# Key Points from IRC Log (May 17, 2016)

* Discussion of Metformin as a geroprotector, with a link to a PubMed article, including side effects like potential hypoglycemia when combined with alcohol consumption.

* Conversation about low-sugar diets and their potential benefits, including the observation that making someone "nauseous if you eat unhealthy" could be considered a positive feature.

* Technical discussion about electrical conductivity measurements, with clarification that "S" stands for siemens, the SI unit for electrical conductance (reciprocal of resistance).

* Reference to the "Glowing Plant" Kickstarter project transitioning to a startup selling shares, with some participants expressing skepticism about the venture.

* Sharing of a paper titled "Making UTXO Set Growth Irrelevant With Low-Latency Delayed TXO Commitments" related to Bitcoin development.

* Discussion of Sci-Hub repository for academic papers becoming available via Telegram, with mention of the "#icanhazpdf" process previously used by academics to share papers on social media.

* Brief mention of cryonics organizations and potential issues with the industry, including concerns about quality control and the California Cryonics Society which reportedly thawed patients without notification.

* Reference to jotmuch (https://github.com/davidlazar/jotmuch), a tool for creating searchable indexes of information by keyword.

* Mention of a paper titled "Unethical Research: How to Create a Malevolent Artificial Intelligence" on arXiv, with participants noting it wasn't particularly instructional.