

[–] cashmaggot@piefed.social 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, my therapist said unfortunately the thing that neurotypical people don't get about being neurodivergent (as a whole) is that sometimes even resting can be exhausting. Which sounds bonkers, I know - but when you sit an think about it for two seconds you say...oh yeah - that is right.

Tinkering is always good, because you can help those around you learn to fish if they're willing. Then in turn...they can help others around them learn to fish...if they're willing. Or you can just work on open source stuff that helps everyone eat =P!

My gal loves Star Trek. She works with the tv on and I keep going out there and seeing her watching one of the new ones. I think her favorite might be the one with the female captain (Jane...Way? Idk - I probably have that wrong. Red headed woman). She said everyone hates it, but she likes it. It's probably the one I've seen the most of as a whole, and I liked it.

My gals' fav game is Breath of the Wild. But we both agree Horizon kinda creeps us out. I dig MoCap (I like it in the made by Supermassive) but there was something always off about Horizon to the two of us. Idk if it's the shadows or something as horror games tend to be dark, and Horizon as far as I remember it was super bright. On my end, it's Curious Expedition all the way. Hands down, my favorite game ever. It's on the Switch if you've got a vague interest in trying it out. Idk if you can mod it though, which really extends the lifespan of it on the PC.

Strength training is always good =)! Same with cycling, although it's not really taken on as much out here. Is Lapland where the indigenous folks are? I gave it a look and saw the reindeer. Just making an assumption, feel free to fill in blanks if you'd liek.

Beds are good, and I <3 mine. Well, no actually. I tolerate mine. I like zzzping on the floor more =P!

Cheers buddy!

[–] Auster@lemm.ee 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Linguistics, data hoarding, and when I'm in the mood or have time, gaming and reading.

[–] cashmaggot@piefed.social 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

OMFG, I love LINaskflhasklahsfkhasfkhasf - LOVE! Linguistics. How the fudge popsicles did I forget that!?!?! I have noticed an awful homogeneous movement in the US when it comes to linguistics. The slang (terminology) might differ, but I think the internet spread a lot of frustrations and shame to the point that many people have opted for SoCal accents over their native spaces and everyone has started to sound like a slurry of shit. Which is really offensive, I know. But I wish we could keep regional dialects going for as long as they can go. I also know that class (and upwards mobility) tends to kill off dialects. And I think that's because you have to speak a common "white tongue" and "middle class(+)" tongue to get anywhere in business and do relatively financially well. So I guess ultimately shame and capitalism are killing something I love. Which is probably the case across the board so...eh!

But let's talk linguistics! They're so freakin' interesting.

(I also love reading, but it's been kinda hit or miss lately.)

[–] Auster@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago (8 children)

Two places that are of interest for me recently are Spain and Norway, since both end up being very central for at least understanding somewhat languages nearby. I find it super interesting to understand languages around without studying them specifically, and it also helps drawing an etymological map in my head. =D

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[–] cashmaggot@piefed.social 6 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I'm in a space of flux right now. I once could tell you everything on the face of this planet about dogs, I really got into the AKC. Which is funny because I didn't have a dog myself. I still talk dogs, with my mother. Who really loves them herself (well a certain type) and think maybe my interests might have been influenced by hers? Not sure.

There was a time when I could tell you the price of everything in the store, down to the penny. But prices fluctuate so much nowadays. And there really isn't much point to this "super power." I think I picked it up so that I could always budget, and it really helped me fly for a long time. Now I soft-budget instead and guesstimate based off of average prices of things in relation to their worth to my being.

I am super obsessed with mustalids and am pretty sure they are god's gift to the world. I've been known to crack a fact or two at (and yeah, I mean at here sadly) people at random because they jazz me up so hard.

I feel a swing back into my one true love, illustration. I am not sure where this is going right now, but I have been dreaming of hitting up a series. That I have been unraveling as I sleep (literally in my dreams - I can have a think when I sleep) about how I want to go about it. Some cool folk on here showed me a new art program and I wanna give it a go with a series and see how it turns out. I want it to be convoluted, uncomfortable, and in the style/surrounding my interests of some of my favorite illustrators. I have been smooshing and smashings bits together and I am about to move on it. So pretty excited there.

Here's to hoping you guys share yours =)

[–] 73kk13@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I love dogs! I don't have one yet, but I most certainly will. I'm pretty sure it will help me cope with stress.

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[–] mcmodknower@programming.dev 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Analyzing stuff (especially code) down to the last detail on that layer of abstraction. I can tell you one fact about how bad MCreator generated code is, and a lot more about random code bugs (often minecraft related).

The local train line i use nearly daily during the semester.

