• Open-source electroporator hardware project is debugging a short-circuit on its high-voltage board between 20 V and ground, as reported in the project mailing-list archive.  
• nmz787_i obtained unpublished ProtSAT source code directly from the original authors after emailing the paper’s principal investigator.  
• Discussion of Bitcoin ASIC reverse engineering: participants have access to SEM and FIB tools and are weighing the cost (~$2 300 per chip) and logistics of decapping and imaging mining ASICs to verify ASICBoost circuitry.  
• ASICBoost controversy summarized: covert version gives a 30 % efficiency edge, is undetectable on-chain, blocks SegWit activation, and would be disabled by proposed Bitcoin protocol changes; overt version remains compatible with future upgrades.  
• kanzure posted a batch of fresh research links: super-resolution microscopy via SpyTag-SpyCatcher protein labeling, memory consolidation engrams, femtosecond x-ray tracking of electrocyclic reactions, astrocytic FABP7’s role in sleep regulation across species, and eGenesis raising $38 M to birth CRISPR-edited piglets for xenotransplantation.  
• nmz787_i released a Python wrapper for BRL-CAD’s Tcl interface as an alternative to OpenSCAD for parametric solid modeling.  
• Conversation about recruiting chemists for transhumanist projects: stable academic or corporate salaries are preferred, so short-term consulting with upfront milestone payments is the likely engagement model.