• A user asked for open-source PostScript → G-code converters; pstoedit was mentioned as a partial solution, and brlcad tools were suggested as another possibility.

• Discussion centered on finding cheaper, non-Illumina/Agilent kits or methods for DNA-sequencing library preparation; barcode-generation techniques were recommended as a starting point.

• Intracellular parasites (e.g., Coxiella burnetii noted for aerosol stability) were proposed as a novel vector system for in-vitro selection and evolution experiments aimed at engineering host-parasite interactions and surface-display technologies.

• A paper on “Eye movements reveal epistemic curiosity in human observers” was shared, highlighting measurable behavioral correlates of curiosity.

• A review article on synaptic plasticity (http://bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12915-016-0261-6) was excerpted to emphasize the shift from neuron-centric to synapse-centric models of memory, noting the role of dendritically localized mRNAs in activity-dependent synaptic modification.

• A request for K-12 STEM homeschooling curricula—especially for kindergarten—was raised, seeking practical resources for a single student.

• A side project explored using ffmpeg, youtube-dl, and Audacity (or neural-network-based audio separation) to remix song lyrics by replacing repeated phrases with a sampled word (“kwyjibo”) while preserving instrumental tracks.