- A participant asked whether an archived copy exists of the “DNA synthesizer” page formerly hosted at http://heybryan.org/mediawiki/index.php/DNA_synthesizer; kanzure confirmed it is stored on a local hard drive but the site itself is currently offline due to proprietary networking issues.  
- Concern was voiced that Thingiverse is increasingly being used merely as a dumping ground for “practice CAD files” rather than for serious open-hardware designs.  
- klafka reported on recent conversations with the founder of PatientsLikeMe and with statisticians/co-founders of 23andMe, highlighting ongoing dialogue between DIY-bio and personal-genomics communities; Utopiah shared a curated link list on personal genomics tools at http://fabien.benetou.fr/Content/Health#PersonalGenomics.  
- Nature’s news blog covered “biotorrents” as a method for improving the portability of large biological data sets, linking to http://blogs.nature.com/news/thegreatbeyond/2010/04/improving_the_portability_of_d_1.html.  
- Discussion of municipal free-Wi-Fi business models included ad insertion via transparent HTTP proxies, MITM ad injection demonstrations with Metasploit, and non-monetary justifications such as economic development or public-service mandates.