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Hi everyone! I suspect most of us here are headed for hotter days with summer starting shortly in the northern hemisphere. With climate change in full swing and El Niño expected to happen this year, I suspect it will be a very hot one. Now I love coding and programming, obviously, but the obligatory hoody and sunglasses - which we all weat while coding, of course - can make for an uncomfortable coding experience in the heat. How do you all cope? Do you combine the obligatory hoody with shorts, or maybe airconditioning? All tips are welcome!

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[-] PlasticQuality7519@reddthat.com 81 points 5 days ago

Stay indoors, and don’t forget to loudly exclaim “I’m in!” every few minutes

[-] LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 5 days ago

Pleeeease! God dammit… hate this hacker crap.

[-] joelfromaus@aussie.zone 15 points 5 days ago

Ah ah ah, didn’t say the magic word! Ah ah ah, didn’t say the magic word! Ah ah ah, didn’t say the magic word!

[-] luciferofastora@feddit.org 8 points 5 days ago
[-] joelfromaus@aussie.zone 10 points 5 days ago

username is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported to the motherfucker in charge.

[-] xelar@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 days ago

HaCk ThE pLaNeT!

[-] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

Weather?

Oh! You mean outside.

Yeah, we don't do that here.

[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 53 points 5 days ago
[-] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 10 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

It’s like if Mr Motivator had a baby with a cargo net.

[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago

Nice reference.

[-] rtxn@lemmy.world 62 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Skirt and programming socks. The skirt provides optimal airflow and the socks can be adjusted using a PID algorithm to achieve the desired thermal equilibrium.

[-] Blubber28@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago

Good call. I'll flash arch to a USB stick while I'm at it

[-] HeHoXa@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

When you're wearing a skirt, you're always flashing the USB stick

[-] ACindyDerg@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 days ago

Das what panties are for. And leggings

[-] heliotrope@retrofed.com 45 points 5 days ago

I hack at night, when it's cooler. You can't see the digital rain otherwise.

[-] quinkin@lemmy.world 27 points 5 days ago

Heat pipes and fans.

Does make a hell of a mess getting the thermal paste of my back and chest.

[-] x74sys@programming.dev 17 points 5 days ago

Luckily I have a ThinkPad, I just run the following program and hold the fan vents against my face:

int main(void) {
  while (1);
}
[-] whimsy@lemmy.zip 9 points 5 days ago
[-] x74sys@programming.dev 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Try to optimize this away, sucker:

echo "level full-speed" | sudo tee /proc/acpi/ibm/fan
[-] whimsy@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 days ago

Fine, enjoy your ~~fan~~, space heater!

Unless

Username is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported.

[-] notthebees@reddthat.com 5 points 5 days ago

Me when I own an 8th gen i7 t580 and bake my skin off.

[-] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 17 points 5 days ago

Beach hoodie. They're light and block UV

[-] pgo_lemmy@feddit.it 15 points 5 days ago
[-] ICastFist@programming.dev 2 points 5 days ago

NightHawk has a video on how to make cooling packs that keep their temperature around 18ºC (64ºF) for something like 2 hours. He gives the ingredients around the 6 minute mark. It's a mixture of Sodium Sulfate with common table salt:

  • 5 cups water (1.2 liters)
  • 1 cup sodium sulfate (240ml)
  • 1/4 cup salt (60ml)
  • 4 tablespoons of xanthan gum (20ml) - this is a thickening agent so that the thing becomes gelatin-like, which makes it easier to work with
  • Mix in heated water for some minutes. The mixture should not fully dissolve, there should be some of it visible. If the sulfate fully dissolves, add more. If there seems to be too much of the mixture, add bits of water.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nqxjfp4Gi0k

[-] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago

Moved to New Zealand.

[-] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 4 days ago

You go work in the server room

[-] ZoDoneRightNow@kbin.earth 11 points 5 days ago

Easy: I live in the southern hemisphere. Excited that it's winter today, just got through our first major storm of the season

[-] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 11 points 5 days ago

If working at home, naked with just socks is allowed.

[-] chahn.chris@piefed.social 10 points 5 days ago

You know you can wear shorts
whenever you want while programming right?

[-] Jayjader@jlai.lu 2 points 3 days ago

The cargo shorts stay ON during ~~sex~~ coding

[-] Rumo161@feddit.org 7 points 5 days ago

Heavily cropped hoody

[-] Quexotic@infosec.pub 8 points 5 days ago
[-] Cyber@feddit.uk 5 points 5 days ago

Anti slip ring for stability while activities

Ooh fancy

[-] Quexotic@infosec.pub 1 points 3 days ago

I don't use it, but it keeps the sleeves from riding up, theoretically.

[-] nimisnimi@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago

Polyester?! Do you prefer sweating - instead of letting your skin breath?

[-] Quexotic@infosec.pub 1 points 3 days ago

It wicks well for me.

[-] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 days ago

sleeveless hoodie. like John Schneider. peak performance.

[-] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 days ago

Unzip the hoodie

[-] olafurp@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Work from home and wear shorts only and drink tons of water.

[-] marlowe221@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago

Well, I do wear a lot of hoodies…. But that’s more because I live in the PNW than the fact that I’m a programmer.

I also have the sleeves pushed up to my elbows most of the time. Only wear sunglasses when I’m driving and the sun is in my face.

[-] VibeSurgeon@piefed.social 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

The sunglasses can obviously stay on. For the heat, opt for a sun hoodie which is fit for purpose

[-] doomsdayrs@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

crop top and skirt, or linen pants and crop top / linen shirt

[-] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 days ago

We suffer for our fashion and our art.

[-] Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 points 4 days ago

Crank the AC up and play games set in the snow.

[-] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Hmm, sounds like it's time for the programming djellabah !

[-] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 days ago

I still rep the same fit. I've even run in the summer hear in my programming hoodie, you train your mind, body, and soul.

Alternatively, maybe check out sun hoodies. I've been interested in using them for hiking

https://www.rei.com/product/185196/rei-co-op-sahara-shade-hoodie-mens

this post was submitted on 31 May 2026
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