# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Log (May 8, 2011)

* Kanzure shared updates to lolcad, a CAD-related project (http://diyhpl.us/cgit/lolcad), and later discussed the challenges of distinguishing between 3D rendering and proper CAD functionality in open-source projects.

* Utopiah shared a link about brain-sensing "Necomimi" robotic cat ears, suggesting that such novelty applications might help popularize consumer EEG technology.

* The channel discussed RapCAD (rapcad.org), a new CAD implementation that initially planned to use OpenSCAD's backend but ultimately developed its own rendering system.

* Several academic papers related to rocket guidance were shared, alongside mentions of GMAT (NASA's General Mission Analysis Tool) and the Portland State Aerospace Society (PSAS) as resources for open-source aerospace projects.

* A brief discussion about "open-source nanotech" touched on the possibility of abstracting design processes to enable distributed development of nanotechnology, with reference to the SKDB project (gnusha.org/skdb).

* The channel demonstrated its technical focus with a discussion about web browser rendering inconsistencies when trying to display code with proper syntax highlighting in HTML/CSS/JS presentations.