- Karen Sandler’s 2010 OSCON talk “Killed by Code: Software Transparency in Implantable Medical Devices” and the Medical Device Security Center (secure-medicine.org) were spotlighted as critical resources for understanding the security, privacy, and open-source implications of implanted medical technology.  
- Grinder Lepht Anonym’s public documentation of self-implanted neodymium magnets and a North Paw compass module was reviewed, highlighting practical challenges such as inductive power delivery, transdermal infection risk, and the emerging consensus that future DIY implants should be done by small teams combining a test subject, engineer, and physician.  
- Raymond McCauley’s DIYgenomics presentation on vitamin-B9 genetics was circulated as a transcript, illustrating how open-access genomics projects can target micronutrient optimization and personalized supplementation.  
- The “Open Scientist” pledge (ideas.tinyhax.com/pledge) and the isitopendata.org initiative were proposed as lightweight mechanisms to encourage open data sharing and reproducible research across DIY and academic communities.  
- Transcripts from the first U.S. Presidential Bioethics Commission meeting referencing DIYbio were captured and distributed on the diybio mailing list, marking an early formal government acknowledgment of citizen biology.  
- Hacker Dojo in Mountain View was critiqued as a large but laptop-centric coworking space, underscoring the perceived gap between casual software hacking and the more demanding infrastructure required for serious biohacking.  
- A speculative cost-benefit debate on gene-therapy gills—estimating price at “about a new PC,” debating anatomical placement behind ears versus under clavicles, and weighing social acceptance—demonstrated everyday transhumanist design thinking.  
- A brief but pointed exchange on inclusive language argued that using “it” as a pronoun for non-binary individuals is disrespectful, highlighting ongoing efforts to make transhumanist and technical spaces more welcoming.