- Sony patent US6536440 on “generating sensory data onto the human neural cortex” was cited as prior art for non-invasive brain interfaces, prompting discussion of combining tDCS/tRNS with transcranial photobiomodulation (low-level light through the skull) to elicit measurable neural responses.  
- A new diyhpluswiki page, “reasons hplusroadmap has been banned by the FDA,” catalogs how even simple devices like the Sensor Pad breast-lump detector face de-facto prohibition through FDA tactics such as classifying software as Class III devices, mandating “current good manufacturing practices,” and locking hardware to FDA-approved firmware to prevent off-label use.  
- Participants debated whether 3-D-printed organs produced via the SKDB toolchain or medical advice given over IRC could themselves be deemed regulated medical devices, referencing actual FDA cyber-letters and warning letters (http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/EnforcementActivitiesbyFDA/CyberLetters/default.htm).  
- A DIY incubator built from a repurposed Chinese mini-oven was shared (photo: http://seba.eu.org/public/2014-05-29%2002.01.00.jpg); its ±6 °C thermal swing versus ±0.2 °C in an earlier flower-pot PID design highlighted the need for added thermal mass in open-source lab hardware.  
- The Seed Factories Wikibook (Dani Eder) was revisited; skepticism about 2040–2060 timelines led to calls to “go build it” rather than continue forecasting, underscoring tension between long-range road-mapping and immediate prototyping in open-source hardware.  
- Archive strategy: WARC files and the Internet Archive’s /save endpoint were recommended for preserving entire research-data directories, ensuring longevity of open-source biology and transhumanist resources.  
- A “bitcoin sprayer” script was released to distribute micro-payments to many addresses as a decentralization experiment (https://gist.github.com/kanzure/9ad6a265aac887fa26c1).