• Python bindings for BRL-CAD, the open-source military CAD suite, were released, enabling scripted solid-modeling without hand-writing ~10 k lines of bindings.  
• Windows builds currently fail because BRL-CAD ships static “.lib” files; ctypes cannot load them, so users must either use Cygwin or recompile BRL-CAD to produce DLLs.  
• nmz787 presented a low-cost 16-bit, 6 MSPS Wolfson ADC (~$3) for open-source spectrometers, while chris_99 pointed to TI application note SCAA048 for mixed-signal layout best-practices.  
• ParahSailin noted that every BRL-CAD library still embeds Tcl, complicating minimal headless builds, and kanzure highlighted recent upstream NURBS improvements as motivation to finish the Python wrappers.  
• Shared links included the Linux Journal article on AlienVault SIEM (linuxjournal.com), TI’s ADC layout guide (ti.com/lit/an/scaa048), and the Kickstarter “Oscilloscope Watch,” sparking playful talk of wearable test gear.