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How do programmers relax?

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  • D ditchit

    Spending my hard earned cash on my hobby. Building, flying and crashing radio control model airplanes. Gets me out in the fresh air (or rain and wind as we mostly get in the UK). Fairly vital after a long week in the office behind monitor. http://www.youtube.com/user/ditchit

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    Pawel Krakowiak
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    How about the costs? How much should one have to start with some crappy airplane? ;)

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      How about the costs? How much should one have to start with some crappy airplane? ;)

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      ditchit
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      Depends how much you want to spend. You could buy something cheap, ready to fly for 100USD, or you could buy anything up to a twin gas turbine F-18 for 20,000USD. Depends how much your crappy software development job pays. LOL.

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      • H hairy_hats

        Stuart Dootson wrote:

        I mean how can American football be football - they hold the ball in their hands 95% of the time

        So that's where Maradona got his inspiration.

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        Stuart Dootson
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        And Paul Scholes, of course! Although he's a bit small for the American game :-) And too English to get away with it!

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        • D Dark Hippo

          I've only just started, so still on the indoor stuff. Plus I tend to head to the wall by myself, so boulding is my only option really. I know what you mean about your fingers recovering, first time I spent a few hours climbing, I had real trouble typing the next day at work :)

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          Russell Jones
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          I used to do the same, go along to boulder at a local wall and then after meeting a few people started on the roped stuff. You spend half the next day trying to stretch your fingers straight at first. Where do you climb, I didn't think there was much about in the Ipswich area? I was in Bungay on holiday in may and had to go a whole week without any climbing at all. It's such a great sport when you get going, gets you to places you wouldn't normally see and teaches you a lot about yourself.

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          • R Rahul_Sindhu

            I am wondering how programmers around the world relax after hours of hard work. energy drink? coffee? nap? ......????

            Rahul Sindhu

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            adxcreation
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            play golf, drink coke or energy drink... See my wife :laugh:

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            • H Hamed Musavi

              Taking a shower to solve the remaining problems!

              "In the end it's a little boy expressing himself."    Yanni

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              Member 3717204
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              Taking a sh :omg: t to solve the remaining problems!

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              • R Rahul_Sindhu

                I am wondering how programmers around the world relax after hours of hard work. energy drink? coffee? nap? ......????

                Rahul Sindhu

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                kirankss
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                I prefer a nap, else I would be resting with a novel. :-)

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                  I am wondering how programmers around the world relax after hours of hard work. energy drink? coffee? nap? ......????

                  Rahul Sindhu

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                  rexwang1
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                  Read some specs, and, finally, you will be relax and fall into sleeeep... Rex

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                    I used to do the same, go along to boulder at a local wall and then after meeting a few people started on the roped stuff. You spend half the next day trying to stretch your fingers straight at first. Where do you climb, I didn't think there was much about in the Ipswich area? I was in Bungay on holiday in may and had to go a whole week without any climbing at all. It's such a great sport when you get going, gets you to places you wouldn't normally see and teaches you a lot about yourself.

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                    Dark Hippo
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                    There's a climbing wall at Copleston High School in Ipswich (I believe it's called The Leading Edge), although I've never actually used that one. The main one I go to is in Stowmarket called The Cragg [^]. Like I said, haven't been to the Ipswich one, but I've heard they don't have any top ropes and don't allow bouldering, so you have to partner up with someone who knows how to lead. The Cragg on the other had has one side dedicated to bouldering (wall is only 4m high) and the other side as climbing with top ropes already hung. It's about £5 for 90 minutes, but I've been in there most of the day and no one's said anything, just keep friendly with the staff and they don't seem to care how long you stay for :)

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                    • R Rahul_Sindhu

                      I am wondering how programmers around the world relax after hours of hard work. energy drink? coffee? nap? ......????

                      Rahul Sindhu

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                      Paul A Howes
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                      Fly R/C airplanes and helicopters. Very relaxing once you get over the "pucker factor". :-D

                      Paul

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                      • R Rahul_Sindhu

                        I am wondering how programmers around the world relax after hours of hard work. energy drink? coffee? nap? ......????

                        Rahul Sindhu

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                        Joe Q
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                        Either coding for fun in a better environment than work (kicked back in an easy chair with classic rock playing in the background) Or Vegas, baby!

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                        • R Rahul_Sindhu

                          I wonder how you can relax by watching a screen after spending hours watching one! ;P

                          Rahul Sindhu

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                          Fabio Franco
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                          The difference is you dont interact with the later, it does all the job for you and you can relax just watching and eventually falling asleep. The best for me

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                            I am wondering how programmers around the world relax after hours of hard work. energy drink? coffee? nap? ......????

                            Rahul Sindhu

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                            Member 4586576
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                            gotta be movies, and when not movies i like to go carp fishing and sometimes just a mad drive to know where and back is good. especially if something is really screwing with my head

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                            • R Rahul_Sindhu

                              I am wondering how programmers around the world relax after hours of hard work. energy drink? coffee? nap? ......????

                              Rahul Sindhu

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                              Alberto Bencivenni
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                              Hey, I have two kids and I actually relax programming :-)

                              Alberto Bencivenni devDept

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                                I am wondering how programmers around the world relax after hours of hard work. energy drink? coffee? nap? ......????

                                Rahul Sindhu

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                                Chasimil
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                                Well... I usually play some PC games... strategy games. Or code something. I don't know, I feel much more relaxed than watching TV or doing something else.

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                                  I am wondering how programmers around the world relax after hours of hard work. energy drink? coffee? nap? ......????

                                  Rahul Sindhu

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                                  Lim Yuxuan
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                                  Go get some tibits to eat or make myself a sandwich.

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                                    I am wondering how programmers around the world relax after hours of hard work. energy drink? coffee? nap? ......????

                                    Rahul Sindhu

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                                    agi20dla
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                                    I do woodworking. My latest project was a full entertainment center that mounts on the wall around my plasma. :) agi20dla

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                                      I am wondering how programmers around the world relax after hours of hard work. energy drink? coffee? nap? ......????

                                      Rahul Sindhu

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                                      Yuri Vital
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                                      Just to take care of my vegetable garden... :-D

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                                        I am wondering how programmers around the world relax after hours of hard work. energy drink? coffee? nap? ......????

                                        Rahul Sindhu

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                                        DKEnc9_8cvh
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                                        Play with my pet... until I get mad of all the scratching!

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                                        • R Rahul_Sindhu

                                          I am wondering how programmers around the world relax after hours of hard work. energy drink? coffee? nap? ......????

                                          Rahul Sindhu

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                                          JTWhit
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                                          Hah.. I like the write more code response... Yup.. I guess that would be me as well. After coding for work all day, it is nice to code something that is more along the lines of fun coding, or self benificial. Besides that I like doing physical things that gets me off of the chair like 16 ounce curls at the local pub. Oh, wait bar stool.. hmmm.. I usually stand up or shoot pool... :-D

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