# Key Points from #hplusroadmap IRC Discussion

• Users discussed tools for mental math practice, seeking something like "typeracer but for math" that focuses on performance improvement rather than memorization, with suggestions including spaced repetition software like Mnemosyne and Anki.

• A math education tool at math.ly was evaluated, with feedback suggesting it needs better difficulty progression similar to game design principles seen in Angry Birds, highlighting the challenges in building effective learning applications.

• Developers shared useful technical resources, including LaTeX symbol recognition tools (http://detexify.kirelabs.org/classify.html and http://webdemo.visionobjects.com/equation.html) that allow drawing mathematical symbols to get their LaTeX code.

• Technical discussions covered Ruby gem installation paths, proper file referencing in code for a BioRuby library patch, and server configuration issues related to chroot environments and LXC container migration.

• The conversation touched on "radical abundance" as a future economic model where convergence of information technology, biotechnology, and nanotechnology would make most common items effectively free.

• A reference to "nemaload, inc." appeared, likely related to David Dalrymple's work on mapping and emulating the nematode nervous system, representing ongoing work in computational neuroscience.