It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.” – The Programmer’s Mantra (parody)
Decaf is the great mind killer, I will allow it to come into me, and to pass through me.
And when it is gone only sleep will remain.
Nope. Also not a Mormon, never drank coffee because it was too hot and I wanted to drink right now when I’m thirsty, so I never became dependent on it (still don’t drink coffee)
Not Mormon. Hate the taste of coffee so much I can only drink it with generous helpings of milk, sugar, and chocolate. So much so that it doesn’t really count as coffee anymore. My partner is not Mormon either, and he doesn’t care for coffee. We use our coffee machine to make tea.
i hear ya, that stuff tastes nasty! no amount of sugar/flavours will do for me, i just can´t force it down…..but i drink whats probably not a really healthy amount of diet coke. got to get my caffeine some way 😉
Nope. Agnostic here, but caffeine is a horrific anxiety trigger for me as I learned the hard way. Kinda rough being the only non-caffeinated tech in my department at times…
Another person who isn’t a Mormon, but also doesn’t drink coffee. I occasionally end up drinking something with caffeine, but it’s rare enough to be extra noteworthy.
Nope! In my case, it was kinda by accident. I don’t really like most caffeinated beverages, so I would only sometimes drink them. Then I realized that the dull, annoying headaches I would keep getting were caffeine withdrawal headaches, so I started deliberately avoiding it.
Of course, that means my tolerance is crazy low, so I can just sip a Pepsi or something when I need to stay up all night or drive while tired or whatever, and it works like slamming energy drinks for other people.
The one time I DID slam an energy drink (a regular Red Bull), I couldn’t sleep for 3 days.
Nonreligious, hate the smell of coffee let alone the taste. Can’t have carbonated beverages anymore for health reasons, and always considered energy drinks poison. I very occasionally will still drink caffeinated powdered drink mix, but for the most part, I’ve cut it out.
Nope. I had to give it up about a decade ago because it was causing me almost constant headaches. (Oh, and I can tell you from experience that caffeine withdrawal is a horrible, *HORRIBLE* thing to have to suffer through…)
I do, but my sister tries to limit her consumption for medical reasons.
I, on the other hand, *should* avoid it, since it’s as like to put me to sleep as wake me up, but generally don’t. It’s usually only in large amounts that it has that effect. Small amounts don’t really do much except occasionally crash me.
Not Mormon, half the family drinks Coffee (the elixer of Life) the other half drink diet beverages (to their detriment). If I don’t start the day with coffee, most anyone at work will buy one for me, just to shut me up. Without my beloved coffee I’m just WWwwaaaay too bouncy and jolly for most folks. They call me “Squirrel”.
Perhaps more of a Nyad, than Foxy? But I would say, “yes bright eyed and webfingered, but not so bushy tailed.
At least she isn’t using her powers to lure sailors into shipwreck. She really needs to look into the school system’s swim team. But my fear is her accidentally punching a hole in the whiteboard, a book, or the desk, since she is an untutored wild talent.
I’m suggesting that she call herself, Dr. Princess Gazar-beam Terrorhammer.
Hey, I cannot find my other M-W-F comic, The-Whiteboard (dot) com. It’s likely that y’all read other webcomics too. Does anybody know what happened to it? First the server can update be found, then the ISP had an ad page up, and now I don’t know what to think.
it’s one of my normal rounds of comics here too… no notice as to WTF is going on, but it may be ISP related, and he CAN’T tell us, because the ISP is borked… do you have any other way that’s NOT website based to get hold of him? i don’t know if he does anything else like twitter or facebook??
It’s hosting issues. Doc has been posting updates on the situation via Patreon in the meantime. Here’s the latest one:
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The story is, supposedly they found some malware on the system somewhere, and had to take part of it offline to clear it out. That also meant that all the backups had to be scanned or analyzed or whatever as well, and that took time.
Also, while all this was going on, it either caused or led to the discovery of apparently a pretty serious [i]hardware[/i] failure that then had to be addressed- which could mean they had to order replacements from the States or even Asia, but that’s guesswork on my part.
Anyway, they’ve been working pretty much 24-7, making sure backups are clear of malware, installing the new servers (or parts thereof, whatever) and getting everything back up and running.
I’m told that they’re hoping for tomorrow, Wednesday the 3rd, to have it back online, but of course there’s no promises. We all know how unexpected issues can crop up.
Thank you so much for that info, I’ve been going crazy worrying about awful scenarios, Doc is about my age, and sometimes guys just fall over. Any guy over 40, I mean. So this is a Big (largish) relief!!
Thanks!
Speaking of 17 cups of coffee: It’s 4 am where I am and I’m awake because…
It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.” – The Programmer’s Mantra (parody)
Decaf is the great mind killer, I will allow it to come into me, and to pass through me.
And when it is gone only sleep will remain.
I’ve never ridden a worm, but I’ve ridden the Red Bull!
Bleargh.
…why do I have a feeling that she’s gonna be unable to turn them off and will have to go to school like that?
Am I the only (non-Mormon) person in the world that doesn’t consume caffeine?
Nope! I avoid it for medical reasons.
