{"id":1079,"date":"2013-09-11T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-11T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drscience.com\/wordpress\/archives\/1079"},"modified":"2014-02-11T14:28:59","modified_gmt":"2014-02-11T21:28:59","slug":"programming-in-the-dark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/drscience.com\/wordpress\/archives\/1079","title":{"rendered":"Programming in the Dark"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"QuestionImage\"<\/a>  When I write computer programs I leave the window blinds open and the lights turned on. Many of my colleagues, however, keep the blinds closed and the lights off. Do they know something I don’t, or is there something wrong with me? <\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

———- from David Crowe of Des Moines, IA<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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\"\"  You live in Des Moines, don’t you? There’s one strike against you. That’s in Iowa, right? Two strikes. You don’t say what kind of programming you’re doing, but I imagine it’s incredibly mundane, mind-numbingly tedious, and of no interest to anyone, so you don’t have to worry about closing the blinds to keep prying eyes off your monitor. Corporate espionage can be a problem, but probably not in Des Moines, and certainly not in your case. I’m sure frozen pork belly futures are a fascinating conversation starter in a certain crowd, but the rest of the nation has better things to talk about, like last night’s drive-by shooting, or this week’s serial killer. Maybe your co-workers are vampires and prefer working in the dark. Keep your collar buttoned, just in case. <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"QuestionImage\"<\/a>When I write computer programs I leave the window blinds open and the lights turned on. Many of my colleagues, however, keep the blinds closed and the lights off. Do they know something I don’t, or is there something wrong with me?

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