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== LUG News ==
== LUG News ==


We generally meet monthly for technical presentations (2nd Thursday of the month, 6 pm, RCTC), 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].
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].


Did you used to be on our email list and suddenly haven't gotten email for months?  We had a glitch and it caused many people to get unsubscribed; unfortunately Tina doesn't have a way of knowing who all we lost.  Please use "Linux mailing list" on the left to get yourself re-added, sorry!






=== In person, indoor social: Tuesday December 3rd ===
Mayo Planetarium, for a Community Education presentation on Cosmology.  Ages 12+.


6:30-8 pm, pre-registration required


$10


https://rochester.ce.eleyo.com/course/22993/2024-fall-adult-catalog/mayo-planetarium-s-cosmology




=== Technical Meeting: June 8th, 2017 ===


Vi Grey, on attacks used against 2-factor authentication, and why people should still be using 2-factor authentication wherever they can.
=== Virtual Board Gaming Social: Friday December 6th ===
6 pm


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Meeting link to socialize [https://us04web.zoom.us/j/71720268402?pwd=4OgDhJavJVW4zVshAMBE2O8SaoOA7Y.1 here].  Play at [https://en.boardgamearena.com/ Board Game Arena].


With account data breaches occurring at companies, a password alone isn't enough to protect our accounts.  Two-Factor Authentication has been introduced in more services, but it isn't perfect.  In this presentation, I explain the importance of Two-Factor Authentication and attacks against different forms of Two-Factor Authentication.  I will also be debuting my proof-of-concept Man-in-the-Middle attack on FIDO Universal Second Factor (U2F) USB hardware authentication.


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PDF is [http://k-lug.org/images/c/ca/TwoFactorAuthentication_201706.pdf here].
=== Virtual Technical Meeting or Social: Thursday January 9th, 2025 ===
6 pm


Meeting link to be here later.


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


[http://www.roch.edu/html-spectrum/getting_to_ucr.html  Directions to Campus]
Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let us know.


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


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




=== Social:  Saturday June 10th 10am - 2pm ===
Socializing at the Voldal's.  We will have options for outdoor weather (backyard games like bean bag, kubb, bocce), and indoor weather (board games, table tennis, foosball, darts, kid toys). Bring your favorite outdoor or indoor games.
We do have an old beagle, but she will either be upstairs or on a leash.
We will provide a
So everyone else bring whatever food you feel like.
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=== RochesterFest lunch:  Thursday June 22nd ===
June downtown lunch at RochesterFest (Soldier's Field track oval), Thursday June 23rd, 11:30 am, weather permitting (rain date TBD).  For those of you downtown who aren't up to walking that far (or your schedule doesn't permit the extra time), they are doing [http://www.rochesterfest.com/trolley.php free trolley rides] again 11-2 from in front of the Marriott Hotel; and new this year they're adding a trolley run from St. Mary's (Monday and Thursday only, we got lucky).  Hopefully they will publish some coupons for food vendors again this year, if so I'll add a link later.  Here's a [http://www.rochesterfest.com/food.php map of the vendors] and a listing of items to be for sale.
=== Technical Meeting: July 13th, 2017 ===
Speaker needed, please let 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.
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 Tina know.
=== Planned Social:  July 2017, TBD ===
Ideas can be found [http://www.k-lug.org/SocialMeeting here] or invent your own.  What would you like to do?  Tell Tina.
July or August will be our ice cream social.
=== Planned Social:  Fall 2017 ===
Vortex cannon!  In an evening, so we can watch smoke rings more effectively too.  Triggered by the spring Physics Force show, got any other fun child-safe physics experiment suggestions?
=== 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
=== 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! ===
We need some meeting topics (& speakers) for 2017. We'd like to know what you want to see and hear about. Please email Tina 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





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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.



In person, indoor social: Tuesday December 3rd

Mayo Planetarium, for a Community Education presentation on Cosmology. Ages 12+.

6:30-8 pm, pre-registration required

$10

https://rochester.ce.eleyo.com/course/22993/2024-fall-adult-catalog/mayo-planetarium-s-cosmology


Virtual Board Gaming Social: Friday December 6th

6 pm

Meeting link to socialize here. Play at Board Game Arena.


Virtual Technical Meeting or Social: Thursday January 9th, 2025

6 pm

Meeting link to be here later.

KLUG officer elections.

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




Old News Items

See the OldNews page.



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