# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Log (March 13, 2011)

• Kanzure mentioned that Thomas Paviot started a Git repository to address issues with OpenCascade (OCC), though he expressed skepticism that version control alone could solve the fundamental problems with the software.

• Fenn shared personal experiences with piracetam, noting it produced noticeable effects (including headaches that were mitigated by lecithin) but didn't simply make him "smarter" - rather it seemed to help cut through "people's bullshit layers."

• Fenn described experimenting with Backyard Brains' cockroach remote control technology, including observing disembodied cockroach legs dancing to music via electrical signals.

• Kanzure's 2010 company (likely GroupMe) was featured in the New York Times in an article about group messaging applications, alongside competitors like FastSociety, Beluga, and Hurricane Party.

• Ybit shared resources related to computational neuroscience, including links to the Heidelberg University vision research group and FACETS (a neuromorphic computing project).

• Several participants discussed text editors, with Ybit mentioning juggling multiple Vim plugins and considering returning to Emacs with org-mode.