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Re: Ask HN: What do you drink?

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Post by zzzmarcus »

I recently found Viso Vigor which is pretty good for a quick, intense (300mg) dose of caffeine. It also has tons of vitamin B (6, 12 etc.), and feels less to me like drinking death than Red Bull and the other canned energy drinks do. I don't drink it often, but if I need a boost that tastes good and isn't soda it works.

I also enjoy yerba mate. It's very popular in Uruguay where I started drinking it. Especially so among students as an (ostensibly) healthy herbal tea with a good dose of caffeine to keep them awake for studying. My favorite part is the slow, calming ritual around drinking it in the traditional way.

Those two exceptions aside, generally I prefer water.

Re: Ask HN: What do you drink?

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Post by J_McQuade »

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 for kettles to boil and leaves to steep.

Re: Ask HN: What do you drink?

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Post by old-gregg »

oldgregg wrote: post #28
omarchowdhury wrote: post #7

Water.

Wow. Water is #1 -- and not a single mention of jolt or mountain dew. What a weak generation of hackers -- you know where the term "flow state" came from? David Lightman used to drink his own urine during long coding sessions. That's a scientific fact.

Ha. Old Greggs think alike. Old school programmers, those who created web servers, compilers and the universe, used to drink coffee, smoke pot and read man pages. Today's generation drinks water, smokes ground PG essays and watches screencasts instead of reading proper documentation.

:P

Re: Ask HN: What do you drink?

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Post by lyime »

Ice Tea (16 - 32oz daily) and water

I find that ice tea keeps my hydrated and keeps me focused. It's perfect for coding and it's also healthy.

My recipe

- Leaf Tea (not the boxed kind) usually fruity ones. (peach and cinnamon rooibos is my favorite)

- Boil 2-3 cups of water

- 2 spoons of tea in a container and pour water. (sit for 2 mins)

- Take a jar and fill it with ice, strain the tea over ice.

Bonus + Lemon + Fruits

Re: Ask HN: What do you drink?

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Post by oldgregg »

old-gregg wrote: post #34
oldgregg wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wow. Water is #1 -- and not a single mention of jolt or mountain dew. What a weak generation of hackers -- you know where the term "flow state" came from? David Lightman used to drink his own urine during long coding sessions. That's a scientific fact.

Ha. Old Greggs think alike. Old school programmers, those who created web servers, compilers and the universe, used to drink coffee, smoke pot and read man pages. Today's generation drinks water, smokes ground PG essays and watches screencasts instead of reading proper documentation. :P

Exactly. And when we weren't playing LoRD on our own BBS we just spent hours rewinding Hackers for THAT ONE SHOT with Angelina Jolie.

Re: Ask HN: What do you drink?

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Post by _cbsz »

brooksbp wrote: post #13

3-4 cups green tea a day (good to mix creatine with). You're drinking water and sometimes good anti-oxidants (great for cleansing your body after exercising, or during hangovers). I try to stay away from coffee; it doesn't take me long to acquire a tolerance for caffeine. I just don't see the benefits of coffee. I'm a huge fan of grapefruit juice and V8 too.

I usually had success with an "addiction reset" by going cold turkey after every semester as an undergrad. As a grad student, I've found that even though I drink 3 cups of green or white tea per day, which is supposed to have relatively minimal caffeine, I get headaches on the weekends when I don't have tea. Do you notice withdrawal headaches with that level of consumption?

Re: Ask HN: What do you drink?

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Post by philwelch »

Mostly water, though a fruit smoothie in the morning makes breakfast compatible with working, and a 7UP every so often adds some of the soda flavor without being too sickeningly sweet (like Sprite), caffeinated (Coke), or having a heavy, sticky aftertaste (Coke again). Mix in some orange juice to perk you up and you're golden. Alcohol is strictly reserved for off-duty hours.

Re: Ask HN: What do you drink?

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Post by aristoxenus »

mrduncan wrote: post #3

My usual daily routine consists the following: 1-2 cups of coffee in the morning and lots of water and orange juice the rest of the day. I quit drinking soda years ago for the most part (still drink it occasionally but rarely) in college when it was just a lot cheaper to drink water instead and have never really had the urge to pick it up again. If you're looking to kick the soda, I'd suggest switching over to someth…

Easy on those juices -- that much simple sugar can lead to a metabolic/alertness roller coaster, if not weight problems.
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