# IRC Log Summary: March 18, 2010

- Mozilla Labs announced a new "Contacts in the Browser" project, potentially enabling better contact management within web browsers.

- DIY biology was discussed, including a mention of an intern at Ginkgo Bioworks working on bioengineered inks, and references to microorganism suppliers ATCC and DSMZ.

- The Open Bioinformatics Foundation (OBF) was accepted for Google Summer of Code 2010, with discussion about developing a Flux Balance Analysis (FBA) library for Python and the Theano deep learning library.

- RepRap developments were shared, including early tests of Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) technology for 3D printing.

- A Creative Commons meetup at Eyebeam was mentioned, with the observation that CC was discouraging certain uses of their licenses for hardware projects.

- Bug Labs received significant attention, with reports of approximately $50M in funding and discussions about how content will drive open-source hardware development.

- SKDB (Standard Kit of Building Blocks) development was discussed, with packages for RepRap, Contraptor, MakerBeam, and CubeSpawn, though some files were in problematic .skp format.

- Various small electronics projects using ATtiny85 microcontrollers were shared, including RFID tags, audio players, and oscilloscopes.