# Key Points from #hplusroadmap IRC Log (Jan 9, 2009)

- Cory Doctorow's short story "0wnz0red" was shared, featuring programmers who hack their own bodies to eliminate the need for exercise and prevent illness, representing early fictional explorations of biohacking concepts.

- Discussion of UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) supply networks included proposals for pickup and delivery mechanisms, with references to the Fulton surface-to-air recovery system and historical airmail pickup catapults as potential models.

- A CAD model registry on thomasnet.com was shared, potentially useful for open-source hardware development and collaborative engineering projects.

- A document on automatic assembly systems was discussed, highlighting parallels with SKDB (skill database) concepts, including standardized "Lego-type interconnections" and the challenges of programming robots for assembly tasks.

- Ginkgo BioWorks was noted as a company focused on "making biology easy to engineer" through developing standards, biological parts, and technologies for reliable prototyping of engineered biological systems, with Tom Knight as a team member.

- The Milky Way Transit Authority visualization project was shared, representing the galaxy as a transit map in the style of urban subway systems.