Every Computer Scientist Should Have a Creative Hobby

Re:Every Computer Scientist Should Have a Creative Hobby by newman8r on Saturday December 16, 2017 @06:21PM (#15942858)

I recently picked up knot-tying. I wouldn't necessarily call it a creative hobby but it's a nice challenge and pretty satisfying/useful. Costs about nothing, can do it at your desk.

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Re:Every Computer Scientist Should Have a Creative Hobby by Dowwie on Sunday December 17, 2017 @07:51AM (#15945561)

+1. Fellow knot tier here. I mostly practice it (at my desk) to keep a working memory of knots that are useful for camping.

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Re:Every Computer Scientist Should Have a Creative Hobby by tomjen3 on Sunday December 17, 2017 @11:32AM (#15946362)

I loved knots as a boyscout, how do I get into that as a hobby? Do you invent new knots? Try to do very complicated knots?

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Re:Every Computer Scientist Should Have a Creative Hobby by newman8r on Sunday December 17, 2017 @12:59PM (#15946793)

I'm still relatively new at it so I'm having fun with learning various knots and practicing on a few different lengths of rope I have at my desk. Inventing a new knot would be great, but I'm not at that level yet.

It's more of a casual hobby, but knowing knots can vastly enhance other activities. The spatial challenge of learning the knots is what's most appealing to me right now.

I've got two books at the moment, the 'Ashley Book of Knots' which is a classic, and the "Everything Knots Book".

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Re:Every Computer Scientist Should Have a Creative Hobby by jason_slack on Monday December 18, 2017 @06:25AM (#15950900)

I loved knots as a Boy Scout too. It never occurred to me to practice this as an adult. What a great idea.

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