• GitLab-CI was strongly endorsed as the open-source CI/CD alternative to Travis CI, while Jenkins was dismissed as “a soul-sucking monstrosity.”

• DIY OCR pipelines were detailed: Google Drive’s built-in OCR can be scripted with Selenium or PhantomJS to batch-convert scanned documents into searchable text.

• A microbial nootropics concept was proposed: evolve magnetosome-expressing bacteria in the brain, use MRI to identify the most effective strains, then trigger their programmed cell death with external magnetic fields for cognitive enhancement.

• Long-term self-quantification data revealed a non-24-hour circadian rhythm, illustrating how personal tracking can uncover biologically hard-wired sleep patterns.

• Historical FBI transcripts of 2011–2012 DIYbio meetings were circulated, documenting early cooperation between citizen biohackers and law-enforcement agencies.

• Library Genesis access issues were troubleshooted with Tor, alternative mirrors (gen.lib.rus.ec, bookzz.org), and real-time status checks.

• The Artistic License was highlighted for its unique requirement to document “significant changes” and its allowance for included packages to retain other licenses.

• A 1930 “family air yacht” concept (under $10 k) and a modern FAA-registered blimp on eBay (~$85 k) were discussed as historical and contemporary personal airship projects.

• Google’s May 2015 self-driving-car safety report (pdf) showed that most incidents were low-speed rear-end collisions caused by human drivers.