A bit less reading manga and watching anime.

I also play a bit of osu.

But generally nearly everything that is some kind of intrinsic relation (not names or model numbers but how something works etc.) is interesting for me.

[–] cashmaggot@piefed.social 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Ooo, I didn't know what MCreator is but I looked it up. Oh yeah, for sure - autogen code is pretty awful. I think it's getting better with ML, but I think in general a part of the reason why they generate "spaghetti code" is so that people can't just a) copy their idea and create a cloned generator and b) people who use services (I mean MCreator I think is free?) can't start to analyze code and figure out how things work and then actually just branch of and create simple websites they self-host instead of paying a monthly or annual fee.

Toss me a cool manga? The last one I read was askfhafkhasfkh....let me have a think...Ichi the Killer. Not my typical bag, but I was on this Takashi Miike kick and I wanted to see the manga behind his infamous movie.

I've met people who have beautiful minds like yours that take apart electronics and build new things from old items. I really dig people like that. It's helped me branch out into trying more on my own. It's also expanded the lifespan of most of my day-to-day devices which I dig. So keep being you, and pass on the inspiration to others =)

[–] mcmodknower@programming.dev 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Mcreator is so bad, if you do a raycast you do it three times. Once for each coordinate axis.

To recommend you a manga i would like to know what kind of manga you like to read. So for now i just tell you the general recommendation of Dungeon Meshi (aka Delicious in Dungeon). Its about a group of adventurers exploring a Dungeon to rescue the sister of one of them. But since they had no time to prepare for that they eat stuff from the dungeon (monster meat, fungi, plants that grow in there). You can probably read it at your local library.

[–] cashmaggot@piefed.social 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, that is kind of sketch. I wonder if it's done that way because when they compile it each function is written as a single line as to not confuse the compiler? (As in there was some kind of bug found that they found that they chose the simplest route to fix even if it's the most convoluted/memory intensive manner of fixing it.)

I just asked for whatever you dug and figured I would check it out and if I liked it I would read it and if it wasn't my cup of tea no harm, no foul =)! Thanks for passing it on. I used to read a lot more manga, but I had the itch for something and I am more apt as a person on the whole to read something suggested than tracked down. So thanks again =)! Esp the cute little summary. I feel like this could be a cute game, or a mod. Which by the by, you should make =P!

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[–] the_toast_is_gone@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (5 children)

I'm really into radio tech (licensed amateur operator), tabletop RPGs, video games, and fictional religions.

[–] cashmaggot@piefed.social 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Yo, what do you play?

Radio tech is cool, ever knew one person who dug it. My childhood bestie's dad. He finessed the hey outta his van and just chilled out in his 70s style decked out phat ass van and would listen to his RV.

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[–] ladytaters@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Pro wrestling, specifically AEW, NXT and Mystery Wrestling. I'm a sucker for good comedy wrestling, and Chuck Taylor is my favorite male wrestler (even though he had to mostly retire this year). https://youtu.be/zlAHrHL_FCc?si=kaj76TB8WZP78nSj links to one of Chuck's best spots, the BOLA grenade!

Rabbits. Rabbits are incredible. They're not rodents even though their teeth continue growing throughout their lives, and they have no paw pads. They're basically like having tiny cuddly fuzzy deer or horses in your house without the poop issues.

Pokemon first gen, particularly Jigglypuff and her evolution family including Scream Tail. I found out today that Rachael Lillis, the original anime voice of Jigglypuff (and Misty, and Jessie) passed away this weekend and I'm a little heartbroken.

I'm also crazy about rogue-likes and rogue-lites, and I can't wait for Hades 2 to officially release 😁

[–] mcmodknower@programming.dev 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Do you know shattered pixel dungeon? Its an open source rougelike that you can play on your smartphone or pc.

[–] ladytaters@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I hadn't heard of that one! Can you tell me more about it?

[–] mcmodknower@programming.dev 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Its a pixelart rougelike that i found somewhere in my linux package list, tried out, and liked. I could tell you about some mechanics, but its probably better to see for yourself at its website http://shatteredpixel.com/shatteredpd/ or the pixeldungeon community pixeldungeon@lemmy.world .

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[–] finkrat@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)
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[–] cashmaggot@piefed.social 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Idk if you're into wrestling games but they've got some pretty fucking naners ones on Steam. But people like you always keep me alive. Cause legitimately I never had a personal direct interest in wrestling, but growing up my folks who did always kept me in the know. And you guys have so much passion it gives me life. I've seen a couple of gigs and it's always super entertaining. I've pretty much got one guy left in the life and his joy is contagious. Only catch is I don't understand a damn thing about the game anymore. Simple example is I have absolutely no clue who Chuck Taylor is (I was like - shoes?) BUT! You're so jazzed and I dig that.

