- A member offered surplus laboratory equipment for sale and posted an Imgur inventory image (http://i.imgur.com/HOY1l.png), inviting the channel to have first pick before the items are liquidated.  
- The first “Data Without Borders” hackathon was announced; its NYC kickoff page (http://datawithoutborders.cc/events/nykickoff/) was shared as an event of interest for data-driven social-impact projects.  
- Discussion of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) highlighted skepticism about consultants who misinterpret the rules, including the claim that plaintext password storage is required for compliance.  
- A YouTube clip (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBBQdFSvvTE) was circulated to humorously illustrate the tedium of a long-haul flight back to the United States.  
- A brief pointer to the news-aggregator site Singularity News (http://singularitynews.co) was solicited for community opinions on its quality and relevance.