- A user sought the complete “illegal prime” (a prime number whose binary representation encodes the DeCSS DVD-decryption code) for an art project, noting it is no longer available online in full.  
- Discussion of the SCiO handheld NIR spectrometer Kickstarter revealed it is now embroiled in an intellectual-property dispute; one participant had already withdrawn their pledge.  
- Raman spectroscopy was highlighted as far more informative than NIR because the laser’s wavelength shift yields a unique molecular “fingerprint,” and spatially offset Raman spectroscopy (SORS) can even read through clear packaging.  
- A link to a critical ImageMagick exploit (CVE-2016-3714) was shared, warning of arbitrary code execution via malicious image files.  
- Tesla’s Gigafactory was mapped: only the black-outlined 14 % of the planned structure is currently complete, according to a Bloomberg feature.