# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Discussion

• The Shellshock vulnerability discussion highlighted that setuid/setgid programs using system() or exec() functions remain vulnerable in systems with bash as the default shell (like RHEL/CentOS), though modern setuid programs typically avoid these functions for security reasons.

• A PNAS paper on cognitive enhancement was shared and automatically processed by the channel's paperbot system, which converts academic paper links into more accessible formats.

• Alcor cryonics organization reached a significant milestone of 1,000 members with full financial and contractual arrangements for cryopreservation (1,255 total members including all membership classes), becoming the first cryonics organization to achieve this level of membership.

• Participants debated Python build systems and package management tools, comparing solutions like pip-accel, angry-caching-proxy, and fabric for dependency management, while expressing frustration with the complexity of setup.py files.

• A Bitcoin transaction explanation from an O'Reilly book was shared and described as "not the worst bitcoin transaction explanation," indicating ongoing interest in cryptocurrency technical education among channel participants.

• Technical discussion occurred about Python interfaces to Bitcoin, specifically focusing on using the bitcoin.rpc module to interact with the Bitcoin network through configuration files.