# Key Points from Transhumanist IRC Discussions

• Participants discussed creating an open-source alternative to Elsevier's academic publishing model, proposing technical solutions like using Android devices on university networks as proxies and leveraging Tor for anonymity to access and distribute academic papers.

• Detailed technical conversations about transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) covered circuit design specifics, including component selection (LM334 vs. op-amps), appropriate current levels (0.5-2mA), and safety considerations such as proper current regulation and fuses to prevent over-voltage.

• A user shared a successful DIY electrode creation method for galvanic vestibular stimulation using household materials (plastic bottle caps, kitchen sponges, and a conductive solution of salt, water, and flour), demonstrating the community's practical biohacking approaches.

• The group discussed subdermal implant technology development, including inductive charging systems, magnetometers as sensors, and TI's ADS119x chips for nerve and muscle signal detection, along with power source comparisons between traditional lithium batteries and nuclear batteries.

• Computational chemistry and DIY biology work was highlighted, including implementation of Ruby Java Bridge for chemoinformatics data parsing, discussions about oxytocin biosynthesis methods using engineered microbes, and sharing of resources about Python's applications in chemistry (http://baoilleach.blogspot.com/2008/03/python-scripting-language-of-chemistry.html).