- The channel’s public wiki and pointer pages were updated to reference Libera.Chat instead of the former Freenode network, reflecting the broader IRC community migration.  
- A link to the Solanum IRC daemon documentation was shared as a resource for configuring channel modes and join-throttling to mitigate spam or abuse.  
- SMBC comic “Relativity” (https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/relativity) was circulated as a satirical summary of how futurist media often portrays the field.  
- Discussion participants self-deprecatingly labeled cryonicists as the most stereotypical example of the broader “hplus” community’s public image.  
- Leó Szilárd’s short story “The Mark Gable Foundation” (http://judgestarling.tumblr.com/post/619829573132107776/a-short-story-by-martian-physicist-leó-szilárd) was recommended reading for its commentary on scientific incentives and long-term thinking.