- A blog post by Benjamin Mako Hill titled “Identifying ‘Underproduced’ Software” was shared; it proposes using Debian installation counts versus bug-fix rates to find widely deployed yet under-maintained open-source packages.  
- Discussion highlighted that the method breaks down for high-cost, low-volume domains such as industrial metrology robotics, where $100 k machinery limits market size and data availability.  
- Skepticism was voiced about the paper’s claim that desktop environments and screensavers are “the most important software,” illustrating disagreement on how to value software criticality.  
- Intel’s lithography team announced an open position for cell-library QA and automated cell synthesis, linking to the official job posting (https://jobs.intel.com/ShowJob/Id/2895250).  
- A participant jokingly questioned how lithography can proceed “when there’s NO SILICON,” prompting the Intel employee to confirm that “plenty of silicon this year” is available.