# Key Points from #hplusroadmap IRC Log

• A significant historical archive was recovered when kanzure uploaded previously unavailable content from the Extropians mailing list (1992-1994), featuring early writings from influential figures in cryptography and transhumanism including Eric S. Raymond, Nick Szabo, Hal Finney, Max More, and Perry Metzger.

• A researcher described a project to grow giant insects by manipulating oxygen levels in terraria, based on the scientific understanding that insects were historically larger when Earth had higher atmospheric oxygen concentrations.

• Advanced microscopy techniques were discussed, including FEI's Teneo VS electron microscopy technology that combines diamond microtome with beam energy modulation to achieve 8nm effective slice thickness, representing a significant improvement over existing systems.

• A technical conversation about continuous internal temperature monitoring occurred, with discussion of rectal thermistors for measuring core body temperature while testing evaporative cooling effects, referencing Stanford's cooling glove research.

• Participants discussed 3D printing reconstructed cell volumes from microscopy data, showing detailed cellular structures like macrophage filopodia, with notes about the importance of vacuum conditions for quality imaging.

• Vintage computing preservation efforts were shared, including the "Uncle Clive" project that renders text in the 1982 Sinclair Spectrum character set, and a "piece parser" project for rendering vintage computer art on bbs.ninja.