Bhodi posted:

But it's web-enabled and part of the Internet of Things, so you might as well go with the flow.

ScrotoTurboSperg posted:

This thread is kindof like a regular startup in that it stole an idea that was already implemented and offers something no one wanted or asked for.

quote:

We are delighted to report that technology inventor Elon Musk, creator of Tesla and SpaceX, has decided to donate $10M to the Future of Life Institute to run a global research program aimed at keeping AI beneficial to humanity.

There is now a broad consensus that AI research is progressing steadily, and that its impact on society is likely to increase. A long list of leading AI-researchers have signed an open letter calling for research aimed at ensuring that AI systems are robust and beneficial, doing what we want them to do. Musk's donation aims to support precisely this type of research: "Here are all these leading AI researchers saying that AI safety is important", says Elon Musk. "I agree with them, so I'm today committing $10M to support research aimed at keeping AI beneficial for humanity."

Apthous posted:

Rice is like 2 dollars per 100lbs white people are literally loving retarded. What the gently caress is a nutrient?

Concerned Citizen posted:

so i actually ordered this.

the back story is that i had a job that was about 6 months long and involved 9am-9pm hours. it was usually difficult (read: impossible) to find time to shop for food, so i would eat out or order delivery quite often. my diet was predictably terrible and i wasn't exactly getting a lot of exercise, so i had health concerns. i saw this thing and i was like, hey this is kind of goofy, but a nutritionally complete meal for $3 per - the savings are pretty big compared to the money i was throwing down the drain. i had no intention of replacing all my meals with it, but if i could do maybe a meal or two every once and awhile and it seemed like a net plus. so i ordered like a week (the smallest order you can make) to see what it was like.

that all ended up being fairly irrelevant since it took so long for it to arrive (it finally came in 2 weeks ago) that i no longer worked there, so i just have this soylent.

i've mixed it anyway. the internet told me i should horrendous farts but have more energy than i've ever had and/or become a supergenius. whatever. i actually haven't had any of that. as for flavor, it tastes a little like vanilla. a bit sweet and that's it. it's a fairly neutral taste, which i understand is supposed to be the point. it ended up being ok I guess. the preparation was more work than i anticipated. i thought it'd be a quick 5 minute process, but it turns out that it's essentially undrinkable unless you allow it to sit overnight in the refrigerator. it also only lasts for 48 hours after making it (although an unprepared bag will last for like 6 months if it remains sealed) so it wasn't nearly as convenient as it marketed. the actual preparation time takes about 15 minutes including the time to wash out the container by hand.

anyway that's my review. i guess it's not very exciting but i guess it's kind of funny that i can tell people i drink a thing called soylent. i will probably get more when i end up getting a job similar to the one i had before. some people asked why i didn't get ensure instead - i basically didn't really know ensure was a thing at the time, and anyway my understanding is ensure is actually pretty lovely for you and you'd have to be pretty crazy to take it without an actual medical necessity.

Concerned Citizen posted:

so i actually ordered this.

the back story is that i had a job that was about 6 months long and involved 9am-9pm hours. it was usually difficult (read: impossible) to find time to shop for food, so i would eat out or order delivery quite often. my diet was predictably terrible and i wasn't exactly getting a lot of exercise, so i had health concerns. i saw this thing and i was like, hey this is kind of goofy, but a nutritionally complete meal for $3 per - the savings are pretty big compared to the money i was throwing down the drain. i had no intention of replacing all my meals with it, but if i could do maybe a meal or two every once and awhile and it seemed like a net plus. so i ordered like a week (the smallest order you can make) to see what it was like.

that all ended up being fairly irrelevant since it took so long for it to arrive (it finally came in 2 weeks ago) that i no longer worked there, so i just have this soylent.

i've mixed it anyway. the internet told me i should horrendous farts but have more energy than i've ever had and/or become a supergenius. whatever. i actually haven't had any of that. as for flavor, it tastes a little like vanilla. a bit sweet and that's it. it's a fairly neutral taste, which i understand is supposed to be the point. it ended up being ok I guess. the preparation was more work than i anticipated. i thought it'd be a quick 5 minute process, but it turns out that it's essentially undrinkable unless you allow it to sit overnight in the refrigerator. it also only lasts for 48 hours after making it (although an unprepared bag will last for like 6 months if it remains sealed) so it wasn't nearly as convenient as it marketed. the actual preparation time takes about 15 minutes including the time to wash out the container by hand.

anyway that's my review. i guess it's not very exciting but i guess it's kind of funny that i can tell people i drink a thing called soylent. i will probably get more when i end up getting a job similar to the one i had before. some people asked why i didn't get ensure instead - i basically didn't really know ensure was a thing at the time, and anyway my understanding is ensure is actually pretty lovely for you and you'd have to be pretty crazy to take it without an actual medical necessity.

plain blue jacket posted:

Yes ensure is very bad for you that's why hospitals feed it to the very ill you enormous retard

Bhodi posted:

What's that mean? I don't know exactly, considering AI doesn't and won't ever exist but I can spout a lot of empty reassurances for 10m. Can't believe I missed the boat on that one.

