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Kevin Arhelger will present on DEF CON. | Kevin Arhelger will present on DEF CON. | ||
DEF CON is one of the oldest continuous running hacker conventions around, and also one of the largest. Kevin has attended several times and just got back from this year, he's eager to share his experiences. | DEF CON is one of the oldest continuous running hacker conventions around, and also one of the largest. Kevin has attended several times and just got back from this year, he's eager to share his experiences. He says this year (DEFCON 20) was the biggest ever! At his presentation, he will talk about the conference, and computer security in general. Questions will be welcome, come prepared. | ||
6 pm, RCTC Heintz Center's HA107. | 6 pm, RCTC Heintz Center's HA107. | ||
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Rockets and kites! | Rockets and kites! | ||
Time | Time TBA, sometime between 10 am and 4 pm. At the Century High School field, on the north side of the building. Bring your rockets and your kites, your family and friends. Kevin Arhleger has volunteered to be our Launch Master again. Rockets if it's not windy, kites if it is - last year we managed to skirt the line and do both, this spring it was rockets only. | ||
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- Everything Hobby has a wider selection of engines as well as igniters and wadding if you have old engines you would like to use. They're also not open on Sundays. | - Everything Hobby has a wider selection of engines as well as igniters and wadding if you have old engines you would like to use. They're also not open on Sundays. | ||
=== Lunch: Thursday August 16th === | === Lunch: Thursday August 16th === | ||
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=== Social #2: Friday August 24th === | === Social #2: Friday August 24th === | ||
6 pm. Skyline Raceway for miniature golf. $5/person, cash only. They also have gokarts and "panning". | 6 pm. Skyline Raceway for miniature golf. $5/person, cash only. They also have gokarts and "panning". | ||
=== Planned Technical Meeting: September TBD === | === Planned Technical Meeting: September TBD === | ||
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Technical Meeting: Thursday August 9th
Kevin Arhelger will present on DEF CON.
DEF CON is one of the oldest continuous running hacker conventions around, and also one of the largest. Kevin has attended several times and just got back from this year, he's eager to share his experiences. He says this year (DEFCON 20) was the biggest ever! At his presentation, he will talk about the conference, and computer security in general. Questions will be welcome, come prepared.
6 pm, RCTC Heintz Center's HA107.
Social #1: Sunday August 12th
Rockets and kites!
Time TBA, sometime between 10 am and 4 pm. At the Century High School field, on the north side of the building. Bring your rockets and your kites, your family and friends. Kevin Arhleger has volunteered to be our Launch Master again. Rockets if it's not windy, kites if it is - last year we managed to skirt the line and do both, this spring it was rockets only.
Details from the Launch Master:
Rain, tornado warnings, acts of god (frogs, locusts, etc.) are all cause for cancellation.
I'll play it by ear for rockets, if the wind speed is above 15mph our field won't be big enough.
If you have a rocket make sure to have:
- rocket engine, smaller is better--our biggest launch took half a mile to come down I recommend A and B engines if you want your rocket back
- igniter
- wadding, most engine packs come with it (look for the ones that do)--this helps prevent your parachute cord from melting mid flight
- Hobby Lobby sells rockets (kits and complete rockets) as well as engines. They're not open on Sundays. Tim volunteered: There is a [http://www.hobbylobby.com/weekly/coupon.cfm 40% off coupon] at Hobby Lobby in case anyone needs a new Millennium Falcon, antimatter fuel, e10 engine or something
- Everything Hobby has a wider selection of engines as well as igniters and wadding if you have old engines you would like to use. They're also not open on Sundays.
Lunch: Thursday August 16th
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.
Social #2: Friday August 24th
6 pm. Skyline Raceway for miniature golf. $5/person, cash only. They also have gokarts and "panning".
Planned Technical Meeting: September 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 requested topics page.
Planned Lunch: Thursday September 20th
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.
Planned Social: September TBD
Ideas can be found here or invent your own. What would you like to do? Tell Tim or Tina.
Planned Technical Meeting: October 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 requested topics page.
Planned Lunch: Thursday October 18th
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.
Planned Social: October TBD
Ideas can be found here or invent your own. What would you like to do? Tell Tim or Tina.
Free: Open Source Stickers for your Systems
Openstickers.com - download these images, print on sticker paper, cut and apply.
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.