# Key Points from IRC Log

• L-Systems were discussed as useful for creating organic shapes in computer modeling, but participants noted that modeling everyday objects like cars and chairs would require a different approach, with one user mentioning attempts to create a grammar where "vases are subsets of bowls, bowls are subsets of plates" etc.

• A link was shared to an article about hyperbolic mapping to improve internet routing (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/10/hyperbolic_map_to_save_the_net/).

• M-xDaeken successfully decrypted data from the Emotiv EEG headset using AES in ECB mode with a specific key, discovering that the consumer version differs from the developer version only by product ID, effectively bypassing artificial limitations on the consumer device.

• The decryption of the Emotiv headset data represents a significant open-source breakthrough, as M-xDaeken stated plans to "release everything, information and source to my tools and an openvibe module, public domain shortly."

• Resources on SysML (Systems Modeling Language) were shared, including specification documents, tools, and example models like a telescope model, suggesting interest in formal systems modeling approaches.

• Discussion touched on manufacturing lobbying in the US, with links shared to organizations like manufacturethis.org and americanmanufacturing.org, showing interest in the political aspects of manufacturing.

• Historical cybernetics projects were referenced, including "man amplifiers" from cyberneticzoo.com, particularly the walking truck with manually controlled legs from the 1960s.