- A participant shared James Kent’s first-person DMT experience video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_grlePeq55E) and noted the striking similarity between the described hallucinations and the visual artifacts produced by Google’s DeepDream neural networks.  
- Discussion of an ongoing DIY gene-synthesis project: a member reported finalizing a DNA sequence for commercial synthesis and expressed concern about whether the supplier will ship to a residential address.  
- Brief, humorous exchange about disguising a home as a business to satisfy shipping restrictions, referencing Google Street View’s recent pass-by as a timing constraint.  
- A request was made for a condensed or “truncated” version of Greg Egan’s novel *Permutation City*, indicating continued interest in mind-uploading and digital-physics themes within the community.