Concerned Citizen posted:

yeah well i can't buy the hospital formulations of ensure, i don't want to do so, and i also don't eat with a tube down my throat

Bhodi posted:

What's that mean? I don't know exactly, considering AI doesn't and won't ever exist but I can spout a lot of empty reassurances for 10m. Can't believe I missed the boat on that one.

plain blue jacket posted:

You can buy ensure in a store

Concerned Citizen posted:

right, ensure at the store is lot different than what hospitals feed to like, coma patients and poo poo. it's intended to basically be the cheapest way possible to deliver calories, which is essentially sugar with some vitamins thrown in. again, when i ordered i didn't know ensure was a thing but i probably would have gotten the soylent anyway (not knowing it would take literally months for it to arrive) since it covered basic nutrition better and that was the whole point.

Concerned Citizen posted:

so i actually ordered this.

the back story is that i had a job that was about 6 months long and involved 9am-9pm hours. it was usually difficult (read: impossible) to find time to shop for food, so i would eat out or order delivery quite often. my diet was predictably terrible and i wasn't exactly getting a lot of exercise, so i had health concerns. i saw this thing and i was like, hey this is kind of goofy, but a nutritionally complete meal for $3 per - the savings are pretty big compared to the money i was throwing down the drain. i had no intention of replacing all my meals with it, but if i could do maybe a meal or two every once and awhile and it seemed like a net plus. so i ordered like a week (the smallest order you can make) to see what it was like.

that all ended up being fairly irrelevant since it took so long for it to arrive (it finally came in 2 weeks ago) that i no longer worked there, so i just have this soylent.

i've mixed it anyway. the internet told me i should horrendous farts but have more energy than i've ever had and/or become a supergenius. whatever. i actually haven't had any of that. as for flavor, it tastes a little like vanilla. a bit sweet and that's it. it's a fairly neutral taste, which i understand is supposed to be the point. it ended up being ok I guess. the preparation was more work than i anticipated. i thought it'd be a quick 5 minute process, but it turns out that it's essentially undrinkable unless you allow it to sit overnight in the refrigerator. it also only lasts for 48 hours after making it (although an unprepared bag will last for like 6 months if it remains sealed) so it wasn't nearly as convenient as it marketed. the actual preparation time takes about 15 minutes including the time to wash out the container by hand.

anyway that's my review. i guess it's not very exciting but i guess it's kind of funny that i can tell people i drink a thing called soylent. i will probably get more when i end up getting a job similar to the one i had before. some people asked why i didn't get ensure instead - i basically didn't really know ensure was a thing at the time, and anyway my understanding is ensure is actually pretty lovely for you and you'd have to be pretty crazy to take it without an actual medical necessity.

I'm Crap posted:

reminder that soylent's much-touted scientific commitment to nutrition research consists of some guy with no training making a guess as to what would work and flinging a bunch of poo poo together in a big pot in a dirty warehouse

I'm Crap posted:

reminder that soylent's much-touted scientific commitment to nutrition research consists of some guy with no training making a guess as to what would work and flinging a bunch of poo poo together in a big pot in a dirty warehouse

SniperWoreConverse posted:

dude they have like 3 people wearing flip flops and t shirts mixing that poo poo in open bins from wal mart. loving ensure has to comply with fda regulations at least

Concerned Citizen posted:

Typical Pubbie posted:

What percentage increase has drinking Soylent made to your over-all life efficiency rating? Please use an exact number.

ArbitraryC posted:

So if you have to spend 5-15 minutes preparing your soylent the night before you want to drink it, how is it anymore convenient than most kinds of foods people use as easy lunches? Like what's stopping you from making a sandwhich in that time then just taking it to work with you the next day?

Concerned Citizen posted:

well i typically ate all 3 meals at work during the week, and shopping for food was time i didn't have. especially if i wanted an actually healthy meal. but yeah, the 48 hour time limit and the fact that you have to leave it overnight definitely makes it not quite ideal.

edit: to clarify, when you make soylent you can prepare an entire pouch, which is 3 meals. so if i wanted to have 3 meals i could spend 15 minutes to prepare an entire's day worth of meals which is pretty efficient as far as time goes. however, i like eating food and an entire life of soylent would be a kind of hell.