# Key Points from #hplusroadmap IRC Discussion

• A user purchased components for a JTAGulator (hardware security research tool), including an unpopulated PCB and bill of materials, alongside a folding trailer potentially for transporting heavy equipment like electron microscopes.

• The conversation included discussion of JTAG exploitation techniques, with references to the "jtagsploitation" GitHub repository that demonstrates gaining root access on devices through direct memory access.

• Advanced navigation technologies were discussed, including star tracking systems used in SR-71 aircraft and X-ray pulsar-based navigation systems for spacecraft positioning.

• A user shared a project for UV-reactive PCB displays (https://www.anfractuosity.com/projects/pcbdisplay/), which sparked technical discussion about via placement challenges and solder mask fluorescence properties.

• The High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) was mentioned, with discussion of its ability to create artificial auroras and speculation about applications in communications or atmospheric research.

• A paper on "the genetic architecture of intelligence and other quantitative traits" was shared, though the sharing user expressed finding the focus on g variation "profoundly boring."