# Summary of ##hplusroadmap IRC Log (May 18, 2011)

• Utopiah shared a link to Jonathan Bachrach's work on "minimals" at MIT CSAIL, which appears to be related to minimalist programming or computing systems.

• Kanzure considered purchasing a PUMA 560 industrial robot package from eBay, indicating interest in industrial robotics for personal or research applications.

• Kanzure shared extensive lists of neuroscience research tools categorized by function, including imaging tools (3D Slicer, FSL, FreeSurfer), neural systems modeling (BRIAN, NEURON, NeuroML), electrophysiology tools, BCI platforms, and experimental control software.

• Several programming resources for 3D modeling were discussed, including OpenSCAD wrappers like openscadpy, which allows for programmatic creation of 3D models.

• Kanzure shared links to Ramanujan's notebooks and discussed TermKit, questioning the novelty of adding graphics to terminal interfaces.

• Resources for neuroinformatics were shared, including links to the INCF research tools, Neuro Debian, and NITRC (Neuroimaging Tools and Resources Collaboratory).

• A discussion about binary patching with IDA Pro debugger took place, with Kanzure noting difficulties in getting modified code to execute properly.