# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Discussion (September 19, 2010)

• Utopiah shared a Google presentation about SNPedia and bots, which led to a discussion about personal genomics tools, including Promethease for analyzing 23andMe results, with JayDugger mentioning they had taken advantage of 23andMe's sale in May.

• Kanzure demonstrated work with HeeksCAD (a wx-based front-end to OpenCascade) for 5-axis CNC machining, sharing screenshots and CAD files for a vertical mill design.

• Juul proposed building a DIY centrifuge using CD-ROM drives, planning to use a RepRap to print eppendorf tube holders that could be attached to CDs, with the goal of reaching 10,000 RPM using a 52x drive.

• Several open-source CAM (Computer-Aided Manufacturing) path libraries were shared, including opencamlib, voxelcut, and cam-occ, which are tools for generating toolpaths for CNC machines.

• A synthetic biology podcast on DNA sequencing was mentioned (http://www.ericmajinglong.com/synbiopodcast/2010/09/19/episode-3-dna-sequencing/), though it was noted the episodes were very short and had inconsistent audio levels.

• Kanzure discovered several technical resources including an ISO 10303 bugzilla repository, the International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEC 60050), and an electronic part catalog system.