- A new Austin hackerspace is forming around Les’ shop, negotiating 24/7 access via a single “responsible member” lease and coordinating on the invite-only Google Group http://groups.google.com/group/austin-hacker-space.  
- HP’s advanced R&D lab demonstrated a multi-material ink-jet 3-D printer (licensed ObJet tech) achieving 0.18 mm Z, 0.25 mm XY resolution and 10-bit rubber-to-rigid resin mixing, though commercial release is 5–10 years away.  
- The SKDB project was framed as “apt-get for hardware,” aiming to distribute editable solid models instead of STL files and enable one-line installs like “apt-get install laser-cannon,” with urgent tasks including pythonOCC packaging and Cubespawn integration.  
- Participants debated sustainable space models—nonprofit (Noisebridge-style) versus LLC-for-liability-only—while stressing the need for Fab-Academy-style tool-certification classes and addressing “gym-membership” critiques.  
- Near-term 3-D printing goals include printable conductive traces, complete motors (armatures + magnets), elastomer pneumatic actuators/valves, and a single-material CMYK/RGBWB printer; MIT/Media Lab “micromuscle” nano-assemblies were cited as early progress.  
- Martyn outlined plans for 40–50 k ft autonomous airships with 20–40 lb payloads for emergency telecom relays, while genehacker2 reported solar-powered high-altitude airships and already-printed RepRap Darwin parts.  
- QuantumG called for a desktop device that synthesizes bacteria with arbitrary DNA inserts, noting that microfluidics and AFM-tip gene transfer exist but lack the bulk-throughput techniques needed for practical use.