- A heated debate questioned whether a wiki interface is appropriate for the vdash formal-math project; one camp praised wikis for lowering the barrier to “thin-client” contributions, while the other warned that front-end convenience must not override a flat-file, version-controlled back-end architecture.  
- James Albus’s 1970s–1980s NIST papers on “super-automation” and the fanuc “robot room” were rediscovered and earmarked for re-introduction to current open-manufacturing networks such as OSCOMAK, p2pfoundation, and adciv.org.  
- A low-power wearable prototype was sketched: split ergonomic IrDA keyboard, battery “ammo belt,” TS-7800 ARM board, and grocery-store-inconspicuous head-mounted micro-optical or OLED display.  
- Salmon-sperm DNA was proposed on the DIYbio list as an ultra-cheap bulk nucleotide source—essentially a waste product of the fishing industry—sparking discussion about sourcing logistics and purity.  
- A speculative “bubble-replicator” concept was outlined: lipid vesicles with self-assembling monolayers that could form a wet-phase, fluidic self-replicating system; prior emulsion work was noted to lack the required modularity.  
- JetBeetle (jetbeetle.com), a Taiwan-based developer of small jet engines and propulsion systems, was highlighted as a promising hardware resource for future open-hardware projects.  
- UC Berkeley’s free Molecular Biology of the Cell textbook and accompanying live biochemistry lectures were shared via NCBI, underscoring the value of open educational resources for biohackers.  
- An upcoming IEEE Computer Society talk by MIT Lincoln Labs’ Ryan W. Smith will present “ShellShock,” a framework that lures malware into virtual honeypots through emulated responses, alongside recruitment for open positions.