- Interstellar finance and Bitcoin: Discussion of a paper on the physical limits of using astronomical objects as time references for ultra-long-term contracts (100,000-year horizons) and the observation that Bitcoin mining on Mars is theoretically profitable for roughly half the Martian year.  
- Quantum-resistant Bitcoin: A brief exchange confirmed that the interstellar-finance paper does not address proposals for making Bitcoin quantum-resistant.  
- Startup naming brainstorm: A four-founder AI startup (working title “ailao”) crowdsourced naming ideas; candidates included “thetapi”, “MiniMinds”, “LittleMinds”, and the newly coined “Kleinmynd” (German/Old-English hybrid for “little mind”). Concerns were raised about trademark collisions with “MindStream Analytics” and negative connotations of “small-minded.”  
- Founder-equity vesting: The team is considering an unconventional 1/3–1/3–1/3 split at 0-, 6-, and 12-month milestones for two founders whose future contributions are uncertain; reference was made to the book “Venture Deals” (Brad Feld) for standard cliff and repurchase-agreement models.  
- IRS treatment of Bitcoin: Logged links to IRS guidance confirm that Bitcoin income is taxable in the U.S. based on residency, not location of mining, and that unreported crypto income can be reported anonymously via IRS Form 3949-A.  
- DIY micro-fabrication progress: nmz787 documented converting a NEJE laser etcher from pulsed to analog-voltage control (using an LM317T filter) and posted photos; additionally revived a noisy spin-coater motor with an alcohol/jojoba-oil bearing clean, aiming to spin-coat photoresist for laser-CNC PCB prototyping.  
- Boolean-as-a-Service satire: justanotheruser shared the parody site https://booleans.io/ (“Booleans as a Service”).