# Summary of IRC Log from #hplusroadmap (August 26, 2013)

• A user shared a paper on "Near optimum estimation of local fractal dimension for image segmentation," which was automatically retrieved by the paperbot system.

• There was a brief discussion about open-rTMS software compilation issues, with suggestions to remove the wxWidgets GUI components due to apparent bitrot in the codebase.

• A participant inquired about designing external hall sensors to monitor spinal cord activity, though no specific expertise was available in the channel.

• A load testing framework called Locust was shared (http://locust.io/), with subsequent discussion about what makes it "modern" - likely its Python-based approach versus XML configuration.

• Several academic papers were requested through the channel's paperbot system, including one on hall sensors and another titled "Light Propagation with Phase Discontinuities: Generalized Laws of Reflection and Refraction."

• A Kickstarter project for a "Dino Pet" (bioluminescent dinoflagellates in a dinosaur-shaped container) was shared, though it was noted that dinoflagellate bioluminescence companies already existed.