Ask HN: What random things do you do while you wait for the build?

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I read BBC, HN, and random wikipedia articles. I just read that the song Asereje by Las Ketchup has demonic lyrics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ketchup_Song_(Aserej%C3%A9)#Controversy_and_supposed_Satanic_references

I also double/triple check my phone for whatsapp messages.

PS I'm waiting for the build

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Generally I try to do non-random things -- like work on other aspects of the project, you know, in parallel.

That is, if I care about the project at least. When management goes out of its way to make me not care? Then I check HN and WP, just like you.

for builds locking the IDE I usually peek at my inbox, unless I have a second IDE were I'm working on something else. For build running remotely it depends, if the build takes 10-20 mins (in my ideal projects) I just keep working. In other worse projects were it can take 1-2 hours, I tend to run them at the end of the day so I don't have to think about context switching too much.

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