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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].




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=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday April 10th ===
Dennis DeLorme, on Beaglebone Black.


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=== Virtual Social: Thursday May 14th ===
6 pm


Small scale computing is becoming more affordable as technology
Meeting link [https://us04web.zoom.us/j/75947699669?pwd=1Spkxd5nqK6qiZb5VYvEV4602GJSmC.1 here.]
advances. For low cost simple 8 (or occasionally 16) bit micocontrollers
were the norm. This trend lead to the Arduino microcontroller on a
board. The low cost and popular support have made it a very popular system.


A few years ago the Raspberry Pi project was started to bring the cost
of a full computer on a board into the Arduino price range. This was
followed by the Beaglebone Black, a lower cost version of the Beaglebone
family. These new systems, which have price points under $50, are
significantly different than the Arduino level systems. They have
similar I/O capabilities but much more computational power than the
Arduino. They are also more complex to use effectively.


In this presentation I will briefly compare the differences and than
=== Outside Social:  Geocaching, Thursday May 21st ===
discuss some Beaglebone Black features. Unlike the Arduino, development
6 pm
can be done directly on the Beaglebone as a stand alone system. I will
also talk about VNC which allows a PC to remotely control the Beaglebone
GUI.


[[File:Beaglbone.pdf]]
Park and walk a park in NE Rochester, where [https://kroc.com/northern-heights-trail-new-hiking-trail-rochester-mn/ new trails went in] last year.


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Park east of [https://k-lug.org/images/3/32/Northern_Heights_geocaching_parking_202605.jpg Churchill Elementary School] on Northern Heights Drive NE, looks like it might just be a curbside instead of a lot.  We'll walk from there through the two stages of [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GCANZKD_northern-heights-park-technetium GCANZKD] in Northern Heights Park, and decide on the fly if we're taking a path out of the NE side of the park to also grab [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC9W5MG_two-of-a-kind GC9W5MG].


6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's '''HA109'''.  Please note we're going to try meeting in the computer lab just across the bigger hallway (to the west) from our usual room, due to hardware differences between the two rooms. 


[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]
=== Outside Social:  June TBD ===


Also a reminder that Tim will be running this meeting, along with all things K-LUG for May-August (thanks Tim!). If you have any agenda items to add, please make sure Tim knows about them in advance.
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].


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




=== Social:  Tuesday April 22nd ===
6th annual participation in CITO/LBB trash clean up.  Cascade Lake soccer fields, 6:30 pm.


Bring your own gloves and beverage. If possible, also bring waterproof boots or waders, as there’s some shoreline.  Trash and recycling bags are provided, along with the disposal.  More details at http://coord.info/GC4ZNJ1 .
=== Upcoming Outdoor Socials TBD ===
We're planning pickleball, and a geocaching hike on a new trail at Northern Heights Park (start on the WSW side and walk clockwise).




 
=== Old News Items ===
=== Planned Technical Meeting:  May - FIELD TRIP ===
See the [[OldNews]] page.
Field trip to Lake City for to see the shop, meet the team, and check out their robot that just completed a season of FIRST robotics league.  Tim Massaro and Mo Holahan were involved in coaching this FIRST team.
 
Time and location details TBA.
 
 
=== Planned Lunch:  Thursday May 15th  ===
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.
 
 
=== Planned Social:  May TBD ===
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.
 
 
=== Planned Technical Meeting:  June ===
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.
 
 
=== Planned Lunch:  Thursday June 19th  ===
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.
 
 
=== Planned Social:  June TBD ===
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.
 








=== 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
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Peter Shabino
 
 
 
 
=== Planned Socials: Fall or winter ===
-Jim Henderson, "Silicon Valley" documentary
 
-Rock climbing at Prairie Walls
 
-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.
 
 
 
 
=== 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 ===
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 May 14th

6 pm

Meeting link here.


Outside Social: Geocaching, Thursday May 21st

6 pm

Park and walk a park in NE Rochester, where new trails went in last year.

Park east of Churchill Elementary School on Northern Heights Drive NE, looks like it might just be a curbside instead of a lot. We'll walk from there through the two stages of GCANZKD in Northern Heights Park, and decide on the fly if we're taking a path out of the NE side of the park to also grab GC9W5MG.


Outside Social: June TBD

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



Upcoming Outdoor Socials TBD

We're planning pickleball, and a geocaching hike on a new trail at Northern Heights Park (start on the WSW side and walk clockwise).


Old News Items

See the OldNews page.



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