Boom times in Silicon Valley call for hard work, and hard work — at least in technology land — means that coders, engineers and venture capitalists are turning to liquid meals with names like Schmoylent, Soylent, Schmilk and People Chow. The protein-packed products that come in powder form are inexpensive and quick and easy to make — just shake with water, or in the case of Schmilk, milk. While athletes and dieters have been drinking their dinner for years, Silicon Valley's workers are now increasingly chugging their meals, too, so they can more quickly get back to their computer work.
Demand for some of the powdered drinks, which typically mix nutrients like magnesium, zinc and vitamins, is so high that some engineers report being put on waiting lists of one to six months to receive their first orders. And the drinks are taking off across techie social circles. Venture capitalists have also poured money into the companies that offer the meal replacements, and investors including Alexis Ohanian, a founder of Reddit, count themselves as fans of the drinks.
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Wednesday May 27 2015, @12:49PM
Nope [wikipedia.org]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 27 2015, @01:05PM
(a) Holy shit! Could you have linked to a less helpful webpage?
(b) Close enough [wikipedia.org]
(Score: 2) by FatPhil on Wednesday May 27 2015, @02:32PM
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people; the smallest discuss themselves
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Wednesday May 27 2015, @08:06PM
Yes, but OP claimed that all steroids are hormones, I fail to see how the bile acid (a steroid) can be called a hormone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 27 2015, @08:48PM
Autism for the lose.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 27 2015, @10:07PM
Pedantry for the lose. Pedantry always loses.
(Score: 2) by Balderdash on Thursday May 28 2015, @12:43AM
If you puke bile onto a whore, she will doubtless moan.
Therefore it is totally relevant.
I browse at -1. Free and open discourse requires consideration and review of all attempts at participation.
(Score: 2) by FatPhil on Thursday May 28 2015, @07:34AM
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people; the smallest discuss themselves