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LSD: The Geek's Wonder Drug

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Re: LSD: The Geek's Wonder Drug

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Post by Evgeny »

blankslate wrote: post #271
blankslate wrote: post #245

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While I'm ranting: if your interest lies in becoming more productive as a programmer, these are not the droids you're looking for. Some people have put forward anecdotal evidence to the contrary, but I personally can't see it being either likely or worthwhile (taken in isolation). Good sleep, meditation, regular exercise, a good diet, vitamin or fish oil supplements, possibly responsible use of some stimulants (caffe…

And may even reduce you to ranting and muttering to yourself ...

Not sure if it's sarcasm or not, but I do that often without any drug influence whatsoever.

Edit: ok, I scrolled up and now I've got it. I'm a bit slow today, maybe I need some stimulant after all...

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Post by light3 »

joelhooks wrote: post #42
parfe wrote: post #23

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I'd be interested in seeing any scans you might have.

I'm a little hesitant, but it is hanging here on the wall so: http://i.imgur.com/mhg4c.jpg This was an 8 hour marathon of oil pastel madness. I was in my tiny apartment with 6-8 friends and literally spent the entire time engrossed in this thing. The background was the technique that I could never get back. This was a series of this basic type of drawing I did. There were 4 and this one I like the most. Gave one away…

Wow those colours in the first one are amazing!

Re: LSD: The Geek's Wonder Drug

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Post by blankslate »

jackowayed wrote: post #262
d2 wrote: post #222

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Thanks for posting this. I've had two friends profoundly affected by the drug. One is now schizophrenic after taking a large dose and will have a lifelong struggle. Thankfully he is supported by his family and his mom is a psychiatrist. The second took a large dose about a decade ago and after being a very conservative straight guy. Mormon. Straight A's. Didn't take drugs or drink. He immediately dropped out of schoo…

I honestly can't tell if you're presenting the 2nd story as a good thing or a bad thing. I doubt that LSD made your friend transgendered (especially since it's been 10 years). Given that your friend is transgendered, it's probably a lot better that she figured it out while in school instead of when she was 40 and had a wife and kids, even though dropping out of school and getting one's sex reassignment surgery in Tha…

If he's not a Mormon anymore, I'd call it a net win.

The real question is: is he happier now?

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Post by blankslate »

dkersten wrote: post #290
tizoc wrote: post #232

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I just can't visualize anyone doing any kind of meaningful thinking while in the influence of salvia divinorum, or scribbling, the effect is just too strong and too disconnected from our reality. The only thing in your story that gives it a bit of credibility is this: "He claimed a woman told him the answer." Anyway, not enough to convince me. Edit: of course, I would like to know more :)

I don't care if you believe me. I cannot prove it, so I won't lose sleep if you think I made it up. For me, its enough that I witnessed it. Having said that, I obviously simplified the story and I have a pretty good theory of how he came up with the solution (since I now know the guy a lot better). I actually think he has a very very slight case of autism (never diagnosed, but over the years, there have been some hin…

> I have taken it in the middle of the day, in the sun. I have taken it at night, in a dark room. I have taken it at a party (despite people saying its not a party drug).

I was kinda hoping you were going to run with that and turn that into a "green eggs and ham" tribute poem.

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Post by carussell »

pavel_lishin wrote: post #19
diadem wrote: post #13

If you need to take psychedelics to 'unlock the wonders of your mind' or whatever just to do some simple programming, software may not be the field for you.

Do you drink coffee or tea?

I don't drink coffee. I have. Sometimes I have tea when it's around. They're both very successful at doing absolutely nothing for me, so much so that up until a couple years ago, I wasn't convinced that everyone is just bullshitting about it. Much like when you'd go to a house party in high school and people who've had very little (or perhaps unknowingly, nothing at all) go on about how drunk they are.
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