A great article appeared in gizmodo yesterday, in which author Joel Johnson explains Quorum Sensing technology (with rad illustrations taboot, by Wendy MacNaughton).  The article does a good job of digging into the science and efficacy of  Quorumex‘s first anti-quorum sensing product: Topic-QX.  What may be even more intriguing is how much McAfee’s current work with quorum sensing mimics his work of 20-some years ago with computer virii.  Johnson cleverly ties the two worlds together in the title of his piece, but doesn’t explore the connection much beyond that.  The similarities are significant, imo.

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Fantasy Island

John McAfee, the antivirus-software pioneer, says he’s lost most of his fortune — but doesn’t care. To the contrary, he now hopes to give something back by deriving antibiotics from jungle plants in Belize. Really?

On that day, what had started out as a sympathetic profile for Fast Company would slowly evolve into something more like a take-down…

Lots of doubt sprinkled through the article – nothing wrong with that, but the author questions McAfee’s intent with ending his snippet with the snide question “Really?” and admitting his piece was a “take-down.”   What Mr. Wise failed to realize is how much the rapidly evolving field of anti quorum sensing technology today is a reflection and type of “deja vu all over again” of the anti-computer virus technology, the then newly developing ecosphere in the mid to late 1980s, when McAfee created the software which made him famous.  Becoming famous and successful primarily due to giving his software away, yet Mr. Wise seems to doubt McAfee’s intents by suggesting he’s simply running away from lawyers and lawsuits.  Did the author even bother to contact McAfee’s lawyers, or read the QuorumEx site, and the thought, concepts, dedication and thinking behind McAfee’s anti-QS ideas?  If QuorumEx is truly able to interrupt certain bacterias’ ability to communicate and thus turn pathogenic – this would be a major discovery in modern medicine. (and may prove why some known natural remedies are effective).

Phish “I get up in the morning and I write. I do it all the time,” he says. “The greatest thing that’s happened to me over the past two years is the invention of the iPhone. There’s an app you can get called FourTrack. It’s a multitrack studio on your phone. Writing on this thing is unbelievable. Everywhere I go, 24 hours a day, I have this functioning multitrack studio with drum machines, and you sing right into it. That’s all you need.” -Miami Herald

“I’m obsessed with this recording app on my iPhone- the Sonoma Wire Works FourTrack. It’s like you have a superpowerful studio in your pocket. I can record basically anywhere. Like, I was having lunch with a friend Steve Pollak in New York recently; he brought a bunch of lyrics, and we stared writing on the spot-we were on the corner of 94th and Amsterdam, singing harmonies and bass lines at the top of our lungs into the earpiece. People eventually started gathering around us. The demo captured that whole vibe-the excitement of being out on the street. I don’t think I would’ve even remembered the melody by the time I got home. We took it to band practice, learned the tune right off the demo, didn’t change one thing. And now we’re going to play the song, “Show of Life,” on this summer’s tour.” -Rolling Stone Magazine

via Artist Using FourTrack.

Boeing’s Latest Mobile Laser Weapon Tracks and Shoots Down Drone

By Clay Dillow Posted 11.18.2009 at 11:49 am 13 Comments

Laser Defense: Boeing's MATRIX high-energy directed weapon knocks a UAV out of the sky. U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory

via Boeing’s Latest Mobile Laser Weapon Tracks and Shoots Down Drone | Popular Science.

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NOTE:  For information on the Children’s Online Privacy
Protection Act (COPPA), visit the Tribal Voice web site at

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purposes, in compliance with all applicable laws.  You are prohibited
from using Tribal Voice, Inc.’s, products to compromise security or
tamper with resources of any computer systems.  You are solely
responsible for any content you transmit through or which make use of
Tribal Voice, Inc.’s products.

You agree to enter a valid email address, of which you are the owner or
primary user, and a unique password. If you use an address that is not
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Tribal Voice also recommends that teenagers take steps to protect their
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Adults are encouraged, but not required, to use their real names, unless
you are using a service which requires or encourages anonymity.  You
may not use a name to intentionally impersonate someone or perform
fraudulent activity.  This includes, but is not limited to, the
substitution of letters or numbers, such as the number “1″ for the
lower-case letter “l” or the number “0″ for the upper-case letter
“O,” and so forth.  Vulgar or sexually explicit names are prohibited.

If Tribal Voice, Inc.’s products are used by persons other than
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You must behave in a responsible fashion.  You agree not to do
anything that detracts from other persons’ enjoyment of the Software
or services.

Tribal Voice, Inc., its suppliers, licensors, and affiliates reserve
the right to take lawful and reasonable actions against anyone who
violates these Terms and Conditions, including, but not limited to,
modifying or discontinuing your access to Tribal Voice, Inc.’s
products with or without notice to the User.

Tribal Voice, Inc. may, at its sole discretion, exercise its right to
modify or discontinue use of Tribal Voice, Inc.’s products, goods, or
services.

Tribal Voice, Inc., does not advocate censorship, but profanity used
for harassment or disruption is not a question of free speech.  Such
behavior is rude, abusive, and in some cases it is illegal.

