# Summary of IRC Log from March 31, 2011

- Utopiah shared resources related to Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) for High-Frequency Trading (HFT), including links to infpga.com and exegy.com, indicating interest in hardware acceleration for financial applications.

- Kanzure shared a link to the Aging Intervention Foundation's list of longevity projects (aginginterventionfoundation.org/details/projects/), though he criticized the site's poor design for fundraising purposes.

- Kanzure mentioned NASA's first Open Source Summit, sharing a link to an article about NASA's aim to make openness the default approach for their projects.

- The DIYbio Code of Ethics was referenced (diybio.org/codes), along with discussion of Marcus Wohlsen's book "Biopunk: Hacking the Software of Life," which featured profiles of biohackers including Kanzure.

- A potential H+ (transhumanist) project involving funding ($20k-$100k) for an open-source heads-up display was discussed, with considerations about permissive sublicensing of technology patents.

- Daeken joined a discussion about hardware licensing models, noting that while open-source software was acceptable for their project, they preferred to build hardware themselves initially and license it out in the future.

- Kanzure shared links to his interview on "The Future and You" podcast, available in two parts, discussing his work in biohacking and technology.

- Various repositories for CAD models were discussed, including Traceparts, 3DContentCentral, and Google Warehouse, in response to a request for sources of 3D models for CNC milling.