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Commented on Spurning the "false god of coffee"
I gave up caffeine (for the most part) several years ago. I don't know if it improved my concentration, but it definitely helped in other aspects. I no longer have trouble sleeping at night and I can make it through...
Commented on Tiny nuclear battery
I was totally picturing the force field belt coming soon....
Commented on Cat Workout
I've been bench pressing my twins since it's been safe (pretty much once they could support their heads themselves). They think it's great fun and it's a good way to practice counting, too. Now that they're almost thirty pounds, I...
Commented on GreenWheel: Swap the rear to make any bike electric
Yeah, how is this greener than just pedaling? Shouldn't it be called the LazyWheel?...
Commented on Jim Munroe's THEREFORE REPENT as a free download
The links are at the bottom of the blog post for "Sword of My Mouth #1 Out Soon"....
Commented on Solvit pet harness lets them ride in a human seat
If you haven't already, make sure you experiment with this. Our dog slipped out of hers without any problem, regardless of how snug it was....
Commented on Fuelly.com review (Verdict: He likes it!)
This site needs a way to import data from a csv file. If they have that functionality, I'm not finding it. I don't have all of my fuel ups entered into a spreadsheet, but I have some of them from...
Commented on Boarding a train that never stops
This made me think of the train systems in one of Asimov's books. I can't remember if it was in Prelude to Foundation or one of the Robot novels. In his system there are belts which move at various speeds....
Commented on Bedu: Emergency Shelter in a Barrel
My father in law was telling me this weekend about a few Appalachian Trail thru-hikers that are blogging their trips. He didn't mention any websites, but I'm sure they're easy enough to find, if you have the right mindset. I...
Commented on Eye-Fi: Add Wi-Fi to Any Camera (with SD)
Looks like their website is down (and they didn't configure a custom WordPress error page). Oh wait, just reloaded that tab and it's working now. This would be great for my wife's camera. She takes tons of pictures of the...
Commented on Lovely LEGO Silhouette Advertisements
I created a desktop background using the four images. http://chuck.steel.googlepages.com/legobackground Please Lego, don't sue me....

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japroach commented on Spurning the "false god of coffee"
Never got coffee. Taking a stimulant daily for long periods is called an addiction, it serves no benefit. I don't mind if you do, just don't lie to yourself about it....
Clayton commented on Spurning the "false god of coffee"
japroach, stimulants are used legally to great benefit for millions of people daily. Caffeine is one of the safest available, but it is one of many. It's also not physically addictive. It is to a degree or another psychologically addictive to most of its users, but seeing that it's actually heatlhy in the right doses, why does it matter that it's addictive?...
Dewi Morgan commented on Spurning the "false god of coffee"
I quit caffeine for a year, just to see if I could. At first, there were *awful* headaches. After that, no real difference. The big difference came when I started drinking it again: one cup of machine-regurgitated instant dross had a massive and magical effect on me, and would make me able to work long into the night before deadlines. But now I'm back to drinking it regularly, and it no longer has this effect....
Clayton commented on Spurning the "false god of coffee"
Staring at bright lights has physical side effects. Does that make staring at bright lights addictive? Just because something effects the body physically does not mean it's physically addictive. Perhaps you don't understand addiction; regardless, check the science with a quick internet search and you'll see that it's psychologically but not physically addictive....
desiredusername commented on Spurning the "false god of coffee"
The crowd has moved on but here's more about dopamine. Dopamine:NYT...

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