The purpose of PowWow is the free exchange of ideas.  The unwelcome
use of profanity and sexually-suggestive comments, is prohibited on
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Tribal Voice, Inc., disclaims any and all responsibility for actions
taken by users of our software and services.  You are solely responsible
for maintaining the security of your computer and network connection.

Questions about the Guidelines should be addressed to policy@tribal.com.
Reports of violations should be addressed to abuse@tribal.com, with the
Connection Information of the abuser, the address of the Community in
which the abuse occurred, and any logs or screen captures.  Tribal
Voice, Inc. cannot act on any complaint without proper and conclusive
proof of abusive activity.

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ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY

Last updated:  May 9, 2000

NOTE:  Tribal Voice, Inc., may revise the Acceptable Use Policy
from time to time without notice by posting a new version
of the document on the Tribal Voice web site at

http://support.tribal.com/powwow/info/policy/

Accordingly, you should consult the most current version of
this document regularly to ensure your activities conform to
the most recent version.

NOTE:  For information on the Children’s Online Privacy
Protection Act (COPPA), visit the Tribal Voice web site at

http://support.tribal.com/powwow/info/coppa/

Tribal Voice, Inc. provides a pleasant environment for all users of
its software, services, and related material to enjoy and will take
whatever actions are necessary to reach this goal.

Tribal Voice, Inc. cooperates fully with Internet service providers
and law enforcement agencies in reporting and investigating any
illicit activities.

We have established the following Terms and Conditions for use.  Please
read them carefully.

By using this software and services you agree to abide by the Terms and
Conditions.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

You agree to use Tribal Voice, Inc.’s products only for lawful
purposes, in compliance with all applicable laws.  You are prohibited
from using Tribal Voice, Inc.’s, products to compromise security or
tamper with resources of any computer systems.  You are solely
responsible for any content you transmit through or which make use of
Tribal Voice, Inc.’s products.

You agree to enter a valid email address, of which you are the owner or
primary user, and a unique password. If you use an address that is not
yours, we will not be able assist you with password problems, reply to
answering machine messages you may leave, and so forth.  In short, we
will not be able to communicate with you.  You are entirely responsible
for any breach of privacy or security resulting from your failure to
maintain the confidentiality of your password.

Tribal Voice also recommends that teenagers take steps to protect their
privacy and safety when using the PowWow service or any other public
forum.  Teenagers are advised not to supply detailed information about
themselves in communications with people they do not know.

Adults are encouraged, but not required, to use their real names, unless
you are using a service which requires or encourages anonymity.  You
may not use a name to intentionally impersonate someone or perform
fraudulent activity.  This includes, but is not limited to, the
substitution of letters or numbers, such as the number “1″ for the
lower-case letter “l” or the number “0″ for the upper-case letter
“O,” and so forth.  Vulgar or sexually explicit names are prohibited.

If Tribal Voice, Inc.’s products are used by persons other than
yourself on your computer, you are responsible for their actions.

You must behave in a responsible fashion.  You agree not to do
anything that detracts from other persons’ enjoyment of the Software
or services.

Tribal Voice, Inc., its suppliers, licensors, and affiliates reserve
the right to take lawful and reasonable actions against anyone who
violates these Terms and Conditions, including, but not limited to,
modifying or discontinuing your access to Tribal Voice, Inc.’s
products with or without notice to the User.

Tribal Voice, Inc. may, at its sole discretion, exercise its right to
modify or discontinue use of Tribal Voice, Inc.’s products, goods, or
services.

Tribal Voice, Inc., does not advocate censorship, but profanity used
for harassment or disruption is not a question of free speech.  Such
behavior is rude, abusive, and in some cases it is illegal.

The purpose of PowWow is the free exchange of ideas.  The unwelcome
use of profanity and sexually-suggestive comments, is prohibited on
PowWow.  Profanity, sexually-suggestive comments knowingly made to
minors, sexual harassment of a child, even verbally, is a serious crime
and subject to prosecution.  Do not send materials that contain viruses,
worms, or any other destructive elements.  Insults, threats, pyramid or
other soliciting schemes, or other unwelcome actions meant to disrupt or
abuse other PowWow users are also prohibited.

Tribal Voice allows users to run their own private Communities.  You
agree to adhere to the rules, regulations, policies, guidelines, and
any other such instructions of any Community you join, regardless of
where such information is posted.  Any and all Communities should be
regarded as privately-owned and administered/moderated as the owner
sees fit.  You agree to follow any instructions given by a Community’s
Administrator(s) and/or Moderator(s).  Abusive activity within a private
Community must be reported to the Community’s Owner, Administrator(s),
or Moderator(s).

Tribal Voice, Inc., disclaims any and all responsibility for actions
taken by users of our software and services.  You are solely responsible
for maintaining the security of your computer and network connection.

Questions about the Guidelines should be addressed to policy@tribal.com.
Reports of violations should be addressed to abuse@tribal.com, with the
Connection Information of the abuser, the address of the Community in
which the abuse occurred, and any logs or screen captures.  Tribal
Voice, Inc. cannot act on any complaint without proper and conclusive
proof of abusive activity.

ANY USER WHO DOES NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
SHOULD IMMEDIATELY STOP USE OF THE PRODUCTS AND NOTIFY TRIBAL VOICE,
INC. IMMEDIATELY SO THAT THEIR ACCOUNT MAY BE TERMINATED.

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