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== LUG News ==
== LUG News ==


We generally meet monthly for technical presentations (2nd Thursday of the month, 6 pm, RCTC), and monthly for socializing (varies).  We no longer meet monthly for lunches, if you are interested in reviving this tradition please [http://k-lug.org/About contact an officer].


Did you used to be on our email list and suddenly haven't gotten email for months?  We had a glitch and it caused many people to get unsubscribed; unfortunately Tina doesn't have a way of knowing who all we lost.  Please use "Linux mailing list" on the left to get yourself re-added, sorry!








=== Downtown Lunch:  Thursday March 10th  ===
11:30 am, 1st Avenue food court downtown, at the bigger tables near the entrance.  The Mexican place has closed, an Indian restaurant will replace it "soon".  Mango Thai has opened.






=== Technical Meeting: Thursday March 10th ===
=== <strike> Technical Meeting</strike> Social : February 9th, 2017 ===
Marc Thomas, from NORLUG, on setting up and maintaining your own media server.


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We did not get any volunteers for speakers, so we'll go play instead.


Everything you need to know to set up your own media server, as ethically and legally as possible. From video codecs and containers, compression algorithms, DRM decryption and circumvention, transcoding, storage, organization, consumption, and all the tools that make this possible, all under Linux!
We're going to hang out at the Machine Shed. Costs are:


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$10 ages 13+


$5 ages 8-12


7 and under are free with paid adult


Also on the agenda for the technical meeting:
The [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MachineShed/ Machine Shed website].


-PCIG elections
They're open from 4-8 pm, and the cost is flat per session, so if you feel like arriving early for longer gaming that's certainly fine.  They also sell snacks, drinks, and pizza, so you can come straight after work.


-Discussions of the K-LUG email list
They are located at [https://www.google.com/maps/place/11+2nd+St+NE,+Rochester,+MN+55906/@44.0255146,-92.4643205,17z/ 11 2nd St NE], Rochester, MN 55906 in the east portion of the Wausau Homes building (look for the two large garage doors and the entry door).


-Choice of a March social event.  Possibly a [https://www.theescapechallenge.com/home.html locked room escape]?


-Requests for an April speaker
Note that the signage is almost non-existent, they have a plain text-only sign on the appropriate door, but no big sign on the building.  The parking lot there IS for customers, or you can park on the street.  I won't be attending, you'll have to gather around someone else.


-Consumption of semi-homemade Pi Day pie (peach, raspberry, strawberry; I cheated and bought crusts).  Please bring your donation for the "hat".






6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's HA107.


[http://www.roch.edu/html-spectrum/getting_to_ucr.html  Directions to Campus]


[http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/maps/heintzA.html  Heintz Center Building Map]


Anything else you want to see on the agenda?  Let Jon G or Tina know.




=== Technical Meeting: March 9th, 2017 ===


Speaker needed, please let Tina know if you're willing to volunteer.  Willing to present but want to know what people have expressed interest in? Check out our [http://www.k-lug.org/index.php?title=Meetings&action=submit#Requested_topics_list requested topics] page.


=== Planned Social:  March 2016, TBD ===
Also, PCIG officer nominations.
Ideas can be found [http://www.k-lug.org/SocialMeeting here] or invent your own.  What would you like to do?  Tell Tina.




6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's HA107.


=== Planned SocialThursday April 21st, 2016 ===
[http://www.roch.edu/html-spectrum/getting_to_ucr.html Directions to Campus]


Our April social will be the Litter Bit Better park clean up.  
[http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/maps/heintzA.html  Heintz Center Building Map]


That's 6 pm on Thursday April 21st, at Cascade Lake Park.
Anything else you want to see on the agenda?  Let Tina know.


Parking is approximately [https://www.google.com/maps/place/44%C2%B001%2724.7%22N+92%C2%B029%2736.1%22W/@44.0235333,-92.4933667,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0 here] (or slightly further west, closer to the corner/park). Geocachers get [http://coord.info/GC6CYCW CITO credit].


Bags and trash are provided, you need to provide your own gloves and a sense of civic duty. If anyone has some waterproof boots for cleaning the marshy stream edge, that'd be great too.


=== Planned Social:  March 2017, TBD ===
Ideas can be found [http://www.k-lug.org/SocialMeeting here] or invent your own.  What would you like to do?  Tell Tina.






=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday April 14th ===
Speaker needed, please let Tina or Jon G know if you're willing to volunteer.  Willing to present but want to know what people have expressed interest in? Check out our [http://www.k-lug.org/index.php?title=Meetings&action=submit#Requested_topics_list requested topics] page.




