- uzbl, a minimalist WebKit browser built on Unix philosophy, was presented: single-instance tabs, plaintext configs, external scripts for bookmarks/history/downloads, Vim keybindings, and no built-in ad-blocking—links to the project and README were shared.  
- Participants debated XML/RDF versus plaintext for version control: XML was criticized as hard to hand-edit and diff, while RDF defenders noted it is still text-based; no consensus on reliable XML diff tools emerged.  
- SKDB modularization advanced: pymates (Lego CAD) was decoupled from OpenCASCADE by moving core code into a new “core/” directory, and new STL import/export utilities plus VTK-based Lego visualizers were committed.  
- STL workflow tooling expanded with read_STL.py, write_STL.py, and two visualizers—pyvtk (fast) and vpython (slower)—allowing users to inspect Lego parts without manually processing STEP files.  
- A recruitment & filtering bot concept was proposed: IRC and web bots would scan forums for transhumanist-minded individuals, then route them through “filter bots” to verify shared interests without public advertising.  
- Historical industrial espionage cases were linked, including 18th-century steam-engine copying, a robotics dumpster-diving lawsuit, and modern lab-equipment price lists (e.g., UT Austin’s $17 M NSF femtosecond-laser nanosurgery grant).  
- Singularity University’s student list was posted, with tuition noted at ~$30 k for six weeks, prompting skepticism about cost–benefit.  
- A new #cnc IRC channel was suggested to unify G-code-driven machine communities alongside existing #cam, #emc, and #reprap channels.  
- The “Biomatics” archive at http://bio.cc was highlighted: a 1998 Harvard-lab-founded movement combining biology, mathematics, informatics, philosophy, and engineering, featuring open-source scripts, BioXXX domain strategies, and early DIY bio-informatics tools.