Ask HN: What do you drink? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: What do you drink?

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Post by CyberFonic » Tue, Jul 28, 2009, 7:20 AM UTC

rms wrote: post #25

I'll agree with the consensus: water is the best, but if you want caffeine, freshly brewed tea is by far the healthiest source of caffeine. The theanine is also a nice bonus.

Instant coffee causes greater dehydration due to the chemicals used in the manufacturing processes. So you should be drinking extra water to make up for its diuretic effects. So if it's coffee it has to be freshly brewed - the aroma is a bonus treat.

Re: Ask HN: What do you drink?

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Post by chaosprophet » Tue, Jul 28, 2009, 7:22 AM UTC

I always have a bottle of Minute Maid Pulpy Orange near my computer. And I also drink about 5 cups of authentic Madras Filter Coffee [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_filter_coffee] a day.

Re: Ask HN: What do you drink?

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Post by HalcyonMuse » Tue, Jul 28, 2009, 9:07 AM UTC

jackchristopher wrote: post #24

omarchowdhury wrote: post #7

Water.

And it kills foggy brain. But the best effect is you know it's healthy, so you don't feel bad. Tea too. Green and white tea are high in antioxidants. Drink up.

Well, depends where you live... I spent a summer in Santa Clara in a really crappy apartment and the water always developed this weird white film (or was it a precipitate? I forget) if you let it sit. I considered it very suspicious and did not drink water from the tap at home - I got my fill at work.

Re: Ask HN: What do you drink?

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Post by HalcyonMuse » Tue, Jul 28, 2009, 9:08 AM UTC

rms wrote: post #59

splat wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

At over 7:1 (at last check), I think this comment wins the award for "Highest Karma to Character Ratio"!

I'm sure there is a "yes" or "no" out there that wins.

We'll throw this one in the "non-binary response" category then.

Re: Ask HN: What do you drink?

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Post by HalcyonMuse » Tue, Jul 28, 2009, 9:11 AM UTC

J_McQuade wrote: post #33

Buying a tea infuser is one of the best things I've ever done - real leaf tea by the cup! Moroccan mint is my favourite at the moment, but I like to experiment, and can't help but think that in tea I've just found one more thing to be geeky about. I also find that the regular ritual of making tea helps to stop my thought processes from falling down rabbit holes, so to speak. It's sometimes good to step back and wait…

I have discovered the same thing - giving my brain time in modes other than problem-solving, like wait-for-kettle mode, seems to augment my problem-solving mode endurance.

Re: Ask HN: What do you drink?

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Post by HalcyonMuse » Tue, Jul 28, 2009, 9:17 AM UTC

CaptainMorgan wrote: post #43

Upon waking up I have 1-2 cups of coffee, minus the sugar. Throughout the day I have close to a gallon of water. Also, I drink Weight Watchers soda: contains no sodium, no sugar, no calories, etc... Coke zeros contain sodium, no? If a drink contains sodium I always thought it defeated the purpose of drinking it - which in my case has always been to quench thirst... sodium acts as an agent to make you drink more never…

I was under the vague impression that a little bit of sodium was necessary for keeping the proper h2o equilibrium in the bloodstream.

I don't go out of my way to ingest sodium (I probably get plenty in my diet) and I don't know whether sodium helps or hinders hydration.

Re: Ask HN: What do you drink?

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Post by neuromanta » Tue, Jul 28, 2009, 10:41 AM UTC

I drink water, cuz it's healthy (everyona should drink 1,5-2l water a day), and black tea, to help me focus.

Re: Ask HN: What do you drink?

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Post by d_c » Tue, Jul 28, 2009, 11:00 AM UTC

water, green darjeeling, coffee, black tea (in order of approaching deadlines ;) )

Re: Ask HN: What do you drink?

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Post by abyssknight » Tue, Jul 28, 2009, 11:34 AM UTC

lallysingh wrote: post #23

Always double-fist with ice water. Most of the time we're drinking b/c we want water. Expect to pee a lot. On most days, regular coffee is fine. Stage 2 is a tall americano (you know from where). Stage 3 is a chai with two shots of espresso. Stage 4 need not be named, but it gives me wings. I usually save those for mondays or all-nighters.

See, funny thing about that, I hate drinking water because it makes me have to leave my desk a lot. I still do it because I know I need the water intake. Usually my day is 50/50 between Coke Zero (or Mountain Dew on a bad day) and Water. Sometimes it slides to 30/70, but I do my best.

Edit: And by 50/50 I meant one or two cups of water and one can of soda (or on bad days, a 20oz).

Re: Ask HN: What do you drink?

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Post by EvanK » Tue, Jul 28, 2009, 2:23 PM UTC

Orange juice with breakfast. Water, all day long. Usually a soda with lunch or dinner. I used to drink sodas all day, but I'm getting a bit more health conscious (only a bit though).