• A $22k Indiegogo-funded “I’m a little mouse” campaign is now running lifespan tests in Ukraine, combining low-dose aspirin, metformin, and everolimus in mice; parallel C60 mouse studies modeled after the Baati rat work are expected to yield results within a year.  
• LongeCity has raised similar sums to support SENS mitochondrial gene therapy, JP de Magalhaes’ cryopreservant-toxicity reduction, microglia transplants in aged rat brains in Singapore, and C60 cancer-growth studies in nude mice.  
• Discussion of open-source FEM/CFD tools for modeling thin plastic sheets: Elmer, OpenFOAM, Salome (OpenCASCADE), and Blender+Bullet were all suggested for simulating 2-D membranes with slits, tabs, and collision constraints.  
• Topology-programming and tessellation questions arose for CAD-driven mesh generation; Meshlab and OpenCASCADE mesh utilities were recommended for converting grayscale topology maps into usable tessellations.  
• Skepticism was voiced about “resourceminer”-style natural-language-processing tools for science, with kanzure calling them “gross” and “not impressive or useful.”  
• A link to Zoltan Istvan’s “The Transhumanist Wager” PDF was shared, alongside praise for Istvan as a potential transhumanist political candidate with strong social presence and listening skills.  
• Mark Karpeles’ Reddit post blaming Mt. Gox woes on the anime “Yu Yu Hakusho” was circulated for amusement.  
• GS1 was identified as the central authority that assigns EAN barcodes to prevent manufacturer collisions.