# Summary of ##hplusroadmap IRC Log (Dec 3, 2011)

- A Wall Street Journal article was shared discussing "Citizen Scientists" - ordinary people taking control of their health data, making their DNA public, and running their own experiments, challenging the notion that science should be limited to professionals.

- Participants debated the feasibility of citizen science, with one arguing that science remains prohibitively expensive for most non-professionals.

- A New York Times article about DNA sequencing facing a "deluge of data" was shared, though some participants disputed this claim, noting that many genomic questions still require significantly more than 20,000 samples due to high-dimensional solution spaces.

- There was technical discussion about the relationship between data processing capabilities and storage technologies, with one participant noting that while the NYT article incorrectly claimed genomics was outpacing Moore's Law, there are legitimate challenges in managing genomic data.

- A technical question was raised about monitoring film thickness when spin coating polyvinyl alcohol, suggesting interest in DIY materials science techniques.

- A participant mentioned applying for a position at Objet Geometries (a 3D printing company), indicating the channel's connection to advanced manufacturing technologies.