• FireEye and Fox-IT released decryptcryptolocker.com, a free online service that uses seized private keys to decrypt files locked by the original Cryptolocker ransomware, prompting discussion about the reliability and coverage of the fix.  
• Leaked Gamma International documents describing the FinFisher surveillance toolkit were circulated on Reddit, with participants warning that even more advanced undisclosed malware concepts may exist.  
• Frustration over proprietary USB stenotype keyboard drivers (CaseCatalyst/Eclipse) led to renewed calls for open-source reverse-engineering of the Stentura protocol to liberate stenography hardware.  
• Transcriptic launched a cloud-lab API and Google Group for remote, automated life-science experimentation, but participants noted current limitations in scripting steps that require human visual judgment.  
• bbrittain sought a self-hosted, open-source alternative to Fitbit for continuous location and activity logging; kanzure pointed to the libfitbit reverse-engineering project and local data-collection tools such as meetlog and the fennetic sleep tracker.  
• University of the People was highlighted as a tuition-free, fully online, accredited B.Sc. in Computer Science, offered as an open-education resource for aspiring technologists.  
• kanzure proposed repurposing the Online Disassembler (onlinedisassembler.com) to parse and analyze Bitcoin transaction scripts for deeper protocol understanding.  
• A hardware-glitching guide for extracting “undumpable” ROM contents from 6502-based systems was shared, demonstrating practical techniques for retro-computing preservation.