- A new 585 MB microfluidics paper archive was uploaded and made available at http://adl.serveftp.org/papers/microfluidics_2009-06-01.zip; the full 3.5 GB “paper dump” (including 40 GB of Nature journals) was being prepared for offline sharing via external hard-drive or Sunday bandwidth resets.

- Participants discussed open-access strategies for the Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection of seminar talks at http://www.hstalks.com/main/index.php, including sharing credentials and re-hosting on YouTube to bypass Flash/registration barriers.

- A design-repository thread explored 3-D CAD models of consumer hardware: replacement parts for discontinued Super Soaker water guns (Monster XL), Nerf N-Strike Vulcan, and Maverick (likened to Deckard’s pistol) were considered for open-source replication.

- DIY pneumatic vs. combustion air-cannon engineering was debated: combustion models were abandoned for their fuel-air mixing complexity, while pneumatic versions were favored despite recoil and PVC-stress concerns; stun-gun ignition and chamber fans were mentioned as upgrades.

- A link to “data glasses” (http://www.physorg.com/news163180345.html) was shared as an emerging wearable-display technology.

- DrTread requested an explanation of the “lifter” electro-gravitic effect documented at http://jnaudin.free.fr/lifters/main.htm.

- Network-throttling complaints arose (Time Warner, university Wi-Fi), prompting discussion of bandwidth caps and Sunday “reset” windows for large scientific-data transfers.