# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Log (July 11, 2014)

The log was primarily connection/disconnection messages with limited substantive discussion. The key points were:

* Kanzure shared several Python-related educational videos, including presentations on astronomical tools, multibody dynamics, and reproducible builds (http://pyvideo.org/video/2739/astropy-and-astronomical-tools-part-i and others).

* A discussion about "Orbiting rainbows" technology occurred, with a link to a NASA paper about optical manipulation of aerosols for future space construction (http://diyhpl.us/~bryan/papers2/space/Orbiting%20rainbows%20-%20optical%20manipulation%20of%20aerosols%20and%20the%20beginnings%20of%20future%20space%20construction%20-%20NASA.pdf).

* Participants discussed a biohacking project engineering yeast to produce THC, as reported in a Vice Motherboard article (http://motherboard.vice.com/read/biohackers-are-engineering-yeast-to-make-thc).

* Kanzure shared information about Pry-Fi, an Android app that spoofs MAC addresses to disrupt Wi-Fi location surveillance by making a device appear as dozens of different people.

* A brief discussion about Bitcoin micropayments occurred, with kanzure confirming that small transactions (as little as 0.001 BTC) are being used for donations to content creators and open-source projects.

* Participants shared and discussed a comprehensive list of space transport and engineering methods from 2001, noting it was missing newer technologies like electrostatic e-sails (http://web.archive.org/web/20080112180329/http://www.geocities.com/danielravennest/CanonicalList.html).