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 🧪

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    8 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

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      8 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.

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          8 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.

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            8 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.

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              8 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 😆