- The Open Invention Network (OIN) is discussed as an existing defensive patent pool that grants royalty-free cross-licenses to participants in “The Linux System,” but is criticized for excluding projects outside that definition.  
- Participants shared links to OIN’s patent list (openinventionnetwork.com/patents.php), its Wikipedia entry, and a CNBC segment, while noting that Allied Security Trust (AST) and RPX are similar defensive-patent initiatives.  
- The term “non-practicing entity” (NPE) is clarified as synonymous with “patent troll,” and the group cites a ScienceProgress figure that NPEs have invested >$5 billion in patent acquisitions since 2003.  
- A new PDF repository at sinister.com/ebooks/ was announced, though genehacker warns it mixes valuable technical texts with conspiracy material.  
- NASA’s FY2011 budget details were circulated (nasa.gov/news/budget) as background for space-related transhumanist projects.  
- Paul Breed’s work 3-D printing rocket motors was highlighted as an example of open-hardware aerospace innovation.  
- A 5-axis CNC machining video on SingularityHub is noted as evidence of mainstream transhumanist media covering advanced fabrication tools.  
- The channel debates media labels, questioning why George Church is called “the Picasso of DNA” instead of Paul Rothemund.  
- A Slashdot thread on open-hardware biology is pointed out, with encouragement for thesnark to publicize his related project.