# IRC Log Summary - February 6, 2011

* ThomasEgi mentioned working on PCB layouts for a control board to replace Siemens SPS systems, noting the current setup is "expensive, complicated and doesn't adapt well to their needs."

* A discussion about nootropics occurred, with kanzure providing an extensive list of compounds including cdpcholine, sulbutiamine, piracetam, and many others, while mentioning he personally takes Adderall.

* A link was shared about transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for insight, referencing a PLoS ONE article: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110202172300.htm

* Participants discussed the concept of "h+ olympics" where performance enhancement technologies would be permitted, contrasting with the World Anti-Doping Agency's banned substances list.

* A video demonstration of a DIY generator was shared (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRnhFvu9PXo) showing how to create electrical current by placing neodymium magnets in a hexagonal block of wood and placing it in a fan stator.

* A brief discussion about historical technological revolutions occurred, with QuantumG suggesting that synthetic biology and "self-tending, self-harvesting crops" might make current industrial production methods obsolete.