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=== Litter Bit Better outside social, Monday October 5th ===
6:00 - 7:30 pm


=== Social: Thursday April 21st, 2016 ===
Fall opportunity to take care of our community by picking up trash and getting some geocaching credit while we're at it. Bring your own gloves, but no water edge to deal with this time.


Our April social will be the Litter Bit Better park clean up.  
As usual, [https://coord.info/GCBXZE7 teaming up with the geocachers].  McQuillin Field in SE Rochester, we've got the 7 ball fields and two parking lots, there's a Litter Bit Better map [https://img.geocaching.com/7a2cf0b0-a808-4769-9eda-8efeeb11a235.jpg here].


That's 6 pm on Thursday April 21st, at Cascade Lake Park.


Parking is approximately [https://www.google.com/maps/place/44%C2%B001%2724.7%22N+92%C2%B029%2736.1%22W/@44.0235333,-92.4933667,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0 here] (or slightly further west, closer to the corner/park). Geocachers get [http://coord.info/GC6CYCW CITO credit].


Bags and trash are provided, you need to provide your own gloves and a sense of civic duty. If anyone has some waterproof boots for cleaning the marshy stream edge, that'd be great too.  
=== Virtual Technical Presentation: Thursday October 8th ===
Tim Massaro will do a trip report on his attendance at the Bay Area Maker Faire. It's the 20th anniversary of the mother of all Maker Faires originally started by Make Magazine.


6 pm


=== <strike> Technical Meeting:</strike>  Disc golf social:  Thursday April 14th  ===
Meeting link removed.
We did not get any speaker volunteers.  Go play disc golf at [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=217033483939111930234.0004a379c4172da19682b&ll=44.02311,-92.440456&spn=0.004606,0.007092&t=h&z=17 East Park] again.


6 pm




=== Outside Social:  Thursday September 17th ===


 
Disc golf! This time we're going to Byron.  The [https://udisc.com/courses/byron-links-dgc-421X course] is just south of the Byron west stoplight. We waited until fall to let the wild parsnip flower heads (reported location of the 2nd half of the course) quit shedding pollen everywhere; but you still don't want to touch the plant. If the course turns out to still be too unenjoyable, we'll shift a few blocks NW to [https://udisc.com/courses/klingvall-park-kXgO Kingvall Park], and try their disc golf course instead.
=== Social:  Tuesday March <strike> 15th </strike> 29th ===
Disc golf at [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=217033483939111930234.0004a379c4172da19682b&ll=44.02311,-92.440456&spn=0.004606,0.007092&t=h&z=17 East Park]


6 pm
6 pm


Note the change from the original date, due to rain/mud.


=== Virtual Technical Presentation: Thursday September 10th ===
David Davis on TalkBoard VR — a virtual reality language classroom, and the server behind it.


6 pm


Meeting link removed.


=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday March 10th ===
Marc Thomas, from NORLUG, on setting up and maintaining your own media server.


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Everything you need to know to set up your own media server, as ethically and legally as possible. From video codecs and containers, compression algorithms, DRM decryption and circumvention, transcoding, storage, organization, consumption, and all the tools that make this possible, all under Linux!
=== Outside Social:  Thursday August 20th ===


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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].






Also on the agenda for the technical meeting:
=== Technical Presentation: Thursday August 13th ===
Updates on the Med City Makerspace, by Tim Massaro.  Tim's slides can be found [https://k-lug.org/images/6/62/PcigAug13MedCityMakerspace_3.pdf here].


-PCIG elections
6 pm


-Discussions of the K-LUG email list
Meeting link removed.


-Choice of a March social event.  Possibly a [https://www.theescapechallenge.com/home.html locked room escape]?


-Requests for an April speaker


-Consumption of semi-homemade Pi Day pie (peach, raspberry, strawberry; I cheated and bought crusts).  Please bring your donation for the "hat".




=== Outside Social:  Friday July 24th ===


6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's HA107.
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].


