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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2017 20:12:14 GMT
Molecular food is already finished and the related restaurants have closed. We have moved on to "superfoods." Well, I would argue that it is a technology slightly more recent than the advent of cell phones or even frozen packaged meals. And I know of lots of places that are still playing with the concept and haven't closed. But then again, I don't live in the "hot spots".
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Post by rikita on Jan 8, 2017 0:26:44 GMT
don't think i have seen or heard of molecular food before, but i think it looks kind of fun, at least for sweet things or fruit ... looks like a lot of work, though ...
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Post by lagatta on Jan 8, 2017 20:02:46 GMT
There is excellent food in Vancouver, though, lizzyfaire.
Those designer foods sound weird but could be a boon for people with allergies. I had countless allergies as a child, and it made my life rather difficult back then.
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Post by mich64 on Jan 8, 2017 20:29:34 GMT
I have benefited greatly from advancements in medical technology such as Telemedicine and in the 5 years of speech therapy, they were happy to try new technology on me.
While there are negatives to social mediums, cell phones and VCR's that I agree have changed how we live today, they were beneficial to me and kept me connected and motivated. But, I think I am trying to depend less on them and engage with friends more in person.
In regards to food, there certainly is more frozen or ready prepared foods to choose from, I do indulge in that but am trying to go back to cooking from recipes and I am enjoying that.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2017 20:37:03 GMT
There is excellent food in Vancouver, though, lizzyfaire. Those designer foods sound weird but could be a boon for people with allergies. I had countless allergies as a child, and it made my life rather difficult back then. Yes, we have restaurants using molecular techniques, lagatta, though they're not the type I would choose on a Friday night. I was just responding to K2's assertion that they've all closed up. What kind of allergies did you have? I would never have guessed, O eater of duck gizzards!
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Post by Kimby on Jan 9, 2017 0:20:08 GMT
I don't understand all the talk of convenience foods in this thread, as they can hardly be considered "recent technology". I beg to differ, Bixa. When you can buy tubs of mashed potatoes and pop them in the microwave and be eating them in five minutes without scrubbing, peeling (optional), cutting, boiling, draining, mashing and seasoning them, that's new technology and convenience. Nothing like this existed when I was a kid. Same with 90-second rice packets (instead of 45 minutes on the stove), and already cooked roast pork or beef in vacuum-packs ready for microwaving, frozen General Tso's Chicken ready for the fry pan, plus skillet sauces, crock pot sauces, jarred pasta sauces, frozen ravioli, seasoned frozen fish filets. Almost no food item needs making from scratch. How much of this "food" is good for us? It's certainly too high in sodium... And who knows what other chemicals? That's why the concern.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 9, 2017 1:36:33 GMT
Kimby, all of the stuff you mention has been around 25-30 years or more. So, not recent.
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Post by Kimby on Jan 9, 2017 2:33:23 GMT
If you go back to the initial post which began this thread (made by me 7 years ago!), convenience foods were mentioned as one of the questionable advances of modern life.
And, BTW, when you're in your 60's, 30 years ago IS recent! "Back when I was a little tyke....."
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2017 4:35:07 GMT
That's back when you hiked six miles to school with snow up to your waist.
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Post by onlyMark on Jan 9, 2017 5:19:08 GMT
Backwards and on one foot.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2017 7:54:15 GMT
I like the fact that the modern international long distance airlines have a choice of between 300 and 2000 movies to watch. You arrive before you have even managed to find something to watch.
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Post by onlyMark on Jan 9, 2017 10:11:37 GMT
You must struggle though because I bet you've seen 90% of them. The only time I now watch a film is on a plane.
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Post by Kimby on Jan 9, 2017 14:16:44 GMT
That's back when you hiked six miles to school with snow up to your waist. And uphill both ways, too. ;-)
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Post by Kimby on Jan 9, 2017 14:20:51 GMT
I like the fact that the modern international long distance airlines have a choice of between 300 and 2000 movies to watch. You arrive before you have even managed to find something to watch. The new system lets you watch multiple films during the flight, but doesn't ensure you can FINISH your movie before reaching 10,000 feet when the entertainment system automatically shuts down. Perhaps the technology could be tweaked to accelerate the playback speed as the viewing time winds down so that your movie wraps up before time runs out.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 1, 2024 15:55:13 GMT
This list of items, some with rather dubious claims, may not be "recent technology", but we'll allow it space here for those wishing to scroll through a bunch of stuff and saying "oh wow" before coming to their senses ~ www.unforgettablegadgets.com/
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Post by kerouac2 on Jan 1, 2024 17:47:00 GMT
That is quite a mix of items. I am familiar with a few of them.
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