- **Procedural generation of physical objects**: Discussion centered on whether L-systems (used for organic forms) can be extended to generate man-made artifacts like cars and chairs; participants explored hierarchical grammars (vases ⊂ bowls ⊂ plates ⊂ circles) as a possible route.

- **Emotiv EPOC EEG reverse-engineering**: M-xDaeken successfully decrypted the headset’s AES-ECB data stream (key: 0x31 0x00 0x35 0x54 …) and posted raw EEG/gyro logs; plans to release open-source tools and an OpenViBE module in the public domain.

- **SysML & MBSE resources**: kanzure shared a trove of links on Systems Modeling Language (SysML) including the v1.2 spec, tool lists, FAQs, telescope model (APE-TWS.zip), and MBSE cookbooks—positioning these as infrastructure for open-source engineering workflows.

- **Historical cybernetic exoskeletons**: fenn linked the “Man Amplifiers” gallery at cyberneticzoo.com; genehacker highlighted a 1967 GE report on the Hardiman walking truck whose legs were manually controlled, sparking speculation about insurance implications.

- **Digital notary & 160-bit mystery key**: Juul posted a 160-bit hex string tweeted by Jacob Appelbaum; group debated whether it is a SHA-1 checksum for later file verification or an insurance-file key—tests with AES, Blowfish, and 3DES failed to decrypt anything.

- **Manufacturing policy lobbying**: kanzure collected links on U.S. manufacturing advocacy sites (manufacturethis.org, Make It in America campaign, AmericanManufacturing.org) and the 2008–2010 auto-industry crisis wiki page, framing them as data points on mainstream industrial policy discourse.

- **Humanity+ title brainstorming**: kanzure solicited alternatives to “Director of Special Projects,” with suggestions ranging from “Senior Research Fellow” to “Senior Managing Director of Global Operations,” reflecting career-strategy considerations inside transhumanist orgs.