- A user shared a Namecoin address (MzbLqAeJ4MGR7Bwo1TyxggYXvLCGGivtfN) and later kanzure offered to give away surplus Namecoins, claiming to have quadrupled his holdings in recent weeks; he pointed newcomers to http://namecoinia.org/ for quick address generation.  
- Discussion of MakerBot’s patent lawsuit against Afinia prompted skepticism about Thingiverse’s long-term viability; juri_ stated he now publishes work via MediaGoblin instead to avoid potential community abuse.  
- paperbot delivered two requested documents: a review on “Poly(dimethylsiloxane) as a Material for Fabricating Microfluidic Devices” (DOI 10.1021/ar010110q) and an entire Springer nanotechnology book (ISBN 978-94-6239-011-9).  
- delinquentme linked an ExtremeTech article claiming a 1 MW cold-fusion power plant is “now available for $1.5 million,” noting the inventor has provided no particle-emission data to support the claim.  
- kanzure floated the idea of pitching hardware projects to “I}ruid,” estimating the transhumanist/implant mailing-list operator holds more than 70 k BTC.  
- Viper168 expressed interest in fingertip magnets; kanzure jokingly suggested simply gluing them on.