- South Korea was mentioned as once having a permissive reputation toward human-cloning research, prompting a request for pointers to “cool” biotech companies or labs worth visiting there.  
- A set of archived personal wiki pages (http://heybryan.org/mediawiki) was shared, covering “Sustained attention”/willpower enhancement, self-replicating systems, DIY DNA synthesizer designs, and an overall technology roadmap.  
- The “merit capitalism” model was highlighted as an alternative to patent-based monopolies, linking to a Hacker News discussion that critiques current IP structures in biotech and pharma.  
- A Valeant-focused ZeroHedge article was circulated, warning of impending pain for biotech investors and spotlighting the firm’s extreme drug-price hikes as a catalyst for policy backlash.  
- Practical advice was given for compiling desktop-grade software on Android tablets: use a minimal Debian chroot (≈300 MB) or the no-root “GNURoot” app to gain standard build tools like apt-get, cmake, and make.