[hackerspaces] moar mate

[webmind]

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On 2010-09-12 18:21, Alexandre Dulaunoy wrote:
> 2010/9/12 André Kelpe <efeshundertelf at googlemail.com>:
>> 2010/9/12 john arclight <arclight at gmail.com>:
>>> This just confirms to me that Club Mate is for hacker spaces now what
>>> crack cocaine was to the Projects in the 80s.. :)
>>
>> I could stop anytime, no problem, seriously ;-)
> 
> Regarding Club-Mate, there is a kind of paradox in all the hackerspaces.
> Club-Mate is the default drink available at any hackerspace around the
> world but I haven't seen too much hacking around it (except an article in
> Makezine/2010).

Well, there has been some creativity with recipes and club-mate. Besides
the usual cocktails there are also club-mate pancakes. I'm sure there
are more recipes possible. food-hacking ftw :)

> The main plant extract in Club-Mate is the "Ilex paraguariensis" (common name:
> Yerba mate) and the main active components are : theobromine
> (well-known to the chocolate fan), caffeine (everyone knows) and
> dimethylxanthine (the increase of heart pulsation is mainly due to
> that component).

do you have source of what these xantheines do to you? I haven't been
able to find any reliable information besides that they have an impact
on the regulation of hormones (such as adrenaline).

> The plant cultivation needs specific condition to grow properly but
> maybe there are some opportunities of gardening hacking? Can
> we grow easily "Yerba Mate" in pot inside? or even outside in
> continental weather condition? What are the ways of extraction/brewing
> and how can we properly measure the active components inside?

Good questions! The loscher people keep their methods secret, but I do
recall hearing about open-source recipes.

> or maybe I'm digressing...

Not at all,

webmind

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