# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Log (June 9, 2011)

• A paper on noninvasive imaging of human rod photoreceptor mosaic was shared, specifically "Noninvasive imaging of the human rod photoreceptor mosaic using a confocal adaptive optics scanning ophthalmoscope" by Alfredo Dubra et al., along with a related paper on reflective afocal broadband adaptive optics scanning ophthalmoscope.

• Discussion about Bitcoin occurred, with participants sharing articles about its potential value and Reuters coverage of Bitcoin gaining attention from US Senators, showing early cryptocurrency discourse in transhumanist circles.

• Participants debated the merits of different communication platforms, comparing mailing lists (like the defunct SL4) to forums and blogs (like LessWrong), with observations that mailing lists were declining in popularity despite offering better discussion quality than forums.

• There was a technical discussion about ISO standards documentation and computational geometry, with participants debating the accessibility of express files versus formal documentation for implementors without computational geometry backgrounds.

• A concept called "space program in a box" was mentioned, which was compared to earlier "civilization seed" discussions from 2009, suggesting interest in packaged technological knowledge for space development with limited resources.

• Participants discussed the Mexican Space Agency (Agencia Espacial Mexicana), noting its relatively small budget of approximately $8.5 million USD.