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Hacker fuel (can't live without it)

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Re: Hacker fuel (can't live without it)

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post #10

Caffiene doesn't do it for me anymore, so I've been experimenting with energy drinks. They seem to work better, but generally taste awful (Red Bull is the prime offender).

I never understood why redbull tastes the way it does. It reminds me of bad bubble gum. Other energy drinks seem to have gone in the same direction? Is it required for energy drinks to taste the way they do?

Re: Hacker fuel (can't live without it)

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post #10

Caffiene doesn't do it for me anymore, so I've been experimenting with energy drinks. They seem to work better, but generally taste awful (Red Bull is the prime offender).

Almost none of the energy drinks have enough of their extra ingredients to actually do anything... ginseng and taurine can be stimulating, but you need to take a lot more than they put in Red Bull.

If you're willing to branch out into other stimulants, I'd strongly recommend Kratom, feel free to ask if you have any questions.

Re: Hacker fuel (can't live without it)

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mountain dew (regular or code red). caffeine is like a legal performance enhancing drug for coding. Outside of that I try to keep hydrated by drinking lots of water (and keeping a restroom nearby).

Mountain Dew is probably one of the worst things you can put into your body that comes in a can and can be bought under the age of 18.

Re: Hacker fuel (can't live without it)

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post #13
post #10

Caffiene doesn't do it for me anymore, so I've been experimenting with energy drinks. They seem to work better, but generally taste awful (Red Bull is the prime offender).

Almost none of the energy drinks have enough of their extra ingredients to actually do anything... ginseng and taurine can be stimulating, but you need to take a lot more than they put in Red Bull. If you're willing to branch out into other stimulants, I'd strongly recommend Kratom, feel free to ask if you have any questions.

Taurine a stimulant? I thought that's a relaxing aminoacid they put there so you won't get too nervous with all that caffeine.

Re: Hacker fuel (can't live without it)

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post #15

mountain dew (regular or code red). caffeine is like a legal performance enhancing drug for coding. Outside of that I try to keep hydrated by drinking lots of water (and keeping a restroom nearby).

Mountain Dew is probably one of the worst things you can put into your body that comes in a can and can be bought under the age of 18.

Probably true, but it tastes a lot better than redbull.

Re: Hacker fuel (can't live without it)

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post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Almost none of the energy drinks have enough of their extra ingredients to actually do anything... ginseng and taurine can be stimulating, but you need to take a lot more than they put in Red Bull. If you're willing to branch out into other stimulants, I'd strongly recommend Kratom, feel free to ask if you have any questions.

Taurine a stimulant? I thought that's a relaxing aminoacid they put there so you won't get too nervous with all that caffeine.

Sorry, taurine is not actually a stimulant even though it is commonly referred to as such.

http://www.erowid.org/ask/ask.php?ID=3016

Re: Hacker fuel (can't live without it)

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post #10

Caffiene doesn't do it for me anymore, so I've been experimenting with energy drinks. They seem to work better, but generally taste awful (Red Bull is the prime offender).

Maybe it's my old age (32), but large doses of stimulants end up reducing my productivity over the span of a few days. I'm much better off with a trickle of caffeine via green tea, and getting a good nights rest, rather than going on work binges and crashing afterward.
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