Alcohol, Caffeine, or both?

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Alcohol, Caffeine, or both?

Alcohol! Whoa...
3
25%
Caffeine! WOOOOOOOOO! WOOOOOOOOO!
5
42%
Both! WOOOOOOOOO! Whoa...
4
33%
 
Total votes: 12

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Alcohol, Caffeine, or both?

Post by JAB Creations »

I don't drink (never have nor will) but I know a lot of programmers that do. Then strangely I notice a lot of gamers who drink caffeine...which confuses me. If I did drink I'd probably do so at a LAN party and not while working on code (those who drink most likely do so at home off the job unless we have a lot of self-bosses here).

Any way what, when, and why do you drink what you drink?

Also this poll does not apply to pets. :nono:
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The very fact you'd consider going to a LAN party makes me think you need to start drinking and meeting girls.

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I've been known to drink when I'm out with friends or at a party... or at a geek event.

I don't mind a coffee or tea here and there, especially if i feel a little drained. Juice is a better choice if I need to be productive.

Vodka and Red Bull is a tasty combination.
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onion2k wrote:The very fact you'd consider going to a LAN party makes me think you need to start drinking and meeting girls.

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Kieran Huggins wrote:Vodka and Red Bull is a tasty combination.
Be careful with that, taking stimulants and depressants simultaneously can cause heart palpitations and death. (It's more common than most people think.)
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Caffeine while coding... Dr. Pepper = awesome.

Alcohol when out with friends?
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Caffeine mostly in the morning. Alcohol: for me it's not about the alcohol, but it's just that there's no alternative when I want a tasty drink in the evening. Herbal tea? Too sweet soft drinks? No thanks. The day they make alcohol free beer that tastes the same I'll start drinking that. I'm afraid that day will not come soon.
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matthijs wrote:The day they make alcohol free beer...
Move to the US - all their beer is like that. I went out drinking with some friends in Philly last fall and was baffled by how drunk all the Americans were... it was all we could do to get even a slight buzz going.

Can't help on the taste front though ;-)
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Kieran Huggins wrote:
matthijs wrote:The day they make alcohol free beer...
Move to the US - all their beer is like that. I went out drinking with some friends in Philly last fall and was baffled by how drunk all the Americans were... it was all we could do to get even a slight buzz going.

Can't help on the taste front though ;-)
Supposedly it's the same in England with all the moderately warmish "lager" beer.. I'm so happy I live close to Belgium, were they have hundreds kinds of beer, each one more special and better then the next one :drunk:
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Post by alex.barylski »

I drink a lot, I'm trying to cut back to slash my caloric intake. Summer fast approaching (today actually no?) I want to get into the best shape I can.

Caffiene apparetly, in a pure form is a great boost of energy preworkout, so I might take pills, never been a fan of coffee though.
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Neither, both suck. I guess in some normal portions it might be healthy...but hard to tell and you get out of normal too quick.... most people use it either to to boost productivity (caffeine) and I think a good sleep is faaaaar greater, and other to just get out of reality (alcohol) which is sad.
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jmut wrote:Neither, both suck.
I'm sorry it had to come to this jmut, but you're going to have to turn in your honorary cloak, plastic badge, and 100% not-cotton bell bottom pants. (Sp...don't worry, I'll put in a good word for you at work). :twisted:
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jmut wrote:Neither, both suck.
Yeah, you have to be careful not to end up in a vicious circle. Drink a beer too much in the evening and you need more coffee the next day. Drink too much coffee during the day, you're so tense from the caffeine you need more beer in the evening to relax. etc etc Better be careful :)
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a delicious circle
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Caffeine FTW. Alcohol makes me want to sleep. I don't drink much, but when I do I usually allow for plenty of sleepy time later. Not coding time.

But I can really use me some caffeine, especially when coding.
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