# Summary of ##hplusroadmap IRC Discussion (July 24, 2013)

• Kanzure proposed developing a JavaScript-based rewrite of "paperbot" and "zotero" that would work across browsers and servers without requiring Python-to-JavaScript interfacing, aiming to create a more universal paper scraping system.

• A technical debate occurred about paper scraping methods, with ParaSailin arguing that simple HTML parsing is sufficient for sites like ScienceDirect, while kanzure countered that browser capabilities would save time reverse-engineering publisher systems.

• The conversation included demonstrations of paperbot functionality, showing its ability to retrieve papers from DOIs and extract text or obtain PDFs from alternative sources like libgen.org and sci-hub.org.

• Participants discussed SynBio axlr8r, a new synthetic biology startup accelerator in Ireland offering $30,000 to successful applicants with the goal of taking ideas "through proof of concept to form a company within 90 days."

• The log revealed practical challenges in biohacking, with nmz787 explaining that Sigma wouldn't ship research chemicals to a UPS store address and required institutional letterhead confirming laboratory affiliation.

• A free talk by aging researcher Cynthia Kenyon was announced to be taking place in San Francisco, which included dinner, highlighting the community's interest in longevity research.