The ancient Greek word pharmakon (φάρμακον) could mean either remedy or poison.
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‘Pharmakon’: the cure or the poison?
The ancient Greek word “pharmakon” is paradoxical and can be translated as “drug,” which means both “remedy” and “poison”. In “Plato’s Ph…
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December 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The ancient Greek word pharmakon (φάρμακον) could mean either remedy or poison.
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From the greek "Pharmakon" which could be used as a term for both remedy and poison
December 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
From the greek "Pharmakon" which could be used as a term for both remedy and poison
IMV Austin is @michaelpettis.bsky.social academic analogue where the US is in a state of saving-investment equilibrium, that is disturbed by foreign capital inflows. I've read enough Derrida in my life at this point that my eye twitches. For me capital inflow functions as a kind of Pharmakon
When engaging critically with a thinker, I try to reconstruct their argument. If I am uncertain about something, I might read more of their work or make an effort to contact the author for clarification. Sometimes the author doesn’t respond to inquiries from random men on the internet.
December 22, 2025 at 8:20 PM
IMV Austin is @michaelpettis.bsky.social academic analogue where the US is in a state of saving-investment equilibrium, that is disturbed by foreign capital inflows. I've read enough Derrida in my life at this point that my eye twitches. For me capital inflow functions as a kind of Pharmakon
It sounds like a pharmakon to me; its a matter of how it is used. In small amounts it can be therapeutic. In insanely large amounts it can cause harm.
December 21, 2025 at 11:49 PM
It sounds like a pharmakon to me; its a matter of how it is used. In small amounts it can be therapeutic. In insanely large amounts it can cause harm.
Såhär i efterhand inser jag att Karin Dreijer nog inte identifierar sig som kvinna längre, så det var ju inte ett helt bra val. Men då kan vi istället nämna Marissa Nadler, Pharmakon, Lana Del Rey, Molly Nilsson, the list could go on ...
December 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Såhär i efterhand inser jag att Karin Dreijer nog inte identifierar sig som kvinna längre, så det var ju inte ett helt bra val. Men då kan vi istället nämna Marissa Nadler, Pharmakon, Lana Del Rey, Molly Nilsson, the list could go on ...
Fem tjejjor som kan göra oljud:
Dromez
Puce Mary
Pharmakon
Lingua Ignota
Nic Endo
Dromez
Puce Mary
Pharmakon
Lingua Ignota
Nic Endo
December 18, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Fem tjejjor som kan göra oljud:
Dromez
Puce Mary
Pharmakon
Lingua Ignota
Nic Endo
Dromez
Puce Mary
Pharmakon
Lingua Ignota
Nic Endo
Vi kör väl en industriell/oljuds/drön-edition:
Pharmakon
Puce Mary
Light Asylum
Grouper
Lingua Ignota
Pharmakon
Puce Mary
Light Asylum
Grouper
Lingua Ignota
Har märkt att män som grupp generellt sällan anger kvinnor som favoritartister. Tänkte därför försöka dra igång en lista på ”nämn fem kvinnliga artister du lyssnar på!” Endast män får svara!
December 16, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Vi kör väl en industriell/oljuds/drön-edition:
Pharmakon
Puce Mary
Light Asylum
Grouper
Lingua Ignota
Pharmakon
Puce Mary
Light Asylum
Grouper
Lingua Ignota
Män! Nämn fem kvinnliga artister du lyssnar på:
Aux Animaux
Pharmakon
Lingua Ignota
Chelsea Wolfe
Jo Quail
Aux Animaux
Pharmakon
Lingua Ignota
Chelsea Wolfe
Jo Quail
Män! Nämn fem kvinnliga artister du lyssnar på:
Tracy Chapman
Joan Baez
Adele
Nina Simone
Dusty Springfield
Tracy Chapman
Joan Baez
Adele
Nina Simone
Dusty Springfield
Har märkt att män som grupp generellt sällan anger kvinnor som favoritartister. Tänkte därför försöka dra igång en lista på ”nämn fem kvinnliga artister du lyssnar på!” Endast män får svara!
