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Good day everyone. How's everybody doing? Hope all is well.

Sometimes when I have spare time, I like doing stuff that's fun, like graphics, that doesn't involve going out. I help update openstreetmaps as a contribution to the community and makes me feel productive at the same time. I wish I know how to code. I've taken some lessons in programming (c programming) in the past but I felt like it was never really for me. Maybe I can try again but where to start? What programming languages are used mostly now a days? What would you recommend?

How about you? What do you do with your spare time? Maybe you can give me an idea. I feel like this will also be helpful when I retire (still a long way to go). I noticed my mom when she retired, her mental state declined quickly because she's not doing much that exercise her brain. She lost that daily conversation at work, the engagement with other people. Her duties. And I think and feel like, we have to stay engaged and active to keep a healthy state of mind and focus.

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@jp734

If you want to stay with Linux and Puppy, try learning Bash programming. You'll find lots of help on the web like here: https://www.w3schools.io/terminal/bash-tutorials/ and plenty of helpful members on the forum.

You have the right attitude for the change of pace that comes with retirement. Couple of things to remember:
1. You are in charge of you
2. Doing nothing will lead to doing more nothing

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Thanks @wizard. The link is now bookmarked

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i like chatting (irc, lemmy and windows93.net trollbox mostly), composing (beepbox and fasttracker2), reading (i like scifi, adventures, comedy and mystery), drawing (yes that includes ascii), programming (proficient in basic (lol), batch, know some html/css, trying to learn c, python and bash), listening to music (favorites are chiptune and heavy/power metal but will listen to pretty much anything except trap and reggaeton) and playing games (mostly on singleplayer)
also i hate sport

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DOSUser123 wrote: Sun Mar 23, 2025 3:12 pm

i like chatting (irc, lemmy and windows93.net trollbox mostly), composing (beepbox and fasttracker2), reading (i like scifi, adventures, comedy and mystery), drawing (yes that includes ascii), programming (proficient in basic (lol), batch, know some html/css, trying to learn c, python and bash), listening to music (favorites are chiptune and heavy/power metal but will listen to pretty much anything except trap and reggaeton) and playing games (mostly on singleplayer)
also i hate sport

You like heavy metal, lol...check out one of my favorite sites from the mid 1990s
https://www.hardradio.com/hr3.html Hardradio.com I've got one of the
streams going now, the 64 kbps, which is good enough on this old Acer Aspire One AOA150!
I've been listening to Hardradio.com since my dial-up days at 14.4 KBPS, hehe!

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DOSUser123 wrote: Sun Mar 23, 2025 3:12 pm

i like chatting (irc, lemmy and windows93.net trollbox mostly), composing (beepbox and fasttracker2), reading (i like scifi, adventures, comedy and mystery), drawing (yes that includes ascii), programming (proficient in basic (lol), batch, know some html/css, trying to learn c, python and bash), listening to music (favorites are chiptune and heavy/power metal but will listen to pretty much anything except trap and reggaeton) and playing games (mostly on singleplayer)
also i hate sport

I don't think you will have any spare time left with that list. :lol:
Thanks for sharing. Now I have something to research on :thumbup2:

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