Ballmer Peak(en.wikipedia.org)
55 points by thunderbong | 11 comments
Wikipedia article on the Ballmer Peak, an xkcd joke that programmers reach peak productivity at a specific blood alcohol content.
#alcohol on Hacker News
5 stories tagged alcohol, newest first.
13 Months Sober (2025)(bobbytables.io)
66 points by btables | 56 comments
A personal Substack essay by Robert Ross reflecting on reaching 13 months of sobriety and the less eventful phase of the journey.
Americans' Drinking Remains at Record Low: Gallup Poll(news.gallup.com)
9 points by randycupertino | 4 comments
Gallup poll news article reporting that the share of Americans who drink alcohol remains at a record low.
9 Ads per Minute: FIFA Cup 26 – "the price of the beautiful game"(bristol.ac.uk)
152 points by KellyCriterion | 197 comments
University of Bristol press release on a study finding World Cup viewers saw junk food, alcohol and gambling branding every seven seconds, over 93,000 appearances.
When did people stop being drunk all the time?(lefineder.substack.com)
333 points by prismatic | 583 comments
A Substack essay tracing trends in alcohol consumption from the Middle Ages to the modern world and why heavy everyday drinking declined.