December 16, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Män! Nämn fem kvinnliga artister du lyssnar på:
Aux Animaux
Pharmakon
Lingua Ignota
Chelsea Wolfe
Jo Quail
Aux Animaux
Pharmakon
Lingua Ignota
Chelsea Wolfe
Jo Quail
Try:
Bestial Burden by Pharmakon
Persona by Puce Mary
NATO-Uniformen by Alberich
Cocaine Death by Prurient
Hole in the Heart by Ramleh
Then if you feel like something a bit more extreme:
Asceticists 2006 by Whitehouse
GR by Deathpile
Pleasure Ground by Prurient
Cockpit by Consumer Electronics
Bestial Burden by Pharmakon
Persona by Puce Mary
NATO-Uniformen by Alberich
Cocaine Death by Prurient
Hole in the Heart by Ramleh
Then if you feel like something a bit more extreme:
Asceticists 2006 by Whitehouse
GR by Deathpile
Pleasure Ground by Prurient
Cockpit by Consumer Electronics
December 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Try:
Bestial Burden by Pharmakon
Persona by Puce Mary
NATO-Uniformen by Alberich
Cocaine Death by Prurient
Hole in the Heart by Ramleh
Then if you feel like something a bit more extreme:
Asceticists 2006 by Whitehouse
GR by Deathpile
Pleasure Ground by Prurient
Cockpit by Consumer Electronics
Bestial Burden by Pharmakon
Persona by Puce Mary
NATO-Uniformen by Alberich
Cocaine Death by Prurient
Hole in the Heart by Ramleh
Then if you feel like something a bit more extreme:
Asceticists 2006 by Whitehouse
GR by Deathpile
Pleasure Ground by Prurient
Cockpit by Consumer Electronics
no fucking way i ordered a mystery damaged lp from sacred bones and they somehow read my mind and sent me the pharmakon record i wanted
December 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
no fucking way i ordered a mystery damaged lp from sacred bones and they somehow read my mind and sent me the pharmakon record i wanted
PREORDER: 'Quase' by Fantasma
Formed when two Brazilian close pals moved to NYC, the punk group's line up soon expanded to a five-piece with Marc Grillo (Stigmatism) and Margaret Chardiet (Pharmakon) joining.
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Formed when two Brazilian close pals moved to NYC, the punk group's line up soon expanded to a five-piece with Marc Grillo (Stigmatism) and Margaret Chardiet (Pharmakon) joining.
www.normanrecords.com/records/2131...
Fantasma - Quase
Buy QUASE by FANTASMA. LP £21.99. Order online today and get FREE UK delivery on orders over £75.
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December 9, 2025 at 9:12 AM
PREORDER: 'Quase' by Fantasma
Formed when two Brazilian close pals moved to NYC, the punk group's line up soon expanded to a five-piece with Marc Grillo (Stigmatism) and Margaret Chardiet (Pharmakon) joining.
www.normanrecords.com/records/2131...
Formed when two Brazilian close pals moved to NYC, the punk group's line up soon expanded to a five-piece with Marc Grillo (Stigmatism) and Margaret Chardiet (Pharmakon) joining.
www.normanrecords.com/records/2131...
1. Nitzer Ebb
2. Front 242
3. Lana Del Rabies
4. Pharmakon
5. Lingua Ignota
6. Rosegarden Funeral Party
7. Nox Novacula
8. Youth Code
9. Neko Case
10. They Might be Giants
2. Front 242
3. Lana Del Rabies
4. Pharmakon
5. Lingua Ignota
6. Rosegarden Funeral Party
7. Nox Novacula
8. Youth Code
9. Neko Case
10. They Might be Giants
Introduce yourself with 10 bands you’ve seen live
1. moor mother
2. Diamanda Galas
3. Yama Uba
4. ghostface
5. clipping
6. The cure
7. ISIS
8. GYBE
9. Spellling
10. Weird Al
find music that embodies the spirit of these artists at our bandcamp
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1. moor mother
2. Diamanda Galas
3. Yama Uba
4. ghostface
5. clipping
6. The cure
7. ISIS
8. GYBE
9. Spellling
10. Weird Al
find music that embodies the spirit of these artists at our bandcamp
ratskinrecords.bandcamp.com
Ratskin Records
Ratskin Records is a collective record label and archival imprint championing decolonial experimental music centered in the Bay Area and beyond . We collaborate with and are in community with LGBTQ+, ...
