idleworx

Diaspora seems to have fallen of the radar a while back, wondering if anything else is gaining momentum these days either as a direct competitor or a niche alternative

Anyone interested in building a hybrid-clone of the game "A Dark Room" http://adarkroom.doublespeakgames.com/ using AngularJS?

I have been working as a Software Engineer for quite a while now, and recently I've come across AngularJS and love it.

I also loved the whole game concept and minimalism of the "A Dark Room" game and would like to learn more about AngularJS while doing something fun.

I already have several ideas, but it will probably be more productive to work with someone else with a similar interest.

Let me know what you think.

I think a lot of us spend inordinate amounts of time hunching over the computer/coding/hacking away/building the next Facebook etc... but I'm wondering if there other HN'ers out there who have pursued other areas of expertise that have nothing whatsoever to do with computers/programming.

Either as a hobby, pure personal interest or the desire to add an additional skill.

I'd love to hear your experiences with something like this (eg. what drove you to it, were you happy you chose it, and did you achieve success with it -and by success I mean any definition of success you want to attribute to it, tangible or intangible)