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How to make a trillion dollars

info@devinmoore.com (devin moore) — Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

1. Save every penny working multiple crappy jobs until you have enough to go in on a franchise. 2. Reinvest every dime from that into additional paying investments. 3. With each investment, expand your income and purchase more investments.Â Live as frugally as possible during this time. 4. At 1 million, start purchasing riskier, higher-profit [...]

Interacting with Illogical People

info@devinmoore.com (devin moore) — Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

Life gets a lot easier when you understand two very important rules: 1. A large percentage of the population operates their lives outside of the world of logic. 2. No one operating outside of the world of logic is capable of understanding a logical argument in any context whatsoever. Is this a harsh, cynical analysis?Â [...]

Customer Service as Prevention

info@devinmoore.com (devin moore) — Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

Many businesses looking to save money will cut corners at customer service first, as it seems like a waste of money.Â If the business sells X, then anything not directly selling more units of X can be seen as overhead.Â Customer service appears to fit into this category, but customer service is actually a preventative [...]

More time travel weirdness

info@devinmoore.com (devin moore) — Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

A number of shows have appeared on TV lately about time travel. Â Let’s assume for a moment that I have an actual time machine like the ones in the movies.Â Time travel into the future based on physics is really just a distortion of the time traveler’s perception of time, and you can’t get [...]

The invention

info@devinmoore.com (devin moore) — Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

Like many creative people in the technology industry, I have frequently worked on different inventions.Â Some are good ideas. Some are practical or even efficient.Â Others are abject failures.Â But what if one of these was the invention?Â What would it be like to decisively solve one of the ultimate puzzles of mankind?Â Here is [...]

Melodius and the Soulforge: Act 1 now available

info@devinmoore.com (devin moore) — Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

https://www.createspace.com/1807201 Get your copy of MATSF Act 1, now finally available, featuring 15 tracks (9 studio tracks, 6 acousic performance tracks). Acts 2-4 are also in full production, with the next CD release pending hopefully in just a few months.

New combined RSS feed

info@devinmoore.com (devin moore) — Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

The new rss feed on devinmoore.com combines all of my associated content into one single stream. Subscribe and get all of my content updates from all my different projects in one convenient RSS feed! http://feeds.devinmoore.com/DevinmoorecomOfficialChannel

Act 1 coming 1/1/2010

info@devinmoore.com (devin moore) — Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

Melodius and the Soulforge: Act 1 will be released on 1/1/2010.

The Resurgence of Usenet-Style Trolls/Flame Wars

info@devinmoore.com (devin moore) — Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

Over the last year and the last few months especially, I have noticed an increase in the following: 1. the number of “news” or other non-opinion websites allowing comments without much moderation or filter, with an unhealthy mix of fact and opinion causing an ever-increasing level of hostility in their comments. 2. the level of [...]

MATSF Updates

info@devinmoore.com (devin moore) — Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

Part of ‘Secret In My Mind’ demo on CNN: http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-314706 Nearly 60k downloads on rifflet.com with a demo track: http://www.rifflet.com/songs/sirflexalot/Melodius-and-Soulforge-3-part-break

12/21/06 wall-sized high-definition prints!

Devin Moore — Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

I have numerous high-definition posters now available at my store. How high definition are they? Well, you can order the posters and still see intricate detail at a colossal 78â³ x 52â³ poster sizeâ¦ thatâs 6 feet across! The rich colors and sharp designs are best viewed at this massive size, they are imposing and impressive. They give the impression of looking through a giant plate-glass window out into the wonders of space from a spaceship. If you want that futuristic look for your (entire) wall, these posters are the best way to get it. I can also custom-make a poster that is a composite of those, if you want a REALLY wall-sized one. For example, for the cost of 4 regular prints, I can custom-make a 4-segment print that, once assembled, is 12 feet across and 8.5 feet tall!

Resplendent Annihilation

Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

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This is a trailer image for a new video game called Resplendent Annihilation. This is one of several game concepts I am considering for development.

New abstract sculpture drawing

Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

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This drawing illustrates a new method I am exploring for drawing abstract sculptures.

Spohn Archive Pictures

Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

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YWCA silver tea at governor's mansion my great-aunt? Ethel Spohn, center, next to the first lady.

Spohn Archive Pictures

Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

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My great-grandfather, William Spohn, 2nd from right at a law fraternity banquet welcoming some new members.

'who is the best among us' song image

Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

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'who is the best among us'.

shot at dream song image

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'shot at dream'

frozen harmless song image

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'frozen harmless'.

2 song images

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'please sing it to me' and 'secret in my mind'.

1 song image

Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

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'composition on a mission'.

matsf act 3 concept art

Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

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matsf act 2 concept art

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Melodius and the Soulforge Act 1 Cover Art Preview

Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

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Melodius and the Soulforge: Act 1 Cover Art. The album is scheduled to be released 1/5/2010.

