• A brief exchange questioned whether habitual lucid dreaming might impair waking memory capacity by interfering with the restorative function of REM sleep, with the counter-argument that REM lucidity need not compromise recuperation.  
• Discussion of the FTX collapse framed it as a $100 billion failure—three orders of magnitude larger than MtGox’s $400 million—while debating Bitcoin’s 20 % price drop and whether the 77 % draw-down from its $68 k peak is the largest on record.  
• Long-term Bitcoin security incentives were raised: participants worried that eventual fee + subsidy revenue may be insufficient to sustain miner participation, potentially forcing a consensus-algorithm fork away from pure proof-of-work.  
• A link to the “List of prolific inventors” on Wikipedia prompted surprise at individuals filing >100 patents per year; contributors noted that software and chemistry patents can be secured without full reduction to practice, often via large legal teams.  
• The Genworth R70i “aging experience” exoskeleton was highlighted—an AR-equipped, motorized suit that emulates arthritis, vision loss, and hearing impairment to foster public dialogue on aging—shared with two short demo videos.