- A new side-channel attack paper, “Robust website fingerprinting through the cache occupancy channel,” was shared (arXiv:1811.07153), demonstrating how CPU cache behavior can be exploited to infer which websites a user is visiting even over encrypted connections.  
- The community was pointed to the “Biological Privacy” resource site http://biononymous.me/, which aggregates tools and information for protecting genomic and biomedical data from unwanted disclosure.  
- A hardware-modification photo set (https://imgur.com/a/qiqg3fc) documented the rewiring of an RS-8D pocket Famicom clone to swap the A and B button positions, illustrating the open-hardware ethos of fixing and customizing retro gaming devices.  
- One participant reported repeated logistical failures—wrong adapters, defective parts, and a lost DHL shipment—highlighting the practical friction often encountered when sourcing specialized hardware for experimental projects.