• A discussion on representing HTML as a hierarchical graph led to questions about serialization formats; kanzure explored Perl’s Graph and ModularDecomposition modules, critiquing their string-based “ab,cd” edge notation and the ambiguity of node labels in GRXML transformation rules (routeRule3.grxml was cited as an example).

• gene and percent debated the feasibility of modulating electrospinning at audio frequencies for controlled nanofiber deposition, including switching speeds (milliseconds or faster), the need for precise liquid pumps, and the impossibility of accelerating fibers to relativistic speeds without ionization and explosion.

• fenn recounted adolescent DIY projects—arc welder from a microwave transformer, paintball gun from plumbing parts, weaponized RC car—while gene described building pneumatic cannons, sub-millimetre gliders, and an FAA-concerning device (details redacted), illustrating the channel’s culture of hands-on experimentation.

• kanzure noted the public.resource.org release of the full USPTO patent database, observed throttled download rates via Tor (≈100 patents in 2 hours), and linked tools such as pat2pdf.org for converting patents to PDF.

• The Open Manufacturing mailing list was described as drifting away from technical content; fenn spent three hours reading 135 recent messages, praising their relevance but lamenting the verbosity of some contributors.

• ybit shared a campus acquaintance who runs Plan 9 on multiple servers and Amigas, and posted a MediaFire link to a class assignment on “modeling immune response to HIV with chemotherapy treatment.”

• nsh summarized recent activities: DNA sequencing, PCR, gel electrophoresis, bioinformatics, paper-folding experiments in electron dynamics, and reading on post-war Japanese Marxist theory, highlighting the channel’s interdisciplinary interests.

• kanzure reflected on ongoing correspondence with Joram Zutt, whose “Project C” proposed a microwave-sized atom-holographic fabricator and who had predicted the 2008 financial crisis, underscoring the mix of radical hardware visions and macro-economic speculation in the community.