• A fully automated git-based pipeline for OpenSCAD was demonstrated: every push to a repository triggers server-side hooks that render the model into STL and a ray-traced PNG via OpenSCAD + POV-Ray, with results viewable at http://diyhpl.us/~bryan/irc/stl2pov/dremelfuge/; testers were invited to push sample files to git://gitduino.com/gitduino/git/kanzure/dremelfuge.git.

• The $1,300 BotMill Glider 3.0 assembled RepRap derivative was suspected of GPL violations because no source files or schematics are provided; one user who had ordered the machine volunteered to pursue legal action if the violations are confirmed.

• Bryan Bishop’s Caltech talk “Personal Manufacturing and the Gada Prize” was released on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X94jHzFNF4) and as a 282 MB MOV (http://diyhpl.us/~bryan/humanityplus-at-caltech/Bryan_Bishop_HPlus.mov); participants criticized the weak answer given to an audience question about patents.

• A PLoS ONE paper on EEG recordings taken immediately after rat decapitation (http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0016514) was shared, alongside SpaceX propulsion slides (http://files.minthos.com/space/Markusic%20-%20SpaceX%20Propulsion%20small.pdf) and a WebGL-based PythonOCC CAD demo (http://webgl.pythonocc.org/).

• Implant biocompatibility was debated: participants asked whether bare fiber-optic strands are safe for subcutaneous use or if they require an additional silicone sheath.

• Kurzweil’s documentary “Transcendent Man” became available for purchase at http://www.transcendentman.com/, with participants recommending waiting for a torrent instead.

• Makerspace culture was showcased through an Indian sci-fi film clip featuring a pipe extruder/bender (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yysbbPStfWw) and two documentaries: one from a participant’s girlfriend (http://vimeo.com/18994485) and a general hackerspace overview (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wamwklXWK4M).

• A SciDev.Net article (http://www.scidev.net/en/news/poor-countries-urged-to-get-ready-for-synthetic-biology-1.html) was circulated, urging developing nations to prepare for synthetic biology.