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April 30th, 2008
R.I.P Albert Hofmann
Albert Hofmann , the Swiss chemist who discovered the hallucinogenic drug LSD, has died of a heart attack at his home in Basel at the age of 102.
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102... it makes one wonder if drugs are truly that bad. A remarkable man with an extraordinary invention.
So long and thanks for all the fish, Albert!
Spinning right past 100 :)
Rest In Peace
Uh... That comment's a bit stupid blipp. First of all, Hofmann did not abuse LSD. He consumed it the first time as an accident and subsequently as part of his research, in a controlled environment. It should be noted that Hoffman never intended the drug to be used for recreational purposes (and critized such use).
Also, different drugs work in different ways, with different effects on the body. LSD seems to have no long lasting effects but as is noted on wikipedia:
LSD is generally considered nontoxic; it may temporarily impair the ability to make sensible judgments and understand common dangers, thus making the user more susceptible to accidents and personal injury.
Like trying to fly off roofs or driving a car into a crowd. LSD basically makes you stupid and detached from reality for a certain period of time, but unfortunately you'll be too stupid and detached from reality to realize it.
Just to add to this, I question the postage of this in what is meant to be a creative forum. Why don't other scientific personalities that pass away (or are still alive), many more creative and genius, have the same type of attention?
*Interruptor
you r obviously exaggerating, Albert Hoffman`s discovery
had quite alot of impact on human culture...
@interruptor: Sorry man, but when Sir Arthur C Clarke died earlier in April I made the respective post on the newsfeed (maybe you need to check more often).
I believe people like him and Dr. Hofmann deserve to be honored and remembered by the creative community just as much (if not more) than Paul Rand, Calatrava and others... by the sheer importance of their work and impact on EVERYONE's lives.
Meh- it seems to be a gimmick post, nothing more- LSD is not part of my tool-set, let's get back to the design talk.
@Interruptor:
Thanks for the lecture, I think your sense of humor might be broke. I agree with both beaucoupzero and kosmonavt on LSD having a huge impact on human culture. Wether you hate it or love it is not a point of discussion here, the fact is that it has changed a lot in our daily surroundings is.
If you do choose to have a go at it, handle with care.
Why is this guy on cpluv?
Son't worry, my sense of humor is fine, it's just a bit caustic.
Kosmonaut, I have nothing against posting non art/design related content (my favourite posts here are todaynow's ones for example... appart from the recent weird LSD obcession...) :), I did see the post on Arthur C. Clark, I'm just questioning that if we are choosing some personalities to post on CPLUV, they could be a bit more relevant - or deserving. There's a lot of personalities that have had a much greater (and many times positive) impact on our culture and society that get no attention. But that's just my opinion.
About the lecture, I guess it went a bit like this.
There's no need to compare yourself with a cab driver :)
;)
so much for albert`s r.i.p :)
sigh
It's not about OTHER personalities right now, I would have posted about Toulouse-Lautrec's death but damn... he died in 1901. Or what about Victor Vasarely? oops... 1997...
When someone else the caliber of Sir Arthur or Dr Hofmann (with such direct relevance over modern art/culture/technology) passes away and there's not a post about it already please let me or your contributor of choice know and they will be posted on here.
Haters:
If you don't like what you read, do everyone a favor and MOVE ON, there are other posts that might suit your taste better.
Please correct me if I'm wrong but Computerlove is not just about design but about CREATIVITY, the CREATIVE COMMUNITY, PROCESS (even substance-induced process) and everything related to it.
Most content on Computerlove is in fact related to art and creativity (yes, including todaynow's posts however bizarre they might seem at times), it's not my fault that some people can't see the connection.
End of story. Have a nice weekend.
as a side question..has todaynow completely evaporated? or is he suffering a temorary glithch? with both today now and small screen seemingly made barren of content? very odd??