• A newly published Cell paper, “Mammalian enteral ventilation ameliorates respiratory failure,” was shared; it reports that delivering oxygenated perfluorocarbon through the rectum can rescue pigs and mice from lethal hypoxia, suggesting an unconventional “EVA” route for emergency respiratory support.  
• A Nature Medicine article on the first-in-human success of optogenetic therapy was highlighted: injection of a channel-rhodopsin-carrying viral vector into the retina of a blind patient partially restored visual perception, marking a milestone for optical neuromodulation.  
• Google’s security team introduced “Half-Double,” a novel DRAM Rowhammer technique that exploits distance-2 bit flips, prompting discussion about hardware-level vulnerabilities and the need for new mitigations.  
• Channel logistics were discussed, including registering the ^ditto bridge to Libera.Chat and the challenge of migrating the gnusha IRC network that hosts ~20 Bitcoin channels, with a suggestion to move services to XMPP to multiplex multiple IRC networks over one connection.