- The term “biopunk” was floated as a possible rebranding for DIYbio, evoking the same “second-artist” aesthetic as steampunk or dieselpunk.  
- kanzure circulated a new DIYbio blog post titled “Whither Biohackers?” (http://diybio.org/2010/11/04/whither-biohackers/) that reflects on the movement’s direction.  
- NeuroRighter, an open-source in-vitro micro-electrode array (MEA) platform with full documentation and channel-mapping conventions, was highlighted as a low-cost route to electrophysiology experiments (http://sites.google.com/site/neurorighter/).  
- A UCSF electrophysiology/programming job opening was mentioned, prompting discussion about whether the Sabes lab offers anything beyond “yet-another-neurophysiology” setup; participants debated the value of simply visiting to “mooch a lunch” and play with microelectrode arrays.  
- NASA’s human-senses research page (http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/research/technology-onepagers/human_senses.html) was criticized for not releasing subvocal EMG technology, with fenn noting that government-generated work should be public domain.  
- Stuxnet’s power was invoked when Utopiah pointed out a blog post dated 2011 that already appeared in 2010, underscoring the worm’s disruptive timeline implications.  
- A Psychology Today article claiming intelligent people use more drugs was dismissed as “constructing data from the hypothesis.”  
- augur proposed a collaborative build of an open-source book scanner, inviting channel participants to join the effort.