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Re: Hacker School Soylent

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Post by tankbot »

zhemao wrote: post #12

I really don't understand Soylent. Do people really hate eating so much? Eating is one of the greatest joys of human existence. I understand that people have other things to do, but are you really so busy you can't sit down to enjoy a good meal?

It's not that people hate eating, not at all, it's just inconvenient in many ways. Something like Soylent solves the problem of convenience and allows a person to take in nutrients while remaining productive.

It's not for every meal. You'll still want to go have dinner with friends or family, but during the day it would be nice to chug a glass of this and keep working; hands clean.

Re: Hacker School Soylent

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Post by eclipxe »

camdykeman wrote: post #19

This mix is completely devoid of BCAAs. Soy protein has no branch chain amino acids - meaning it completely lacks THE fundamental building blocks used in building all bodily tissue. Look more into different kinds of protein. You might also want to do this for your carbs. Suggesting that brown sugar is a good way to "top up" our carb load is terrible advice - all cane sugars are simple sugars, meaning they jack up you…

Yeah, seriously. "top up your carbs with some brown sugar!" made me cringe.

Re: Hacker School Soylent

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Post by eclipxe »

jack-r-abbit wrote: post #11

This is the first I'm hearing that "soylent" is "an open-source food movement". I thought is was one guy that tried some stuff and now is starting to build a start-up around it. It also seems weird that what is labeled as the flagship “distro” of this so-called open-source movement is not actually open-source. So now I'm confused. Is this just a wording issue I'm confused about? Are we using "open-source" for everyth…

Just 20-somethings with too much time on their hands and no clue trying to be 'food hackers' in the midst of a gigantic bubble. Nothing to see here. Move along.

Re: Hacker School Soylent

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Post by [deleted] »

j_col wrote: post #10
Alex3917 wrote: post #7

As omnivores, what's best for our health is eating a highly varied and changing diet. This is the exact opposite. Considering the cure for cancer is basically fresh vegetables, fruits, and fungi, it's not too hard to figure out what's going to happen in the long run.

> Considering the cure for cancer is basically fresh vegetables, fruits, and fungi... I've met vegetarians with cancer. I'm pretty certain it's not that simple.

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Re: Hacker School Soylent

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Post by dpcx »

DanBC wrote: post #8
lifeformed wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A restaurant is overkill, how about just a vending machine? You could put quite a markup on them (like $5 a bottle) and people would buy them for the time savings.

Walgreens sells Ensure. ( http://www.walgreens.com/search/results.jsp?Ntt=ensure&x=-18... ) A six pack costs $8.50 ( http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/ensure-nutrition-shakes-liq... ). Each bottle is one serving, and contains 250 kCalories. ( http://ensure.com/products/ensure ) Here's a list of the Walgreens locations in SF. ( http://www.walgreens.com/storelocator/result.jsp?oTrk=1&_req... )

Have you ever actually drank Ensure? I like them. But I need at least 2, sometimes 3, to actually feel full. That's still $4 or so for a meal.

Re: Hacker School Soylent

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Post by derekp7 »

tankbot wrote: post #21
zhemao wrote: post #12

I really don't understand Soylent. Do people really hate eating so much? Eating is one of the greatest joys of human existence. I understand that people have other things to do, but are you really so busy you can't sit down to enjoy a good meal?

It's not that people hate eating, not at all, it's just inconvenient in many ways. Something like Soylent solves the problem of convenience and allows a person to take in nutrients while remaining productive. It's not for every meal. You'll still want to go have dinner with friends or family, but during the day it would be nice to chug a glass of this and keep working; hands clean.

So this is different than Slimfast -- how? From what I understand, Slimfast is pretty close to a meal replacement. Or is this intended to be in the same category?

Re: Hacker School Soylent

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Post by run4yourlives »

I really don't understand this Soylent nonsense:

1. I like food. The smell, experience and taste. Why in god's name would I eat powder to save myself the "hassle" of eating food? That's like promoting adoption as a method of avoiding the "hassle" of having sex.

2. Why the hell would you associate the brand of a product that you believe is healthy with a movie that is about feeding dead people back to us? That's the first thing I think about when I hear the word Soylent - that "Soylent Green is people!" Yum! Let me rush right out and get me some of that.

To me personally, Soylent is the very antithesis of the idea of living this short life I have. With like 40% of people too damn fat for their own good, I don't get how anyone sees a positive outcome for them.

Re: Hacker School Soylent

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Post by breadbox »

zhemao wrote: post #12

I really don't understand Soylent. Do people really hate eating so much? Eating is one of the greatest joys of human existence. I understand that people have other things to do, but are you really so busy you can't sit down to enjoy a good meal?

This is missing the point so far it's almost a non sequitur. Reading, talking with friends, playing computer games. I enjoy these all at least as much as I enjoy eating. But I still wouldn't want to be required to do any one of them every single day for the rest of my life. It's nice to have options.

Re: Hacker School Soylent

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Post by guizzy »

derekp7 wrote: post #26
tankbot wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's not that people hate eating, not at all, it's just inconvenient in many ways. Something like Soylent solves the problem of convenience and allows a person to take in nutrients while remaining productive. It's not for every meal. You'll still want to go have dinner with friends or family, but during the day it would be nice to chug a glass of this and keep working; hands clean.

So this is different than Slimfast -- how? From what I understand, Slimfast is pretty close to a meal replacement. Or is this intended to be in the same category?

Slimfast and other similar meal replacements (like Ensure) are not really balanced for normal, active people. They're meant for people who want to diet or are unable to eat solid food.

Re: Hacker School Soylent

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Post by colinshark »

DanBC wrote: post #3

The article mentions, many times, the other soylent company. It's true, you can wait for them to ship. But if you're desperate to try a liquid feed there are many brands already in existence. These are produced by multinational companies in quality environments with known, tested, ingredients. Ensure is one well known brand. Fortisip is another. This recipe seems to be carefully worked out - they show the working and…

I think the difference here is that the goal is more ambitious (100% diet replacement). Ensure is explicitly a dietary supplement. The marketing, cost, flavor, and nutrient profile reflect that.

It's like wanting to enter a high end auto race and you just buy a sports car off the lot. It will be expensive and slow. The fast cars are custom built because the market is small and the requirements are unique.

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