[http://www.roch.edu/html-spectrum/getting_to_ucr.html  Directions to Campus]
(I was going to have us go to the Byron disc golf course for something different, but they've apparently got wild parsnip on half the course)


[http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/maps/heintzA.html  Heintz Center Building Map]


Anything else you want to see on the agenda?  Let Jon G or Tina know.


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


Meeting link removed.




=== Downtown Lunch:  Thursday March 10th  ===
11:30 am, 1st Avenue food court downtown, at the bigger tables near the entrance.  The Mexican place has closed, an Indian restaurant will replace it "soon".  Mango Thai has opened.




=== Outdoor Social: Rochesterfest lunch, Thursday June 25th, 11:30 am  ===
Lunch at RochesterFest. We'll be sitting at a picnic table on the far side of the tent from the music, to hopefully lower the decibel level enough to still talk.  Gather around our organizer Mark.


[https://www.rochesterfest.com/faq Rochesterfest FAQs] has some transportation & parking suggestions & miscellaneous information.


=== Lunch:  Thursday February 18th  ===
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.




=== Virtual Social: Thursday June 11th ===
6 pm


=== "January" Social:  Fridays February 12th, 19th, plus others ===
Meeting link removed.
We're going to try a map-based (eg armchair) road rally, http://home.earthlink.net/~oldmaltese/Massacre.html .  Due to there having been a start-up cost for this event, I will be asking for contributions (say $5-10/family?) for those who come participate.  Anyone bringing an additional "11x15 100-page-plus 2016 Rand McNally Road Atlas" (this same large scale copy MSRP $20, Amazon has for $15) will have their fee waived for their assistance uncrowding the map table.


I anticipate this being much better done by small groups, and it seems a bit lengthy.  So we are going to host two pre-specified nights of map reading, and if Friday nights don't work well for you then email me off-list to request your available T/W/Sat/Sun timeframe and we'll see if we can work something out.  Fees per family won't be re-collected at subsequent attendances.


6:30 pm at Tina's house (email for directions).  Snack/beverage potluck only (come with dinner already in your belly).
=== Outside Social:  Geocaching, Thursday May 21st ===
6 pm


Postmark deadline for submission of this for scoring is Monday February 29th, which realistically means we're going to have to mail it on Saturday the 27th, so our last potential night is Friday February 26th.
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.


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].




=== Technical Meeting: Thursday February 11th ===
=== Virtual Social: Thursday May 14th ===
Robert Nix, on LVM.
6 pm


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Meeting link removed.


Using Logical Volume Manager can simplify your disk space management on both large and small Linux systems. This will be both an overview, and a look at specific commands and results. See how LVM can be used to streamline your Linux installation and maintenance.


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Here are [http://k-lug.org/images/0/0d/Lvm.odp his slides] from the meeting.
=== Litter Bit Better in-person social (outside), Tuesday April 28th ===
6:00 - 7:30 pm


Summit Pointe Park, in NW Rochester.  [https://k-lug.org/images/3/38/Summit_Pointe_Park_parking_and_trash_cleanup_boundaries.jpg Park on Shetland Drive NW, and observe the north/south boundaries in the linked map].


Also on the agenda for the technical meeting:
Bags provided. You bring your own gloves, grabbers, and sense of civic duty. Some pond shoreline.  Unlike our fall CITOs, in the spring we've got plenty of daylight.


-PCIG second round of officer nominations (with elections in March)
As usual we are [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GCBM2PG teaming up with the geocachers] to avoid being overwhelmed by garbage.




6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's HA107.
=== Outdoor Social:  Saturday April 25  ===
In celebration of [https://nationalkitemonth.org/ National Kite Month], bring your kites and come join us as we try to fly them.


[http://www.roch.edu/html-spectrum/getting_to_ucr.html  Directions to Campus]
Saturday April 25th


[http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/maps/heintzA.html  Heintz Center Building Map]
2 pm


Anything else you want to see on the agenda?  Let Jon G or Tina know.
Location:  [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Redwood+Ln+SW,+Rochester,+MN+55902/@43.989365,-92.4843012,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x87f758cbe6ddd805:0xcbd56f452d52bbef That park by Steve Fox's house], officially known as Pine Ridge Estates Park, on Redwood Lane SW.


