What broad claims?

I think I can see why it turns into "you vs the world".

Sounds pretty much like you're making a "claim" yourself. Care to back up what you "see" with a little data?

>Any stimulant, I don't care which (food, drugs, etc.) has another side, i.e., what goes up must go down.

http://www.drfuhrman.com/

and maybe even learn something else in the process.

I'm not wasting any more time debating non-hacker issues here at hacker news. There are several other excellent threads directly related to hacker news. Let's talk about those over there. This is my last comment in this thread.

Many common stimulants (e.g., amphetamines) have such an effect. To extend the claim to "any stimulant, I don't care which" is a broad claim. There is no fundamental reason why every stimulant should have a down side (no "conservation of energy" law for human wakefulness). At this point, I'd say the jury is still out on the side effects of provigil.

By the way, I do consider this to be hacker news. Startup founders hacking their own bodies? I think that's interesting to hackers.

Heh, interesting way to put it - kudos.

So with that in mind - I will buy a beer for the first person who successfully manages to integrate their bodily functions with Twitter :)

If you fart (for example, disgusting thought, but just putting the idea out there for kicks) how intriguing would it be for hundreds or thousands of people around the world to know about it instantly?

You could be in an office in New York, let one rip and people in Madrid, Melbourne, Mumbai (or some other city starting with M) would know about it.