# Key Points from #hplusroadmap IRC Discussion

• Participants discussed alternatives to GTD (Getting Things Done) productivity methodology, including paper checkboxes, org-mode, and mind-mapping for larger projects, sharing experiences with different organizational systems.

• Kanzure shared information about "Printable Hydraulics," a novel fabrication technique for robots that involves 3D co-printing solids and liquids, referencing arXiv paper 1512.03744 as an important advancement in 3D printing technology.

• A technical discussion covered N-key rollover keyboard technology, which allows unlimited simultaneous key presses—a feature important for fast typing, chording, and complex hotkey combinations in advanced computing contexts.

• Participants debated a philosophical shift in scientific methodology, noting that "Popperian falsificationism has been supplanted by Bayesian confirmation theory" according to philosophers, with some expressing concern about this trend's implications.

• Richard Hamming's influential essay "You and Your Research" was shared, highlighting its challenging central question: "What's the best thing you could be working on, and why aren't you?"

• Kanzure mentioned ongoing recruitment efforts for a chemist to work on DNA synthesis, noting the difficulty of incentivizing scientific talent even with financial offers—a practical challenge in advancing biotechnology research.

• A reference was made to a possible new Greg Egan work called "The Causal Diamond," potentially a sequel to his transhumanist novel "Permutation City," which would be significant for those following science fiction that explores consciousness uploading and simulation.