Ask HN: Is there any famous hackers / programmers that smoke marijuana?
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I'd venture that some do and just don't talk about it seeing as its illegal and all.
Somewhat related... relationship between psychedelics and developments in math and computers: http://www.maps.org/news-letters/v18n1/v18n1-MAPS_8-10.pdf
On hacking while stoned: http://hack.org/mc/texts/inspiration.txt
Also, I'm not going to name names, but I know several non-famous (but very accomplished) hackers who swear by it.
Also, I'm not going to name names, but I know several non-famous (but very accomplished) hackers who swear by it.
Yep - More people partake than you might suspect at first.
Being an engineer is a creative job, despite some people trying to bogart the term.
Read the book The Eudaemonic Pie for tales of dope-smoking uber-geeks.
Also Fire in the Valley might be a source, though I've not yet read it.
Read the book The Eudaemonic Pie for tales of dope-smoking uber-geeks.
Also Fire in the Valley might be a source, though I've not yet read it.
Check this article out
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2006/01/70015
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2006/01/70015
I don't know about the computer realm, but Feynman, Sagan, etc
Steve Jobs back in the day when he phreaked phones?
Do you know any of them?