- A living comparison page in the SKDB repository is cataloguing every tool and capability available at Fab Lab, TechShop, Ponoko, Shapeways, eMachineShop, etc., to identify what is still missing for a fully-featured public bio/DIY lab in Austin.  
- Participants are compiling ANSI tubing specs, “Process Pipe Drafting” data, and exhaustive machine lists (laser cutters, SST/BST 3-D printers, ECM/EDM, coil winders, photochemical milling rigs) to guide local procurement.  
- A “superfablab” or open biohacking space in Austin is being scoped: actlab has offered to host equipment, the weekly Robot Group meeting is a recruiting hub, and college students without garages are the primary target demographic.  
- Stratasys uPrint pricing ($14,900) and its proprietary NaOH-dissolvable SST support material were debated; toner-transfer photochemical milling with laser printers was proposed as a cheaper route to watch-gear-precision parts.  
- The group is iterating a 6.5-inch acrylic spiral membraneless microfluidic filter, adding an O-ring trench and bolt-circle pattern while wrestling with local CNC limitations and uncertain thread-cutting capabilities.  
- Emacs Org-mode is being tested as a unified personal productivity tracker, with the idea of correlating productivity scores with other life-logged data.  
- Rumors circulated that GBN (Global Business Network) and Stewart Brand’s circle function as a CIA front, listing Rob Carlson, Drexler, Dyson, Lanier, and others in its network; the topic surfaced during Jon Lebkowsky’s birthday gathering.  
- A practical RAM-recovery hack—grepping /dev/mem to rescue lost browser form data before swap occurs—was successfully tested after an Opera freeze.