tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6201222618566180765.post7992509309586847575..comments2024-03-08T02:28:22.720-08:00Comments on Dojo Rat: How Psychedelics Shaped The Internet And Our FutureDojo Rathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12057645566330892415noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6201222618566180765.post-52316941512891268122009-07-16T17:16:48.476-07:002009-07-16T17:16:48.476-07:00Yes, all those edge theories are fun but I was her...Yes, all those edge theories are fun but I was here in San Francisco when the personal computer was being born. The first generation was doing lots of cocaine, the second generation switched to espresso.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771944484286659825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6201222618566180765.post-33889897535412593922009-07-13T07:43:04.932-07:002009-07-13T07:43:04.932-07:00I've read Robert Anton Wilson's "Cosm...I've read Robert Anton Wilson's "Cosmic Trigger" and I am pretty sure I have heard Terrence McKenna interviewed on the Radio. I'll have to keep my eye out for his book, Thanks<br /><br />And have a "funny" day!Dojo Rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12057645566330892415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6201222618566180765.post-4742563398475575742009-07-13T05:09:21.219-07:002009-07-13T05:09:21.219-07:00Ooopss.... That was me, José de Freitas, using my ...Ooopss.... That was me, José de Freitas, using my work account. Sorry!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17626167283110335561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6201222618566180765.post-84332337597538507272009-07-13T05:08:56.184-07:002009-07-13T05:08:56.184-07:00Terence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson had this r...Terence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson had this revolutionary idea that it was psychedelics (specifically psylocybin related molecules) which ahd caused simians to "jump" conceptually to ideas, language, etc... To be totally honest, I've always thought that this is the best diea ever to explain how some old time chimp became a human, no other idea has the "explanatory power" of this one, single idea. You should read his books, "True Hallucinations" and "Food of the Gods" to get a grasp on the role of psychedelics in human history and culture.<br /><br />I think the world would be a safer and funnier place if more people did more drugs.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17626167283110335561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6201222618566180765.post-48897177733797106602009-07-12T09:55:38.831-07:002009-07-12T09:55:38.831-07:00You have more knowledge about these guys than I do...You have more knowledge about these guys than I do.<br />But they are definately "Concept " guys.<br />There are millions of brilliant people that have never experianced psychedelics and still created cool stuff. But these guys credit their inspiration to the mind-expanding use of psychedelics. I find that fascinating...Dojo Rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12057645566330892415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6201222618566180765.post-43954922068247874392009-07-11T22:45:14.137-07:002009-07-11T22:45:14.137-07:00I hope you'll forgive me for splitting hairs, ...I hope you'll forgive me for splitting hairs, but I'm a resident and long-time worker in Silicon Valley and a computer scientist. Steve Jobs is a "computer guy", a great businessman, and a brilliant entrepreneur, but he is no more a computer scientist than somebody who runs a pet store is a biologist. Steve Wozniak did most of the early engineering in the garage. <br /><br />Doug Englebart can be fairly called a computer scientist, and so is Gilmore. Gates is far more of a computer scientist than Jobs is, though he's really more of a computer engineer than scientist. By the way, I seriously doubt that he's dropped acid. He probably was coy because he knew what Jobs had said and was tired of looking uncool by comparison. <br /><br />By the way, I credit Jobs with definite non-linear thinking. He's not a computer genius, but he is a business genius, and that's meant as a compliment.Toldainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00501926678749747844noreply@blogger.com