Skiing. Teaching the little Tykes this year
Skiing. Teaching the little Tykes this year
Last edited by EMC; 03-16-2016 at 01:00 PM.
I used to Scuba dive, got certified when I was 12 and went diving almost once a week through high school. Once I moved away from the coast I pretty much gave it up. Currently it is skiing. I can get from my house to Sundance in about 15 minutes. I normally wouldn't consider skiing to be that expensive of a hobby, but when you include the cost of fixing a torn rotator cuff that I got last Saturday....well this ski season is turning out to be much more expensive than I planned on.
Sounds like Oculus is in your future. High end gaming is my poison. Used to run a group for about 10 years. I always try to stay on the cutting edge of PC hardware because Wyoming is colder than a Witches tata in a brass bra during the TEN months of winter here.
My other hobby is stamp collecting. Unfortunately, it's the gun related kind, so might not count on this thread.
Time flies when you throw your watch.
I'm considering the HTC Vive myself. Pre-production reviews and all my gaming podcasts point to the Vive being the superior product and the "screen door" effect of being so close to the display and seeing between the pixels is supposed to be less than the Oculus, at least subjectively. Full support of Valve/Steam is also a huge factor.
I'm not really into the whole VR thing yet but as an alternative to a new monitor. I've been waiting for the Asus PG348Q 34" Ultrawide 100hz but it was announced last January and still waiting, with no signs of release. So I was thinking maybe a headset might provide a nice way of reducing outside distractions that I deal with now.
Virtual Desktop is coming to Steam with full support that a VR headset to be used for anything, native support or not, also compatible with Oculus.
http://www.vrdesktop.net
http://store.steampowered.com/app/382110/
Waiting for post-launch reviews before I decide what direction to go.
Last edited by t1tan; 03-16-2016 at 08:28 PM.
Looks cool I just picked up my first decent monitor. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-313-_-Product. So far looks pretty cool but I am still waiting on my new tower to show up... I was too nervous to do it myself this time but all upgrades/new towers will be done by yours truly.
Jeff Martin
None of my hobbies are expensive, at least the way I do them.
Shortly after moving to Texarkana, I bought a sail boat (22ft Venture.) It was used and I got it, the trailer, and a 9 horse kicker for $1,300. Yes, the comma and period are in the right place. It has a usable cabin and we treated it like a floating camper. Guy’s Sailing Page
I subscribed to a couple of sailing magazines and soon started getting unsolicited sailing related junk mail. One was a place that featured sailing themed jewelry. Things like diamond encrusted anchors, knots, or constellations. I found it amusing that most of the items in the catalogue cost multiples of what I paid for the boat, motor, and trailer.
Here's one of the cameras. I'll post one of the 8x10s next time I dog one out