Comments on: Death by Coffee – what’s your Programming Drink?

By: momop

momop — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 05:51:20 +0000

I know it’s old but still

My drink is Dr. Pepper and I think I’m addicted

(had 2 bottles and a can today and still wanted more)

It’s so refreashing and tasty and yum

By: Tony

Tony — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 04:37:29 +0000

Rick, that’s a good point about the sugar crash of soft drinks, definitely something to consider.

I actually originally come from Russia myself, I even remember that Russian style tea. Good stuff, though somewhat more involved in the process.

By: Rick

Rick — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 03:20:01 +0000

I like working my way through different kinds of fair trade organic coffee, but I limit myself to two cups of that a day — after a while, you just start to feel like a brown water receptacle. Powerful tea made Russian-style is a nice change (see http://home.fazekas.hu/~nagydani/rth/Russian-tea-HOWTO-v2.html ) as is yerba mate (a traditional South American drink — the closest approximation I can make to its taste is a mix of green and oolong tea. http://guayaki.com/ )

I pretty much take a pass on bottled soft drinks — for me, the sugar slump seems to outweigh any stimulant effect the caffeine in them might have. I made an exception for Jolt White Lightning (grape soda), but now that I’m back in Northern Ontario I can’t seem to find it anywhere.

By: Jon Armstrong

Jon Armstrong — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 04:56:04 +0000

Normally I used to take a coffee in the morning, but now I’m usually going for a walk before anything else and then I’ll grab a basic diet soda and then a bottle of water…. but then it’s usually Red Rain or Bawls…Red Rain preferred.
I share the apartment I’m in with a convenience store downstairs and the owner’s already agreed to cut me a deal on the Red Rain.

By: Crocker

Crocker — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 22:51:02 +0000

Red Rain is what i turn to during those long days planting trees it also does wonders on the rugby field, i’ve experimented with many energy drinks and red rain was hands down the best i’ve come across, probably not all that healthy but i’m always drinking tons of water to flush the caffiene and other stuff out.

By: Tony

Tony — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 23:40:08 +0000

Nice analogy

Every stimulant has a potential for long term effects, one’s body gets used to it. I suppose that ultimately, moderation is the key. It might be a good idea to alternate between coffee and some other drink of choice every so often, as to not let yourself develop a dependency on ether.

By: swollenpickles

swollenpickles — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 22:27:40 +0000

I “need” a cup of coffee to get going in the morning. Without it, I function like a zombie, but with less personality.
Wouldn’t the other stimulants have similar long term effects to coffee though?

By: Gnorb

Gnorb — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 20:54:20 +0000

XS energy drinks. They come in a bunch of flavors so I can drink one based on my tastes at the time, my favorites being the Green Tea (non-carbonated) and Grape (which comes in a decaf). For the ones that don't have caffeine (they have like 4 or 5 flavors that don't) all the energy comes from the massive amounts of B vitamins, the usual culprits like taurine. Good for fat writers with high blood pressure who are trying to lose weight. (I wrote a tiny bit about them here. Do a search for "green tea" to find the link to info on the page.) Of course, there's also black tea and Arizona "Diet" green tea, both of which have caffeine, however.

By: Craige

Craige — Tue, 26 Dec 2006 05:06:46 +0000

Well, it used to be caffeinated energy drinks, but I think that’s about to change. I may do some research on Ginkgo biloba, and if my findings confirm yours, I’ll probably start looking for an assortment of drinks containing it.

By: ZeroPaladn

ZeroPaladn — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 16:01:19 +0000

Holy S***. Me, I have a cup ‘o java every morning. Other than that, unless I’m pulling an allnighter at a friends, nothing. At my friend’s house though, we have tons of stuff.
– Jolt (caffine)
– Beaver Buzz (caffine + other herbs)
– Red Bull (caffine)
– Red Rain (caffine)
– Sobe (tons of good stuff for ya)