# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Log (May 28, 2015)

• A discussion about electron microscopy restoration was briefly mentioned, with a user asking about another's progress on restoring their own EM equipment.

• Kanzure shared information about "Tox," a ransomware-as-a-service platform that allows non-technical users to create and distribute their own ransomware.

• Arduino announced that the Tsunami signal generator now uses Arduino at its core, which is significant as the Tsunami is a rare device with only two in existence at the time, made by one of the channel participants.

• Several users discussed reliable sources for purchasing piracetam and other nootropics, with recommendations for PowderCity, NootropicsDepot, and NewStarNootropics, while warning against Cerebral Health which reportedly caused hospitalizations.

• Google's "Jump" VR camera system was shared, featuring a ring of 16 cameras in a circular array that transforms footage into stereoscopic virtual reality, alongside discussion of other 360-degree camera systems.

• An interesting academic paper was shared discussing the evolutionary puzzle of "how language that benefits the hearer but not the speaker could emerge," addressing fundamental questions about language evolution.

• A discussion about "Gauss guns" (coilguns) occurred, specifically in the context of using MRI machines to drive "millirobots" through hypodermic needles into spinal cords for medical applications.

• It was noted that DJI's Phantom drone had remarkable commercial success, selling 400,000 units worldwide in 2014 at $679 each, indicating the growing popularity of consumer drones.