This park has a nice playground for the littles, picnic tables, and room to fly kites, as well as usually being unpopulated.  The lack of trees and being on top of a hill mean it's pretty bug free (not that we should hopefully have to worry about that in April) even when there's not enough breeze to fly the kites.


Please bring your family and friends who might want to hang out.  Bring your own kites.  If you don't want to sit at the picnic tables or on the playground equipment, bring your own folding chair.  And bring your own beverage.  Since it's April, we're skipping the traditional ice cream.




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


=== Downtown Lunch: Thursday February 11th  ===
Meeting link [https://us04web.zoom.us/j/72423514673?pwd=nxbyWzSz7nbG2J2n2KMtfIUFaGVHaz.1 here].
11:30 am, 1st Avenue food court downtown, at the bigger tables near the entrance.






=== Outdoor Social: TBD, Friday March 13th - Sunday March 15th ===
Plan to do some [https://www.geocaching.com/blog/2026/02/pi-day-2026-3-14-sweet-ways-to-celebrate-with-three-new-souvenirs-to-earn/ puzzle solving geocaching over the weekend of March 13-15th].  Tim will be leading this one.


=== Social:  Sunday, February 7th 2016 ===
Winterfest cardboard sled race spectating for our February social, Sunday February 7th, 1 pm.  There IS an indoor viewing area, per the description, so no trekking through the snow required.


http://www.rochesterwinterfest.com/2015/01/07/cardboard-sled-race/


Rochester Golf and Country Club
=== Virtual Social: Thursday March 12th ===
3100 Country Club Road SW
6 pm


Meeting link removed.


Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Aaron is running this meeting for us, so let him know.  Also, plan to do some [https://www.geocaching.com/blog/2026/02/pi-day-2026-3-14-sweet-ways-to-celebrate-with-three-new-souvenirs-to-earn/ puzzle solving geocaching over the weekend of March 13-15th] with the crew, bring your calendar and your solved or stuck puzzles to share.


=== Lunch:  Thursday January 21st  ===
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.




=== Virtual Social: Thursday February 12th, 2026 ===
6 pm


=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday January 14th ===
Meeting link removed.
Dennis DeLorme on a recent basement project - the $2 wireless link.


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


Do you wish there was an easy, cheap way for your micro-controllers to
talk to each other over a wireless link? If so, come and learn about the
Nordic nrf24L01+ type modules. These allow short range wireless
communication in the 2.4 GHz band. The nrf24L01+ is designed for PC
keyboard/mouse, remote controls, home automation, toys etc.


There is available software to use the nrf24L01+ modules with common
boards such as Arduino, Raspberry Pi and Beaglebone Black. The nrf24L01+
module can be added to these boards for about $1 per node, if ordered
directly from China. I'll talk a little about my experience ordering
directly from China.
I will talk about the features of the nrf24L01+ and the software to use it. I will demo a sensor star network with a couple of them on Arduinos (what else?) sending data to an Arduino attached to a laptop as the base unit.
If you are ready to break your New Years Resolutions, I will be bringing
German Chocolate cup cakes with coconut pecan frosting.
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Post-meeting addition - [http://k-lug.org/images/9/93/Klug-nrf24.pdf here are the slides] he has provided.
[http://k-lug.org/images/2/2f/StarNetDS18B20.odt Here is the code] in Open Office format because upload of text or code files is not supported.


=== Virtual Technical Meeting or Social: Thursday January 8th, 2026 ===
6 pm


6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's HA107.
Meeting link removed.
 
[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]
 
 
Also on the agenda for the technical meeting:
 
-K-LUG’s annual officer elections – president, vice president, treasurer.  Nominations or self-nominations for these positions please.
 
-Annual financial report from our treasurer.
 
-PCIG first round of officer nominations (with elections in March)
 
 
 
Anything else you want to see on the agenda?  Let Jon G or Tina know.
 
 
 
 
 
=== Downtown Lunch:  Thursday January 14th  ===
11:30 am, 1st Avenue food court downtown, at the bigger tables near the entrance.
 


KLUG officer elections.


