- Blockstream is developing an open-source reproducible-build distribution to accelerate the slow-moving Debian and Linux Foundation efforts; the project will be released once ready.  
- A €1,000 bounty has been posted for full documentation of the Xilinx Spartan-6 FPGA family, highlighting ongoing community interest in open-source FPGA tooling.  
- The open-source yosys+arachne-pnr+icestorm tool-chain now supports Lattice FPGAs large enough to host a 32-bit soft-core (picorv32), expanding low-cost open-hardware options.  
- BioBots markets a $10 k “tissue printer” that extrudes Gelatin-Methacrylate BioGel cross-linked with visible light, raising questions about pricing versus DIY syringe extruders.  
- Regulator-approved AAV-based gene therapy (Glybera) for lipoprotein lipase deficiency is now documented on the EMA site, providing a reference case for viral-vector clinical translation.  
- An incomplete index of 2015 iGEM synthetic-biology projects was added to the diyhpluswiki, cataloging student teams’ DNA designs and experimental goals.  
- Discussion surfaced on the lack of public, redundant logs for #hplusroadmap; participants encouraged third-party mirroring to prevent future data loss.  
- The diyhpluswiki “big-pile” Bitcoin notes were updated with deprecation-window proposals and additional Sergio Lerner links, aiming to organize years of mailing-list and forum research.  
- Participants debated how to create deterministic “hashes” for molecular structures to enable reproducible nanotech builds, noting the absence of a canonical serialization for strained molecules.