# Key Points from #hplusroadmap IRC Log (May 11, 2010)

- A comprehensive history of multitouch technology was shared (http://www.billbuxton.com/multitouchOverview.html), highlighting innovations dating back to 1985 including a multi-touch tablet and the Haptic Lens, a sensor that deformed when pressed and resumed its shape when released.

- A significant research paper on low-energy defibrillation was discussed: "Low-Energy Defibrillation Using Resonant Drift Pacing" (2009), which models cell electrophysiology at both cellular and tissue levels to create predictive models of nerve behavior.

- Open 3D printing resources were shared via the University of Washington's Open3DP project (http://open3dp.me.washington.edu/).

- A user reported installing a wireless energy monitor that displays real-time power consumption in watts or cost per hour, representing interest in personal resource monitoring.

- An extensive debate occurred about programming languages, particularly Lisp, focusing on its readability, maintainability, and metaprogramming capabilities, with specific mention of Clojure and Incanter packages.

- A philosophical discussion emerged about transhumanism ethics, debating whether human enhancement should be entirely opt-in versus socially obligatory, with disagreement about whether social pressure constitutes coercion.

- An alternative perspective on the Singularity was proposed, suggesting that rather than humans creating a Singularity, humans themselves might be byproducts of a long-ongoing Singularity process.

- A geoengineering experiment was mentioned with reference to the ETC Group, which was characterized as being anti-transhumanist and opposed to synthetic biology.