i've had some success but mostly irritation over this... for the most part computers in general are both my hobby and my career, and that mostly works out, although can be exhausting, so i find other things.

specifically aspects of computerdom, administration like things used be a hobby for me, but not anymore now that i'm an admin, so my hobby is programming.

then i got moonlighting work on special programming projects. lots of fun, but now i just feel like making art and music more... and hopefully i can avoid making those a job just because i want to keep it fun.

i don't know... i might go back into design fulltime and become just a hobby hacker again, but i guess i need that in depth analysis of systems troubleshooting to feel relevant. it used to be a cool rewarding hobby, but now it is a cool and rewarding job, so i guess i can't complain, and it still works for me