- **DIY design-description debate**: A skeptic challenged the practicality of describing designs or manufacturing processes for average hobbyists; kanzure counters that even basic tools (hands, shed tools, friends) suffice and cites Eric Hunting’s flat-pack furniture/Gundam toy analogy.

- **Gene-synthesis services roundup**: kanzure catalogued commercial DNA-synthesis vendors—GeneOracle (claims 1 kb/day), e-oligos, and MrGene—and added them to his DNA-synthesizer notes.

- **Ultrasound-induced hallucinations**: Discussion of a House episode where 100 kHz ultrasound applied to the brain surface triggers alien hallucinations, prompting speculation on non-invasive brain stimulation.

- **Foldable intracranial electrode mesh**: A Technology Review article was referenced describing a foldable electrode array that can be inserted through a small skull hole, unfold inside, and adhere to the cortex—open questions remain about wireless data egress and retrieval.

- **Open-source electric racecar**: fenn highlighted Vik Oliver’s GreenStage project (greenstage.co.nz), an open-source electric racecar effort already under construction with apparent sponsor backing.

- **Wearable-computing bottleneck**: kanzure laments that the main barrier to building cyborg-style monocular head mounts is simply fabricating a comfortable plastic structure.

- **Semantic search facilitator wish-list**: kanzure requested a browser-side tool (Greasemonkey/Opera userscript) that tracks Google search sessions, suggests query mutations via WordNet, and keeps a persistent side-panel history—no volunteers stepped up.

- **Stigmergic collaboration mention**: UtopiahGHML asked who raised “stigmergic collaboration” earlier; fenn identified Paul Fernhout and noted his broad interest in decentralized cooperation models.

- **Cryonics & transhumanist meetup**: kanzure announced CryoFeast, an Austin transhumanist/cryopreservation gathering on 7 Dec hosted by Max More and Natasha Vita-More, and invited UT students to attend.

- **Origami & Boolean art links**: Shared resources included an origami model database (origami.joyfulnoisewebdesign.com) and Boolean-constructed spacecraft schematics (bambam131.com/artofboolean.htm), though fenn criticized the origami site for lacking actual diagrams.