• Discussion of strained diamond nanostructures (Merkle/Freitas/Drexler designs) and the claim that they spontaneously collapse into lower-strain shapes; Richard Jones argues this occurs even at low temperatures despite Merkle’s assertion that “proper passivation” prevents it.  
• Open question raised about the effectiveness of different passivation chemistries (hydrogen, oxygen, boron) in preventing surface reconstruction of diamondoid nanomachines.  
• Announcement that the company name “Machine Phase Systems, Ltd.” has already been taken, prompting a brief lament.  
• kanzure reports writing git post-receive hooks that automatically render OpenSCAD and Python-based CAD scripts, with plans to host them on a hardware-sharing git site; diyhpl.us server admins discuss enabling anonymous registration and reorganizing user directories.  
• Critique of JCVI’s continued use of Subversion for version control, contrasted with the channel’s preference for git; light-hearted debate over SVN vs. git and IDE integration.  
• ybit proposes entering a $2 000 open-hardware scholarship competition, but worries that heavy patenting around AFM/STM technologies makes open licensing legally risky; jokes about submitting a video featuring “six naked internet creeps” to stand out.