# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Log (Dec 31, 2012)

• Arduino Due was announced as available for $46 on Mouser, with discussion about whether "Arduino-easy" interfaces are valuable compared to deeper electronics knowledge.

• A paper on vascular networks for engineered tissues by Jordan Miller was shared and discussed: "Rapid casting of patterned vascular networks for perfusable engineered three-dimensional tissues."

• A critical article about Ray Kurzweil's understanding of the brain was shared (from PZ Myers), with discussion about Kurzweil's appointment as director of engineering at Google.

• A resource on "Determinants of Unusual and Differential Longevity" was mentioned but dismissed as not being sufficiently technical.

• Several software development discussions occurred around urllib3, Python bug tracking, and pull requests, highlighting technical challenges in open source development.

• Brief philosophical comments were made about aging, immortality, and the nature of technological progress ("Everything is broken but that doesn't stop us").