# IRC Log Summary for #hplusroadmap (April 5, 2011)

The log was relatively quiet with minimal substantive discussion, but these points were mentioned:

• kanzure shared a link about DIYbio in Asia by Denisa Kera titled "The Ethics and Aesthetics of Global Flows of Data, Kits and Protocols" (http://j.mp/gRzkS1), suggesting interest in the global spread of biohacking communities.

• Someone from the Institute for the Future (IFTF) requested a graphical overview of SKDB (likely a software knowledge database project), to which kanzure responded with a placeholder diagram (http://gnusha.org/skdb/doc/Skdb.png).

• kanzure mentioned being invited to speak at an unnamed conference but declined the invitation.

• kanzure shared links to a NASA-related initiative on Make magazine's blog (http://blog.makezine.com/space and http://blog.makezine.com/space/rules), though without additional context.

• There was a brief discussion about the challenges of visually representing "downloading stuff" for technical projects, with kanzure noting that Apple's App Store graphics have become the default visual metaphor despite not being particularly informative.