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For Those Long Coding Sessions: The Food Patch
rtphokie writes "The U.S. Army has created a Transdermal Nutrient Delivery System which works similarly to to nicotine or birth control patches but delivers vitamins and other micronutrients. It was developed to help "warfighters sustain their physical and mental performance" during high intensity conflict. Is this what ./'ers need during those long coding sessions."
Anyway, it's nice to see this kind of technology being developed out of the military budget instead of another variation on the bullet, bomb, etc. It has a lot of potential and I imagine it's not long before we see folks using pharmecutical patches soon - probably tailored for their specific needs/doses.
It would be pretty nice if I could take ALL of my daily meds via a single patch rather than gulp down 10+ "easy-to-swallow if you're a horse" caplets.
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I think the Borg icon (currently used for Microsoft stuff) is more appropriate for this particular article.
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the implications of this to long endurance sports, such as 24 hr LeMans car racing, ironman triathlon, long range cycling, and so on.
I think currently athletes drink some sort of soups or something to get their calories... just a semi wild guess.
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Big news in Canada is the two US pilots who killed the canadian soldiers were hopped up on crank.
Government issued crank which they couldnt refuse to take.
There was an article in a British paper before this accident which explained how the pilots were doped when they went up, doped when they came down and the doped so they could go to sleep, so its not like this was a big secret.
Coming from the taliban-like leader on the War on Drugs, this was just too freakin ironic.
Of course, Zoloft, Xanthax, Prozac, Lithium and other popular happy pills which are regularly consumed by a third of americans are considered to be a normal way of life in the Excited States, while lighting a doob will get you an invitation to be Bubba's prison bitch.
Does any body else find that healthy food is counter productive when it comes to your programming?
A couple years ago we opened an office that is 3 blocks from my home so now instead of grabbing some fatty restaurant food I go home and eat real food.
I find that most home made foods (e.g. Fettuccini Alfredo made with pasta, cream, garlic, parmessean etc and not just from an instant package) tend to slow me down in the afternoon. My body seems to take longer to digest the real food. OTOH junk food seems to be converted to energy in only a few minutes.
The soldier of the furture come equipped with everything he needs to operate in a hostile environment.
The nutrient patch Eating means downtime, and downtime means certain death (we tell them that so we can save on the scrambled egg MREs)
The NRG patch To keep the soldier of the future alert and in the business of acting as the freeworld's finest killing machine, we have the NRG patch, a potent time release combination of caffine, cocaine, methamphetimine(sp?), and some of the best drugs every developed for narcolepsy. (If they run for 24 hours straight we can get three times the use out of them)
The Mind patchEverything you need to keep moral high and your soldiers too, eliminate battle fatigue, reduce stress, and give them the ability to see the colors of the world with our unique combination of nicotein, lsd, pcp, thc and various other combinations of letters. ( They'll be so addicticed they will battle to get their fix)
Recreation patch This patch features a combination of drugs recovered from Roswell, Viagra and birthcontrol to take the male and female integrated army to the next stage, no more ping pong or other games of skill. It's the oldest form of recreation known to man, all induced at appropriate times by appropriate couples with the use of this patch.(If they screw like bunnies they might just forget we sent them to hell)
Better living through chemistry, it's not just a motto, it's a way of life!
This is army food that even the Atkins diet could love!
Who cares about flavors? Hell I'd give up eating in exchange for no more hunger any day! Sign me up for some of that stuff! Hmm.. I wonder if you don't have to eat you no longer have to go to the bathroom? Interesting thought. I could code for over a week straight without ever leaving the computer but to sleep! Hahahaha what will they think of next?
You're right, I wouldn't steal a car. But if it were possible, I sure as hell would download one!
I don't know, if you use one of these, and remove all the food from your dwelling, it might help.
I know a guy who lost 150 pounds by just taking the refridgerator out of his computer room.
it is one thing to to grab something quick to eat, usually not healthy. Having to go out in the middle of a game of everquest is quit another.
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If you want a meal replacement, gulp down a can of Boost. You can get a generic 6 pack for about 7 bucks here in Canada. They have 353 Cal, 17.6g Protein, 44g Carbs, an assload of vitamins, etc. Which seems to be better than those patches. You can drink one in a matter of seconds (that way you don't taste it), and you're good for a couple hours, I'd say. I'm a geek, and I never eat chocolate, drink caffeinated beverages or all that junk, and I still am able to code for long stretches, and, I can also still play my favorite sports. Nutrition is a good thing for your future. These drinks are equivalent to the price of a bottle of Jolt, and they do liven you up, too. Just an alternative view of this hold geekdom thing... Although this reply might be a bit late... Meh...
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Though they aren't mentioned in the article, if you look closely at the picture of the two patches it mentions these as being an example of chemicals to be used. Glucathione, an antioxidant and Tyrosine, a neurotransmiter precursor.
I was wondering what was with all the newspeak. At first I uncharitably thought that 'warfighter' might be easier to understand than 'soldier', but it's not like it has any fewer syllables.
When did 'warfighter' start being bandied about? It's such an offensive word in that Orwellian way.
Moving from 'citizen' to 'taxpayer' I guess was the beginning of the end. It's enough to make a foodeater sick.
You've got to be kidding... Japan is chock full of extremely fattening food (an average bowl of ramen, I think contains approximately 1 billion calories, and enough salt to supply south america for a decade), and unlike, e.g., U.S. fast food, it tastes really good. This is a dangerous, dangerous combination. Morever, health club memberships are way more expensive in Japan... Gah, I'm getting fat just writing this...
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So do I sound like the angry long-term child prescribed ritalin survivor who has gone through depression and found another way out?
Are you aware that banana seeds are one of the most potent poisons that can be had? I eat them all the time... as a part of the whole fruit, alone the seeds are deadly toxic. Please just get off your islolation soapbox. There are 3 sides to every story and the credibility of the medical profession is only going to get you so far in this argument since they take apart the mechanisms of biological material and treat a single function of ailment rather than the whole system. Refining, processing, isolating and anything else these profiteers can do to make a pill that appears to work on the surface only serves the interest of their business practices. This is not to say there are medical pros without integrity, but when rainforests are being sold for the purpose of medical patents the issue of better happy pills and other instant fix drugs are somewhat darker.
I imagine that water is still neccesary, and of course, urination is still neccesary to remove excess amine groups associated with protein breakdown. So, the ultimate merging of machine and man is still far off.