# Key Points from IRC Log

• Bitcoin developer fenn discussed concerns about the 4x growth in RAM requirements for Bitcoin nodes over two years due to the increasing size of the UTXO (Unspent Transaction Output) set, suggesting Peter Todd's "delayed TXO commitments" as a potential solution.

• Several users recommended trusted nootropics suppliers for someone in Czech Republic, specifically naming Ceretropic, Nootropics Depot, and Newstar Nootropics, with mention that Ceretropic's owner funds research.

• A user shared a link to "A Stick Figure Guide to the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)" which provides a visual explanation of this encryption method.

• Chris_99 shared an article about tissue-engineered soft robots that swim like stingrays, representing an interesting development in bioengineered robotics.

• A discussion about scientific journal access referenced a woman who illegally uploaded millions of journal articles "in an attempt to open up science."

• User nmz787_i inquired about hiring abetusk to write a BRL-CAD to g-code converter with capabilities similar to gbl2ngc, offering payment in Bitcoin.

• A developer mentioned that converting Python code to be compatible with both Python 2 and Python 3 significantly increased their unit-test time by 3-6 times.