# Key Points from #hplusroadmap IRC Discussions

• DIY transhumanism faces a significant gap between theoretical advocacy and practical implementation, with participants estimating it might take approximately 5 years before meaningful DIY transhumanist projects become feasible.

• Open hardware sharing platforms like "gitduino" (combining GitHub and Thingiverse concepts) and SKDB were discussed as important infrastructure for advancing DIY transhumanist projects.

• Participants debated philosophical questions about digital immortality, specifically whether creating a digital copy of oneself would constitute true immortality or merely create a separate entity.

• The community showed interest in space exploration alternatives to NASA, including a proposed Kickstarter to fund a Falcon 1e rocket launch ($10.9M) and discussions about one-way Mars missions and their quarantine requirements.

• Biohacking applications were explored in various contexts, including seasteading (engineering organisms to grow floating coral structures) and DIY bioluminescent plants, demonstrating practical experimentation within the community.

• Technical resources shared included papers on modeling biological systems, the Gillespie algorithm for stochastic chemical reaction networks, and Hod Lipson's work on "The Emerging Economy of Home and Desktop Manufacturing."

• Discussions about morphological freedom touched on current limitations in gender reassignment surgery and the potential for future technologies to better address human body modification desires.

• The Humanity+ organization's board elections were mentioned, with candidates including Ben Goertzel, Michael Anissimov, Todd Huffman, Patri Friedman, and Kanzure, highlighting the political dynamics within the transhumanist community.