- A new transcript was added to the DIYH+ wiki: Matt Corallo’s March 2020 Chaincode Labs podcast on compact blocks and the FIBRE relay network (link: http://diyhpl.us/diyhpluswiki/transcripts/chaincode-labs/2020-03-12-matt-corallo-compact-blocks-fibre/).

- Llamamoe argued that growth-hormone-deficiency dwarfism should already be considered a solved disease, because inexpensive exogenous GH or secretagogues can be routinely administered.

- Archels quoted a claim that “many software programmers use ‘genetic coding’ techniques where bugs are randomly fixed until the software works,” sparking a discussion on software quality practices.

- Participants debated the dilution of once-precise technical terms: apotheon noted that the original meanings of “devops” and “agile software development” have largely been lost to commercialized “DevOps™” and “Agile™.”

- Urchin[emacs] observed that formally verified or strongly typed languages capable of eliminating whole classes of bugs exist, but they remain unpopular because they are perceived as too difficult to use.

- Apotheon countered that even the safest languages cannot compensate for deeper issues such as poor requirements analysis, flawed interface design, or incorrect domain modeling (e.g., using IEEE-754 floats for monetary values).

- Fenn linked to a historical 19th-century anti-vaccine cartoon (“Guerra Vaccino-Obrigateza!”) illustrating early resistance to smallpox vaccination, prompting commentary on the severity of the depicted events.

- L29Ah shared a YouTube video (https://www.youtube.com/embed/esfSH6qmuH0) tagged #transhumanism #grey_goo, which other participants described as disturbing and nightmare-inducing.