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




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Litter Bit Better outside social, Monday October 5th

6:00 - 7:30 pm

Fall opportunity to take care of our community by picking up trash and getting some geocaching credit while we're at it. Bring your own gloves, but no water edge to deal with this time.

As usual, teaming up with the geocachers. McQuillin Field in SE Rochester, we've got the 7 ball fields and two parking lots, there's a Litter Bit Better map here.


Virtual Technical Presentation: Thursday October 8th

Tim Massaro will do a trip report on his attendance at the Bay Area Maker Faire. It's the 20th anniversary of the mother of all Maker Faires originally started by Make Magazine.

6 pm

Meeting link removed.


Outside Social: Thursday September 17th

Disc golf! This time we're going to Byron. The course is just south of the Byron west stoplight. We waited until fall to let the wild parsnip flower heads (reported location of the 2nd half of the course) quit shedding pollen everywhere; but you still don't want to touch the plant. If the course turns out to still be too unenjoyable, we'll shift a few blocks NW to Kingvall Park, and try their disc golf course instead.

6 pm


Virtual Technical Presentation: Thursday September 10th

David Davis on TalkBoard VR — a virtual reality language classroom, and the server behind it.

6 pm

Meeting link removed.


Outside Social: Thursday August 20th

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


Technical Presentation: Thursday August 13th

Updates on the Med City Makerspace, by Tim Massaro. Tim's slides can be found here.

6 pm

Meeting link removed.



Outside Social: Friday July 24th

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

(I was going to have us go to the Byron disc golf course for something different, but they've apparently got wild parsnip on half the course)


Virtual Social: Thursday July 9th

6 pm

Meeting link removed.



Outdoor Social: Rochesterfest lunch, Thursday June 25th, 11:30 am

Lunch at RochesterFest. We'll be sitting at a picnic table on the far side of the tent from the music, to hopefully lower the decibel level enough to still talk. Gather around our organizer Mark.

Rochesterfest FAQs has some transportation & parking suggestions & miscellaneous information.


Virtual Social: Thursday June 11th

6 pm

Meeting link removed.


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.


Virtual Social: Thursday May 14th

6 pm

Meeting link removed.


Litter Bit Better in-person social (outside), Tuesday April 28th

6:00 - 7:30 pm

Summit Pointe Park, in NW Rochester. Park on Shetland Drive NW, and observe the north/south boundaries in the linked map.

Bags provided. You bring your own gloves, grabbers, and sense of civic duty. Some pond shoreline. Unlike our fall CITOs, in the spring we've got plenty of daylight.

As usual we are teaming up with the geocachers to avoid being overwhelmed by garbage.


Outdoor Social: Saturday April 25

In celebration of National Kite Month, bring your kites and come join us as we try to fly them.

Saturday April 25th

2 pm

Location: That park by Steve Fox's house, officially known as Pine Ridge Estates Park, on Redwood Lane SW.

This park has a nice playground for the littles, picnic tables, and room to fly kites, as well as usually being unpopulated. The lack of trees and being on top of a hill mean it's pretty bug free (not that we should hopefully have to worry about that in April) even when there's not enough breeze to fly the kites.

Please bring your family and friends who might want to hang out. Bring your own kites. If you don't want to sit at the picnic tables or on the playground equipment, bring your own folding chair. And bring your own beverage. Since it's April, we're skipping the traditional ice cream.


Virtual Social: Thursday April 9th

6 pm

Meeting link here.


Outdoor Social: TBD, Friday March 13th - Sunday March 15th

Plan to do some puzzle solving geocaching over the weekend of March 13-15th. Tim will be leading this one.


Virtual Social: Thursday March 12th

6 pm

Meeting link removed.

Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Aaron is running this meeting for us, so let him know. Also, plan to do some puzzle solving geocaching over the weekend of March 13-15th with the crew, bring your calendar and your solved or stuck puzzles to share.


Virtual Social: Thursday February 12th, 2026

6 pm

Meeting link removed.

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


Virtual Technical Meeting or Social: Thursday January 8th, 2026

6 pm

Meeting link removed.

KLUG officer elections.

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



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