# Key Points from IRC Discussions on Open Manufacturing and Transhumanist Technologies

• The SKDB (Standard Kit Database) project aims to create an "apt-get but for hardware" system that standardizes manufacturing data, with capabilities to model components like screws and Lego blocks, determine part compatibility, and visualize assembly connections through graphs.

• Participants debated computational representations of manufacturing processes, discussing whether to model actions as edges with states as nodes in a graph structure, or to use alternative approaches where actions transform states and can merge independent causal domains.

• The group identified a significant barrier to open manufacturing: while universities and companies possess comprehensive manufacturing knowledge, this information is rarely shared openly or in standardized formats accessible to grassroots hardware initiatives.

• Space exploration technologies were discussed, including launch loops, space fountains, mass drivers, and ion drives, alongside a significant announcement about water on the Moon from NASA's Moon Mineralogy Mapper aboard Chandrayaan-1.

• Participants explored DIY bioreactor designs for growing spirulina algae, discussing technical requirements for peristaltic pumps, salt content management, and O2/CO2 ratio optimization for self-sustaining systems.

• The conversation touched on post-scarcity economics, with some arguing that automation is making human labor increasingly unnecessary, while others discussed the economics of manufacturing technology and why certain tools remain expensive.

• Technical implementation challenges with Python libraries (PythonOCC and OpenCASCADE) were shared, with participants troubleshooting configuration issues related to 3D modeling capabilities needed for manufacturing simulation.