- Discussion of OpenWorm project: participants noted that while the C. elegans connectome has been mapped, the synaptic “weights” (strengths) were not captured in the original electron-microscopy scans, so they must be inferred or guessed, limiting the fidelity of any emulation.  
- Robert McIntyre’s recent talk on cryopreservation was shared (YouTube link provided), highlighting his claim that synaptic structure—and therefore the information encoded in synaptic weights—can be preserved well enough for future scanning and emulation.  
- Nectome, McIntyre’s company, was mentioned as still working toward high-resolution whole-nervous-system scanning of C. elegans with the goal of full emulation; no update on current status was given.  
- A question was raised whether newer scan-processing techniques have advanced to the point of reliably extracting synaptic-weight data from preserved tissue; no definitive answer was offered.  
- Sci-Hub mirror “scihublondon.org” was circulated as a resource for accessing pay-walled papers; a participant joked it might be an FBI honeypot.  
- kanzure posted a music link (YouTube) and later a transcript of the 20 Sep 2021 c-lightning developer call, indicating ongoing interest in open-source Lightning Network development.  
- A link to djb’s write-up on the Tarzian patent case (cr.yp.to/patents/tarzian.html) was dropped, likely as background reading on software-patent issues relevant to open-source projects.