Hacker School Soylent

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Post by CesareBorgia » Tue, Jun 18, 2013, 3:24 PM UTC

Hacker School Soylent
cookingfor20.com

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#2

Post by orenbarzilai » Tue, Jun 18, 2013, 3:33 PM UTC

So who is going to open the first branch of fast food soylent chain?

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#3

Post by DanBC » Tue, Jun 18, 2013, 3:37 PM UTC

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 at least have some links to proper research. And they're not making extravagant claims.

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Post by lifeformed » Tue, Jun 18, 2013, 3:50 PM UTC

orenbarzilai wrote: post #2

So who is going to open the first branch of fast food soylent chain?

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.

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#5

Post by speedyrev » Tue, Jun 18, 2013, 3:51 PM UTC

Or you could try eating a healthy meal.

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#6

Post by bitsweet » Tue, Jun 18, 2013, 3:53 PM UTC

you lost me at brown sugar.

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Post by Alex3917 » Tue, Jun 18, 2013, 3:53 PM UTC

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.

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Post by DanBC » Tue, Jun 18, 2013, 4:04 PM UTC

lifeformed wrote: post #4

orenbarzilai wrote: post #2

So who is going to open the first branch of fast food soylent chain?

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...)

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Post by workhere-io » Tue, Jun 18, 2013, 4:04 PM UTC

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.

And as previously mentioned by many people here on HN, it's amazing that none of the people involved with Soylent seem to have an education or work experience related to diets or nutrition (see the "Team" section on https://campaign.soylent.me/soylent-free-your-body).

I'm not sure I'd want to be doing experiments with my body based on advice from IT engineers.

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Post by j_col » Tue, Jun 18, 2013, 4:09 PM UTC

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.