• NEC’s Dew project demonstrates early “emotional metadata” logging by attaching affective data to photographs, illustrating a practical step toward richer personal quantified-self archives.  
• DIY subtractive manufacturing gains attention with the MyDIYCNC desktop mill, while CloudFab and mfg.com are compared as on-demand digital fabrication services for open-hardware projects.  
• Bioelectric Research Corp. launches as an autologous adult-stem-cell startup spun out of the LA/GRG community, focusing on wound-healing applications.  
• Russian gerontologist Vladimir Skulachev’s compound SKQ1 (plastoquinonyl-decyl-triphenylphosphonium) is highlighted for doubling median mouse lifespan and reversing cataracts, with full-text papers and curated longevity archives shared.  
• Participants debate two competing aging models: (1) aging as an evolved genetic “governor” versus (2) aging as accumulated unrepaired damage, questioning the viability of single-molecule “magic bullet” interventions.  
• Noopept is introduced as a 1,000× more potent piracetam-class nootropic acting on GABA receptors, alongside broader discussion of stimulant vs. anxiolytic trade-offs and U.S. regulatory barriers.  
• Aubrey de Grey’s SENS framework is repeatedly referenced, with particular scrutiny of WILT (Whole-body Interdiction of Lengthening of Telomeres) as the most radical SENS component—abolishing telomerase to prevent cancer at the cost of requiring periodic stem-cell infusions.  
• Recent longevity genomics findings are shared, including the 2010 Science paper identifying 150 SNPs enriched in centenarians and anecdotal reports of ultra-long-lived investors (the Khan brothers) managing a $500 M fund.