# Key Points from #hplusroadmap IRC Conversation (December 18, 2012)

• Participants discussed Android development challenges, particularly focusing on netfilter/iptables support in Android and CyanogenMod, with kanzure sharing a patched Android-x86 ISO image to enable ethernet connectivity.

• The conversation highlighted libhybris (github.com/stskeeps/libhybris), a tool that enables running native Android apps on glibc systems, with appreciation for the Maemo community's contributions.

• Technical discussion referenced an LWN article (lwn.net/Articles/514901/) noting that Linux 3.3 made it possible to boot Android on a vanilla kernel, showing interest in Android's kernel architecture.

• There was inquiry about protein visualization tools, specifically seeking a pdb2stl script for converting protein data bank files to 3D-printable STL format, indicating interest in biological visualization and fabrication.

• Participants discussed computational approaches to paleogenetics, including methods for extrapolating ancestral genetic sequences using algorithms like Viterbi by analyzing descendant branches.

• The group explored the theoretical possibility of reconstructing extinct organisms (specifically seed ferns from the Permian period), while acknowledging the severe computational limitations in accurately simulating biological systems.

• The conversation touched on limitations of the Standard Model in physics, particularly regarding gravitational forces and their impact on universal phenomena.