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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].






=== Extra Lunch (downtown sort-of):  Thursday June 11th ===
11:30 am, Thursdays on First/Third downtown, at the tables by the Half Barrel (based on maps, I think this is where Billotti's used to be, on 3rd Avenue SW).




=== Rocket building, round 2:  Friday June 19th ===
At the Rabbit Hole.  $10 for a rocket building kit, first come first serve.  The exact launch date (plus cookout party) hasn't been announced yet, it's anticipated to be a weekend day in July.


=== 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.


Saturday April 25th


<strike>=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday June 11th ===</strike>
2 pm
=== Extra social:  Wednesday June 10th ===
We don't have a speaker, so we'll go play outside instead.  Note we're one day early, to take advantage of the $2/person discount.  Assuming there isn't some tricky math, that's $4/round/person.  This is a cash-only facility.  6 pm - minigolf at Skyline Raceway.


http://www.skylineracewayrochester.com/mini-golf.html
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.


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




=== Extra Lunch (downtown sort-of):  Thursday June 25th ===
=== Litter Bit Better in-person social (outside), Tuesday April 28th ===
11:30 am, RochesterFest.  This is no longer in its historical downtown venue of the Civic Center, it is down at Soldier's Field.  For those of you coming from downtown, if you don't want to / have time to walk, there is supposed to be a trolley running.  "Free Trolley Ride, 1st Ave SW to the Fest grounds 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m." is all the details I have to share, sorry.
6:00 - 7:30 pm


Coupons will be available here, starting on June 15th: http://www.rochesterfest.com/food-vendors.php
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].


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 [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GCBM2PG teaming up with the geocachers] to avoid being overwhelmed by garbage.




=== Social:  Tuesday June 30th ===
Disc golf at [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=217033483939111930234.0004a3795f42da701ae0b&msa=0&ll=44.015742,-92.422206&spn=0.003541,0.006942&iwloc=0004a37962daae4746296 RCTC, meet at the parking lot edge / field house doors], 6 pm.  I hope my weather skills are better than they were in May.


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


=== Planned Extra Lunch:  Thursday July 9th  ===
Meeting link here eventually.
11:30 am, 1st Avenue food court downtown, at the bigger tables near the entrance.  




=== Planned Technical Meeting:  Thursday July 9th ===
Speaker needed, please let Tina or Jon G 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.


=== 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).


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


[http://www.roch.edu/html-spectrum/getting_to_ucr.html  Directions to Campus]
=== Old News Items ===
 
See the [[OldNews]] page.
[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.
 
 
=== Planned Lunch:  Thursday July 16th  ===
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.
 
 
=== Planned Social:  July, TBD ===
Ideas can be found [http://www.k-lug.org/SocialMeeting here] or invent your own.  What would you like to do?  Tell Tina.
 
Likely rockets and cookout with the Rabbit Hole folks.  Also bring your RC helicopters/planes, kites, etc, in case of varying wind conditions.
 
 
=== Planned Technical Meeting:  Thursday August 13th ===
Kevin A, on DEFCON 2015.
 
 
6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's HA107.
 
[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]
 
Anything else you want to see on the agenda?  Let Jon G or Tina know.
 
 
=== Planned Social:  August, TBD ===
Ideas can be found [http://www.k-lug.org/SocialMeeting here] or invent your own.  What would you like to do?  Tell Tina.


Likely ice cream and yard games at Tina's.






=== 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
MediaWiki help [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Text_color 1] [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_color_formatting_help 2]
 
 
=== Planned Socials: 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
 
-Rock climbing at Prairie Walls
 
-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.
 
-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! ===
Well, not really a crisis, but we do need some meeting topics (& speakers) for 2015. We'd like to know what you want to see and hear about. Please email Tina or Jon G 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.




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.


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.


Virtual Social: Thursday May 14th

6 pm

Meeting link here eventually.


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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