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December 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
1. Nitzer Ebb
2. Front 242
3. Lana Del Rabies
4. Pharmakon
5. Lingua Ignota
6. Rosegarden Funeral Party
7. Nox Novacula
8. Youth Code
9. Neko Case
10. They Might be Giants
2. Front 242
3. Lana Del Rabies
4. Pharmakon
5. Lingua Ignota
6. Rosegarden Funeral Party
7. Nox Novacula
8. Youth Code
9. Neko Case
10. They Might be Giants
I’m so pretentious I bought this album (Record Store Day Black Friday)
![Terminal '25 [Mark Solotroff]
Monophonic analogue synthesizers
Analog and digital delay pedals
Four-track cassette recorder
Low bias audio cassette
Portable digital audio recorder](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:v3mk7gshczfihlc7hniflfl5/bafkreigrv5rgkinp7twshh44rlcwg5qvf4h25nclz326kw5s2hzthdn2gq@jpeg)
![Psychic Motor Disorder [Aaron Dilloway]
Lou Reed - Metal Machine Music stereo 8-Track
Pioneer H-R99 8-Track tape deck
Sanyo RD 8020A 8-track tape deck
-2x Hiwatt Gustom-Tape Echos
Evans Echopet EP-100 Analog Delay Matt Krefting's Digital Recorder](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:v3mk7gshczfihlc7hniflfl5/bafkreid5vvludgykoejokdrlblk6lwnsayegwk5qcsdxa5binnshxx2uv4@jpeg)
![Blunt Instruments [Pharmakon]
Vocals/microphone feeding
back through practice amp recorded by another mic going into mixer
various guitar pedals (including
distortions, chorus, delay, EQ, pitch) broken octatrack used for re-triggering live-recorded temporary samples of said feedback and looping w/corrupted SD card doing unexpected things edits and mixing on Pro Tools on a 12 year old computer that crashed every 5 minutes](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:v3mk7gshczfihlc7hniflfl5/bafkreidqfavrz2c7pyp653eyq5izsdrzik5enjmqfri65l5ugfxtpmspvi@jpeg)
December 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I’m so pretentious I bought this album (Record Store Day Black Friday)
lookin' like the large language model thingy is a pharmakon
“When participants used ChatGPT to draft essays, brain scans revealed a 47% drop in neural connectivity across regions associated with memory, language, & critical reasoning.
Their brains worked less, but they felt just as engaged—a kind of metacognitive mirage.”🧪
Their brains worked less, but they felt just as engaged—a kind of metacognitive mirage.”🧪
December 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
lookin' like the large language model thingy is a pharmakon
On Medication 2: pharmacopoeia I: pharmakon
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn1U...
'The double presents a fundamental experience of taking medication ...'
#lacan #freud #psychoanalysis #uncanny
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn1U...
'The double presents a fundamental experience of taking medication ...'
#lacan #freud #psychoanalysis #uncanny
On Medication 2: Pharmacopoeia I: pharmakon
YouTube video by Andrew Hill
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December 4, 2025 at 9:55 AM
On Medication 2: pharmacopoeia I: pharmakon
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn1U...
'The double presents a fundamental experience of taking medication ...'
#lacan #freud #psychoanalysis #uncanny
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn1U...
'The double presents a fundamental experience of taking medication ...'
