# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Log (March 24, 2014)

• Kanzure maintained a wiki with transcripts of talks and seminars, including content on animal training science that discussed deep brain stimulation for dogs.

• The channel discussed neuroscience research on transcranial ultrasound stimulation in humans, with observations about the surprising lack of reported deaths from arbitrary electrical brain stimulation.

• Members shared significant neuroscience papers including "The will to persevere induced by electrical stimulation of the human cingulate gyrus" and a quantitative overview of biophysical forces governing neural function.

• YASEP.org was discussed as a project using JavaScript+HTML to generate VHDL source code for FPGA and ASIC implementation, representing an innovative approach to computer architecture design.

• Participants compared software deployment tools (Chef, Docker, Packer), noting that Chef solutions often become over-engineered and difficult to maintain over time.

• The group analyzed performance differences between trigonometric functions and lookup tables, referencing a benchmark comparison at jsperf.com and discussing search optimization techniques.

• A paper on "Microfluidics for Electronic Paper-like Displays" was shared through the channel's paperbot service, indicating interest in advanced display technologies.