- The open-source CAD kernel “Cadmium” (https://github.com/jayesh3/cadmium) was mentioned; participants noted that its build instructions for Windows are misleading because PythonOCC actually compiles on Windows.  
- A new participant (“library”) joined and expressed pleasant surprise at finding an active IRC channel dedicated to transhumanist topics.  
- The FDA approval of a suspended-animation protocol for medical use was briefly announced.  
- A technical discussion unfolded on how to serve static files in Django 1.2; the group compared the manual `django.views.static.serve` approach with the `django-staticfiles` add-on and eventually recommended upgrading to Django 1.3 and using `contrib.staticfiles`.