# Key Points from #hplusroadmap IRC Logs

• A discussion about digital preservation criticized the Cuneiform paper for creating "a new VM nobody will use" instead of adopting more practical preservation methods from the game emulation community.

• Libretro (https://github.com/libretro) was highlighted as a valuable platform providing a uniform interface to different emulators, potentially offering lessons for broader digital preservation efforts.

• Participants debated Jeremy Rifkin's "The Zero Marginal Cost Society" and its prediction that FOSS-style "production in the commons" would become the economic norm, with skeptics noting the historical failure of similar utopian economic forecasts.

• A philosophical exchange touched on the concept of "mind" and consciousness, suggesting our current folk psychology understanding might be fundamentally flawed.

• Robert Anton Wilson's influence on science was discussed, with the claim that physicist Murray Gell-Mann derived his three-quark model from James Joyce's "Finnegans Wake" (http://www.finwake.com/).

• Community members shared how they maintain focus on complex technical projects despite demanding day jobs, citing factors including medication, finding less soul-crushing employment, and motivation from perceived lack of technological progress.

• The "Oslo blockchain day" event was discussed as potentially worth attending, with specific recommendation for the "futuretech track" and speaker Vinay Gupta, whose presentation was shared via Vimeo (https://vimeo.com/161183966).