- A Hong-Kong Pomeranian that had tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 died shortly after a negative re-test, sparking debate on viral persistence and the risk of animal-to-human transmission.  
- Participants compared UV-C LEDs versus fluorescent tubes for large-scale pathogen inactivation, concluding that 200 J/cm² fluence is required for a 4-log reduction and that ozone-free LEDs are preferable despite higher cost and limited supply.  
- The 3-D-printed “Cu3D” mask was dismissed as marketing-driven hype due to poor sealing, airflow, and heat-forming issues; the group advocated instead for DIY powered air-purifying respirators (PAPRs) built from scavenged 18650 Li-ion cells and genuine HEPA filters.  
- The open “Code Life Ventilator Challenge” (mghfoundation.com) was circulated as a rapid-manufacture ventilator design contest, while Italian hospital “bubble” isolation hoods were critiqued for hindering communication and suggested fixes included adding microphones or Bluetooth earpieces.  
- Supply-chain snapshots from Ontario showed grocery shelves at 50 % capacity, instant sell-outs of toilet paper, and collapsing ride-share demand, fueling predictions of >50 % unemployment and prolonged economic contraction.  
- Post-crisis monetary policy speculation included aggressive fiat printing, inflation, and potential government crackdowns on cryptocurrency—ranging from protocol-level filtering to Internet whitelists—prompting renewed interest in decentralized mesh or optical line-of-sight networks.  
- The $1 trillion platinum-coin “debt-hack” was explained as exploiting separate U.S. minting law to bypass congressional debt ceilings, framed as classic bureaucratic hacking.  
- Personal experiments in nicotine addiction management were shared, including cycling short quit-smoking intervals to create an artificial “hangover” deterrent, balanced against preliminary data suggesting higher COVID-19 mortality among recent quitters.