# Key Points from IRC Log

• Discussion of open-source sex technology, including references to 3D printing for sex toys and the Open Dildonics wiki, showing how maker culture extends to intimate products.

• Utopiah shared resources on privacy concerns with consumer devices, including "Devices That Tell On You: The Nike+iPod Sport Kit" and EFF's work on locational privacy.

• Detailed technical conversation about DIY book scanning technology, specifically page-turning mechanisms, with users sharing design files and discussing mechanical engineering challenges.

• Boulder Engineering Studio representative (lepton) discussed their work on multi-objective optimization for mechanical design, particularly for a leaning recumbent trike frame and suspension.

• Conversation about CAD file formats and the lack of open-source programs that can read SolidWorks files, with discussion of potentially creating a server to convert proprietary formats.

• Users discussed supply chain management for hardware projects, including automatic BOM (Bill of Materials) ordering from suppliers like Sparkfun and DigiKey.

• Kanzure mentioned development of mobile applications including "Hurricane Party" for spontaneous social gatherings and "Project Projector" for coordinating distributed hardware construction via SMS.

• References to SKDB (Skill Database), an apparent project for hardware construction knowledge management, with videos available at gnusha.org.