# Key Points from #hplusroadmap IRC Discussion (April 5, 2015)

• Participants discussed Evolved Machines (evolvedmachines.com), a company with impressive visualization videos but whose website hadn't been updated since 2010, suggesting possible inactivity in their neural network or olfactory sensor development.

• CERN's Large Hadron Collider dashboard was shared (op-webtools.web.cern.ch/op-webtools/vistar/vistars.php), providing real-time monitoring of the particle accelerator's operations, indicating interest in cutting-edge physics research.

• A discussion about the nootropic supplement "Addium" revealed skepticism about its marketing practices, noting that while it contains potentially beneficial ingredients (caffeine, GABA, bacopa, alpha-GPC, theanine, etc.), the lack of quantity disclosure was concerning.

• A link to Fermi Drake equation filter discussions (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9324566) was shared, showing interest in calculations about the probability of extraterrestrial civilizations.

• Several scientific papers on glycerol kinase deficiency were accessed through paperbot, demonstrating the channel's engagement with genetic disorder research.

• A participant shared progress on developing an RS232 serial communication sniffer, including debugging challenges related to enabling pins, reflecting the channel's practical hardware hacking interests.

• Cross-platform development frameworks were briefly discussed, with Kivy (a Python framework) being mentioned but criticized, with the recommendation to develop natively for each platform instead.