- The FBI is convening a second “DIYbio & WMD” round-table on 12–14 June 2012 at the Walnut Creek Marriott, CA; attendees include DTRA, CDC, State Dept., and DNA2.0 representatives.  
- A draft slide-deck titled “FBI-DIYbio DNA v1” was circulated for comment; it covers open oligo synthesis, NanoEngineer CAD, and community safety practices.  
- Historical genealogy of the Biosearch SAM-1 DNA synthesizer was reconstructed: nine-year R&D (1976-83), first commercial solid-phase machine, later absorbed through Millipore → PerSeptive → Applied Biosystems.  
- Rails CVE-2012-2661 remote-code-execution exploit write-up was shared as a heads-up for DIY web services.  
- Nature News article on anarchist bombings against nanotech labs (Mexico 2011, Italy 2012) sparked debate on public perception of gray-goo fears and outdated Drexlerian rhetoric.  
- Hacker News job-listing thread (item 4053076) was recommended to channel members seeking biotech or ML start-up roles; Prior Knowledge and GetGlue were noted as participating companies.  
- SpaceX Dragon capsule recovery photos were praised for their “well-placed flag” propaganda value.  
- Links collected: machine-learning cheat-sheet (eferm.com), PrivacyParrot site-scanner, hastebin.com pastebin, and Android crash-reporting stats (ACRA).