# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Log (July 28, 2011)

* A user shared an article from Technology Review about how design software will shape manufacturing's future, highlighting the growing importance of digital design tools in production processes.

* A collaborative research experiment was proposed where colleagues in different time zones would exchange daily work summaries via email, creating a continuous 24-hour research cycle by leveraging the 12-hour time difference.

* Users discussed a YouTube video featuring Michio Kaku interviewing longevity researchers Greg Fahy and Aubrey de Grey on the topic "Can We Live Forever," with Morgan Freeman's involvement noted.

* There was a critical discussion about the Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence (SIAI) and misconceptions about their positions on mind uploading, with clarification that SIAI focuses more on AI risk than uploading technologies.

* A user shared information about IfcOpenShell, an open-source software library for working with IFC file format used in Building Information Modeling (BIM).

* A Forbes article arguing that the Supreme Court should invalidate software patents was shared, prompting discussion about intellectual property in the software domain.

* A hackerspace primer article was shared, followed by discussion about hackerspaces and vacuum tube technology, including a humorous "RE-VOLT AGAINST THE SOLID STATE!" advertising campaign.

* A user shared a link to a collection of gene therapy papers at diyhpl.us, suggesting collaborative additions to the repository.