# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Log (May 10, 2016)

* A discussion about smart contracts revealed skepticism toward the hype, with participants noting that Bitcoin scripts have been providing similar functionality for some time, and that many claims about smart contracts (particularly those related to Ethereum) were considered overblown marketing.

* Lightning Network (http://lightning.network/) was mentioned as a legitimate and useful application of smart contracts with near-term utility, in contrast to more speculative concepts like DACs and DAOs.

* NASA's public domain technology releases were shared (http://technology.nasa.gov/latest/public_domain), providing access to technologies developed by the space agency.

* Several anatomical resources were shared, including a cross-section of an octopus showing how its mouth passes through its brain (https://anatomytoyou.com/2016/05/10/section-through-an-octopus-shows-the-mouth-passing-through-the-brain/), a CT scan of a starfish, and giraffe vessel anatomy.

* A participant noted the increasing trend of major corporations open-sourcing their AI projects on a nearly weekly basis, indicating the rapid democratization of AI technology.

* A web archiving tool called warcprox was shared (https://github.com/internetarchive/warcprox), which is useful for capturing and preserving web content.