Shaple (shape people) #1

Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

devinmoore posted a photo:

Shape people, first attempt to title and number my drawings where I add a person into a random-ish shape.

Scroll Illustration

Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

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Scroll Illustration

Melodius Act 1: work take me to you

Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

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Melodius Act 1, choir scene interior

Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

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Melodius Act 1, choir scene interior. "The song by the princess".

Melodius act 1, choir scene exterior

Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

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Melodius act 1, choir scene exterior. "The guest choir appearance of the princess". Consider whitby abbey-type for modern stype, scale compare.

Melodius act 1, caravan scene

Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

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Melodius act 1, caravan scene

The Black Door

Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

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Song cover art for my new song 'The Black Door' on the Melodius and the Soulforge soundtrack.

Waterfall Drawing

Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

devinmoore posted a photo:

This black ink drawing depicts an abstracted dense forest with smoke or clouds, and a highly rendered waterfall.

Resplendent Annihilation Promo

Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

Resplendent Annihilation Promo
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Resplendent Annihilation Promo

Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

Resplendent Annihilation Promo
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Monarch Card

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Monarch Card
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Floppy roger mug

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Floppy roger mug
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Pirate business card

Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

Pirate business card
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Floppy Roger

Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

Floppy Roger
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BP: Big Problem

Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

BP: Big Problem
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BWS

Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

BWS
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EVENT STAFF

Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

EVENT STAFF
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pirate shoe

Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

pirate shoe
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Folk Metal Interlude

sir_flexalot — Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

A nice folk metal interlude for my metal opera project.

Acoustic experiment

sir_flexalot — Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

I had a touch of a tuning issue here, but listen how it resovles during the song. This is the trouble with a temper-tuned instrument. It can sound out of tune in one instance and in tune in another... ugh.

Pretty clean organ progression

sir_flexalot — Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

A pretty clean, given it's an ad-lib single take, organ progression.

Fast common progression

sir_flexalot — Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

Here is a common progression sampled together in a fast demo of what I am working on with my new drum sounds.

New 4-bar melody

sir_flexalot — Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

This piano pad melody is the base for a progressive song like track six of act 1's album.

Fugue Part 1

sir_flexalot — Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

I'm generating a few fugue parts for a new album separate from the metal opera project (the metal opera has become my "duke nukem forever" at this point).

MATSF Cleanup Scene with Hot drums

sir_flexalot — Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

Here is a demo of Act 2's Cleanup Scene Progression with me using a "feature" (bug) in Audacity to get super hot ~10ms slap-back drums.

Hotter guitar

sir_flexalot — Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

A demo of how to get a very hot (high volume) guitar track. This guitar is not some custom thing and does not even have active pickups. This "professional metal track" sound is not that hard to get these days, see my blog post on how to do it.

MATSF Act 2 scene 2 remix

sir_flexalot — Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

A concept for the remix of act 2 scene 2. Here I try to push the guitar lower and pull the harmonies higher.

MATSF Act 2 Scene 1 Remix

sir_flexalot — Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

I am experimenting with various remixes to try to get a completely new warrior metal sound for this album. I may not achieve my exact goal, but it will definitely sound different and better than the first album in the series.

Simplify Your Life

Ben Popken — Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

For a guide to simplifying your life, this 7-step, multi-bulleted guide looks a little complex. So pick one tip to get inspired by, like getting some unnecessary possessions out of the house. Feeling overwhelmed is a catalyst for emotional spending and other unwise activities, and the little things building up can be little seeds of unraveling. Sometimes the best way to take care of frayed ends is to snip them.

How to Simplify Your Life [WikiHow]

Student Loans, Gateway Drug To Debt Slavery

Ben Popken — Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

One of the most important lessons students learn in college is how to get into debt and stay there. It's crucial to the success of the Republic. An indebted population is easier to control; needing to pay off crushing debt - a debt that if defaulted on has been stripped of many normal consumer protections and rights - graduates more willingly shuttle into cubicles, becoming the square pegs demanded by the square holes. After a few futile years of floundering idealism, their souls have been successfully jackbooted into powder and they're ready to keep the thumb on the next generation of would-be drones so as to protect their empire of matchsticks. But how did we get here? This chunky infographic examines the origins and (d)evolution of the student loan leviathan.

Another Gulf Oil Rig Explodes

CmdrTaco — Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

A few readers have noted that another gulf oil rig has exploded. This one is off the coast of Lousiana. So far all the workers are accounted for, but they are in immersion suits waiting for rescue.

