Regular reddit lurker; Moderator of dozens of sub reedits including r/sex, author of jquery, so many continuous regular iterations, evangelist of js at Mozilla, now at khan academy.
A man. A machine.
A man. A machine.
Phew. And there I was thinking I was rotting my brain with such things. :)
Edit: Yes, HackerNews^H^H^Hitpick, undoubtedly I was truly thinking that because something applies to a renowned and skilled programmer, it also applies to me.
I would like to point out that because one person has managed to be productive with that kind of habit doesn't mean it isn't harmful.