- Nashville’s first DIYbio meetup launched under the “Defense Distributed” branding to court local defense contractors, and the group is publishing all protocols and meeting notes on GitHub for open version control.  
- The OpenSpectrometer project is graduating from cereal-box/CD-ROM prototypes to a custom PCB design, aiming for an inexpensive, open-source spectrometer for citizen-science labs.  
- Avery Louie’s open-source gel-electrophoresis system, covered by Adafruit and T=0, is viewed as moving toward commercialization while remaining open hardware.  
- Channel members debated whether TA-65 telomerase activator is legitimate anti-aging science or “snake oil,” seeking evidence from the community.  
- A PopSci piece on Todd Kuiken and Jason Bobe’s “biohacker hotline” was criticized for claiming to let DIYbio “write its own story” while actually imposing outside narratives.  
- Ubuntu Edge’s crowdfunding campaign drew at least one $600 backer; discussion weighed Ubuntu Touch against Firefox OS and Android’s upcoming KVM support as the only truly open phone stacks.  
- Google Hangouts on Ubuntu broke after recent updates, eliminating a key Linux voice-chat option and leaving legacy Skype 2.2 as a fallback.  
- jrayhawk_ explained that medium-chain triglycerides from coconut oil generate ketones even with high blood glucose, offering a dietary lever for neurological disorders.