• SKDB (Scientific Knowledge Database) aims to create an open-source CAD-to-manufacture packaging system for hardware projects, using Open CASCADE as its geometric kernel and offering a command-line “skdb-get” interface that could let users “download and assemble” devices like an exoskeleton.  

• A proposed 30-second “movie-trailer” style promo video would visualize SKDB by showing a user typing “skdb-get exoskeleton” and watching a powered suit materialize around them with AR overlays and sparks.  

• Participants brainstormed a stop-motion or CAD-animated demo of a RepRap Mendel assembling itself part-by-part, followed by time-lapse footage of it printing its own parts, to make the promise of self-replicating machines concrete for non-technical audiences.  

• Early DIY bio-printing experiments involved disassembling an inkjet printer and attempting to print with soy sauce to study cartridge mechanics and fluid viscosity, highlighting the practical hurdles of low-cost bioprinting.  

• A micro-arbitrage experiment registered accounts on two human-powered CAPTCHA-solving networks and attempted to resell solutions between them, turning a 1 % success rate into potential profit while raising tongue-in-cheek questions about exploiting distributed human labor.  

• Gregory Benford’s Genescient longevity talk summary (Next Big Future, Dec 2009) and retro-future imagery were shared to spark debate on trade-offs between life-extension and quality of life.  

• H+ Magazine announced it will cease its print edition and shift to an online-only format, signaling broader changes in transhumanist media distribution.  

• A Noisebridge field report noted the new San Francisco hackerspace’s open-door key policy and observed that the Max-NC mill is “godawful slow” for metal cutting, providing real-world feedback on community fabrication tools.  

• Once enough open-hardware projects are catalogued, SKDB could auto-generate Civilization-style tech trees that graphically link dependencies and build sequences, offering a visual roadmap for open-source hardware development.