Exciting news today that my collaborators have been granted the first licence in NZ to cultivate Psilocybe ‘magic mushrooms’ for use in helping addiction to methamphetamine. I am providing advice on the mushrooms. #mycology 🧪

    • @Xcf456
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      58 months ago

      That’s the name that stuck in the late 90s/early 2000s when it became a thing in NZ. I think because at the time it was mostly made from psuedoephedrine (which the govt has since banned, our cold medicines are terrible as a result).

      Nowadays you see it called meth a bit more but the nickname has stuck around

      • @DaveMA
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        58 months ago

        I seem to recall the name P being short for Pure, which was used to describe it when compared to Speed.

        This article seems to back up my memory.

        • @Xcf456
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          48 months ago

          Oh that’s an interesting read, I stand corrected.

          • @DaveMA
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            48 months ago

            I can apparently remember an unimportant detail I read in an article over 20 years ago, but can’t remember the name of the person in front of me who just told me their name.

            • ColonialSpore
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              28 months ago

              This is me. In meetings with clients/suppliers I lay out their business cards in the order they’re sat at the table.
              Then we all get up and have a walking tour around the facility, and I’m screwed until we get back to the board room. But I’ll never forget their face.

              • @DaveMA
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                18 months ago

                I work almost entirely remotely. It’s fantastic that everyone’s names are right there on their video stream, I never forget a name 😆