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


=== Next Meeting: - No Meeting, but Disc Golf ===
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].


->'''When:''' Thursday, August 14th - 6:00 pm - 7:35 pm


->'''Where:''' meet at the RCTC Campus for disc golf, park in the UCR Gym lot


===Other upcoming topics:===


Next week Thursday, August 21st, 11:30 am - lunch at Apache Mall food court, near B&N.
=== Virtual Social: Thursday April 11th ===
 
Come hang out virtually with your favorite geeks, and share what you've been up to or found interesting.
Monday, August 25th, 6 pm - minigolf at Skyline Raceway.  There's a coupon in the half-sized local mailed coupon book for $2 off a round, these coupon books can also be picked up in the entryway of many local stores.  http://www.skylineracewayrochester.com/mini-golf.html
 
Saturday August 30th, time and location TBA by launch master Kevin Arhelger - rockets!
 
=== Social Preparation for August: Friday July 25th ===
Last rocket build night at the Rabbit Hole.
 
http://tymkrs.com/rabbithole/
 
547 Northern Heights Dr NE
 
Rochester MN 55906


6 pm
6 pm


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


=== Social:  Wednesday July 30th ===
Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let us know.
6:30 pm - disc golf at RCTC.  If you don't have your own disc that's fine, come out anyway. Don't know where to meet? Here's a [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=217033483939111930234.0004a3795f42da701ae0b&msa=0&ll=44.015742,-92.422206&spn=0.003541,0.006942&iwloc=0004a37962daae4746296 map].






=== Litter Bit Better in-person social (outside), Tuesday April 30th ===
6:15 - 7:30 pm


Back to our usual Cascade Lake Park.


=== Technical Meeting: Thursday August 14th ===
Bags provided. You bring your own gloves, grabbers, and sense of civic duty.  There is shoreline.


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


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]




=== Pending potential presentations  ===


=== Planned Lunch:  Thursday August 21st  ===
Jon Gullixson:  gnucash or www :: Mechanize
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.
 
 
=== Planned Social:  August TBD ===
Rocket launch and picnic.  Date, time, location all TBD.
 
 
=== Planned Technical Meeting:  Thursday September 11th ===
Kevin A - DefCon 2014 summary
 
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]
 
 
 
 
=== Planned Social:  September TBD ===
Ideas can be found [http://www.k-lug.org/SocialMeeting here] or invent your own.  What would you like to do?  Tell Tina or Jon G.
 
 
=== Planned Technical Meeting:  Thursday October 9th ===
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.
 
 
=== Planned Lunch: Thursday October 16th  ===
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.
 
 
=== Planned Social:  October TBD ===
Ideas can be found [http://www.k-lug.org/SocialMeeting here] or invent your own.  What would you like to do?  Tell Tina or Jon G.
 
 


=== 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


Ingress.  Chris Abbey and/or Matt Bruzek


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


=== Planned Socials: Fall or winter ===
-Jim Henderson, "Silicon Valley" documentary
-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.
-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...


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






=== Upcoming Meeting Crisis! ===
Well, not really a crisis, but we do need some meeting topics (& speakers) for 2014. 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 ===
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See the [[OldNews]] page.

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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.



MediaWiki help 1 2

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