# Key Points from #hplusroadmap IRC Discussion

• Kanzure implemented bounding box collision detection for the SKDB (skill database) project, demonstrating functionality that allows users to click on a "lego" component and add random pieces to it, representing progress in a modular design system.

• The group discussed integrating chemical reaction databases with manufacturing systems, specifically exploring retrosynthesis methods to work backward from target molecules to generate machinery needed for specific chemical reactions.

• Participants referenced MIT's Reaction Mechanism Generator (RMG) that constructs kinetic models of chemical reactions, with interest in finding chemical reaction mechanisms databases in SMILES format for practical applications.

• A philosophical distinction was made between popular "democratic transhumanism" and more practical "personal augmentation and administration" approaches, highlighting different priorities within the transhumanist community.

• The conversation included criticism of EEStor's ultracapacitor technology being held behind patents without market availability despite its potential applications, reflecting frustration with proprietary barriers to technological advancement.

• Engineering limitations of large-scale ocean structures were discussed, noting that modern cargo ships are so precisely designed that minor modifications can compromise structural integrity, and platforms beyond 1000ft become fragile in open seas.

• The group expressed dissatisfaction with virtual environments like Second Life for failing to innovate on difficult technical challenges such as motion capture data streaming, facial expression capture, and lip synchronization.