# Summary of IRC Log from January 22, 2014

* Several scientific papers were shared and accessed through paperbot, including a paper from Science (DOI: 10.1126/science.1138838) and a paper about anthrax from The Lancet.

* Discussion about an "IndieBB Crowdfunding Campaign" for DIYbio/synthetic biology that raised 16,000 euros, with criticism that the creator (Cathal) was only making a cloning plasmid backbone and had previously declined offered biobricks.

* Participants discussed concerns about a GitHub repository containing a RAR file (https://github.com/rricot/codon-reader), which is unusual and generally considered poor practice for code repositories.

* A user requested help checking a PDF file for viruses, and received guidance on using Ghostscript to inflate the PDF and check for malicious JavaScript.

* The channel featured a "gradstudentbot" that simulated graduate student responses with humorous accuracy, responding to queries with statements like "I have way too many papers to read" and "I hope they kick me out."