The closest thing to hanging out for me is playing 6-hour Dungeons & Dragons sessions with some former co-workers once a week. Other than that, I'll go to a few happy hours after work, but I guess I've "outgrown" the hanging out bit, or maybe it's that most people have moved away. Almost all communication with former acquintances/distant friends is through e-mail/chat/forum postings. If I wasn't employed, there would probably be days when I wouldn't even speak a word! The PC really changes things.