# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Log (March 10, 2013)

* A discussion about data storage challenges occurred, with kanzure lamenting the difficulty of obtaining affordable terabyte-scale storage, contrasting this with Google's ability to process terabytes of data with 10-minute turnaround times.

* A user shared information about Ron Wyden's political positions, particularly highlighting his role in stopping SOPA/PIPA legislation and defending internet freedoms.

* kanzure expressed concern about MakerBot signing a deal with Autodesk to integrate their 123D software family with MakerBot 3D printers, with another user noting Autodesk's funding of synthetic biology projects and hackerspace initiatives.

* A technical observation was made about the BeautifulSoup Python library using regular expressions instead of a proper XML library for parsing.

* A discussion about 3D printing technologies took place, with jmil mentioning development of a laser sintering machine for sugar, though noting limitations compared to photoresin (which becomes a single molecule impervious to elements, while sugar absorbs atmospheric water).