# Summary of ##hplusroadmap IRC Log (June 12, 2015)

* Computer scientists discussed Baidu's team being barred from an AI competition, as referenced in a New York Times article shared by a user.

* A video showing someone using virtual reality on the NYC subway was shared, demonstrating early public use of VR technology.

* Bitcoin network simulation was discussed, with kanzure sharing a GitHub repository (sipa/bitcoin-net-simul) containing simulation code for Bitcoin network behavior.

* Users debated approaches for SKDB (a design knowledge base) implementation, discussing whether drivers for 3D printers and CNC mills should be written in Python or as separate executables communicating through standard interfaces.

* The potential business model of an automated manufacturing service that takes SKDB designs, builds them, and ships the manufactured products was discussed as a way to outsource machine shop prototyping work.

* Kanzure questioned why Elon Musk hasn't donated to SENS (Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence), speculating it might be related to being "burned on Halcyon Molecular" (a failed genomics startup).

* Educational resources on cellular biology were shared, including videos on mRNA translation and protein packing in cells, with users comparing the quality of different visualizations of motor proteins.

* A paper titled "Stability and Autolysis of Cortical Neurons in Post-Mortem Adult Rat Brains" was shared, along with a related document on algorithmic estimation of cortical autolysis, relevant to brain preservation research.

* A Bitcoin-related transcript featuring Adam Back and Gregory Maxwell discussing sidechains was added to the DIY H+ wiki.