# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Log (March 19, 2014)

* Discussion about cryptocurrency development occurred, with user dbolser expressing interest in creating an altcoin from scratch for learning purposes, while kanzure suggested using testnet, regtest, or testnet-in-a-box as alternatives for learning without creating a new coin.

* A concept for a cryptocurrency with universal basic income was discussed, with kanzure mentioning "social bonds" that would be distributed to everyone, be transferable, and mature into payouts at a future date.

* The shutdown of Full Disclosure, a significant security mailing list, was noted with a link to related Hacker News discussion, marking an important event in the security community.

* Paperbot, a tool for retrieving academic papers, was discussed in technical detail, with kanzure acknowledging code quality issues and pointing to a v2 rewrite (papermonk) that addresses some of the architectural problems in the original implementation.

* A technical issue with a Sambrook manual on diyhpl.us was resolved, with kanzure explaining it needed to be renamed with a .djvu extension and viewed with a djvu viewer.

* UBiome, a microbiome analysis company, was mentioned as still being operational based on marketing emails received through Science Exchange.