• A PNAS paper on L-acetylcarnitine was shared, reporting rapid antidepressant effects via epigenetic up-regulation of mGlu2 receptors—an example of nutraceutical-to-receptor-level mechanisms being tracked by the channel.  
• Discussion of open-source biohacking hardware: a participant asked whether anyone in the community is building low-cost PCR machines or similar lab gear, highlighting ongoing interest in DIY biology infrastructure.  
• Patent jurisdiction in space was flagged: a 1990 U.S. statute (35 USC 105) extends patent infringement claims to “space objects” under U.S. control, raising legal questions for orbital or sub-orbital bio/AI experiments.  
• An Emotiv EPOC BCI Python driver (https://github.com/ozancaglayan/EmotivBCI) was critiqued for possibly incorrect gyroscope packet parsing, illustrating the community’s scrutiny of open-source neurotech code.  
• Google Glass developer materials (https://developers.google.com/glass/) were dissected: Mirror API, mandatory Appspot hosting, 640×360 timeline cards, and early “send-to-Glass” buttons were noted as both opportunities and limitations for wearable transhumanist applications.  
• Samy Kamkar’s “evercookie” (https://github.com/samyk/evercookie) was circulated—an extreme web-tracking proof-of-concept that hides identifiers in PNG RGB values, Silverlight storage, and other vectors—prompting discussion on privacy threats and ISP-level tracking possibilities.  
• Linode’s compromise via Adobe ColdFusion CVE-2013-1387/1388 was mocked as evidence that 1990s-era tech still underpins critical infrastructure, with implications for securing DIY cloud services used by biohackers.