# Key Points from IRC Log (May 10, 2010)

• Archive.org announced new S3 integration, allowing users to access content through Amazon's S3 service, with additional FTP and SSH access options, as shared by Utopiah.

• A discussion about open science publishing noted that PLoS (Public Library of Science) journals face funding challenges, as publishing in open access journals can be more expensive for authors than in traditional paid journals.

• The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) launched its near real-time AIA (Atmospheric Imaging Assembly) solar monitoring system, with links shared to view current solar imagery.

• Information was shared about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill monitoring, including Google's crisis response page with KML data, offering more detailed information than television coverage.

• A user shared that Make Magazine featured their microscopy project using a webcam to observe microscopic organisms, demonstrating DIY approaches to scientific instrumentation.

• Kanzure mentioned organizing talks for the H+ Summit, grouping presentations on citizen science, DIY transhuman technology, open science innovation, and democratized technological change.

• A reference was made to the "People's Science Movement" in India, specifically the Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad organization that promotes science education and literacy.