- A discussion on testing asynchronous event emitters surfaced; kanzure recommended using the TAP (Test Anything Protocol) framework instead of ad-hoc timeout-based checks.  
- The open-source paperbot tool (github.com/kanzure/paperbot) was used to retrieve paywalled articles, including “Physical and biological aspects of renal vitrification” from Organogenesis; kanzure noted that a JavaScript rewrite (papermonk) is underway and welcomed bug-fixes in the interim.  
- kanzure criticized a forum thread in which mechanical-engineering students complained about the cost and breadth of hands-on experience, arguing that practical skills like rigging pulleys should be integral to any real engineering education.  
- A tongue-in-cheek proposal was floated to enlist the NRA as a funding source for Tor development and biohacking projects by rebranding “gene guns” as firearms with an educational, non-violent spin.  
- Links to low-level mobile-radio code were shared: Android’s RIL (Radio Interface Layer) repository and Mozilla’s ril_worker.js, including a hard-coded CDMA flag that drew amused commentary.