LSD: The Geek's Wonder Drug? (2006) • Hacker News Board

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

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Post by ObviousScience » Sat, Jan 24, 2015, 1:27 PM UTC

I've always wanted to experiment with taking small doses of LSD (~10-20ug) reguarly.

I thought it would be an interesting experience, since I tend to feel more personable on LSD, especially during the come up/come down from it.

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

#12

Post by hepek » Sat, Jan 24, 2015, 1:35 PM UTC

mathetic wrote: post #7

thegeek112 wrote: post #3

to respond the question in the title: no.

Care to elaborate?

Whenever there's a question mark in the title, the answer is usually no, and the article is linkbait.

I don't know if this rule of thumb applies to this article.

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

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Post by ada1981 » Sat, Jan 24, 2015, 1:36 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...

Yes, don't operate heavey machinery when using any mind altering substance is good default rule. Unless you are a fighter pilot and you've got your Uncle Sam issued speed.

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

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Post by k-mcgrady » Sat, Jan 24, 2015, 1:40 PM UTC

hepek wrote: post #12

mathetic wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Care to elaborate?

Whenever there's a question mark in the title, the answer is usually no, and the article is linkbait. I don't know if this rule of thumb applies to this article.

Betteridge's law of headlines [0]. The answer to the question is generally no - that doesn't make the article useless link bait though.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge's_law_of_headlines

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

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Post by Aaronneyer » Sat, Jan 24, 2015, 1:49 PM UTC

ObviousScience wrote: post #11

I've always wanted to experiment with taking small doses of LSD (~10-20ug) reguarly. I thought it would be an interesting experience, since I tend to feel more personable on LSD, especially during the come up/come down from it.

I've actually been doing that on and off since I think around last August. I've found it tremendously beneficial to overall feeling of well being, as well as my work ethic. Especially for programming, I feel much more involved and interested in my work so am usually able to work at a much faster pace. I also share the feeling of being more personable on LSD, as the days when I do microdose, I tend to have far better and deeper conversations with many of my friends.

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

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Post by xefer » Sat, Jan 24, 2015, 1:52 PM UTC

Well, I'm still waiting for the fellowship of LSD-fueled Übermenschen to emerge. Until then I'll just try to eat well, exercise more and get enough sleep. That seems to be the key for most elite developers I've encountered.

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

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Post by eCa » Sat, Jan 24, 2015, 1:58 PM UTC

super_sloth wrote: post #8

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.

> Distraction from mobile phones also led to thousands of accidents, should they be illegal too?

When using any type of vehicle in public areas: Absolutely. And they already are in many places [1] (at least under certain conditions).

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phones_and_driving_safet...

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

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Post by sokoloff » Sat, Jan 24, 2015, 2:00 PM UTC

ada1981 wrote: post #13

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...

Yes, don't operate heavey machinery when using any mind altering substance is good default rule. Unless you are a fighter pilot and you've got your Uncle Sam issued speed.

There are many military flight operations where the requirements of the mission preclude them being done in anything resembling a "normal workday".

I have no objection to those pilots being prescribed/issued go pills.

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

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Post by corin_ » Sat, Jan 24, 2015, 2:12 PM UTC

eCa wrote: post #17

super_sloth wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

> Distraction from mobile phones also led to thousands of accidents, should they be illegal too? When using any type of vehicle in public areas: Absolutely. And they already are in many places [1] (at least under certain conditions). [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phones_and_driving_safet...

His point (I assume) isn't that these things aren't or shouldn't be illegal while driving, it's that you can make it illegal to drive under the influence without banning being under the influence.

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

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Post by ShannonSofield » Sat, Jan 24, 2015, 2:13 PM UTC

Reminds me of Richard Feyman taking LSD. He said he had an incredible breakthrough and a moment of pure clarity on a problem he had been working on mid-trip, only to come down and realize his breakthrough was really jibberish and not insightful at all.