# Key Points from #hplusroadmap IRC Discussion

• A participant expressed frustration about abandoning work on technical solutions to "personal limits like death and the human condition" due to insufficient personal intelligence and lack of critical collaborators, highlighting the challenges in advancing transhumanist goals.

• The group discussed computational biology modeling approaches, specifically comparing cellular automata and pi calculus methods for modeling biological systems and chemical pathways.

• A significant economic observation was shared that "20% of USA GDP comes from companies acting as trusted third parties," characterized as an inefficient system of middlemen that could potentially be disrupted by new technologies.

• Participants discussed vulnerability marketplaces like w0rm.in, described as "eBay for exploits," where software vulnerabilities are bought and sold, indicating interest in cybersecurity economics and implications.

• European biohackers were mentioned to be developing a "Bio-Commons license" (similar to Creative Commons), though there was frustration expressed about the secretive nature of this development.

• A GitHub repository for Clojure's core.typed (a type system for Clojure) was shared, suggesting interest in programming languages with strong type systems for complex applications.

• The group discussed evolutionary theories of aging, referencing a YouTube video titled "Chippindale: The Unbearable Lifespan of Beings - A Revision to the Evolutionary Theory of Ageing," relevant to transhumanist interests in longevity.