# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Log (June 20, 2011)

* A paper on plasma focus technology was shared (http://www.plasmafocus.net/IPFS/IBC1-PFNE/Supplementary%20Papers/6pf400_soto.pdf), along with interest in another paper about what appears to be a physics topic (http://iopscience.iop.org/0022-3727/41/20/205211).

* Discussion of 3D modeling software issues occurred, with kanzure sharing challenges with FreeCAD's camera perspective and object manipulation, later posting a screenshot of a cylinder model (http://heybryan.org/shots/2011-06-20-cylinder-lolcad-sleep.png).

* A new DIYbio space called "La Paillasse" was mentioned, described as "an open shared space where Biology and especially Biotechnology meet Hacking" with workshops in the DIYbio spirit (http://www.lapaillasse.com/wiki/).

* Masdar City, a planned sustainable urban development project, was shared with links to images and videos of its transit system (http://www.masdarcity.ae/en/).

* There was a brief discussion about sleep patterns, with one user noting they felt more rested after four hours of sleep than after twelve, and another mentioning dolphins' ability to sleep with half their brain at a time.

* A GitHub repository for a Pokemon Information Scraper was shared (https://github.com/DerNalia/Pokemon-Information-Scraper), potentially relevant to data mining techniques.