# Key Points from #hplusroadmap IRC Log

• The channel maintains a "general philosophy ban" with exceptions for genuinely insightful comments, prioritizing substantive technical content over casual philosophical discussions about topics like consciousness or speculative theories.

• Participants discussed Library Genesis, a massive digital collection of academic materials (~9 TB), with interest in creating complete local copies of this valuable knowledge repository.

• There was significant discussion about OpenCores.org as an open hardware alternative to proprietary systems like Raspberry Pi, focusing on creating systems-on-chip (SOC) not tied to companies supporting patent regimes.

• Cultural differences in workplace drug testing between the US and Europe were debated, with some participants expressing they would refuse to work for companies that conduct drug testing.

• A Nature editorial was shared suggesting that bans on performance enhancement drugs in sports may eventually be eliminated, similar to earlier prohibitions that have been overturned.

• The concept of "pharmacological calvinism" was highlighted as "a general distrust of drugs used for non-therapeutic purposes and a conviction that if a drug makes you feel good it must be morally bad."