# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Log (Jan 5, 2017)

* Kanzure shared a link to an article about using Amazon CloudDrive with EncFS and rsync for encrypted cloud storage: https://alpha-labs.net/2016/09/amazon-clouddrive-encfs-rsync/

* Kanzure discussed challenges with his automatic transcription project, specifically issues with CTC (Connectionist Temporal Classification) loss scoring, noting that the system penalizes good word predictions that differ from the expected transcription.

* Kanzure explained that his transcription system needs "a set of possible valid transcriptions" rather than enforcing a single interpretation, suggesting a more flexible approach to speech recognition evaluation.

* A user inquired about finding a good list of biographies of scientists, indicating interest in scientific history resources.

* A brief discussion about productivity occurred when OfficialLeibniz requested book recommendations similar to "Getting Things Done" (GTD).