# Summary of ##hplusroadmap IRC Discussion (September 9, 2015)

* A discussion about gene editing regulation occurred, with criticism of an article calling for moratoriums on gene editing and references to "rogue scientists" having first-mover advantages in the field.

* Several distributed systems technologies were shared, including "torrent-docker" (for booting remote docker images using torrents), IPFS-related tools (Firefox/Chrome extensions and git-remote-ipfs), and a note about IPFS lacking durability guarantees.

* Conflict-free replicated data types (CRDTs) were discussed, with mentions that most interesting CRDT work was happening around the Riak database community.

* A Reddit AMA was highlighted featuring Stuart Kim discussing gene sequencing of the world's oldest people to unlock secrets of human longevity.

* A user shared their success in getting an FPGA to blink via Python programming, representing a milestone in their hardware development work.

* Bitcoin scaling discussions were referenced, with links to upcoming streaming events and a request for review of presentation slides.