• A $50 k portable MRI system from Hyperfine Research received FDA 510(k) clearance, potentially democratizing neuro-imaging for biohackers and small labs.  
• Discussion of ultraviolet germicidal irradiation centered on 260–280 nm light as the most effective wavelength for destroying viral DNA/RNA via pyrimidine-dimer formation, with direct relevance to COVID-19 decontamination.  
• A proposed “hplus / singularity / extropian work-camp” was floated—an intensive, Deconstruct-style conference where participants actually build and ship projects rather than just talk.  
• kanzure encouraged lsneff to practice articulating a venture-scale idea by filling out the Y Combinator application, framing it as a useful exercise even if funding is not sought.  
• A shared paper on “Behavior out of control: Experimental evolution of resistance to host manipulation” was highlighted, exploring how parasites lose control over hosts when selection favors host resistance—relevant to both biological and AI safety analogs.  
• A Slate Star Codex post (“Maybe your Zoloft stopped working because a liver fluke tried to turn your nth-great-grandmother into a zombie”) sparked discussion on evolutionary psychiatry and latent parasite-driven behavioral effects.  
• Ledger vs Trezor hardware-wallet security debate: Ledger’s use of NDA-bound secure-element chips was contrasted with Trezor’s fully open, non-NDA chips, underscoring transparency trade-offs in personal crypto security.  
• Ongoing meta-debate about institutional gate-keeping: NASA’s astronaut-application requirement of multiple academic degrees was ridiculed as “bureaucratic hoop-jumping” that filters out non-credentialed talent.