What are your obsessions?

Apparently it's common for Aspies to have unusually focused or niche interests so I figured I'd find out what other peoples interests are.

I'll go first.

Mine are:

  • Sci-Fi TV (Trek, Stargate, Babylon 5, The Expanse - Trek was my gateway drug, which I started watching at the age of 5. I even remember episode titles from a few seconds of viewing or starship registry numbers)
  • Trance & Progressive House music - not commercial bilge you hear played on the radio - underground stuff you'd hear at a proper club or event rather at your local meat market (I pretty much exclusively listen to these genres)
  • Cats (If I see one in the street I have to make friends, if it's a timid cat I have to try and win its trust - for some reason a friendly cat makes me super happy, perhaps I have toxoplasmosis)
  • The Simpsons
  • Technology (I work in IT support and am always using or fiddling with tech)
  • Science - I listen to a number of podcasts and find things like advances in genomics interesting
  • Religion - more specifically from the view of an atheist (me) - trying to understand how people are duped into believing such things from a neurological and psychological perspective (this stems from being raised by fundamentalist evangelical Christians, who've turned out to be massive hypocrites)
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  • Some of my interests include:

    • Books, both physical and digital. I just can't help but collect and read them. I especially like old slightly tattered books.
    • Retro video games.
    • Anything nature related, but especially sharks and dinosaurs.
    • Antique or just old and useless knick knacks. Many of which I have found such as my collection of 1920's bottles which I found in a wood nearby my house.
    • Languages and how they developed throughout history.
    • Folklore and mythology as well as religion. Not that I believe any of it but just find it fascinating why others do.
    • Family history.
    • Photography.
    • Quantum physics

    There are probably some others I am forgetting

  • I quite like old computers - Had to keep a bunch of DEC PDP 11/23 and 11/73 running - the 11/73 only got retired in 2010. I've just bought an old Atari ST to go 'old school' with my synthesisers.

  • I've just bought an old Atari ST to go 'old school' with my synthesisers.

    Cubase on the ST was great. I don't really use outboards anymore. Hardware is more fun than software production though. I still have a few synths though. I have a Korg DW8000 and a Roland Juno Alpha 2. I still have my sampler too. I run a DAW now but the hands on feel of hardware is something I deeply miss! Which synths and outboards are you using?

  • It seems they max-out all the tracks now to compete for attention and to try to be 'louder' than anthing else. That 'pumping' sound around the bass drum annoys me too - it's like old Dolby C without the eq switched in.

    Good news! My Atari arrived this morning - all works ok so I'm hooking my toys together right now. I'm using Gajits Sequencer One for MIDI control.

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  • It seems they max-out all the tracks now to compete for attention and to try to be 'louder' than anthing else. That 'pumping' sound around the bass drum annoys me too - it's like old Dolby C without the eq switched in.

    Good news! My Atari arrived this morning - all works ok so I'm hooking my toys together right now. I'm using Gajits Sequencer One for MIDI control.

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