Comments on: Caffeine As Fuel For Web Workers

By: WebWorkerDaily » Archive Web Work 101: Where to Work? «

WebWorkerDaily » Archive Web Work 101: Where to Work? « — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:12:53 +0000

[...] offers its advantages. The availability of Wi-Fi makes access to work easy, and we all know that caffeine fuels the web worker. Also, there is a feeling of community that can develop and the presence of other folks around can [...]

By: Blogging Elsewhere at Fast Wonder Blog: Consulting, Online Communities, and Social Media

Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:57:57 +0000

[...] Caffeine As Fuel For Web Workers [...]

By: confused

confused — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:29:23 +0000

Caffeine as fuel as Web Workers? Huh?

What? Are you thinking every other profession just sips cranberry juice? I don’t get it…

By: David Burckhard

David Burckhard — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:34:05 +0000

Unfortunately, a bear cub and its mother once got between me and my morning cup. Unfortunately for the bears.

While one might argue that Internet social resources such as blog sites, email forums, and other Web 2.0 practices have threatened the local coffee shop, LCS, as a place to gather and exchange thoughts, the LCS remains king. Nothing comes close to replacing caffeine dosing and interesting conversation face to face. If only businesses and technology create a virtual replacement of this experience.

In the meantime, live video, on-line and video podcasting will have to make due.

By: Dew Drop - January 7, 2009 | Alvin Ashcraft's Morning Dew

Dew Drop - January 7, 2009 | Alvin Ashcraft's Morning Dew — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:14:10 +0000

[...] Caffeine as Fuel for Web Workers (Dawn Foster) [...]

By: Fred

Fred — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:10:21 +0000

Approx. a year ago after a long unforeseen silence on my Blog I added this Caffeine-laden post :

http://virtualpoona.blogspot.com/2008/03/coffee-is-new-health-food-really.html

By: Shevonne

Shevonne — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:47:27 +0000

If I didn’t have a cup a day, I would be a migraine-infested zombie who can just grunt and moan.

Coffee shops are great, but can be expensive. I prefer to work and drink coffee at my house.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:43:16 +0000

@Slavko good for you… the soda will kill you. funny post on lifehacker yesterday about using it to clean toilets.

Seriously, I don’t think people understand what coffee can do to you and your insides. I went from a pot a day to going on 5 months now with none.

Sticking with tea.. that’s the way to go. Walking around with loose tea in a funny tea brew thing always sparks up conversations and has it’s place in a healthy webworker world.

By: Slavko

Slavko — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:32:04 +0000

My caffeine addiction has always been tied to soda(coca cola). First thing, pop open a can of cold refreshing caffeine. Of course, as I have aged, drinking 6-8 sodas a day has not benefited my health(up to 1120 empty calories a day), and I am now in the process of going through withdrawals by going cold.

By: Kurt

Kurt — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:06:18 +0000

A great post on working from coffee shops from a couple years ago called Going Bedouin suggests that office space is unnecessary and maybe irrelevant for independent creatives like us. I don't think he focused enough on the caffeine, though.

By: Dawn Foster

Dawn Foster — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:43:32 +0000

Ben, very interesting. I wonder if we could make similar comparisons with tea and Asian populations?

By: Ben Overmyer

Ben Overmyer — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:38:39 +0000

An interesting anecdote about the history of coffee – at a time when Western Europe was saturated with poor-quality beer as the primary beverage for a lot of people, the Ottoman Empire was drinking coffee loaded with sugary substances. This coincides with Western Europe being in the Dark Ages and the Ottoman Empire being the (then) height of scientific inquiry.

Curious, no?