LSD: The Geek's Wonder Drug? (2006)

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Post by pmoriarty » Sat, Jan 24, 2015, 10:57 AM UTC

LSD: The Geek's Wonder Drug? (2006)
archive.wired.com

Re: LSD: The Geek's Wonder Drug? (2006)

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Post by chippy » Sat, Jan 24, 2015, 12:27 PM UTC

From 2006. Interesting article, not really much about it being a "Geek Drug" apart from the first couple of paragraphs about one programmer's use of it, and a little bit about the late Steve Jobs experience but it has plenty of background information.

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Post by thegeek112 » Sat, Jan 24, 2015, 12:54 PM UTC

to respond the question in the title: no.

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Post by hansjorg » Sat, Jan 24, 2015, 1:07 PM UTC

In the same vein, Freakonomics just did an interview with Wired and WELL co-founder Kevin Kelly, talking about the hippie origins of SV and the personal computer:

http://freakonomics.com/2015/01/22/someone-elses-acid-trip-a...

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Post by dynsrv » Sat, Jan 24, 2015, 1:10 PM UTC

LSD Effect : The deadly accident killed four people, including a policeman, and caused serious injuries to four others.

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/22/police-confirm...

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Post by dynsrv » Sat, Jan 24, 2015, 1:10 PM UTC

LSD Effect : The deadly accident killed four people, including a policeman, and caused serious injuries to four others.

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/22/police-confirm...

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Post by mathetic » Sat, Jan 24, 2015, 1:13 PM UTC

thegeek112 wrote: post #3

to respond the question in the title: no.

Care to elaborate?

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Post by super_sloth » Sat, Jan 24, 2015, 1:15 PM UTC

dynsrv wrote: post #5

LSD Effect : The deadly accident killed four people, including a policeman, and caused serious injuries to four others. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/22/police-confirm...

Over 10,000 people died in drink driving incidents in the US along last year. Distraction from mobile phones also led to thousands of accidents, should they be illegal too?

Let's now throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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Post by k-mcgrady » Sat, Jan 24, 2015, 1:22 PM UTC

dynsrv wrote: post #5

LSD Effect : The deadly accident killed four people, including a policeman, and caused serious injuries to four others. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/22/police-confirm...

From the same website:

"Sunday’s bizarre drunk-driving that claimed nine lives near the Gambir train station should serve as a terrible reminder for the authorities and public about the dangers of driving under influence."[0]

[0] http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/01/29/by-way-drunkar...

Re: LSD: The Geek's Wonder Drug? (2006)

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Post by mathetic » Sat, Jan 24, 2015, 1:23 PM UTC

dynsrv wrote: post #5

LSD Effect : The deadly accident killed four people, including a policeman, and caused serious injuries to four others. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/22/police-confirm...

Now, this is a statement of fact, which is always nice but I don't see what is the point being made here.

Is it that LSD is a concern for public safety? If so this incident puts it in the same category as drunk driving, texting while driving, and being so horny that you can't look at the road while looking at the woman in the red dress.

This article is two days old and I don't think ME would have published his report yet. So it is not even clear that the driver was conscious.