I was advised to cut down. Apparently not blinking isn’t healthy.
Nope. Also not a Mormon, never drank coffee because it was too hot and I wanted to drink right now when I’m thirsty, so I never became dependent on it (still don’t drink coffee)
Not Mormon. Hate the taste of coffee so much I can only drink it with generous helpings of milk, sugar, and chocolate. So much so that it doesn’t really count as coffee anymore. My partner is not Mormon either, and he doesn’t care for coffee. We use our coffee machine to make tea.
i hear ya, that stuff tastes nasty! no amount of sugar/flavours will do for me, i just can´t force it down…..but i drink whats probably not a really healthy amount of diet coke. got to get my caffeine some way 😉
Nope. Agnostic here, but caffeine is a horrific anxiety trigger for me as I learned the hard way. Kinda rough being the only non-caffeinated tech in my department at times…
Still better than anxiety. Stuff’s rough.
Oh big time. I will gladly take the tradeoff.
Another person who isn’t a Mormon, but also doesn’t drink coffee. I occasionally end up drinking something with caffeine, but it’s rare enough to be extra noteworthy.
Nope! In my case, it was kinda by accident. I don’t really like most caffeinated beverages, so I would only sometimes drink them. Then I realized that the dull, annoying headaches I would keep getting were caffeine withdrawal headaches, so I started deliberately avoiding it.
Of course, that means my tolerance is crazy low, so I can just sip a Pepsi or something when I need to stay up all night or drive while tired or whatever, and it works like slamming energy drinks for other people.
The one time I DID slam an energy drink (a regular Red Bull), I couldn’t sleep for 3 days.
Nonreligious, hate the smell of coffee let alone the taste. Can’t have carbonated beverages anymore for health reasons, and always considered energy drinks poison. I very occasionally will still drink caffeinated powdered drink mix, but for the most part, I’ve cut it out.
Well, I don’t like coffee, but I eventually developed a taste for tea, and now I don’t dare stop because the withdrawal headaches are AWFUL. >_>
And it tastes so good!
I hate the taste of coffee – though I drink a red bull each work day morning instead.
Nope. I had to give it up about a decade ago because it was causing me almost constant headaches. (Oh, and I can tell you from experience that caffeine withdrawal is a horrible, *HORRIBLE* thing to have to suffer through…)
I do, but my sister tries to limit her consumption for medical reasons.
I, on the other hand, *should* avoid it, since it’s as like to put me to sleep as wake me up, but generally don’t. It’s usually only in large amounts that it has that effect. Small amounts don’t really do much except occasionally crash me.
Not Mormon, half the family drinks Coffee (the elixer of Life) the other half drink diet beverages (to their detriment). If I don’t start the day with coffee, most anyone at work will buy one for me, just to shut me up. Without my beloved coffee I’m just WWwwaaaay too bouncy and jolly for most folks. They call me “Squirrel”.
Selkie I love you. Never change. 💖
IIIIIiii, forsee some glowing eyes trouble coming up in her very near future. :-/
“Enlightened”, even. 😉
So is she… bright-eyed and bushy tailed?
Perhaps more of a Nyad, than Foxy? But I would say, “yes bright eyed and webfingered, but not so bushy tailed.
At least she isn’t using her powers to lure sailors into shipwreck. She really needs to look into the school system’s swim team. But my fear is her accidentally punching a hole in the whiteboard, a book, or the desk, since she is an untutored wild talent.
I’m suggesting that she call herself, Dr. Princess Gazar-beam Terrorhammer.
Hey, I cannot find my other M-W-F comic, The-Whiteboard (dot) com. It’s likely that y’all read other webcomics too. Does anybody know what happened to it? First the server can update be found, then the ISP had an ad page up, and now I don’t know what to think.
it’s one of my normal rounds of comics here too… no notice as to WTF is going on, but it may be ISP related, and he CAN’T tell us, because the ISP is borked… do you have any other way that’s NOT website based to get hold of him? i don’t know if he does anything else like twitter or facebook??
It’s hosting issues. Doc has been posting updates on the situation via Patreon in the meantime. Here’s the latest one:
—-
The story is, supposedly they found some malware on the system somewhere, and had to take part of it offline to clear it out. That also meant that all the backups had to be scanned or analyzed or whatever as well, and that took time.
Also, while all this was going on, it either caused or led to the discovery of apparently a pretty serious [i]hardware[/i] failure that then had to be addressed- which could mean they had to order replacements from the States or even Asia, but that’s guesswork on my part.
Anyway, they’ve been working pretty much 24-7, making sure backups are clear of malware, installing the new servers (or parts thereof, whatever) and getting everything back up and running.
I’m told that they’re hoping for tomorrow, Wednesday the 3rd, to have it back online, but of course there’s no promises. We all know how unexpected issues can crop up.
God that brings me back a few nightmarish months. I don’t read Whiteboard myself, but I hope they get the problems sorted smoothly.
Thank you so much for that info, I’ve been going crazy worrying about awful scenarios, Doc is about my age, and sometimes guys just fall over. Any guy over 40, I mean. So this is a Big (largish) relief!!
Thanks!