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We can use presentations for upcoming meetings, please see [http://www.k-lug.org/Meetings a list of ideas] if you're willing but lacking a topic.
We can use presentations for upcoming meetings, please see [http://www.k-lug.org/Meetings a list of ideas] if you're willing but lacking a topic.
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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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[http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=1814625 LinkedIn group]


[http://www.reddit.com/r/KLUG/ Reddit]






=== Social #1:  Sunday August 12th ===
=== Litter Bit Better in-person social (outside), Tuesday April 30th ===
<strike> Rockets and kites!
6:15 - 7:30 pm


Noon.
Back to our usual Cascade Lake Park.


At the Century High School field, on the north side of the building.
Bags provided.  You bring your own gloves, grabbers, and sense of civic duty.  There is shoreline.


Bring your rockets and your kites, your family and friends. Kevin Arhleger has volunteered to be our Launch Master again. Rockets if it's not windy, kites if it is - last year we managed to skirt the line and do both, this spring it was rockets only.
As usual we are teaming up with the [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GCAMJX2 geocachers] to avoid being overwhelmed by garbage.




Details from the Launch Master:


Rain, tornado warnings, acts of god (frogs, locusts, etc.) are all cause for cancellation.


I'll play it by ear for rockets, if the wind speed is above 15mph our field won't be big enough.
=== Geocaching in-person social (outside), Friday May 3rd ===
6 pm


Park and walk in a neighborhood in NE Rochester.


If you have a rocket make sure to have:
Park near [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC3WQ84 1 - Odin] on Whiting Lane NE's cul de sac.  We'll walk from there to a couple of other geocaches ([https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC57FGC 2], [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC4RPZ2 3]), then back to #1, and then decide if we're walking or driving to [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC8M3FP 4].


- rocket engine, smaller is better--our biggest launch took half a mile to come down I recommend A and B engines if you want your rocket back


- igniter
=== Virtual Social: Thursday May 9th ===
6 pm


- wadding, most engine packs come with it (look for the ones that do)--this helps prevent your parachute cord from melting mid flight
Meeting link will be added here.


- Hobby Lobby sells rockets (kits and complete rockets) as well as engines.  They're not open on Sundays.  Tim volunteered:  There is a [http://www.hobbylobby.com/weekly/coupon.cfm
Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let us know.
40% off coupon] at Hobby Lobby in case anyone needs a new  Millennium Falcon, antimatter fuel, e10 engine or something


- Everything Hobby has a wider selection of engines as well as igniters and wadding if you have old engines you would like to use.  They're also not open on Sundays.


</strike>


Cancelled due to rain. May be rescheduled to a weeknight later this week, monitor the email list.
=== Pending potential presentations ===


Jon Gullixson:  gnucash or www :: Mechanize


=== Lunch:  Thursday August 16th  ===
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.




=== Social #2: Friday August 24th ===
=== Socials brainstorming: Fall or winter ===
6 pm.  Skyline Raceway for miniature golf.  $5/person, cash only.  They also have gokarts and "panning".
-Murder mystery.  The host needs to buy a kit at a gaming store to get the event started.


-Jim Henderson, "Silicon Valley" documentary


=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday September 16th ===
-Bowlocity laser tag.  5-6 people minimum needed.
Mike Fallenstein has arranged with BestBuy for a BestBuy rep to come talk to us.  They will talk and demo about mobile items (phone and tablets).


6 pm, RCTC Heintz Center's HA107.
-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.


[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]
=== Planned Lunch:  Thursday September 20th  ===
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.


=== Old News Items ===
See the [[OldNews]] page.


=== Planned Social:  September 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:  October TBD ===
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 October 18th  ===
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11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.
 
 
=== Planned Social:  October 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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
=== Free: Open Source Stickers for your Systems ===
 
[http://www.openstickers.com Openstickers.com] - download these images, print on sticker paper, cut and apply.
 
[[Image:Openstickers.png]]
 
 
=== Upcoming Meeting Crisis! ===
Well, not really a crisis, but we do need some meeting topics (& speakers) for 2012. 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.





Litter Bit Better in-person social (outside), Tuesday April 30th

6:15 - 7:30 pm

Back to our usual Cascade Lake Park.

Bags provided. You bring your own gloves, grabbers, and sense of civic duty. There is shoreline.

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



Geocaching in-person social (outside), Friday May 3rd

6 pm

Park and walk in a neighborhood in NE Rochester.

Park near 1 - Odin on Whiting Lane NE's cul de sac. We'll walk from there to a couple of other geocaches (2, 3), then back to #1, and then decide if we're walking or driving to 4.


Virtual Social: Thursday May 9th

6 pm

Meeting link will be added here.

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


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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