- OpenMaterials.org covered the OSLOOM project, an open-source computer-controlled loom, highlighting the channel’s focus on open hardware for fabrication.  
- kanzure circulated the Freedom Defined OSHW definition (http://freedomdefined.org/OSHW) and two short videos from the 2010 Foo-Camp-East session on open-source hardware.  
- Links to the second Seattle DIYbio meetup (http://www.diybiosea.org/2010/04/second-diybio-seattle-meetup.html) and a Boston.com article on DIY “DNA cocktail” genome exploration were shared, underscoring grassroots biohacking momentum.  
- Mark Hatch was noted as TechShop CEO (from the H+ Summit speaker list), prompting discussion about leadership changes in prominent maker spaces.  
- A brief but substantive debate on consciousness engineering occurred: genehacker cited Global Workspace Theory as “good enough,” QuantumG argued for immediate implementation to test the theory, and Incarnation questioned whether philosophical groundwork should precede technical efforts.