# IRC Log Summary for #hplusroadmap (April 25, 2015)

* nmz787 shared news about acquiring a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), posting an image link to show the equipment (http://m.imgur.com/yJsz9Qa).

* A brief discussion about "bionerd23" occurred, referencing a YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC966ccV08PVAmZRhcC0SU8Q) featuring someone who works with radiation detectors around Chernobyl.

* abetusk_ inquired about experience with the Lasersaur open-source laser cutter, though there was limited response in the channel.

* dingo mentioned having a pull request rejected due to using a "develop" convention that was attributed to kanzure, linking to a GitHub issue (https://github.com/erikrose/blessings/issues/109).

* kanzure expressed skepticism about the common practice of "stuffing everything through setup.py" in Python development.

* There was a brief reference to Marie Curie, noting she died from cancer due to working with radium without protection for many years.