- A 60-page PDF on “Fundamentals of EEG Measurement” was shared, providing a technical primer for DIY brain–computer-interface work.  
- Python-on-a-Chip (http://code.google.com/p/python-on-a-chip/) was highlighted as a way to run a substantial subset of Python on bare-metal microcontrollers without an operating system.  
- The channel discussed wrapping a mature C++ codebase with Cython; OpenCog’s bindings were offered as a reference implementation (http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~opencog-dev/opencog/trunk/files/head:/opencog/cython/opencog).  
- Open Source Ecology (OSE) invited community members to Factor E Farm for a “Dedicated Project Visit” aimed at making their hardware-printing tool-chain as easy as “apt-get,” signaling a major scaling push after TED-related backing.  
- The new OHANDA site (http://ohanda.org/) was announced as a registry for open-source hardware designs.  
- A Georgetown/National Research Council committee solicited public comments on how copyright policy affects digital-era innovation; links to two specific blog posts were circulated.  
- Torrent-streaming services fetch.io and put.io were noted as emerging tools for remote BitTorrent handling.  
- A Reddit community (/r/Nootropics) was mentioned as an active forum for cognitive-enhancement discussions.  
- A write-up of Manchester’s “DIYbio Swabfest” (http://madlab.org.uk/content/diybio-swabfest-review/) was shared, documenting public microbiology sampling events.