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Re: Poll: Do you smoke?

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Post by humbledrone »

IsaacSchlueter wrote: post #54
ashishk wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

no...what he's talking about is essentially a smoke-less pipe/bong.

A vaporizer is not a pipe or bong, and it is certainly not smokeless. You put your combustible material in a machine that heats it up until it smolders, and collects the resulting vapors in an airtight plastic balloon. Then you remove the balloon from the machine, put it to your mouth, and inhale the contents. With a pipe or bong, you burn the material with a fire, and suck the smoke directly into your lungs. The dif…

A real vaporizer is certainly smokeless. It vaporizes the oils in the marijuana bud; the marijuana is not supposed to burn. If you've used a vaporizer and it was producing smoke, that means that you had the heat turned up way too high.

vapor != smoke

Re: Poll: Do you smoke?

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Post by dpifke »

Zak wrote: post #11

I have never been able to figure out what would possess a person to put something that smells like cigarette smoke in their mouth. Beyond that, most people I know who have tried smoking found the initial experience physically unpleasant (smoke burns the throat and lungs). The only explanation I'm aware of for people continuing to smoke after the first time is social pressure. From what I've observed, hackers tend to…

I smoked for about two weeks during high school, after a friend of mine sold me that bumming a smoke was a great way to talk to girls.

The smoking itself didn't do that much for me, so I pretty quickly gave it up.

Re: Poll: Do you smoke?

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Post by jacoblyles »

dkarl wrote: post #56
sho wrote: post #20

Sure do. Drink, too. To be perfectly honest, I have difficulty relating to anyone who does not. It's like they're from a whole different world. That said, I'm eagerly awaiting someone curing that whole "lung cancer" thing ...

Am I so different because I don't smoke? I believe in pleasure, and I judge every drug on an individual basis. I drink alcohol and coffee and occasionally smoke pot when it's offered to me, and I suppose I'll try mushrooms if the right circumstances present themselves. I can't think of any other drugs that make a good case. (I'm rather conservative when it comes to risks, especially because most of the available info…

People that are righteously proud of not smoking and indignant at others who do seem like they're from a different world to me, unless they are allergic to the smoke or something. It's an individual decision based on individual taste. As long as people can keep that live-and-let-live mindset, I'm fine with them whatever they do.

Re: Poll: Do you smoke?

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Post by Zak »

jetako wrote: post #45
Zak wrote: post #11

I have never been able to figure out what would possess a person to put something that smells like cigarette smoke in their mouth. Beyond that, most people I know who have tried smoking found the initial experience physically unpleasant (smoke burns the throat and lungs). The only explanation I'm aware of for people continuing to smoke after the first time is social pressure. From what I've observed, hackers tend to…

You should consider that other people have different tastes from your own. Get off your high horse.

I have. There are a great many things others enjoy that I do not, but do understand. Among them are strawberries, onions, large luxury cars and programming in Perl. There are many things I enjoy that I fully understand why others do not. Among them are India pale ale, hot peppers, minimalist sports cars and programming in Lisp.

There are certain things some people enjoy that I do not understand the appeal of. Among those are smoking cigarettes, drinking urine and self-flagellation.

Re: Poll: Do you smoke?

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Post by tptacek »

rg wrote: post #44

One day as I lit a cigarette someone said to me, "I used to smoke, and then I realized that I was the smartest person I knew who still smoked, so I quit." Later I thought about this and realized that I was the smartest person I knew who still smoked, so I quit too. Actually thinking about the smokers you know can be an eye-opening comparison.

I don't smoke, but several people I know who are smarter than me do. Does that mean I should start?

Re: Poll: Do you smoke?

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Post by derwiki »

brianmckenzie wrote: post #16

I smoke on and off - tend to quit for awhile then start again. Back when I was doing full-time office-style programming gigs, I found it a good excuse to go outside and walk around if I was stuck on some particular problem, and it always worked wonders in that regard. That being said, It's a nasty/expensive habit and I don't recommend it to anyone. Anecdotal evidence: of the 600 or so people at the last startup schoo…

When I worked tech support in high school at a company where almost everyone was a smoker, I used to take hacky-sack breaks. Ah, high school.

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Post by jrockway »

falien wrote: post #51
teej wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Have you tried Red Bull Cola or Pepsi Throwback?

Red Bull Cola is god awful. It tastes like cough syrup. I couldn't bring myself to drink more than the first even when it was free.

I find it delicious, although massively overpriced.

Re: Poll: Do you smoke?

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Post by tptacek »

scotth wrote: post #48
Zak wrote: post #11

I have never been able to figure out what would possess a person to put something that smells like cigarette smoke in their mouth. Beyond that, most people I know who have tried smoking found the initial experience physically unpleasant (smoke burns the throat and lungs). The only explanation I'm aware of for people continuing to smoke after the first time is social pressure. From what I've observed, hackers tend to…

It only tastes unpleasant at first, then it becomes normal. I actually have an interesting story that has to do with this. Last summer I was taking a newer smoking cessation drug named Champix. The drug works by binding with the same receptors that nicotine does, and prevents nicotine from having its effect. You take this drug while continuing to smoke, and about two weeks later, cigarettes lose their lustre. You sti…

Don't ask me what led me to know this or use this comment to make inferences about my musical tastes, but Carter Albrecht --- the guitarist from (don't laugh) Edie Brickell & New Bohemians --- took Champix and then drank a lot, went completely nuts, tried to break into his neighbor's house, and got shot in the head.

DON'T DATE ROBOTS.

Re: Poll: Do you smoke?

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Post by tptacek »

buugs wrote: post #35
edw519 wrote: post #25

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Warning messages have been on cigarette packs since 1966.

Yes but cancer education and the costs of smoking are more recent. Now smoking is shown as a very deadly habit and many commericials (mostly from philip morris and their new requirements) on quiting and destruction caused by cigs.

Ever seen a Canadian cigarette label? "THESE THINGS WILL KILL YOU AND GIVE YOUR CHILDREN FEET FOR EARS". I don't think the cancer education is working. If anything, advances in treatment (which probably don't do much for lung cancer) are probably dulling the effect you're talking about.
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