- A “bag-of-barcodes” connectomics scheme was proposed: engineer rabies or PRV viruses to carry unique DNA barcodes so that after transsynaptic spread each postsynaptic neuron contains its own host barcodes plus “invader” barcodes from presynaptic partners, enabling high-throughput mapping of neural circuits.  
- The 2008 Drew Endy vs. Jim Thomas synthetic-biology debate (Long Now & FORA.tv) was shared as a rare, in-depth contrast between open-source bioengineering and precautionary governance.  
- GPU-Fluid-Experiments repository was highlighted as a working example of coupling CPU rigid-body simulation with GPU fluid dynamics for real-time interactive experiments.  
- jotmuch, a minimalist YAML-based open-source bookmarking tool, was evaluated and already in use by at least one participant to store 464 annotated research URLs, illustrating grassroots adoption for managing information overload in AI, BCI, and biohacking.  
- A bootable Linux USB “MagicOS” distributed by a mining pool was noted as a turnkey live distro that automatically points miners to the sponsor’s pool, demonstrating how live distributions are being productized.  
- The EEVblog uCurrent precision current-measurement adapter was purchased after a long stock outage, underscoring continued demand for open-hardware instrumentation.