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by sjtgraham 4613 days ago
Don't worry too much about it. FWIW Whenever I see an item on the front page with a contextless title my first thought is that an administrator has changed it.

Back on topic, I'm glad they changed the name. Soylent always seemed like a funny joke they outgrew faster than they anticipated!
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cwilson 4613 days ago
According to their website, this is just the name of the parent company that makes Soylent.

"Rosa Labs strives to create innovative nutritional products. Our first product is Soylent."

Doesn't seem like they are ditching the Soylent name for that particular product (I wonder what else they are working on?). For the record, I still like the name quite a bit. I've never understood why a reference to a sci-fi book got under anyones skin (pun not intended).

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fallinghawks 4613 days ago
> I've never understood why a reference to a sci-fi book got under anyones skin

Because some people apparently can't make the distinction between a movie and reality. O_o

Personally I thought it was a funny, tongue-in-cheek name.

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