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

ViewSonic 10-inch dual boot ViewPad preview

Paul Miller — Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

ViewSonic hasn't settled on a name for this thing yet, vacillating between the ViewPad 100 and the ViewPad 10i. What it has settled on is a pretty delicious for factor for an Atom N455-based Windows 7 tablet, and the dual boot option to Android is really just gravy. Unfortunately it's rather outdated gravy: Android 1.6 is the most recent version to support x86 processors, so we won't be seeing any of the new Android goodness on here unless Google pulls together another Intel-friendly version of the OS in the near future -- which seems relatively unlikely with Chrome OS around the corner, but you never know. Other specs include 1GB of RAM, 16GB SSD, and a 10-inch 1024 x 600 LCD (the same resolution as the new Galaxy Tab, incidentally). We weren't impressed with the quality of the display, or with the pixel density, but at least the capacitive touch seemed to be working fine -- we actually managed to do a bit of typing with Windows 7's touchscreen keyboard, if you can imagine that. The actual hardware is delightfully thin and light, though a bit on the plasticy side, and we particular appreciated the thumb friendly buttons to the right side of the display. The tablet has a quoted price of "sub 500 euros" and a sketched in release date for later this year. Check out a video hands-on, including the super exciting boot-up process, after the break.

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ParentingÃÂ FAIL

Cheezburger Network — Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

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Yale Researchers Prove That ACID Is Scalable

CmdrTaco — Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

An anonymous reader writes "The has been a lot of buzz in the industry lately about NoSQL databases helping Twitter, Amazon, and Digg scale their transactional workloads. But there has been some recent pushback from database luminaries such as Michael Stonebraker. Now, a couple of researchers at Yale University claim that NoSQL is no longer necessary now that they have scaled traditional ACID compliant database systems."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Open source version of the Play Station 3 Jailbreak

Mike Szczys — Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

Donât steal. Itâs a lesson that children are taught from the youngest age and a core principle in every society. The PSGroove sets out to follow this mantra in several ways. It is an open source implementation of the PSJailbreak hardware we covered a couple of weeks back. Itâs difficult to find a definitive source of information on that hardware but many have speculated that the original device contains stolen code. Whether thatâs true or not is moot as the PSGroove doesnât include the backup manager program alleged to violate copyright.

The device is also aimed at running homebrew, and doesnât natively allow one to play backups. It runs on a variety of AVR hardware, including the Teensy boards. If you have one of them, itâs just a matter of compiling the code and unlocking the potential of your PlayStation 3.

[Thanks Mark via PS3news]

Commodore USA to relaunch Amiga brand with series of AROS desktops

Joseph L. Flatley — Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

Barry's back, kids! The CEO of Commodore USA just informed us that, in addition to slapping Commodore stickers on various all-in-one PCs, he has acquired the rights to the Amiga name (we only hope that the process went a little smoother this time around). The plan is to sell machines that fully support AROS -- an open source variant of AmigaOS 3.1 that the kids seem to go crazy for. We can't wait to get a look at these bad boys, but for now it looks like we'll have to do with the picture of an old Amiga 3000 he inexplicably included with the PR. The PR, that is, that can be seen in its entirety after the break.

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Diagram Showing The Relationships Of Car Makers To One Another (Looks Incestuous)

(author unknown) — Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

Note: Full resolution version available HERE for those of you without HD laser vision. Suckers! This is a diagram showing the incestuous relationships between the various car manufacturers. I found it pretty eye-opening. For example, did you know Honda is actually a wholly owned subsidiary of a Norwegian car manufacturer? Just kidding, I made that up because all the lines started hurting my eyes. Like when I catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror. Which -- anybody seen a grocery bag lying around here? It has a face drawn on one side. Who Owns Who: An Automaker Family Tree [jalopnik] Thanks to Chris, who doesn't care who owns who just as long as his tires don't fall off on the highway.

New York's Water Filled With Invisible Shrimp

Ben Popken — Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

New York's water is some of the most delicious in the land, and it's filled with teeny-tiny shrimp.

They're called copepods. This is one a guy took photos of under a microscope after H&E staining the sample. They're 1-2 mm long, transparent, have two sets of antenna, and feast on mosquito larvae. What are they doing in the water supply? Well, New York's water is of such high quality that it isn't required by the EPA to mechanically filter its H2O, which means you get to gulp down these cute little guys with every glassful. Bottoms up!

Look what I found in my tap water! [Reddit via Gizmodo]

RELATED: NYC Water [Ourkosher.org]

Homebrew Cray-1A emulates the iconic supercomputer, to no useful purpose

Joseph L. Flatley — Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

The Cray-1A first made the scene in 1976, weighing 5.5 tons (including the refrigeration system) and running at 80MHz -- with a whopping 8MB RAM. Who wouldn't want to own one -- or a miniature version of one, for that matter? Chris Fenton would, apparently. Yes, it's that Chris Fenton -- the electrical engineer who once made a $50 laptop out of a PICAXE 18X Microcontroller and 96 bytes of RAM (and some wood). And he's back with a 1/10-scale Cray-1A. And unlike a similar project we've seen in the past, this bad boy runs a custom Cray emulator (too bad there doesn't seem to be any Cray software floating around). Wild, huh? Get the whole scoop (and some pointers if you want to roll your own) after the break.

