- A pure-Python STEP (AP214) importer was shared at http://adl.serveftp.org/~bryan/step_importer.py to help bring CAD data into SKDB.  
- Early SKDB web interface experiments used CherryPy + Cheetah templates; a live demo at http://adl.serveftp.org/app/web.py/package/lego/data.yaml/edit showed YAML-backed part pages with REST-style URLs like /package/<name>/edit.  
- RepRap’s new blog post demonstrated printing conductive traces directly, prompting debate over whether copper-clad etching or copper-sulfate plating is more economical for DIY circuits.  
- A Lego parts master catalog (http://adl.serveftp.org/lab/legos/master-catalog.txt) was posted, and contributors were asked to supply STEP files so that Lego assemblies (e.g., a Lego printer) could be fully modeled in SKDB.  
- Hosting discussions weighed Google App Engine’s billing terms against self-hosting on adl.serveftp.org; the latter was chosen for the nascent “genebay” genetics-sharing project.  
- GraphSynth (http://graphsynth.com/) was suggested as a replacement for the defunct adesign generative-design software.  
- A $49 desktop robot arm from ThinkGeek was noted as a potential low-cost automation platform.  
- DIY blood-typing with Eldon cards was discussed, including antibody-based reaction principles and the fact that blood type is not recorded on U.S. birth certificates.