- EndlessForms.com was shared as an interactive evolutionary-design platform that lets users evolve 3-D objects via genetic algorithms.  
- A Nature Communications paper (ncomms1454) on “reverse electrowetting” was highlighted as a promising new method for high-power mechanical-to-electrical energy harvesting.  
- strages_ posted a multisearch gateway (multisearch.deepwebaccess.com) that indexes DoD, NASA, and scientific journal literature, prompting discussion about its scope and legitimacy.  
- superkuh granted archels permission to mirror his personal scientific-paper library, advising a 200 kB/s bandwidth limit and supplying the wget flags needed for recursive mirroring.  
- kanzure noted his physical location in a Malaysian jungle yet measured a 3 ms ping to Google—faster than his home connection in Austin—underscoring the variability of global internet infrastructure.  
- delinquentme linked a $4,000 IKA laboratory shaker, sparking incredulity about the cost of basic bench equipment and the economics of open-source biology.  
- kanzure circulated David Brin’s blog post critiquing seasteading and the perceived hostility of technical professionals toward Randian libertarianism, prompting debate on Brin’s political leanings.  
- kanzure considered submitting talks to both FOSSASIA (Nov 11–13) and OSDC 2011 (Nov 14–18), noting the tight scheduling logistics.  
- The EFF’s Tor Challenge legal FAQ was shared as a resource for anyone contemplating the legal risks of operating a Tor exit node.