# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Discussion (Feb 8, 2010)

• A discussion about peak oil occurred, with participants debating the credibility of warnings that peak oil might occur within five years, noting that similar warnings have been issued for decades but the timeline keeps shortening.

• Energy alternatives were discussed, including nuclear fission, fusion (specifically mentioning ITER and the European Pressurized Reactor), and distributed renewable sources like solar and wind, with concerns that technological solutions may not be ready in time for an energy crisis.

• Participants discussed how an energy crisis might affect civilization, noting that most progress has depended on cheap energy, and questioning whether efficiency gains have outpaced population growth.

• The Nokia N900 phone was mentioned as potentially superior to other smartphones due to its open platform with "apt-get install" capabilities, which was described as embarrassing proprietary app stores.

• A reference was made to a ShopBot workshop coming to Austin, TX on February 27-28, potentially of interest to makers and fabricators in the area.

• Participants briefly discussed domain names for potential open hardware/fabrication projects, including buildapedia.org and fabhow.com.

• A link was shared to Michael Anissimov's essay "World Peace Through World Domination" (acceleratingfuture.com/michael/works/worlddomination.htm).