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March 07, 2007

Confessions of a Caffeine Addict

I used to be a total nut for caffeine. It started in college. I actually remember the semester well -- I was taking a course on 'The Principles of Programming Languages.' For the course, we implemented an interpreter, in scheme, that had most of the capabilities (and syntax) of the core of Java. It was very interesting. The programming often kept me up until sunrise.

I had been missing those days. Now I'm reliving them, happy as a clam. I was up until 3am last night, working on a wireless scanning daemon (the goal here is to perform certain actions/run scripts/etc when a particular SSID or channel is found). Also rewriting LUKS, and trying to make Xen boot Windows in a respectable manner on my Macbook...

I usually try to limit my caffeine intake these days, because coffee makes me jittery and nervous. I invented a new drink that seems to work well. I call it a "Pink Eye" -- not quite a Red Eye, I have the coffeehouse folk fill a cup with decaf, and then put a shot of (caffeinated) espresso in it. It's a loose take on an infection that my older brother got often from our lake while we were growing up. It's pretty nifty, as it has less caffeine than regular coffee, and has an unusual flavour.

And that is how code is made.

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