# Key Points from IRC Log

• Kanzure shared an article about German transhumanism's historical context (http://www.hplusmagazine.com/editors-blog/german-transhumanism-haunted-history) and discussed CloudSCAD, a web-based implementation of OpenSCAD for 3D modeling.

• A reverse engineer/software security specialist (dyngnosis) joined the channel expressing interest in biohacking/neuroscience, offering to help extract the AES key from Emotiv EPOC software to decrypt Bluetooth EEG data, and discussing tools like pydbg and PaiMei for reverse engineering.

• There was a technical discussion about the Emotiv EPOC EEG headset ($300), with comments about its poor sensitivity and potential limitations for serious research compared to OpenEEG alternatives.

• Kanzure worked on developing a NURBS (Non-Uniform Rational B-Splines) visualizer in Python/OpenGL for a STEP file exporter, exploring resources like Octave's NURBS module and K3D's implementation for creating 3D shapes.

• The channel noted that OpenTyp, a project to bring modern biotechnology education to high schools, successfully reached its Kickstarter funding goal (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/peyer/hello-world-modern-biotechnology-for-high-schools).

• Discussions touched on the historical origins of NURBS curves, which were developed for shipbuilding where "loftsmen" used flexible strips of wood called splines held in place with lead weights ("ducks") to create large-scale curved designs.