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The lore of the amateur scientist includes the motif of the lone, unassuming experimenter, quietly working away in a garage or basement laboratory, when there is a knock at the door. Or, perhaps not even that; the door bursts inwards at some ungodly hour and suddenly the hapless hobbyist is staring groggily into bright lights and the muzzle of at least one firearm. Then things get worse. Continue reading →