• A new open machine-learning dataset repository, mldata.org, was shared as a resource for researchers.  
• The Protein Data Bank’s “Molecule of the Month” quick-reference poster (rcsb.org) was circulated as a handy structural-biology teaching aid.  
• Symantec’s leaked pcAnywhere source code appeared on The Pirate Bay, prompting a request for technical reviews of its security and architecture.  
• Discussion surfaced about Peter Thiel’s early Facebook investment, illustrating how a $500 k stake could yield a $2.55 B return if Facebook reached an $85 B valuation—highlighting extreme venture-scale leverage.  
• A new transhumanist web forum—installed by a community member—sparked debate over whether it fragments or centralizes existing discussion venues such as IRC, Imminst, and Eugen Leitl’s mailing list.  
• The forum maintainer agreed to implement a mail-to-forum gateway so users can post and receive updates via email instead of browsing the site.  
• Notes on micro- and meso-scale manufacturing, currently restricted, may be re-typed and released openly if permission is not granted.  
• A 1984 paper on ricin inhibition of protein synthesis in castor beans (Suzanne Harley & Harry Beevers) was rediscovered, prompting light-hearted commentary on the authors’ names.