#lacan #freud #psychoanalysis #uncanny
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Pharmakon
Peaches
Portishead
Guitar Wolf
Fuckhead
Pharmakon
Peaches
Portishead
Guitar Wolf
Fuckhead
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Blond
Joy Crookes
Ayra Starr
Gorillaz
Waskabi
Blond
Joy Crookes
Ayra Starr
Gorillaz
Waskabi
Introduce yourself with five converts you have seen:
Fury in the Slaughterhouse
The Jeremy Days
Moby
U2
The Killers
Fury in the Slaughterhouse
The Jeremy Days
Moby
U2
The Killers
December 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Pharmakon
Peaches
Portishead
Guitar Wolf
Fuckhead
Pharmakon
Peaches
Portishead
Guitar Wolf
Fuckhead
Via Pharmakon
Via Pharmakon: The Way of Medicine is a GM’s toolkit for modern and science‑fiction roleplaying games. Within its pages you’ll find modular random tables for generating authentic pharmaceutical names, chemical compounds, and street‑level slang—perfect for corporate hospitals, biotech…
Via Pharmakon: The Way of Medicine is a GM’s toolkit for modern and science‑fiction roleplaying games. Within its pages you’ll find modular random tables for generating authentic pharmaceutical names, chemical compounds, and street‑level slang—perfect for corporate hospitals, biotech…
Via Pharmakon
Via Pharmakon: The Way of Medicine is a GM’s toolkit for modern and science‑fiction roleplaying games. Within its pages you’ll find modular random tables for generating authentic pharmaceutical names, chemical compounds, and street‑level slang—perfect for corporate hospitals, biotech labs, or neon‑lit alleys. Whether you need a sterile clinical designation, a dangerous experimental enzyme, or a whispered booster traded on the black market, Via Pharmakon delivers names that feel real, evocative, and instantly usable at the table.
pentarch.org
December 2, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Via Pharmakon
Via Pharmakon: The Way of Medicine is a GM’s toolkit for modern and science‑fiction roleplaying games. Within its pages you’ll find modular random tables for generating authentic pharmaceutical names, chemical compounds, and street‑level slang—perfect for corporate hospitals, biotech…
Via Pharmakon: The Way of Medicine is a GM’s toolkit for modern and science‑fiction roleplaying games. Within its pages you’ll find modular random tables for generating authentic pharmaceutical names, chemical compounds, and street‑level slang—perfect for corporate hospitals, biotech…
Introducing Via Pharmakon: The Way of Medicine for Sci-Fi RPGs
Whether your players are navigating corporate hospitals, biotech labs, or neon-lit alleyways, one thing is certain: drugs matter. From healing agents and performance enhancers to experimental enzymes and street-level stims, medicine…
Whether your players are navigating corporate hospitals, biotech labs, or neon-lit alleyways, one thing is certain: drugs matter. From healing agents and performance enhancers to experimental enzymes and street-level stims, medicine…
Introducing Via Pharmakon: The Way of Medicine for Sci-Fi RPGs
Whether your players are navigating corporate hospitals, biotech labs, or neon-lit alleyways, one thing is certain: drugs matter. From healing agents and performance enhancers to experimental enzymes and street-level stims, medicine shapes the world—and the story.
pentarch.org
December 2, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Introducing Via Pharmakon: The Way of Medicine for Sci-Fi RPGs
Whether your players are navigating corporate hospitals, biotech labs, or neon-lit alleyways, one thing is certain: drugs matter. From healing agents and performance enhancers to experimental enzymes and street-level stims, medicine…
Whether your players are navigating corporate hospitals, biotech labs, or neon-lit alleyways, one thing is certain: drugs matter. From healing agents and performance enhancers to experimental enzymes and street-level stims, medicine…
X-Rated @concertzender.nl gemist? Met Sun Electric, Carl Cox, Chloe Lula, Ghost Dubs, Anushka Chkheidze/Robert Lippok, Stärker, Baljuw, Kali Malone/Drew McDowall, Polyphonic Size, Tangerine Dream, Pharmakon, Glice, New Risen Throne, The Grey Lake, Sol Invictus www.concertzender.nl/programma/xr...
