# Key Points from #hplusroadmap IRC Discussions

• The channel discussed the growing mainstream adoption of open source hardware standards (version 1.0), noting its promotion across influential platforms like Make Magazine, Adafruit, Arduino, and Slashdot.

• Participants explored 3D printing's potential to democratize manufacturing, sharing Economist coverage of how digital design-to-physical object technology could transform production processes.

• A technical discussion on open source tissue printing revealed significant challenges for human-scale organ replacement, particularly cell viability issues across multiple layers, with experts estimating approximately $20K for sterile setup plus $1,000/week for consumables.

• Members proposed creating a comprehensive transhumanist technical roadmap using structured data formats like YAML to track projects with specific attributes including timeline, cost range, man-hours, dependencies, and milestones.

• The group noted a disconnect between 1990s futurist thinking and emerging fields like synthetic biology, suggesting that transhumanist discourse needs updating to incorporate recent technological advances.

• Technical tools discussed included PyScad (a Python integration for OpenSCAD using ctypes) and a public domain genome project on GitHub where contributors could make pull requests to modify genetic code.

• Participants proposed creating a centralized database of nootropics with standardized testing data to better track effects and side effects, improving upon the currently scattered blog-style information.