# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Log (Jan 14, 2010)

• Goosh.org (the unofficial Google shell) was discussed, with users mentioning attempts to modify Python scripts to enable autocomplete functionality through bash, which would significantly enhance its usability.

• Seasteading projects were critically examined, with participants questioning the engineering viability of ocean platforms, particularly regarding the horizontal forces that can be "of the same order of magnitude as the weight of the entire structure" and the challenges of connecting multiple seasteads.

• Reference management tools were compared, with kanzure noting a preference for Zotero over Mendeley due to concerns about proprietary lock-in, despite Mendeley's useful OCR capabilities for extracting metadata from PDFs.

• A collection of gene therapy papers was shared at designfiles.org/papers/gene-therapy/, indicating growing interest in this field among channel participants.

• The Santa Fe Institute's Performance Curves Database (pcdb.santafe.edu) was referenced as a resource for tracking technological improvement trajectories.

• Car-sharing services like AustinCarShare.org were discussed as alternative transportation models where vehicles are placed at various locations for members to use.

• Computer-aided manufacturing and machining topics were mentioned, with references to #cam channel and discussions about tools like Solidworks, OpenSceneGraph, and OpenCascade.