X-Rated
Experimenteel, avant-garde, industrial, ambient en electronics.
www.concertzender.nl
December 1, 2025 at 2:14 PM
X-Rated @concertzender.nl gemist? Met Sun Electric, Carl Cox, Chloe Lula, Ghost Dubs, Anushka Chkheidze/Robert Lippok, Stärker, Baljuw, Kali Malone/Drew McDowall, Polyphonic Size, Tangerine Dream, Pharmakon, Glice, New Risen Throne, The Grey Lake, Sol Invictus www.concertzender.nl/programma/xr...
Straks, live vanaf 21:00 uur, een nieuwe X-Rated @concertzender.nl met o.a. Carl Cox, Chloe Lula, Ghost Dubs, Anushka Chkheidze & Robert Lippok, Stärker, Baljuw, Pharmakon, Glice, New Risen Throne, The Grey Lake. #XRated
November 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Straks, live vanaf 21:00 uur, een nieuwe X-Rated @concertzender.nl met o.a. Carl Cox, Chloe Lula, Ghost Dubs, Anushka Chkheidze & Robert Lippok, Stärker, Baljuw, Pharmakon, Glice, New Risen Throne, The Grey Lake. #XRated
Preséntate con 5 conciertos a los que hayas ido.
Podría poner esos dos primeros mismamente (ambos 2 veces), pero por poner otras cosas que no pone nadie:
Alva Noto (muchas veces)
Pan Sonic (muchas veces)
Carl Michael von Hausswolff (2 veces)
Merzbow
Pharmakon
Podría poner esos dos primeros mismamente (ambos 2 veces), pero por poner otras cosas que no pone nadie:
Alva Noto (muchas veces)
Pan Sonic (muchas veces)
Carl Michael von Hausswolff (2 veces)
Merzbow
Pharmakon
Preséntate con 5 conciertos a los que hayas ido.
Einstürzende Neubauten
NIN
The Cult
Bauhaus
The Cure
Einstürzende Neubauten
NIN
The Cult
Bauhaus
The Cure
Preséntate con 5 conciertos a los que hayas ido.
Rammstein
Ghost
Extremoduro
Slipknot
Parkway Drive
...
...
...
🤔
Rammstein
Ghost
Extremoduro
Slipknot
Parkway Drive
...
...
...
🤔
November 29, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Preséntate con 5 conciertos a los que hayas ido.
Podría poner esos dos primeros mismamente (ambos 2 veces), pero por poner otras cosas que no pone nadie:
Alva Noto (muchas veces)
Pan Sonic (muchas veces)
Carl Michael von Hausswolff (2 veces)
Merzbow
Pharmakon
Podría poner esos dos primeros mismamente (ambos 2 veces), pero por poner otras cosas que no pone nadie:
Alva Noto (muchas veces)
Pan Sonic (muchas veces)
Carl Michael von Hausswolff (2 veces)
Merzbow
Pharmakon
Preséntate con 5 conciertos a los que hayas ido:
Altarage
Trepaneringsritualen
Pylar
Pharmakon
Bell Witch
Altarage
Trepaneringsritualen
Pylar
Pharmakon
Bell Witch
November 29, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Preséntate con 5 conciertos a los que hayas ido:
Altarage
Trepaneringsritualen
Pylar
Pharmakon
Bell Witch
Altarage
Trepaneringsritualen
Pylar
Pharmakon
Bell Witch
This collection of experimental tracks inspired by Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music is the most unique offering yet for RSD.
Features: Aaron Dilloway, Drew McDowall, Thurston Moore, Pharmakon, The Rita and Mark Solotroff.
MMM - Power To Consume
Legacy/Sony Music
Features: Aaron Dilloway, Drew McDowall, Thurston Moore, Pharmakon, The Rita and Mark Solotroff.
MMM - Power To Consume
Legacy/Sony Music
November 29, 2025 at 1:22 AM
This collection of experimental tracks inspired by Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music is the most unique offering yet for RSD.
Features: Aaron Dilloway, Drew McDowall, Thurston Moore, Pharmakon, The Rita and Mark Solotroff.
MMM - Power To Consume
Legacy/Sony Music
Features: Aaron Dilloway, Drew McDowall, Thurston Moore, Pharmakon, The Rita and Mark Solotroff.
MMM - Power To Consume
Legacy/Sony Music