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We can use presentations for upcoming meetings, please see [http://www.k-lug.org/Meetings a list of ideas] if you're willing but lacking a topic.
We can use presentations for upcoming meetings, please see [http://www.k-lug.org/Meetings a list of ideas] if you're willing but lacking a topic.
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== LUG News ==
== LUG News ==


We generally meet monthly for technical presentations (2nd Thursday of the month, 6 pm, virtual), 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].


[http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=cXBkMGRtOGtndmFibm9yajJhcTRlM2s2OGtAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ K-LUG Google calendar]


[http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ODkyNDg3ZWZpbWh2OWduMHFyMTNtdG9qamtAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ K-LUG unofficial activities Google calendar]


[http://www.facebook.com/pages/K-Lug-Linux-User-Group/48319644279?sk=wall K-lug Facebook page]


[http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=1814625 LinkedIn group]
=== Virtual Social: Thursday April 11th ===
Come hang out virtually with your favorite geeks, and share what you've been up to or found interesting.


[http://www.reddit.com/r/KLUG/ Reddit]
6 pm


Meeting link [https://us04web.zoom.us/j/74567357951?pwd=nQjQHcz7eKjaZ5YaHS2UGrat5UVUCv.1 here].


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






=== Lunch:  Thursday September 20th  ===
=== Litter Bit Better in-person social (outside), Tuesday April 30th ===
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.
6:15 - 7:30 pm


Back to our usual Cascade Lake Park.


=== Planned Social: September TBD ===
Bags provided. You bring your own gloves, grabbers, and sense of civic duty.  There is shoreline.
Due to scheduling, we're the counting post-technical meeting disk golf as our September social.  There will be many socials in October, please join us for one.


As usual we are teaming up with the [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GCAMJX2 geocachers] to avoid being overwhelmed by garbage.


=== Planned Technical Meeting:  October TBD ===
Mike Fallenstein has arranged with BestBuy for a BestBuy rep to come talk to us.  They will talk and demo about mobile items (phone and tablets), including the newest Android and Apple phones.


6 pm, 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]


=== Pending potential presentations  ===


=== Planned Social:  Saturday October 13th ===
Jon Gullixson:  gnucash or www :: Mechanize
Photowalk at Oxbow/Zollman Zoo, led by Jon T.  Possibly followed by lunch aftewards.  Details are still in flux, webpage is here:
http://worldwidephotowalk.com/walk/kalmar-mn-united-states-oxbow-park-and-zollman-zoo/




=== Planned Lunch:  Thursday October 18th  ===
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.


=== Socials brainstorming: Fall or winter ===
-Murder mystery.  The host needs to buy a kit at a gaming store to get the event started.


=== Planned Social:  Saturday October 27th ===
-Jim Henderson, "Silicon Valley" documentary
Pumpking Tossing at Gamehaven Scout Camp.  Based on last year's experience, I suggest a 10 am start time (full schedule is in one of the links below).  If we don't get the timing right, we'll take a walk before/after along the nice trail there (some geocaches there, if you don't already have them).
 
Details are here:
http://www.gamehavenbsa.org/news.php
http://www.gamehavenbsa.org/documents/2012PumpkinChuckinRulesReg.pdf
http://www.gamehavenbsa.org/documents/2012PumpkinChuckinHandbill.pdf
 
 
=== Planned Social:  October TBD ===
Corn maze at Northwoods Orchard, near Douglas.  Prices and other details are [http://www.northwoodsorchard.com/visitus.html here], generally $5/adult but there are other kids pricing for the kiddie maze.  They have the following other things available:
 
Wagon Ride around the Farm (15-20 min.), $ 1.50, weather permitting.
 
Backwoods Golf ($1).
 
Apples, Gourds, Pumpkins and other ornamentals are available.
 
Back Forty Animal Area (free).
 
 
 
Directions are [http://www.northwoodsorchard.com/directions.html here], in general coming from Rochester that's
 
Valleyhigh Dr. NW (County Road 4) toward Byron;
 
North on County Road 3 to Douglas;
 
West 1/2 mile
 
North on 75th Ave. NW
 
 
Date and time TBD.  Be prepared for an ~1 hour hike over uneven ground.
 
 
=== Planned Technical Meeting:  November TBD ===
Speaker needed, please let Tim or 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 Lunch:  Thursday November 15th  ===
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.
 
 
=== Planned Social:  November TBD ===
Ideas can be found [http://www.k-lug.org/SocialMeeting here] or invent your own.  What would you like to do?  Tell Tim or Tina.


-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.






=== Old News Items ===
See the [[OldNews]] page.


=== Planned Technical Meeting:  January 2013 ===
Oculus Rift, "the first truly immersive virtual reality headset for video games"


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


Peter Shabino




 
MediaWiki help [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Text_color 1] [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_color_formatting_help 2]
 
 
 
 
=== Free:  Open Source Stickers for your Systems ===
 
[http://www.openstickers.com Openstickers.com] - download these images, print on sticker paper, cut and apply.
 
[[Image:Openstickers.png]]
 
 
=== Upcoming Meeting Crisis! ===
Well, not really a crisis, but we do need some meeting topics (& speakers) for 2012. We'd like to know what you want to see and hear about. Please email Tina or Tim 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.

Revision as of 16:45, 5 April 2024


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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, virtual), and monthly for socializing (varies). We no longer meet monthly for lunches, if you are interested in reviving this tradition please contact an officer.



Virtual Social: Thursday April 11th

Come hang out virtually with your favorite geeks, and share what you've been up to or found interesting.

6 pm

Meeting link here.

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


Litter Bit Better in-person social (outside), Tuesday April 30th

6:15 - 7:30 pm

Back to our usual Cascade Lake Park.

Bags provided. You bring your own gloves, grabbers, and sense of civic duty. There is shoreline.

As usual we are teaming up with the geocachers to avoid being overwhelmed by garbage.



Pending potential presentations

Jon Gullixson: gnucash or www :: Mechanize


Socials brainstorming: 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

-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.


Old News Items

See the OldNews page.



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