# Key Points from #hplusroadmap IRC Discussion

• The Nashville DIYbio community held its first meeting, demonstrating the geographic expansion of community biohacking initiatives, with their meeting notes being shared on GitHub (https://github.com/diybio-nashville/bootstrap/wiki/Meeting-Notes).

• Participants discussed DIY spectrometry projects, noting that DVDs provide better light dispersion than CDs due to closer track spacing, with the OpenSpectrometer project actively developing PCB board layouts.

• Kanzure criticized Todd Kuiken and Jason Bobe's DIYbio ethics initiative as hypocritical, questioning their authority to establish standards for a community they had previously characterized differently.

• DIY electrophoresis systems for biohackers were shared, indicating the emergence of commercial products specifically for the DIYbio community.

• Medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) from sources like coconut oil were discussed for their unique metabolic properties, particularly how they produce ketones even with high blood sugar, making them potentially valuable for treating neurological disorders.

• A scientific paper on bottlenose dolphins using learned vocal labels to address each other was shared (http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1304459110), representing interest in advanced communication capabilities in non-human species.

• The community debated smartphone platforms, with skepticism about open options like Firefox OS (criticized for being "all javascript/xulrunner"), while suggesting Canonical's Ubuntu Edge might be "the only usable one" compared to Android.