# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Log (Jan 3, 2015)

* A discussion about the CFAR rationality checklist (http://rationality.org/checklist/) noted that it was surprisingly short, possibly intentionally so.

* A Hacker News discussion was shared about "Biology needs a Grothendieck" highlighting that biology's current challenge isn't theoretical frameworks but rather obtaining cheap, high-quality cellular and organism data, with the field being described as more like "hacking and reverse engineering" than physics or mathematics.

* A tool called "Crapify" was mentioned - a proxy for simulating slow and spotty HTTP connections, leading to a discussion about whether developers should test network stack issues or simply assume the network stack provides good error codes.

* A project called "Gitchain" was shared (https://github.com/gitchain/gitchain), described as "Decentralized, peer-to-peer Git repositories aka 'Git meets Bitcoin'" which prompted some skepticism.

* The alpha version of Language Engine ObjC SDK was announced, described as a conversational AI framework, with some discussion about its packaging and source code availability.

* A microfluidic mixer design was briefly mentioned, with questions about its inputs, outputs, and whether it was created in OpenSCAD.