# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Discussion (April 9, 2010)

• A discussion about gender differences in pedestrian behavior was shared, noting observations that men tend to walk straight on sidewalks while women tend to zigzag, with social dynamics where men expect women to move out of their way in public spaces.

• Kanzure was invited to speak at the Humanity+ Summit at Harvard University (June 12-13, 2010) and considered presenting on microfluidics projects, with collaborators discussing potential two-month goals including PCR modules and constant-culture minifluidic systems.

• There was discussion about open source hardware packaging systems, with Kanzure preparing a presentation titled "apt-get for hardware" covering dependency management, version control systems, and hardware packaging formats.

• Several participants discussed "proquints" (PROnouncable QUINTuplets), a system for converting IP addresses into pronounceable words (e.g., 127.0.0.1 = lusab-babad), with reference to an arxiv paper (0901.4016).

• The group discussed a patent non-assertion pool concept where members could use each other's patents in litigation against non-members, with an IBM patents representative supporting the NATO (Non-Assertion Treaty Organization) idea.

• Several DIYbio-related articles were shared, including coverage in IEEE Spectrum and various blogs discussing "garage biology" and biohacking, with comments about the growing media attention to DIY biology.