# Key Points from IRC Logs

• George Hotz (geohot) demonstrated a security vulnerability in Sony's PS3 firmware signing method that affected over 50 million devices and could not be fixed until the PS4 release.

• Developers discussed SKDB, an "apt-get for hardware" system, focusing on package specifications, metadata requirements, bill of materials handling, and standardizing Python scripts to enable importing hardware components as modules.

• The group debated distribution methods for hardware packages, suggesting git bundles might be more effective than git repositories while still allowing incremental updates and proper transformation handling for CAD files and format conversions.

• A tool called "pdftank" was shared that automatically finds and downloads PDFs using only PMIDs, facilitating research paper sharing among groups.

• Participants discussed ergonomic keyboard designs including Data Hands, Kinesis, and Maltron, speculating that properly designed keyboards could potentially increase typing speed from 12 to 20 characters per second.

• The community noted the disappearance of Anders Sandberg's historically significant "Transhuman Page" (aleph.se/Trans/) and coordinated efforts to recover it through web archives, with backup files being stored at diyhpl.us.

• Advances in synthetic biology were highlighted through discussion of a paper demonstrating de novo designed proteins functioning in E. coli and enabling cell growth, alongside mentions of normothermic perfusion systems for 3D tissue printing.