# Key Points from #hplusroadmap IRC Discussion

• Researchers shared a significant neuroscience study examining EEG patterns during rat decapitation, providing insights into neural activity during terminal states (http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0016514).

• The community discussed affordable 3D printing technologies, specifically a $1,300 assembled RepRap Mendel-based printer (http://botmill.com/3D-Printers/BotMill-Glider-3-0/prod_94.html), while raising concerns about potential GPL violations.

• Participants worked on developing an innovative OpenSCAD/Git integration system that automatically renders 3D models upon repository commits, creating a visual version control system for collaborative 3D design work.

• Kanzure presented a talk at Caltech titled "Personal Manufacturing and the Gada Prize" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X94jHzFNF4), exploring open-source hardware development principles and applications.

• The group discussed emerging browser-based 3D modeling capabilities through a WebGL implementation of Python OpenCascade (http://webgl.pythonocc.org/).

• A documentary about hackerspaces was shared (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wamwklXWK4M), highlighting the growing maker movement and community-based fabrication spaces.

• Participants debated the classification of transhumanism (h+), with some arguing it falls primarily under philosophy as an ideology, while acknowledging the engineering background of many channel participants.