- Discussion of “GitHub for X” confusion: participants clarify that “git-backed” (e.g., Gitit, Ikiwiki) is distinct from “startup that looks like GitHub.”  
- Cubehero (https://cubehero.com/) presented as a git-backed STL/3-D-model host; criticism that it over-emphasizes OpenSCAD and couples GUI, language, and geometry in one tool.  
- Python-BRLCAD project (https://github.com/kanzure/python-brlcad) introduced: auto-generated ctypes bindings to BRL-CAD, with plans for a higher-level modeling layer to hide ctypes complexity.  
- Paperbot (https://github.com/kanzure/paperbot) described as using Zotero/translation-server + Gecko for PDF retrieval; noted that its fallback HTML parser is fragile and may improve via updated translators.  
- Bio-inspired hybrid materials paper (DOI 10.1126/science.1164865) successfully fetched by paperbot and linked.  
- OpenTrons robotic-pipetting platform criticized for offering a “CSV programming language” and Android app that chains CSV files—seen as an unnecessary abstraction when a real scripting language would suffice.