Rabbits are incredible! I can't have them, because my lovelies sustain off of them =_o!! Their paws are wonderful though, I agree. As are the paws of chinchillas. Not the same, but the only other creature I can think of that is int he same boat. Not sure if you're into camp and absolute goofy horror but they made a horror movie with cutie bunnies called Night of the Lepus.

Hmm, RIP!

Gunna put my favo rl here. Plop.

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[–] Halasham@dormi.zone 3 points 2 months ago (6 children)
  • Video Games Mostly those that allow me to tinker or engineer or just optimize from a lot of options available to the player. Minecraft, especially with the Create Mod, is a great example. I can engineer to my heart's content with it. Space Engineers is one that if feels like I should love it but I have a hard time getting into it.
  • Leftist Political Ideologies Mostly Marxism and it's sub-groups but also Anarcho-Communism as well. This includes the history of attempts at those systems and modern examples. Sometimes this gets frustrating when I encounter an unironic use of a wholly, or almost wholly, false point being brought out again. Unfortunately some of the big names have writing styles so dry they could sap the moisture from the Atlantic.
  • World History in general Especially early to mid modern history and ancient history. Military history from any point in time is also pretty enjoyable to me. Sometimes it's frustrating like learning that a major problem of today was almost wholly caused by one person in the past having a particular preference for X over Y (ex Ford preferring internal combustion for his cars over battery power).
  • Urban Design I like learning about what is and isn't effective in terms of how to build places that work for people. What makes places safer or more dangerous, how to reduce stress through little design tricks, and how places can be a net positive for the wider area they're in. Also trains on both large and small scale.
  • Computer Programming/IT Out of all my interests this is the one I'm perusing as something I could have a job doing. Working with computers strikes a nice balance between rules being clear and exact and being open-ended enough to allow for creative solutions. Also learned I have a strong preference for C++ over Javascript. That may be because I learned C++ first and Javascript is a lot more typing intensive to do simple things.
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[–] GrayBackgroundMusic@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Fermenting everything. I have made beer shout out !homebrewing@sopuli.xyz and sourdough bread for years. I just started a ginger bug to make me own sodas and have made jalapeno pickles for the first time. Next on my list is hot sauce.

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 points 2 months ago (4 children)
  • Games (video, board, sports; if it's a game, I'm into it)
  • Comedy
  • Writing

And that's pretty much it.

[–] cashmaggot@piefed.social 1 points 2 months ago

Please to gib comedies? Long story short - been trying to ramp up my para-sympathetic nervous system thanks to the awfulness of gun-violence and ptsd. So I've been chugging a steady diet of comedies and putting my one-true-love horror on || hold for now. (hehehehe ||)

But gib! please!?!?!?!

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[–] iamdisillusioned@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (5 children)

I'm into nail art, Seinfeld and watching my cats destroy my house... and I usually enjoy them all at once.

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[–] Murdoc@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Audhd here, so way too many interests to list (short list here: https://social.vivaldi.net/@Murdoc). But my biggest long-standing one is called Technocracy. Not how the word gets used most of the time today, but rather the proposed sustainable and post-scarcity economic system devised in the 1920s. Not only is it just interesting from being a novel and well-designed system, but it deals with so many important issues like poverty, environmentalism, sexism, racism, crime, and all in an objective, hard scientific way (i.e. not "political science"). All that science and progressivism (from 100 years ago too!) just delights my autistic brain no end. Here's my attempt to make the topic more accessible to the modern audience: https://technate.org/tiki-index.php

[–] cashmaggot@piefed.social 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

AU-D-FREAKIN'-H-D!!!!! Yo!

Top link doesn't work here =<

I was thinking about this the other day. I kinda wanted to do an askie-poo here but I just said feh! But if we could speak on alternate time lines - how could we have changed the world in order to set it up for the success of the most plausible amount of individuals versus the sort of caste-goop we've got going on right now.

GL on building your TIKI by the by, maybe you should ask the question and invite others to participate in building it?

[–] Murdoc@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

🙂 👋

Weird, the link works for me. :/

Oh, I've certainly thought of alternate time-lines. Aspiring writer here. Trying to turn one of them into a novel (well, novel series lol), but you know, ADHD. So I could certainly talk at length about that.

Thanks. I've tried getting help. What few have accepted never seemed to have the time, or else they had too much trouble with the wiki paradigm? Idk. It's been a struggle. Which is too bad since I tend to work better (i.e. more often) when others are involved.

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[–] SGHFan@lemdro.id 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

My interests are mobile phones and airplanes (mainly airliners).

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