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The Acid King (2001)

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Re: The Acid King (2001)

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Post by cypherpunks01 »

leesalminen wrote: post #16
cypherpunks01 wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Has he been doing well? I'd read he met Ross Ulbricht in USP Tucson when they were both serving life without the possibility of parole. I hope they can reconnect now that they're both free.

Yes, he’s living life to the fullest! The most active 80 year old I’ve seen. Lots of travel, speaking at conferencing, networking in his professional circles. Believe it or not, he’s a fairly conservative person. He’d never done yoga, breath work, sauna, cold plunge, saline IVs. I had the honor of pushing him out of his comfort zone a bit with the hippy health stuff. He’s speed run learning how to use a smartphone an…

That's so cool to hear! Thanks for sharing

Re: The Acid King (2001)

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Post by standardUser »

richrichardsson wrote: post #8

I'm not sure where they get the idea that 20mics is a "dose". Microdose perhaps, but I've always been under the impression a modern "dose" of acid is 100mics, so the premise that they're less than in the 60s etc. still holds.

I used to sell acid in the 90's and I couldn't even guess at the actual content of LSD per hit we were selling. Every sheet or vial was different, and if my dealer was ever telling me "X micrograms" I probably ignored it the same way I ignored every drug dealer's marketing pitch. For us, it came down to understanding the amount of this particular acid needed for a trip. I've taken 5+ hits at a time that were weaker than single hits from different origins.

Re: The Acid King (2001)

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Post by vik0 »

leesalminen wrote: post #10
KingFelix wrote: post #5

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yeah wild story, surprised Netflix hasn't done it yet. I've got his book on my shelf too I will start one day, The Rose Of Paracelsus: On Secrets & Sacraments

It’s a very, very hard read. His vocabulary is insane. I had to look up so many words. Very rewarding to make it to the end though.

What kind of a book is it, genre-wise? Was it interesting? I'm deciding if I should read it someday or not

Re: The Acid King (2001)

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Post by yapyap »

cypherpunks01 wrote: post #12
leesalminen wrote: post #9

I had the pleasure of recently meeting Leonard and spending a couple weeks together. What a unique and interesting person. I think he’s the smartest person I’ve ever met. His stories are captivating. Could spend a very long time chatting with him.

Has he been doing well? I'd read he met Ross Ulbricht in USP Tucson when they were both serving life without the possibility of parole. I hope they can reconnect now that they're both free.

Ulbricht tried to put out hits on people, this man made a drug banned by governments. Both illegal but only one highly immoral.

Re: The Acid King (2001)

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Post by 3dsnano »

Prior to the LLM age, I found it very difficult to program while on LSD or psychedelics. I just could not sustain the logical inference needed to keep track.

However, using a voice dictation program combined with a usb foot pedal and cursor, I have overcome this impasse in an interesting way.

What was once the Ballmer peak, I should perhaps rename the Pickard Pinnacle. What a time 2B alive.

Re: The Acid King (2001)

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Post by aradox66 »

standardUser wrote: post #22
richrichardsson wrote: post #8

I'm not sure where they get the idea that 20mics is a "dose". Microdose perhaps, but I've always been under the impression a modern "dose" of acid is 100mics, so the premise that they're less than in the 60s etc. still holds.

I used to sell acid in the 90's and I couldn't even guess at the actual content of LSD per hit we were selling. Every sheet or vial was different, and if my dealer was ever telling me "X micrograms" I probably ignored it the same way I ignored every drug dealer's marketing pitch. For us, it came down to understanding the amount of this particular acid needed for a trip. I've taken 5+ hits at a time that were weaker t…

Ah, yes, the ol "it was just one tab, but it's very strong/pure."

Re: The Acid King (2001)

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Post by 0_____0 »

3dsnano wrote: post #25

Prior to the LLM age, I found it very difficult to program while on LSD or psychedelics. I just could not sustain the logical inference needed to keep track. However, using a voice dictation program combined with a usb foot pedal and cursor, I have overcome this impasse in an interesting way. What was once the Ballmer peak, I should perhaps rename the Pickard Pinnacle. What a time 2B alive.

It's a bit shocking to me that one would try to program on LSD - can you say a bit more about what you're up to?

Personally I feel I save the experience for when I have a question of life and would benefit from a perspective shift. Or might enjoy a different experience of being in nature.

Re: The Acid King (2001)

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Post by atommclain »

vik0 wrote: post #23
leesalminen wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s a very, very hard read. His vocabulary is insane. I had to look up so many words. Very rewarding to make it to the end though.

What kind of a book is it, genre-wise? Was it interesting? I'm deciding if I should read it someday or not

My understanding is that it’s a loose autobiography.

I read through two thirds of it during Covid. I think it’s has an unfair reputation of being a challenging read; yes you’ll encounter new vocabulary, but the narrative itself is really interesting and clear.

Re: The Acid King (2001)

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Post by Aurornis »

cypherpunks01 wrote: post #12
leesalminen wrote: post #9

I had the pleasure of recently meeting Leonard and spending a couple weeks together. What a unique and interesting person. I think he’s the smartest person I’ve ever met. His stories are captivating. Could spend a very long time chatting with him.

Has he been doing well? I'd read he met Ross Ulbricht in USP Tucson when they were both serving life without the possibility of parole. I hope they can reconnect now that they're both free.

I’m kind of perplexed by the way Ross Ulbricht is held up as a hero after he was caught spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to hire hitmen to murder multiple people. Usually when I bring this up people try to change the subject to the FBI agent who tried to steal crypto or they suggest that there wasn’t enough evidence to support the claims (the court found that by a preponderance of the evidence he sent the messages). There are also claims that because they didn’t pursue those charges they do t “count” despite the preponderance of evidence. Some people just aren’t aware at all.

It’s a strange internet phenomenon where people seem to want him to be a folk hero and they’re willing to ignore or use mental gymnastics to wash away the fact that he was spending a lot of money to murder several people.

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