- Tindie.com was highlighted as an “Etsy for hardware,” with a specific example of a robot that plays Angry Birds listed on the site.  
- A DIY cytology discussion covered Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) techniques, including a YouTube tutorial and the Diff-Quick staining protocol, for self-extracting and examining a small parotid-gland mass.  
- Participants debated the merits of simple light-microscopy staining versus DNA-level assays (e.g., Giemsa, karyotyping) for detecting possible tumors or chromosomal abnormalities.  
- The open-source EEG landscape was summarized when a newcomer asked about “mind/computer bridge” hardware; the list offered included OpenEEG, Emotiv EPOC, and NeuroSky.  
- A brief exchange explored Chinese web-naming conventions, noting that numeric domains like “17” (yī qī ≈ “together”) and “88” (bā bā ≈ “bye-bye”) are popular puns.  
- Chartulous.us was introduced as a minimalist web service that generates shareable graphs by POSTing CSV data, positioned as a pastebin-like tool for quick data visualization.  
- Wiki governance was discussed: whether to require manual approval of first-time edits or maintain a separate “official” branch to prevent spam while preserving easy reversion.