If you read their macronutrient and micronutrient overviews you can get a better idea of why that ratio is a healthy choice. 50% carbohydrates sounds bad because nowadays we're told that carbohydrates are evil and we should never eat them, but really our diets should focus on nutrient balance (health) and the number… Read more

Well, protein bars probably taste better. :) Maybe not a lot better but Soylent doesn't really try to taste like much. It, in fact, tries to taste pretty boring so people can build on it themselves. But like others have been saying, you can't live off of protein bars. I mean, you probably could for awhile but it… Read more

When I took the Myers-Briggs test about 14 years ago they didn't know what to do with me because I tested directly between introvert and extrovert. They decided to round me up to an extrovert, but years later I learned that there were these people called ambiverts and I was one of them. I thought, since I came… Read more

And I could grab that last one :) Read more

Well health insurance is mandatory now, so not much you can do about that. But there's no mention of dental insurance in the article and that's because I think it's a waste of money. So I wouldn't go so far as to say sponsorship. :) I pay out of pocket and it saves me $100 a year. A lot of dentists give cash… Read more

It's actually a real thing! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calculus_… Read more

I know! Why do they do that?? Read more

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Creative EP-630C earbuds

"1 x 16 GB and 1 x 32 GB Kingston DTSE9 32 GB flash drive. These are cheap, slow-ish but seriously rugged no frills USB 2.0 flash drives. One of them is for sharing files and the other one houses an encrypted regularly (twice a week) rsynced copy of all the documents on my MacBook Air. Backup redundancy FTW!"

WD MyPassport 2 GB USB 3.0 drive. FileVault encrypted and used mainly for on the road Time Machine backups and for larger iTunes media (movies, TV shows etc) to watch during those long train rides home.

"Pilot MR ballpoint pen + a backup/loaner Ballograf ballpoint pen."

Tic Tacs

USB to Ethernet adapter

Mini Displayport to VGA adapter

iPod 30 pin dock connector to USB cable

Lightning to USB cable

Moleskine notebooksP

iPod Shuffle

Ethernet cable