# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Log (Oct 2, 2010)

* Utopiah raised a question about replacing typing with videologging and automated transcripts, suggesting interest in speech-to-text technologies for documentation.

* Several users discussed speech recognition software options, with fenn specifically asking about Julius/Sphinx and other Linux-based speech-to-text solutions, while kanzure mentioned Twilio's transcription service.

* A discussion about TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) technology emerged, with phryk explaining how they're using it for joint therapy by stimulating muscles at specific frequencies to increase joint lubrication.

* kanzure shared an article about IVF potentially producing "brighter" children (from Time magazine), though participants noted the article lacked quantitative data and may not account for socioeconomic factors.

* Users discussed various CAD software implementation details, including B-spline approximation for curves and the challenges of converting polylines/polygons to B-splines, with kanzure referencing specific technical papers on the topic.

* There was a brief exchange about tagging filesystems, with fenn expressing frustration about the lack of native tagging in filesystems rather than "additional clusterfuck layer" solutions like Nepomuk.

* Several users shared information about obtaining and installing SolidWorks, with ybit mentioning successful use in a VirtualBox Windows XP session.