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Ask HN: Do you program naked?

3 points by TekMol 6y ago

Ok, this might be an unusual title :) But the question is exactly that. It seems the summers get hotter and hotter. Where I am, it gets about 34°C (93°F) inside. And I don't have air condition. Is it best to expose as much skin as possible while coding, so it is easier for the body to dissipate the heat?

codevark 6y ago
Only when my wife forces me to do so. Building a wall of ice cold beer around your programming chair also helps. WTF?
bartvk 6y ago
I don't have air conditioning either, but I have a huge fan on the ground that blows air under the desk. Plus I have a smaller fan on my desk, aimed at my upper body. It keeps me cool enough to work in relative comfort, and I don't need to take all clothes off (but I do wear a polo shirt, khaki shorts and flip-flops which I kick off under my desk). https://www.coolblue.nl/product/855263/fuave-vv3010-chrome.html https://www.coolblue.nl/product/855263/fuave-vv3010-chrome.h...
- TekMol 6y ago
  I often hear that you get a cold from using a fan. I wonder if that also applies for fans placed on the floor?
  - bartvk 6y ago
    I think that may happen if you aim it full in your face. I don't do that, it's uncomfortable to my eyes.
simonblack 6y ago
Not usually, but I sleep naked. And sometimes, in the middle of the night, to stop an idea continually revolving in my mind and keeping me awake, I will get up and put that bit of programming down on screen. And yes, where I live, it's a chilly night if it drops to 16C (61F). Most days it's over 30C (86F).