- Patent enforcement risk: even non-commercial, educational builds of patented devices can trigger litigation unless the patent holder explicitly grants educational-use permission.  
- DMCA takedown: designfiles.org was forced offline after Vince Gingery (via University of Texas) issued a notice; operators plan to hide the /var/www/papers/sinister.com/ directory when service resumes.  
- Open-source PCB fabrication: MIT’s MTM-AZ project (http://mtm.cba.mit.edu/machines/mtm_az/index.html) provides complete documentation for a build-it-yourself CNC circuit-board mill.  
- Fantasy-sports as prediction market: the $1 billion industry enjoys a federal gambling exemption, reaches 22 % of U.S. online males 18-49, and operates as a large-scale, real-money forecasting platform.  
- Startup call: a 12-week, rent-free Research Triangle Park incubator is recruiting a Java/PHP “tech co-founder” for the fantasy-sports site leaguescape.com.  
- Firefox Tab Candy: praised for zoomable tab management; one user is already hacking its overlay to display titles directly on thumbnails instead of captions.  
- Historical neuroscience reference: Louis Wain’s cat paintings—often used as a visual metaphor for progressive schizophrenia—were shared via a curated gallery (http://www.ice-nine.org/matt/wain/) and a related YouTube documentary (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_pS46YRMIQ) to spark discussion on altered perception and cognitive boundaries.