- A paywalled ScienceDirect paper on the economics of open-source 3-D printing was automatically mirrored by paperbot, exposing how the bot now falls back to Sci-Hub when Zotero’s translation-server fails; participants requested unit tests for the new download_url() routine.  
- The community is shifting CAD preference from FreeCAD to BRL-CAD after the latter added native NURBS support; compilation and SWIG Python-binding fixes were worked out in real time.  
- A proposal emerged for fully parametric, 3-D-printed keyboards and mice whose key spacing is derived from individual phalange lengths and whose shells are molded from clay hand impressions to reduce pronation injuries.  
- A public Google spreadsheet cataloging chemicals for DIY biology experiments was shared: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkTsdtdxo56DdDFCUmNqMzVyYi04eGw4cUJ6bG1KMlE&usp=sharing.  
- nmz787 is migrating file uploads to the open-source jQuery-File-Upload widget and its companion JavaScript-Templates engine, while kanzure recommended finite-state-machine libraries (backbone-forms, backbone-fsm-view, backbone.statemachine) for robust form-state management.  
- All Atlassian JIRA and Confluence installations were reported vulnerable to the same exploit that recently compromised Apple’s developer center, underscoring a systemic security risk in popular project-management tools.  
- A six-month exercise intervention study (PMC3694844) was highlighted for demonstrating genome-wide DNA methylation changes in human adipose tissue, linking physical activity to epigenetic metabolic enhancement.  
- SBIR funding for human-genetic-modification projects was mentioned, with kanzure favoring community (“family”) funding over government grants at the current stage.