Also on the agenda for the technical meeting:


-PCIG second round of officer nominations (with elections in March)
6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's HA107.
[http://www.roch.edu/html-spectrum/getting_to_ucr.html  Directions to Campus]
[http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/maps/heintzA.html  Heintz Center Building Map]


Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let Jon G or Tina know.
=== May 2017 ===
Do we have a May meeting?  Or do we all go to a [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/physics-force-winter-shows-tickets-27179524690?aff=erelexpmlt free physics show] at the Civic Center auditorium?




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=== Upcoming Meeting Crisis! ===  
=== Upcoming Meeting Crisis! ===  
Well, not really a crisis, but we do need some meeting topics (& speakers) for 2015. We'd like to know what you want to see and hear about. Please email Tina or Jon G with suggestions for topics. Should we run some previous sessions again (maybe something you really wanted to see but missed out on)? What type of topics are good, what type are bad?  Also see this page for a list of suggested topics http://www.k-lug.org/Meetings
We need some meeting topics (& speakers) for 2017. We'd like to know what you want to see and hear about. Please email Tina with suggestions for topics. Should we run some previous sessions again (maybe something you really wanted to see but missed out on)? What type of topics are good, what type are bad?  Also see this page for a list of suggested topics http://www.k-lug.org/Meetings





Revision as of 15:34, 8 February 2017


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We can use presentations for upcoming meetings, please see a list of ideas if you're willing but lacking a topic.


LUG News

We generally meet monthly for technical presentations (2nd Thursday of the month, 6 pm, RCTC), and monthly for socializing (varies). We no longer meet monthly for lunches, if you are interested in reviving this tradition please contact an officer.

Did you used to be on our email list and suddenly haven't gotten email for months? We had a glitch and it caused many people to get unsubscribed; unfortunately Tina doesn't have a way of knowing who all we lost. Please use "Linux mailing list" on the left to get yourself re-added, sorry!




Technical Meeting Social : February 9th, 2017

We did not get any volunteers for speakers, so we'll go play instead.

We're going to hang out at the Machine Shed. Costs are:

$10 ages 13+

$5 ages 8-12

7 and under are free with paid adult

The Machine Shed website.

They're open from 4-8 pm, and the cost is flat per session, so if you feel like arriving early for longer gaming that's certainly fine. They also sell snacks, drinks, and pizza, so you can come straight after work.

They are located at 11 2nd St NE, Rochester, MN 55906 in the east portion of the Wausau Homes building (look for the two large garage doors and the entry door).


Note that the signage is almost non-existent, they have a plain text-only sign on the appropriate door, but no big sign on the building. The parking lot there IS for customers, or you can park on the street. I won't be attending, you'll have to gather around someone else.





Technical Meeting: March 9th, 2017

Speaker needed, please let Tina know if you're willing to volunteer. Willing to present but want to know what people have expressed interest in? Check out our requested topics page.

Also, PCIG officer nominations.


6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's HA107.

Directions to Campus

Heintz Center Building Map

Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let Tina know.


Planned Social: March 2017, TBD

Ideas can be found here or invent your own. What would you like to do? Tell Tina.




May 2017

Do we have a May meeting? Or do we all go to a free physics show at the Civic Center auditorium?


Pending potential presentations

[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1523379957/oculus-rift-step-into-the-game

Oculus Rift], "the first truly immersive virtual reality headset for video games" .  Peter Shabino

Jon Gullixson: gnucash or www :: Mechanize


Planned Socials: Fall or winter

-Murder mystery. The host needs to buy a kit at a gaming store to get the event started.

-Jim Henderson, "Silicon Valley" documentary

-Rock climbing at Prairie Walls

-Bowlocity laser tag. 5-6 people minimum needed.

-Liquid nitrogen ice cream. This needs a non-Tina organizer. Dennis DeLorme has 2 recipes. We need safety equipment and someone trained enough to keep us from freezing ourselves.

-MAME/foosball/ping pong at ... can't be Tim Massaro's anymore...

-February or July armchair mapping aka road rally event, http://home.earthlink.net/~oldmaltese/



Upcoming Meeting Crisis!

We need some meeting topics (& speakers) for 2017. We'd like to know what you want to see and hear about. Please email Tina with suggestions for topics. Should we run some previous sessions again (maybe something you really wanted to see but missed out on)? What type of topics are good, what type are bad? Also see this page for a list of suggested topics http://www.k-lug.org/Meetings


Old News Items

See the OldNews page.



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