Poll: Do you smoke?

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Post by brandon272 » Wed, May 06, 2009, 10:01 PM UTC

I'm not ordinarily a big fan of polls, but I was intrigued by my own curiosity. I wondered how prevelant smoking is among hackers.

On one hand, I would think that Hackers would smoke less because they might be more realistic about avoiding the long term effects of smoking than a non-hacker would be. On the other hand, all Hackers are indeed human and there are a lot of them that do make choices that aren't that great for their physical health (e.g. sitting in front of a computer for 18 hours a day!)

Do you smoke (cigarettes)?

Re: Poll: Do you smoke?

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Post by pookleblinky » Wed, May 06, 2009, 10:06 PM UTC

I'm interesting in finding out too. I regard nicotine and caffeine, along with emacs, to be essential for a hacking session. Yet of the people I know, smokers vs. nonsmokers seems to be half-and-half.

Re: Poll: Do you smoke?

#3

Post by kilowatt » Wed, May 06, 2009, 10:12 PM UTC

Pot, socially

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Post by vaksel » Wed, May 06, 2009, 10:13 PM UTC

Another thing you need to take into consideration is the person's age. The younger people grew up during the anti-smoking health scare, so they aren't as likely to be smoking

Re: Poll: Do you smoke?

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Post by bdittmer » Wed, May 06, 2009, 10:17 PM UTC

Ugh, not to be nit picky but it drives me crazy when people use i.e. incorrectly. What you actually wanted to use here is e.g. Here is a link that discusses the differences and how to use them both correctly: http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/abbreviations/f/ievseg.ht...

Re: Poll: Do you smoke?

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Post by brandon272 » Wed, May 06, 2009, 10:21 PM UTC

bdittmer wrote: post #5

Ugh, not to be nit picky but it drives me crazy when people use i.e. incorrectly. What you actually wanted to use here is e.g. Here is a link that discusses the differences and how to use them both correctly: http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/abbreviations/f/ievseg.ht...

Oh heavens... I know the difference, it was just an honest mistake. Simmer, bro! :)

Re: Poll: Do you smoke?

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Post by zitterbewegung » Wed, May 06, 2009, 10:24 PM UTC

It would be very detrimental for me to smoke because of the fact that I have asthma.

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Post by mediamaker » Wed, May 06, 2009, 10:26 PM UTC

yes but not cigs and I prefer the vaporizer

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Post by magoghm » Wed, May 06, 2009, 10:27 PM UTC

pookleblinky wrote: post #2

I'm interesting in finding out too. I regard nicotine and caffeine, along with emacs, to be essential for a hacking session. Yet of the people I know, smokers vs. nonsmokers seems to be half-and-half.

And glucose. I smoke & drink Coke (Mexican Coke, the US coke is useless). Emacs: of course!

Re: Poll: Do you smoke?

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Post by bdittmer » Wed, May 06, 2009, 10:27 PM UTC

bdittmer wrote: post #5

Ugh, not to be nit picky but it drives me crazy when people use i.e. incorrectly. What you actually wanted to use here is e.g. Here is a link that discusses the differences and how to use them both correctly: http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/abbreviations/f/ievseg.ht...

I don't think I was being hostile, just trying to inform. Down mod away though...