- A participant suggested using Alibaba.com as a source for purchasing raw materials for open-manufacturing projects, noting that business-to-business suppliers will sometimes ship to personal addresses if the order quantity is large enough.  
- A live Ustream.tv channel called “thetransitioner” was promoted for its discussion on the future of money, with an invitation for people who share kanzure’s views (or any alternative view) to join and debate whether money is a necessary institution.  
- The open-manufacturing Google Group mailing list was mentioned as the primary coordination point for the community; signing up requires only an email address, while posting via the web interface needs a Google account.  
- A request was made to port the group’s 3-D visualization assets from their current stack to Microsoft DirectX, highlighting ongoing friction between open-source and closed-source toolchains in DIY hardware development.  
- A 1,500-page “Handbook of Biosensors and Biochips” (Wiley-Interscience, 2008, ISBN 0470019050) was shared as a downloadable 4 MB PDF, offering a comprehensive reference for bio-sensing and lab-on-a-chip work relevant to biohacking and transhumanist experimentation.