# IRC Log Summary - March 7, 2014

* kanzure mentioned his online repository of scientific papers at http://diyhpl.us/~bryan/papers2/, while a user inquired about his previous book collection from around 2006 that is no longer available online

* ParahSailin shared that libgen.org is a resource for books and noted that Ion Torrent is beginning to offer discounts, bringing the cost of a sequencing run (80 million reads) down to $1,200

* A discussion about astronomical guidance systems emerged, with kanzure expressing surprise at the lack of open-source solutions despite it being primarily a software problem that could be tested through simulation

* juri_ mentioned being approached for image recognition work related to navigation that required signing an NDA, possibly connected to aerospace applications or the Solara 50 project

* A user shared a link to a scientific paper about microarray analysis that was archived by paperbot

* Several participants discussed security clearances, with some expressing reluctance to obtain them due to concerns about restrictions and loyalty requirements