# Key Points from the #hplusroadmap IRC Discussion

• Participants compared modafinil and armodafinil, noting that armodafinil is the non-racemic version containing only the active right-handed molecules, likely developed by Cephalon to extend marketability as modafinil's patent expiration approached.

• The group expressed significant concern about NASA's Technical Reports Server (NTRS) being taken offline, with approximately 85% of documents becoming inaccessible, and explored alternative methods to preserve this scientific knowledge through OAI-PMH protocols and sitemap parsing.

• Users discovered discrepancies in NASA's document reporting, finding evidence of approximately 800,000 total records in NTRS (including 515,458 photos, 119,765 full text documents, and other materials) rather than the initially reported 200,000 figure.

• The OMICS Publishing Group was discussed as a predatory academic publisher that spams scholars, charges hidden fees, and deceptively uses names similar to established conferences, with one participant suggesting this model could be exploited to recruit scientific advisors for startup credibility.

• The New Yorker's "Strongbox" secure submission system, created by Aaron Swartz, was highlighted as a tool allowing anonymous document submission through Tor, with links to the GitHub repository shared.

• Housing costs in San Francisco were debated, with participants discussing extreme prices ($1500-2500/month) and exploring alternative living arrangements like shipping containers and boats, as well as the relative safety of more affordable areas like Oakland.

• A brief mention was made of CLARITY, an important neuroscience technique that enables 3D imaging and molecular analysis of intact brain tissue by removing lipids non-destructively while preserving neural structures.