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For Those Long Coding Sessions: The Food Patch

Posted by timothy on from the ask-your-doctor-if-it's-right-for-you dept.

rtphokie writes "The U.S. Army has created a Transdermal Nutrient Delivery System which works similarly to to nicotine or birth control patches but delivers vitamins and other micronutrients. It was developed to help "warfighters sustain their physical and mental performance" during high intensity conflict. Is this what ./'ers need during those long coding sessions."

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  1. No. by kaosrain · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Is this what ./'ers need during those long coding sessions.

    This may have been said jokingly, but it definately isn't what we need. Not only do TNDS' not give you a delicious taste in your mouth, they don't tell your body that you are full either. If we want fatter geeks, this is the way to go. Otherwise, I'll just stick to my perishable food.

  2. Re:be careful, you are slashdotting an .mil server by HBI · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The site is NIPRnet (unclass military network) or internet-only - sensitive but unclassified max or it wouldn't be out there, judging by the lack of authentication and encryption.

    Slashdotting it would be considered a normal network incident subject to someone having to come in over the weekend and fix (reboot). I don't think we need worry about our doors being broken in over this.

    Paranoia sucks.

    Btw, I work for the military: I know what i am talking about here.

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  3. what about oral stimulation ... by HealYourChurchWebSit · · Score: 5, Insightful



    I'm sorry, but when I'm wading through breakpoints, I want something cruncy. When I'm hacking out a killer regular expression, something sweet. While I'm sure the patch is nice and chewy, there's nothing like an ice cold Jolt Cola at about 1a.m. when you've finally inherited and overloaded your native hash object to recursively enumerate its own members.

    Point is, some of the fun of eating while coding isn't just the stinking vitamins, more full tummy for that matter. So while I see it as an effective way to feed someone who'd rather starve than gag on MRE's in the middle of a minefield, I'll stick to my pretzels and mint-conditioned coffe thank you very much.

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  4. Uhm no by Iamthefallen · · Score: 5, Insightful

    What we geeks need is for those long coding sessions is: better chairs, better screens, workplace ergonomy in general, decent food, short breaks a couple times an hour and a short walk around the block or something now and then aswell as 8 hours of sleep. We do not need anything to keep us glued to our monitors.

    I know it's incredibly cool to keep up the pizza/coffee/dew image, I like all three of them too, but considering how bad a lof of geeks handle their eating and sleeping, combined with a bad workplace and little excercise... they're a burnedout zombie with bad back and wrist problems waiting to happen.

    Contrary to popular geek belief, our bodies are not made for such abuse, and no, you are not different, you too need nutrition and sleep.

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    1. Re:Uhm no by bigberk · · Score: 3, Insightful
      What we geeks need is for those long coding sessions is: better chairs, better screens, workplace ergonomy in general, decent food, short breaks a couple times an hour and a short walk around the block or something now and then aswell as 8 hours of sleep.

      You forgot the women. We need more women. Seriously! Women are on average smarter than men and are less likely to put up with the abusive work conditions/demands placed on technologists these days.

      What we should do is equalize the gender balance, then we'll all be treated more fairly in the workplace (read: legally force employers to be more humane). After the work day ends at 6, we can all head over to the local disco for some dancin'

    2. Re:Uhm no by DarkKnightRadick · · Score: 2, Insightful

      What we should do is equalize the gender balance,

      To maintain such a gender balance, you'd have to hire some coders who are sub-par. I'd prefer to have the best. If it means more men work for me then women, so be it.

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  5. Food patch? Need sleep patch!! by SuperKendall · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I don't need a sticky wafer feeding me fancy "nutraceuticals". That's why they make vending machines, I imagine the pork rinds are chock full of them (not that I could ever bring myself to eat them, mind you. I'm in for the sweet rolls).

    No, what I need is a patch to feed me lots of "nutrazzzzzicals", giving me a full nights sleep while I do whatever. If that means lucid dreams overlaying normal vision, fine (I'll just be really careful who or what I look at), just give me real sleep I don't have to catch up on later.

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  6. Coding and nutrition by ponos · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Why do people assume that coding needs a lot
    of food? I mean mental labor definitely requires
    a normal diet, but it is not mountain climbing
    or pentathlon... Even the hardest mental
    activity cannot compare to moderate physical
    activity in terms of calorie consumption.

    Even for the longest coding session a 10 minute
    break to eat something healthier is OK, I suppose.

    For those who worry about micronutrients, a
    nice fresh fruit (orange/apple) is a good idea
    and you can eat it while coding.

    Hydration and electrolyte balance is propably
    more important, especially in conjuction with
    fluid loss from caffeine consumption (diuretic).

    P.