# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Log (Oct 27, 2009)

• A user inquired about promising areas of science from a transhumanist perspective, with Utopiah suggesting brain-machine interfaces (combining neuroscience and electronics) as particularly promising.

• Utopiah recommended that those with mathematics backgrounds pursue top degrees while simultaneously working on DIY projects, balancing theoretical long-term work with practical short-term applications.

• Discussion of computational biology tools included mentions of Python becoming increasingly popular through NumPy and SciPy libraries, while BioPerl remains strong in the field.

• Utopiah shared several chemistry-related software resources including MMTK (http://dirac.cnrs-orleans.fr/MMTK/), OpenBabel (http://openbabel.org/), and PyQuante (http://pyquante.sourceforge.net/).

• Users discussed SKDB (a system for automatic generation of fabrication instructions), clarifying that it's not competing with 100kGarages but rather could be adopted by such platforms to enhance their capabilities.

• There was discussion about domain naming for the "omnifab" project, with some debate about the proliferation of domain names for related projects.