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Game-addicted man scores rare win over software lawyers

(author unknown) — Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

Lineage II and the unenforceable EULA

A Hawaii man who sued a company over his crippling addiction to the computer game Lineage II has gone where few litigants have managed to go, defeating the end-user agreement that said he had no right to bring the case to begin with.â¦

Erase Yourself From The Internet

Ben Popken — Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

Need to escape from a stalker or clean up your online identity before a potential or current employer finds out that you have a personality? Here's instructions on how to delete yourself from the internet, everything from erasing your profile from Facebook to "unGoogling" yourself.

How to Delete Yourself from the Internet [WikiHow]

One Ring Flame To Rule Ruin Them All: Matchstick Minas Tirith Is Completed

(author unknown) — Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

Remember Patrick Acton? Of course not, it's a forgettable name. But you may remember the ~~full-scale~~ nowhere near full-scale version of Minas Tirith he was building entirely out of matchsticks. Good lookin', Patrick. Now make one out of hair.

Acton's version of Minas Tirith is one of his biggest and most detailed matchstick models yet, as he has constructed his rendition of the tremendously ancient city that Tolkien says "appears hewn from the rock of Mount Mindolluin" in the White Mountains. Tolkien's fortress city is said to tower 700 feet above the Pelennor Fields in Middle Earth's land of Gondor. Acton's matchstick version of the seven-level city was started in 2007 and took nearly three years when completed in February 2010 [GW's note: woops]. The Minas Tirith model contains hundreds of city buildings and is topped with the Citadel, the Tree of Gondor, and the White Tower of Ecthelion.

Looks amazing, doesn't it? It does. And it'd look even more so on fire. Let's blaze the tree of Gondor up! Say -- you, uh, think it'll get high? Who cares, there's already elves and shit running around! OMG -- I just saw a bearded Oompa Loompa with a battle axe! Hit the jump for several more unbelievable shots of the city.

AutoCAD Coming Back to Apple After 18 Years [Software]

Jesus Diaz — Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

I still remember the last version of AutoCADâprobably the biggest software in the planet only third to Office and Photoshopâfor Macintosh. That was 18 years ago. Autodesk left the Mac, vowing never to return...until today. MoreÂ Â»

Calorie Count Rules Coming To Theaters, Airplanes, Convenience Stores, Supermarket Food Courts

Chris Walters — Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

The FDA says the law that requires restaurant chains with more than 20 locations to post calorie counts also applies to other types of businesses, reports the Wall Street Journal. Specifically, movie theaters, airplanes, trains, food courts in grocery stores, and convenience stores are all considered chains and will soon have to start following the law. The agency hasn't made up its mind yet whether things like salad bars in grocery stores will have to fall in line. The FDA will announce official guidelines in December.

"Coming Soon: Theaters, Airplanes to Post Calories " [Wall Street Journal (subscription required)]

Kitteh Graph of teh Day: OHMAIGUDNESSITSAKITTEH!

TehGrateCheez — Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

Moar graphs n charts dis wai!

Source: XKCD

How Did An iPhone Take This Picture? [Camera]

Casey Chan — Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

Unless the blades of this airplane propellor can defy gravity and float, the iPhone's camera totally distorted reality with this picture. How did this happen? No, it's not Photoshop. It's because of the camera's "rolling shutter". MoreÂ Â»

Some Windows Apps Make GRUB 2 Unbootable

timothy — Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

KwahAG writes "Colin Watson, one of the Ubuntu developers, published in his blog information about Windows applications making GRUB 2 unbootable. Users of dual-boot Windows/Linux installations may face the problem, which boils down to particular Windows applications (Colin does not name them, but users point at least to HP ProtectTools, PC Angel, Adobe Flexnet) blindly overwriting hard disk content between the MBR and the first partition destroying information already stored there, in this particular case â the 'core image' of GRUB 2 (GRand Unified Bootloader) making the system unbootable."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Scientists Unveil Structure of Adenovirus

timothy — Thu, 02 Sep 10 21:45:59 +0000

An anonymous reader contributes this snippet from Medical News Daily, which begins a story of some interesting medical detective work: "After more than a decade of research, Scripps Research Institute scientists have pieced together the structure of a human adenovirusâthe largest complex ever determined at atomic resolution. The new findings about the virus, which causes respiratory, eye, and gastrointestinal infections, may lead to more effective gene therapy and to new anti-viral drugs."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Opera Unite and the Open Source Web Renaissance