- A participant asked whether a “print my (cheap) robot” open-hardware initiative exists, recalling an MIT CSAIL project that combined a laptop, ROS, and simple motors/wheels to make a low-cost mobile robot.  
- kanzure reported from BioCurious in Sunnyvale that volunteer Tristan Eversole was “manning the desk but they aren't paying him,” highlighting early sustainability issues in community bio-labs.  
- An anonymous visitor (YourGod/Guest50655) proposed buying a DIY scientific research vessel or yacht and sought advice from the channel on cost-saving open-source approaches.  
- kanzure overheard and announced that “a global DIYbio conference next year [will be] sponsored by the FBI,” sparking questions about law-enforcement involvement in citizen science.  
- fenn reviewed “The Manga Guide to Molecular Biology,” contrasting its cartoon style with the scientific illustrations of David Goodsell and noting its limited technical depth.  
- fenn identified http://www.sciencephoto.com as a rich source of high-resolution scientific images and metadata worth scraping for open data projects.