# Key Points from IRC Log (October 4, 2015)

* kanzure shared several archived links to his old wiki, including pages on sustained attention (http://web.archive.org/web/20080531021739/http://heybryan.org/mediawiki/index.php/Sustained_attention), self-replication technology (http://web.archive.org/web/20080602085610/http://heybryan.org/mediawiki/index.php/Self-replicators), and DNA synthesizer development (http://web.archive.org/web/20080925153204/http://heybryan.org/mediawiki/index.php/DNA_synthesizer).

* A discussion about installing development environments on Android tablets concluded that using a Debian chroot environment (specifically mentioning GNURoot) is an effective solution for compiling applications from source on Android devices without requiring root access.

* kanzure shared information about the WayTools keyboard, including images of the hardware and noting it has a debug logfile mode (https://forum.waytools.com/t/robustness-how-tough-is-this-thing/992/12).

* A user inquired about interesting companies or research groups to visit in South Korea, specifically mentioning interest in human cloning research that was reportedly more permissible there.

* kanzure shared an article about pharmaceutical pricing concerns affecting biotech companies (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-10-04/more-pain-biotechs-ahead-valeants-astronomical-price-increases-take-center-stage-pfi).

* A brief mention was made of "merit capitalism" as an alternative to patent-based monopoly systems, with a link to a Hacker News discussion (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10328332).