The Digital Age is Here!

Sonist · 04-01-2009, 02:43 PM

And you thought ebooks were cutting-edge....

"WASHINGTON—Urging the estimated 60 million Americans who have not yet made the transition to the more advanced form of sustenance to do so as soon as possible, acting FDA commissioner Frank Torti announced Wednesday that the nationwide conversion to Digital Food (DF) will take place on Apr.17, 2009. "The only thing consumers who currently rely on analog foods will need is a digital converter box, which you can purchase at any grocery store," Torti said at a press conference, adding that every American household is eligible for a $40 coupon to digitize its current pantry. "DF offers higher texture quality and better taste, as well as multiple spice choices and interactive capabilities. I must stress, however, that after the deadline you will no longer be able to eat your current food." On the heels of the announcement, President Obama has begun pressuring the Senate to pass legislation that would require all food to be completely wireless by 2015."

http://www.theonion.com/content/news...res_nation_for

DixieGal · 04-01-2009, 03:00 PM

Oh crap, and I just went to Aldi to stock up on frozen foods. Is it possible to strip the DRM off the boxes and convert them using Calibre?

zelda_pinwheel · 04-01-2009, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

Oh crap, and I just went to Aldi to stock up on frozen foods. Is it possible to strip the DRM off the boxes and convert them using Calibre?

kovidgoyal · 04-01-2009, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

Oh crap, and I just went to Aldi to stock up on frozen foods. Is it possible to strip the DRM off the boxes and convert them using Calibre?

Absolutely, you can now have customized food with all your favorite colors, ingredient sizes and calorie margins.

zelda_pinwheel · 04-01-2009, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Absolutely, you can now have customized food with all your favorite colors, ingredient sizes and colrie margins.

great news kovid !! is that going to be a plugin, or did you add it to the trunk ?

kovidgoyal · 04-01-2009, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

great news kovid !! is that going to be a plugin, or did you add it to the trunk ?

Definitely a plugin, calibre is in the process of becoming fully pluginized

zelda_pinwheel · 04-01-2009, 03:14 PM

good to know ! who do we talk to about recipes ? (i'd like some new vegetarian ones please).

Sonist · 04-01-2009, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

good to know ! who do we talk to about recipes ? (i'd like some new vegetarian ones please).

Actually, the digital ones are vegan by their very nature.

zelda_pinwheel · 04-01-2009, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Sonist

Actually, the digital ones are vegan by their very nature.

perfect. i can just customise them myself (that goes in the override ingredients box right ?).

DixieGal · 04-01-2009, 03:30 PM

I wonder if we will receive email offers to get 3 out of a series of 4 ingredients for free? Then never see the 4th ingredient on the grocery store shelves ever again, or be told that the farmer doesn't approve of digital and refuses to release his produce that way?

pshrynk · 04-01-2009, 03:31 PM

Well, if he's a rich and much sought after farmer, then he'll get to call his own shots. But then he'll have to worry about piracy.

DixieGal · 04-01-2009, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

Well, if he's a rich and much sought after farmer, then he'll get to call his own shots. But then he'll have to worry about piracy.

Like in pirates of the prairie? Or like in Rickey's guinea pig pirate? Pirates of the Caribbean ride? This might be a job for Red, seeing as how he has tackled the desert pirates and all.

krisk · 04-01-2009, 10:22 PM

Customized Calories!?

Sweetpea · 04-02-2009, 06:16 AM

Can you convert the bad fats to good fats as well?

pshrynk · 04-02-2009, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Sweetpea

Can you convert the bad fats to good fats as well?

You have to jail break your food processor in order to do that and the attendant glitches tend to give you yellow steaks and banana shaped milk, but it can be done.

04-01-2009, 02:43 PM	#1
Sonist Apeist Posts: 2,126 Karma: 381090 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The sunny part of California Device: Generic virtual reality story-experiential device	The Digital Age is Here! And you thought ebooks were cutting-edge.... "WASHINGTON—Urging the estimated 60 million Americans who have not yet made the transition to the more advanced form of sustenance to do so as soon as possible, acting FDA commissioner Frank Torti announced Wednesday that the nationwide conversion to Digital Food (DF) will take place on Apr.17, 2009. "The only thing consumers who currently rely on analog foods will need is a digital converter box, which you can purchase at any grocery store," Torti said at a press conference, adding that every American household is eligible for a $40 coupon to digitize its current pantry. "DF offers higher texture quality and better taste, as well as multiple spice choices and interactive capabilities. I must stress, however, that after the deadline you will no longer be able to eat your current food." On the heels of the announcement, President Obama has begun pressuring the Senate to pass legislation that would require all food to be completely wireless by 2015." http://www.theonion.com/content/news...res_nation_for

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DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	Oh crap, and I just went to Aldi to stock up on frozen foods. Is it possible to strip the DRM off the boxes and convert them using Calibre?

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zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	good to know ! who do we talk to about recipes ? (i'd like some new vegetarian ones please).

04-01-2009, 03:30 PM	#10
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	I wonder if we will receive email offers to get 3 out of a series of 4 ingredients for free? Then never see the 4th ingredient on the grocery store shelves ever again, or be told that the farmer doesn't approve of digital and refuses to release his produce that way?

04-01-2009, 03:31 PM	#11
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	Well, if he's a rich and much sought after farmer, then he'll get to call his own shots. But then he'll have to worry about piracy.

04-01-2009, 10:22 PM	#13
krisk Wizard Posts: 2,148 Karma: 8229 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: on the road again Device: kindle	Customized Calories!?

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Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	Can you convert the bad fats to good fats as well?