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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].






=== Lunch:  Thursday September 19th  ===
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.


=== Outside Social:  Thursday September 5th ===


=== Social:  Saturday September 21st ===
Disc golf! Meet outside the RCTC field house, 6 pm.  Here is [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=217033483939111930234.0004a3795f42da701ae0b&msa=0&ll=44.015742,-92.422206&spn=0.003541,0.006942&iwloc=0004a37962daae4746296 a map].
11 am, Oronoco Park.


Rockets, water bottle rockets, Lumi, and a picnic!


There are enough 2L bottles already for the water bottle rockets.  Bring your own rocket+engines for working with our Launchmaster Kevin Arhelger.  We have enough Lumi to make 4 red and 16 orange "prints", you need to do homework (prepare a negative/stencil) and bring a light colored shirt and a dark colored bag.  Bring a potluck dish to pass, a serving utensil, and your own beverage; Tina will provide the plates, forks, and napkins.


=== Virtual Social: Thursday September 12th ===
6 pm


Meeting link [https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79310323372?pwd=x5yC1bOAqOp2aDWq7n4dkFc1suaoR2.1 here.]


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


=== Planned Technical Meeting:  October TBD ===
Tim Massaro will present on The Makings of a Maker Space, aka a history of The Rabbit Hole.




=== Lunch:  Thursday October 17th  ===
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.




=== Planned Social:  October TBD ===
=== Potential October outdoor social - 18 holes of mini golf ===
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.
https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-lifestyle/new-18-hole-mini-golf-course-coming-to-rochester
https://krocnews.com/rochester-mns-largest-mini-golf-course-is-about-to-open/




=== Planned Technical Meeting: November TBD ===
=== Pending potential presentations ===
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.


Jon Gullixson:  gnucash or www :: Mechanize




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


Peter Shabino
=== Planned Social:  Summer ===
Rocket launching and kites with Launch Master Kevin Arhelger.  Sometime mid-July through October.
=== Planned Socials: Fall or winter ===
-Jim Henderson, "Silicon Valley" documentary
-Jim Henderson, "Silicon Valley" documentary


-Children's Museum.  Don't have a kid and feel akward about wandering around to check the place out without one?  This is your chance, we'll have at least one coming with the group to salve any feelings of stalking stranger's children.
-Bowlocity laser tag.  5-6 people minimum needed.


-Rock climbing at Prairie Walls before they take down the sign we constructed for the Red Bull Creation contest.
-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 Tim Massaro's.


-Parallax build contest ~Christmas
=== Old News Items ===
See the [[OldNews]] page.






=== Upcoming Meeting Crisis! ===
Well, not really a crisis, but we do need some meeting topics (& speakers) for 2013. 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.



Outside Social: Thursday September 5th

Disc golf! Meet outside the RCTC field house, 6 pm. Here is a map.


Virtual Social: Thursday September 12th

6 pm

Meeting link here.

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



Potential October outdoor social - 18 holes of mini golf

https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-lifestyle/new-18-hole-mini-golf-course-coming-to-rochester https://krocnews.com/rochester-mns-largest-mini-golf-course-is-about-to-open/


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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