# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Log (Dec 4, 2009)

• A paper on diamondoid medical nanorobots was shared: "Meeting the challenge of building diamondoid medical nanorobots" (http://adl.serveftp.org/papers/Meeting%20the%20challenge%20of%20building%20diamondoid%20medical%20nanorobots.pdf).

• An upcoming H+ Summit 2009 presentation was mentioned, with a live webcast planned for December 5th at http://www.techzulu.com/live.html.

• A conceptual framework for transhumanism was discussed as "productive recursion" alongside a "sense/control/modify positive feedback loop" model.

• A discussion about civilization's core functions was outlined: providing basic human needs, imposing structure on reality, and containing information (laws, skills, traditions).

• A quantum chemistry paper was shared: "HEAT: High accuracy extrapolated ab initio thermochemistry" (http://theop11.chem.elte.hu/main_index_files/2004_Tajti_HEAT_JCP_121_11599.pdf).

• Participants discussed the concept of orbital file servers using cubesats (small satellites) and the legal implications of space-based data storage.

• The commercial software Gaussian 09 was mentioned, with discussion about the significant price difference between academic and commercial licenses.