• A 2013 paper on infrared-vision neuroprostheses was shared: “Perceiving invisible light through a somatosensory cortical prosthesis” (Thomson et al.) demonstrates rats acquiring near-IR perception via microstimulation of S1 barrel cortex, illustrating a practical route for sensory augmentation.  
• SpaceX’s successful first-stage landing on the CRS-8 mission was celebrated; a direct YouTube link to the landing moment (35 min 28 s mark) was circulated as evidence of reusable-rocket viability.  
• kanzure surfaced early-2000s p2p-hackers mailing-list archives (zgp.org), highlighting historic posts on distributed security, formal contract languages, and hashcash-based popularity metrics; the thread roster includes key figures such as Bram Cohen, Hal Finney, Nick Szabo, Zooko, Adam Back, and Aaron Swartz.  
• Discussion of cartilage/bone remodeling resources prompted a pointer to Jordan Miller’s lab for open-source 3-D bioprinting of bone-substitute scaffolds as a practical entry point for DIY tissue engineering.