- A participant reported unexpectedly receiving multiple internship inquiries for the fall and was debating whether to decline them outright or use the opportunity for interview practice.  
- Discussion surfaced the deprecation of the HTML `<keygen>` element in Firefox, with one user expressing surprise at its removal and praising its utility for client-certificate generation.  
- The channel experienced a brief spam-like intrusion referencing “DiscFerrKet” and “AquatrantFeex,” illustrating ongoing challenges with IRC channel takeover attempts.  
- No substantive links, papers, or new projects were shared during the logged period; the conversation remained light and administrative.