I wouldn't be able to do coding for more than 6 hours/day. My brain just gives up on me, but I do take breaks and spent some time browsing around (here for example), reading blogs, etc...

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Forbairt... Scooter? Holy christ!

I tend to listen to some Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Spaceman 3... might even crack on some Pink Floyd...

However .. in the same breathe i could easily lash on a bit of Slayer, DevilDriver, Pantera, Lamb of God etc.. haha

Too much time coding is a very bad thing .. when i was 15 i landed myself in the hospital because i left school and literally did not leave my PC or Room for the guts of a year and a half putting in 18 hour days sometimes in front of the PC.. and i got REALLY ****in sick..

So too much coding is bad.... so i tend to listen to my body when it hits total shut down now... and just get some tea, flake out for awhile or even pack it in for the day.

Saw Robert Plant in 2006 at Festival Du Bout Du Monde ... was out of this world ... no idea if I'll get to see Zeppelin on tour

can't beat a bit of Pantera - cowboys from hell ... and message in blood as well ...

But for coding the majority of the time its ...
Scooter - Infected Mushroom - Juno Reactor - Hallucinogen - Ayria - Utah Saints or similar

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Tech people that get into working long hours end up never being able to stop once they work over 16 hours a day for a year.

Hey Squibs

Despite all the tech, geek answers here I have to say, that is just normal. I used to do looong session on Red Bull and Chocolate (yup the Austrian way) and it is just not healthy.
Coding is usally a work where you need full concentration - but the brain can't do this for so long time. Usually you should do mini-rests (stand up and go for a glass of water) every 15 minutes, and larger rests ( a walk around the block) every hour.
People who are longer in this business know off the bad side-efects of sitting for too long, and should also know that their error-rate rises if they work too long without rest.
For the lazy-ones out there I reccomend Yoga. Never believed it before I tried it either - I go to Yoga lessons once a week (dramatically reduced my headache), and during a day do some practices (great that nobody sees me when doing them), only a few minutes and all the muscles I don't use when sitting are being used, and I feel warmer and am concentrated again. Should have known Yoga when studying, would have lowered my coffeine-abuse.

Hyper, Hyper - do you still have neighbours?
Scooter as big when I was a teenager (and before the techno era swaaped over Austria). I heard that these guys are really doing well on the Asian market (and they have somehow been re-discovered by german tv since last year).

The joys of Wireless headphones ... unfortunately the soundproofing in Apartments in Ireland is ridiculous
When I moved from my last place I didn't even bother unpacking the subwoofer

Scooter seems to have a core following and they get 1 big dance tune every year or two which gains them a bigger following ..

I love austria for its apartments *sighs* big rooms / high ceilings / thick walls *sighs* if you've ever been to ireland you'll know what I mean.

Tell me about it. I live in the centre of Dublin with a night club 2 doors up, it can get very annoying during the week.

I blame contractors here as they favour plaster board partitions to cut costs. They dont make them like they used to thats for sure.

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Been to Ireland, but did not check too much how thick walls are

Plaster boards are ridiculous for building, they are mere sight blockers, but definitely no sound blockers. But wireless phones are blessing for relationships too, my dear definitelyhas another taste of music.

roffel, I thought I was the only one! (utah saints anyway)
The most productive session I've had lately was with a hot mug of espresso and Altern8 (Full on Mask Hysteria).
I completed in 4 hours what I was convinced would take me all weekend.
Pity I was charging by the hour though :/

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