Letter From LSD-Inventor Albert Hofmann to Apple CEO Steve Jobs

[alfredo]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ryan-grim/read-the-never-before-pub_b_227887.html

Read the Never-Before-Published Letter From LSD-Inventor Albert Hofmann to Apple CEO Steve Jobs

That Jobs used LSD and values the contribution it made to his thinking is far from unusual in the world of computer technology. Psychedelic drugs have influenced some of America's foremost computer scientists. The history of this connection is well documented in a number of books, the best probably being What the Dormouse Said: How the 60s Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer, by New York Times technology reporter John Markoff.

[marylanddem]

1. Just saw that article - there is much exciting serious research going on

currently with respect to psychedelic drugs. Doblin, mentioned in the article, has been in the forefront as a supporter of this.

[alfredo]

11. I found being out of control unpleasant, not the whole time, but after

a few hours.

[csziggy]

2. The book is excellent and really gives insight into that period of technology development

Well worth finding a copy! "What the Dormouse Said: How the 60s Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer", by John Markoff, that is.

[alfredo]

4. I'll have to look it up after the run on the book because of this article.

[csziggy]

6. It would be easier to find if they reprint it

I'm pretty sure it has been out of print for a few years. I bought it several years ago off a clearance table at Books A Million. After I read it, I passed it along to a nephew who is a computer geek, musician, and was going for a journalism degree. Sometimes I wish I had kept it because it is such an interesting read.

Amazon lists is from various sellers in both new and used copies.

[alfredo]

7. They have used copies at Amazon

[pleah]

3. K&R

[G_j]

5. K&R

fascinating article!

[starroute]

8. Pull this out next time somebody badmouths the 60's

I get really sick of threads here suggesting that the 60's people accomplished nothing -- and that then they all turned into Reaganoids and bankrupted the country.

The truth is that 60's thinking has created the world we live in -- but most people who were there and have since become successful are afraid to admit where their creative ideas really came from.

Some day it will be safe to tell the story -- either that or we'll all be old enough not to give a damn. But either way, it'll come out.

[alfredo]

10. We've contributed to the sales of Portishead, Wilco, and Radiohead CD's.

Milanos, Goldfish, and the rest of the snack food industry owes us big time.

Babaganouj eaten with the fingers becomes a religious experience.

[Blue_Tires]

9. ttt

[Echo In Light]

12. Nobel Prize genius Crick was high on LSD when he discovered double-helix structure of DNA

http://www.miqel.com/entheogens/francis_crick_dna_lsd.html

[alfredo]

13. It was probably day glo and breathing.

[conscious evolution]

14. Plop plop fizz fizz also came from an acid trip

[alfredo]

15. Oh?, do tell

[conscious evolution]

17. Heard that on Sixty Minutes

They were doing a segment on LSD years ago.The ad guy who came uo with that jingle said he was tripping when he came up with it.
They also interviewed a major league pitcher who pitched a no hitter in a world series game while tripping.IIRC he also hit 4-4 in the game.
They also interviewed the architect for a mall in LA that is used in movies a LOT.He came up with the design for the mall tripping.

[alfredo]

18. I was able to turn a bridge over the Ohio up side down.

[conscious evolution]

19. so you are an asshole,huh?

If dumbass bullshit replies are all you are capable of you should go really consider going back to freeperville.

[alfredo]

20. My reply was to show that not all experiences were profound. Some times

they were silly. I did hallucinate the JFK bridge in Louisville turning upside down as I was riding across it.

[Raster]

23. So did DemocraticUnderground.

Right Skinner?

[ContinentalOp]

16. He had very strange handwriting. -nt-

[alfredo]

21. Actually, it was quite good for a person of his age.

[Morning Dew]

22. Bookmarked. Thanks !!!

[alfredo]

24. Yer welcomed