The fields of psychoactive drugs and computer programming have a long history, dating back to the 60s counterculture's influence on the burgeoning computer science world. What drugs does /prog/ use in combination to help them conjure spirits?
I'm rather bland when it comes to chemicals I'll ingest during an actual programming session. A few beers and a cup or two of coffee is all I need to get into one of my patented problem solvan, keyboard whackan moods. While attempting to devise a solution to a particularly complex problem or pondering the meaning of something, however, I find it helpful to take a hit of (legally acquired) salvia divinorum and experience the true power of human intelligence, raw and unfiltered.
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Anonymous2009-11-16 0:59
SELTZER
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Anonymous2009-11-16 1:06
When I smoke weed I feel motivated to program. I get off topic and add unnecessary functionality though.
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Anonymous2009-11-16 1:10
When programming I usually stay with tea, weed, and maybe some alcohol. When doing REAL LIFE STUFF OMG I also like to take opiates, benzos, dissociatives, and psychedelics from time to time.
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Anonymous2009-11-16 1:14
opiates are a no go for programming. you feel too relaxed and dont want to do anything about thinking
An interesting conjecture, >>1. Have you tried replacing drugs with artists?
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Anonymous2009-11-16 2:14
i've got ADHD, so i do almost all my programming on dexamphetamine (a drug used for ADHD treatment that is, more or less, speed).
now let me tell you, a good dose gives you 10 points to your intelligence rating and makes even the most mundane tasks fun.
too bad it's only temporary.
downers are for hippies and losers.
>>8
i should clarify that i'm talking about relatively small doses, not crack smoking nigger doses.
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Anonymous2009-11-16 2:32
>>8
Have you tried running a TV, radio, and some music at the same time while programming? I have ADD and having all these running at the same time together with a game of frogger works magic upon my concentration. I could perform the most mundane coding tasks for hours on end.
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Anonymous2009-11-16 6:12
I tried coding on acid once. I opened up emacs + slime & tried to write factorial. Do you understand that I have written factorial in 10 billion languages 100 billion times. I couldn't do it. The fucking parens were dripping off the page, I couldn't remember *any* syntax, & the font was definitely not monospaced.
However I have been known to convert a couple shots of espresso into a monstrous amount of code.
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Anonymous2009-11-16 6:42
I used to programming high sometimes. I remember branching a whole sourcetree because I was having all these crazy ideas and changing things but a sensible part knew I was probably messing it up.
I did try it once on mushrooms, but it was very hard to concentrate and I ended up scribbling random thoughts down, and i was sort seeing a sunrise in my editor window which distracted me.
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Anonymous2009-11-16 7:28
You don't write code on psychedelics. You use the time to structure the system in your head and figure out how to get things to work. Focusing on the problem solving.
Then, the day after you write code.
>>22
haha oh wow, Distribution of raw milk is illegal in Scotland.
The sale of raw milk directly to consumers is prohibited in Canada[12] under the Food and Drug Regulations since 1991.
Personally, I like the taste of raw milk more than pasteurized milk, but most of the time only drink pasteurized milk due to safety concerns (diseases may be transmitted).
>>24
No, you can. Just the sale of it is prohibited. Legally in my state only the farmer is allowed to obtain it, or he can give it away, but not for profit, unless it's pasteurized. Of course there are farmers who sell it anyway despite the law as even though it is banned here, the milk is still used raw for the production of raw milk cheeses. They also have to be aged sixty days before they are to be sold.
>>25
Not saying that couldn't happen on a local scale, however worse case of salmonella poisoning in U.S. history happened with pasteurized milk.
>>28
Some people with lactose intolerance have tried milk raw and some have said that they were able to consume it with no problems, some said that the problem was still the same even with raw milk.
It really depends upon the person of course.
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Anonymous2009-11-18 15:49
I tried candyflipping while programming once.
Next day my computer had been completely formatted and Linux was my new OS.
Oh, and I woke up naked in the living room with my dad's girlfriend.
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Anonymous2009-11-18 15:54
>>31 candyflipping
Im writing a C compiler and what is this?
drugs should only be used for their performance enhancing functions.
all people that take drugs recreationally are poopie heads :(
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Anonymous2009-11-19 4:17
>>40
shut up poopyface, they are increasing the recreational performance
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Anonymous2009-11-19 8:20
>>40
Disagree. It's impossible to use drugs for their performance ehancing functions only unless you have got experience with the drug, which implies recreational use. What I propose instead is to explore the drug and its effects on you fully and just pick what you want.
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Anonymous2009-11-19 8:32
drugs should only be used for their performance enhancing functions.
all people that take drugs recreationally are poopie heads :(
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Anonymous2009-11-19 8:38
drugs should only be used for their performance enhancing functions. all peoplethat take drugs recreationally are poopie heads :(
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Anonymous2009-11-19 10:16
drugs should only be used for theirrecreational functions. all people that take drugsto enhance performance are poopie heads:(
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Anonymous2009-11-19 10:43
>>45-43-44-1
STEROIDS ENHANCE MY PROGRAMING EXPERIENCE 10 POINTS FOR GRYFFINDOR