- A new open-source Bitcoin RPC blockchain explorer was released at https://github.com/kanzure/rpcblockchainexplorer; contributors were invited to add missing endpoints and improve the CSS.  
- Eleitl recommended starting cryobiology research with the “ice worm” (Mesenchytraeus solifugus) and the mealworm beetle Tenebrio molitor, citing Google-Scholar results on Tenebrio cryoprotectants.  
- Counter Culture Labs (Oakland bio-hackers) held a Reddit AMA at https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/3947na/we_are_biohackers_in_oakland_starting_an_open/ to discuss their open-source biology initiatives.  
- NanoString announced an open grant opportunity for an 800-plex RNA:Protein assay that can run on as few as 10 000 cells using their nCounter digital barcoding platform.  
- A transcript of gmaxwell’s sidechains/Elements talk was posted at http://diyhpl.us/diyhpluswiki/transcripts/gmaxwell-sidechains-elements/ along with links to the ElementsProject source code.  
- Participants debated definitions of “mixed reality,” “metaverse,” and the relationship between AR and VR, with reference to the Metaverse as a persistent shared virtual-physical space.  
- Elon Musk’s Hyperloop project reportedly secured agreements for a California test track, as noted via a Hacker News discussion.  
- Alcor’s name origin was recounted: chosen for the faint star Alcor near Mizar in the Big Dipper, symbolizing the perceptiveness required to choose cryonics.  
- A call circulated for technologists interested in emigrating to New Zealand for science and technology positions.