# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Log (September 5, 2013)

• A discussion about hydrogen bombs explored why fusion bombs require fission detonators, with participants explaining that the extreme pressure needed to initiate fusion reactions is most effectively generated by fission bombs, though alternative theoretical mechanisms like explosively pumped flux compression generators might be possible.

• A user reported issues with Google Calendar spam events appearing in their calendar, noting that the recommended fix unfortunately removed legitimate calendar events as well.

• Participants discussed DIY biology techniques, specifically referencing Qiagen buffers for miniprep protocols and linking to tested alternatives documented on the biohackers wiki (http://wiki.biohackers.la/Miniprep).

• Users shared information about accessing academic papers, with some discussion about using ezproxy systems and the potential for improving paperbot (a paper retrieval tool) by incorporating multiple institutional access credentials.

• A conversation about orchid propagation revealed that orchid seeds are tiny with no internal energy stores, requiring either agar with sugar or friendly fungi to germinate, with cuttings being more efficient for propagation.

• A Kickstarter project for "Zeus" was shared (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aiorobotics/zeus-the-worlds-first-all-in-one-3d-copy-machine), described as an all-in-one 3D copy machine that was noted to be cheaper than a MakerBot plus scanner combination.