- A 12th-EEGLAB-workshop talk on “New Directions in Electrophysiology: Mobile Brain Monitoring by Wearable Wireless EEG” was shared, highlighting open, mobile EEG as a tool for continuous cognition research.  
- GitTorrent (http://code.google.com/p/gittorrent/) was proposed as a decentralized, automated propagation layer for Git repositories—seen as long-needed infrastructure for distributed science and engineering projects.  
- A massive NVIDIA CUDA showcase (http://www.nvidia.com/object/cuda_showcase_html.html) was circulated, illustrating both the breadth of GPU-accelerated research and the problem of duplicated effort across fields.  
- DIY-transhumanist Lepht Anonym’s self-surgeries sparked debate: participants argued over whether her low-budget, low-engineering approach helps or harms public perception of open transhumanism, with references to her blog (http://sapiensanonym.blogspot.com).  
- A Slate article (http://www.slate.com/id/2283324/) on “how to govern garage biologists” was discussed, framing the tension between open biohacking and regulatory oversight.  
- Kevin Warwick’s two-part “Human Enhancement: A Practical Guide” was mirrored (http://diyhpl.us:9000/s/human-enhancement-a-practical-guide-kevin-warwick-ukh-1-2 and part 2) as a counter-example of well-funded, academic enhancement research.  
- Google Analytics data for hplusmagazine revealed that “designer babies,” “sexbots,” and “gamification” are the top non-obvious search terms driving traffic, offering insight into public curiosity vectors.  
- OpenERP (http://www.openerp.com/)—a GPL, Python-based ERP platform with manufacturing modules—was recommended as a ready-made tool for managing open-source biology or hardware startups.