- Wolfram Research showcased a Mathematica-based typing-pattern biometric that could serve as a novel authentication method, prompting skepticism about its reliability across different keyboards and devices.  
- Robin Sloan’s tweet was cited as a new benchmark for “future-focused” writing: stories so compelling they inspire open-source GitHub projects rather than mere fan fiction.  
- A link to Cabinet Magazine’s article on John Calhoun’s “Mouse Utopia” experiments sparked discussion about parallels between rodent societal collapse and human transhumanist futures (“transmousianism”).  
- Uber’s real-time ridesharing service was evaluated as a practical alternative to BART during the Bay-Area transit outage, with a $107 fare from 19th/Oakland to 16th/Mission cited as evidence of its viability.  
- The AGI-2012 conference call-for-papers at Oxford was shared, highlighting continued community interest in artificial general intelligence research venues.  
- Noisebridge and BioCurious were mentioned as physical hubs where channel members coordinate in-person meetups, reinforcing the role of hackerspaces in the transhumanist ecosystem.