# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Log (August 27, 2011)

* kanzure proposed a "rent-a-window" concept where window-sized screens or projectors would stream video from other people's houses around the world, suggesting a novel approach to virtual presence.

* A discussion about remote work and location independence emerged, with kanzure mentioning writing Rails and JavaScript code from Malaysia, describing his approach as "spending large amounts of money to write code at exotic places."

* Kevin Kelly's article "Why the Impossible Happens More Often" was shared (http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2011/08/why_the_impossi.php), with kanzure expressing disappointment about Kelly's misconception that open source software authors work for free.

* A fascinating DIY metallurgy project was shared where Jesus Hernandez documented his year-long process of creating a traditional Japanese sword (hada) starting from crude iron, building his own smelter with hardware store materials (http://www.arscives.com/bladesign/tamahagane/main.htm).

* A job opportunity at Digitally Imported (di.fm) for web development was mentioned (http://www.di.fm/jobs/webdev.php), highlighting potential career paths in digital media.