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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].
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].








=== 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


=== Social:  "January" and February 2020: Saturday February 1st ===
Meeting link [https://us04web.zoom.us/j/74567357951?pwd=nQjQHcz7eKjaZ5YaHS2UGrat5UVUCv.1 here].


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


Saturday, February 1st, 10 am


[https://www.google.com/maps/place/44%C2%B000'14.4%22N+92%C2%B030'46.4%22W/@44.0040188,-92.5150877,17z/ Park along the road on Salem Road], the sleigh rides are north of the road behind the History Center.


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


Back to our usual Cascade Lake Park.


Lunar New Year celebration (a week late)
Bags provided.  You bring your own gloves, grabbers, and sense of civic duty.  There is shoreline.
 
Saturday February 1st, 12:30 pm
 
[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kingdom+Buffet/@44.0401034,-92.4655623,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x87f75f87ea76cc73:0x4cb524b317b5695c!8m2!3d44.0400996!4d-92.4633683 Kingdom Buffet]
 
Please RSVP to Tina by 3 pm on Thursday January 30th, so she can make reservations.
 
 
 
 
 
 
=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday February 13th ===
 
Presenter needed.  Willing to volunteer?  Tell Tina.
 
 
6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's H1411 (note: For those of you that have been coming for a long time, we are still in the same place, the rooms in the Heintz Center were renumbered.  Prior to March 20th this room had been known as HA108.  If anyone finds updated maps, please let us know.)
 
[https://www.google.com/maps/place/1926+Collegeview+Rd+E,+Rochester,+MN+55904/@44.021027,-92.4379617,17z/ Directions to Campus]
 
[http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/ Campus layout]
 
[http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/heintz/heintz-a.html Heintz Center Building Map]
 
Also, due to low attendance in January, elections didn't happen, we will try again in February.  Anything else you want to see on the agenda?  Let Tina know.
 
 
 
 
=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday March 12th ===
 
Presenter needed.  Willing to volunteer?  Tell Tina.
 
 
6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's H1411 (note: For those of you that have been coming for a long time, we are still in the same place, the rooms in the Heintz Center were renumbered.  Prior to March 20th this room had been known as HA108.  If anyone finds updated maps, please let us know.)
 
[https://www.google.com/maps/place/1926+Collegeview+Rd+E,+Rochester,+MN+55904/@44.021027,-92.4379617,17z/ Directions to Campus]
 
[http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/ Campus layout]
 
[http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/heintz/heintz-a.html Heintz Center Building Map]
 
Anything else you want to see on the agenda?  Let Tina know.
 
 
 
 
=== Social:  March 2020 ===
What might you want to do?  Tell Tina.
 
 
=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday April 9th ===
 
Presenter needed.  Willing to volunteer?  Tell Tina.
 
 
6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's H1411 (note: For those of you that have been coming for a long time, we are still in the same place, the rooms in the Heintz Center were renumbered.  Prior to March 20th this room had been known as HA108.  If anyone finds updated maps, please let us know.)
 
[https://www.google.com/maps/place/1926+Collegeview+Rd+E,+Rochester,+MN+55904/@44.021027,-92.4379617,17z/ Directions to Campus]
 
[http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/ Campus layout]
 
[http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/heintz/heintz-a.html Heintz Center Building Map]
 
Anything else you want to see on the agenda?  Let Tina know.
 
 
 
=== Social:  April 2020 ===
What might you want to do?  Tell Tina.
 
 


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




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=== Pending potential presentations  ===
=== 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
Jon Gullixson:  gnucash or www :: Mechanize




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


-Jim Henderson, "Silicon Valley" documentary
-Jim Henderson, "Silicon Valley" documentary
-Rock climbing at Prairie Walls


-Bowlocity laser tag.  5-6 people minimum needed.
-Bowlocity laser tag.  5-6 people minimum needed.
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-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...
-February or July armchair mapping aka road rally event,  http://home.earthlink.net/~oldmaltese/
=== Upcoming Meeting Crisis! ===
We need some meeting topics (& speakers) for 2019. 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




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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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