# Key Points from #hplusroadmap IRC Discussion

• Participants discussed the technical process of converting a software repository from SVN to Git, focusing on preserving branch history and handling "Moved remotely" commits from a previous CVS to SVN migration in 2007.

• The conversation explored emerging technologies in industrial automation, including CNC machines, machine vision, robotics, and the Robot Operating System (ROS) as a promising platform for robotics development.

• Members shared an article about "Moneta: A Mind Made from Memristors," discussing how self-modifying memristor CPUs combined with evolutionary selection could potentially yield computational results beyond current simulations.

• Hugo de Garis' work with FPGA networks for artificial neural networks was referenced, including his "Artilect War" publication that predicted future conflicts over artificial intelligence development.

• The group discussed alternatives to proprietary Windows-based fabrication control software, mentioning open-source options like emc2 and fabuntu.

• A link to dot-p2p.org was shared, describing a peer-to-peer DNS data exchange system as an alternative approach to traditional DNS.

• Members shared and discussed an IEEE Spectrum article critiquing Ray Kurzweil's futurism, along with related commentary from Slashdot discussions about the article.

• The conversation included sharing of science-related music videos like the "Large Hadron Rap" and Bio Rad's "GTCA" song, with a link to a collection of science music at thesoundsofscience.com.