# Summary of IRC Log

* The log contains a discussion about reproducible builds in software development, with kanzure mentioning Debian's ReproducibleBuilds project and maaku noting that Blockstream is working on an internal project for reproducible distribution that will eventually be open-sourced.

* There was a brief exchange about the challenges of creating "molecular deterministic builds" - the difficulty of creating reproducible verification methods for molecular nanotechnology structures, with maaku mentioning that Merkle and Freitas had asked him to build a standard parts registry for molecular tools.

* kanzure shared information about a failed medical startup called MetaMed, linking to a Hacker News discussion and a blog post analyzing its failure in the venture capital world.

* The log includes discussion of open-source hardware, specifically mentioning Lattice FPGAs and an open-source bitstream compiler that can run a small 32-bit core (picorv32).

* kanzure shared information about BioBot's tissue printer technology, questioning why a basic syringe extrusion system would have a $10,000 price tag, with CaptHindsight later explaining it uses "BioGel" - a gelatin methacrylate-based gel that cross-links when exposed to light during printing.

* kanzure shared a link about an adeno-associated virus gene therapy for treatment of lipoprotein lipase deficiency that appears to have regulatory approval.

* There was a brief discussion about methods for organizing and indexing links, with kanzure mentioning jotmuch (a GitHub tool) and lamenting the loss of 50,000 bookmarks from 2008-2010.