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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.


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


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


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=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday March 12th ===
Mo Holahan will present Processing an Image Processing Programming language and development environment. 
Location: The usual place: RCTC's [http://www.roch.edu/html-spectrum/getting_to_ucr.html Heintz Center] , [http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/maps/heintzA.html Room HA107] , and time (6 pm).


'''Details on the Processing Presentation'''


http://processing.org/


Processing is an open source programming language and environment for people who want to program images, animation, and interactions. It is used by students, artists, designers, researchers, and hobbyists for learning, prototyping, and production. It is created to teach fundamentals of computer programming within a visual context and to serve as a software sketchbook and professional production tool. Processing is also used in connection with Arduino (which was the subject of our Feb meeting)
=== Litter Bit Better in-person social (outside), Tuesday April 30th ===
6:15 - 7:30 pm


=== Social:  February 13th, 6:30 pm ===
Back to our usual Cascade Lake Park.
Make DVD episodes 1-4 will be shown at Tim M's house.  Also available for viewing will be the Hackers R Peeps 2 video Kevin A brought us back from DefCon, and gaming for those who prefer it.  Directions [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=116951360347447065495.00043977759b79d1e4f44&t=h&z=12 here].  It'd be nice if some people brought snacks/beverages to contribute.  If you have allergies, beware they do have pets.


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


=== Lunch: Thursday February 19th ===
As usual we are teaming up with the [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GCAMJX2 geocachers] to avoid being overwhelmed by garbage.
11:30 am, at the Apache Mall food court near B&N. Look for a gaggle of gregarious geeks.




=== Planned Technical Meeting:  Thursday March 12th ===
Mo Holahan will present on the programming language [http://www.processing.org Processing].  This is a good compliment to our February presentation on Arduino.  Some kaleidoscope examples written in Processing:  [http://skymeadowmedia.com/GenerativeArt/Kaleidoscope2/ kaleidoscope] and [http://skymeadowmedia.com/GenerativeArt/Radials1/ radicals].  The usual place: RCTC's [http://www.roch.edu/html-spectrum/getting_to_ucr.html Heintz Center] , [http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/maps/heintzA.html Room HA107] , and time (6 pm).




=== Lunch:  Thursday March 19th ===
=== Geocaching in-person social (outside), Friday May 3rd ===
11:30 am, at the Apache Mall food court near B&N.  Look for a convocation of geeks.
6 pm


Park and walk in a neighborhood in NE Rochester.


=== Planned SocialMarch TBD ===
Park near [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC3WQ84 1 - Odin] on Whiting Lane NE's cul de sac. We'll walk from there to a couple of other geocaches ([https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC57FGC 2], [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC4RPZ2 3]), then back to #1, and then decide if we're walking or driving to [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC8M3FP 4].
Ideas can be found [http://www.k-lug.org/SocialMeeting here] or invent your own. What would you like to do?  Tell Tina.


We've had a request for Rube Goldberg device device construction (outside to allow for big messes with things like diet Coke and Mentos).  If this works out, a day, time, and location will be posted.


=== Virtual Social: Thursday May 9th ===
6 pm


=== Planned Technical Meeting:  Thursday April 9th ===
Meeting link will be added here.
Speaker needed.  Ideas for presentations can be found [http://www.k-lug.org/Meetings here] if you're willing to speak but need a source of inspiration.


This will possibly be our keyboard hardware project... More information eventually.
Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let us know.




=== Lunch:  Thursday April 16th ===
11:30 am, at the Apache Mall food court near B&N.  Look for a convocation of geeks.


=== Pending potential presentations  ===


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


Possibly a field trip to the Cities to watch the FIRST Robotics League [http://www.mnfirstregional.org/index.html Regional competition] on Saturday April 4th.  More info from the [http://www.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=2&a=386152 PB].


=== Upcoming Meeting Crisis! ===  
 
Well, not really a crisis, but we do need some meeting topics (& speakers) for 2009. 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 don't forget, Speakers earn up to $40 as an incentive for their presentation! Also see this page for a list of suggested topics http://www.k-lug.org/Meetings
=== 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 ===
=== Old News Items ===
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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.





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.



Geocaching in-person social (outside), Friday May 3rd

6 pm

Park and walk in a neighborhood in NE Rochester.

Park near 1 - Odin on Whiting Lane NE's cul de sac. We'll walk from there to a couple of other geocaches (2, 3), then back to #1, and then decide if we're walking or driving to 4.


Virtual Social: Thursday May 9th

6 pm

Meeting link will be added here.

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


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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