# Summary of IRC Log from September 24, 2014

* A paper on somatosensory perception was shared (http://informahealthcare.com/doi/pdf/10.3109/08990220.2014.905469), with a request for access as Libgen was temporarily down for fundraising.

* An open-source syringe pump library was published in PLOS ONE, providing designs and documentation for low-cost scientific equipment (http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0107216).

* Merck announced plans to acquire Sigma-Aldrich for $17 billion to boost their laboratory supplies operation, potentially impacting the scientific supply chain.

* A significant security vulnerability (CVE-2014-6271) was discovered in Bash allowing remote code execution, with users noting that even the initial patch was incomplete and systems remained exploitable.

* PBS published coverage of biohacking and DIY biology, with articles titled "Biohacking: Do It Yourself" and "Hackers breach biology to transform life as building material," highlighting the growing mainstream awareness of the movement.

* A major shift in 4chan's moderation policies was discussed, with users lamenting what they perceived as the end of the platform's traditional culture of minimal content policing.

* Several tools for analytics and monitoring were shared, including Chartio, StatHat, and Librato Metrics, along with Seyren for Graphite alerting dashboards.