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


=== K-Lug and the Red Bull Creation 2013 Contest ===
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].
Recently several [http://k-lug.org K-Lug] and [http://www.pcig.info PCIG] members entered a Maker Contest called Red Bull Creation 2013. We were given an Arduino Shield (called the TurBULL Encabulator and 5 Meters of  RGB LED light strips and 1 Meter of addressable RGB LED light strips. We bought 4 more addressable light strips and went to work...creating an invention of Peter Shabinos ...a touch sensitive Rock Climbing Wall called the WALL-O-TRON. Here is our video entry:  http://youtu.be/9SB-FD13yPs


More details on the project can be found here:
http://k-lug.org/RedBullCreation2013#Red_Bull_Creation_2013_-_K-LUG_Participation


=== K-Lug and the Deconstruction and Minne-Faire ===
Recently [http://k-lug.org K-Lug] and [http://www.pcig.info PCIG] members met at [http://tymkrs.com/rabbithole/ The Rabbit Hole] Maker space to participate in the [http://www.thedeconstruction.org Deconstruction 2013]. We has had a booth at the [http://minnefaire.org/ Minne-Faire] where we demonstrated our projects. I'm leaving a link here for people to find more info about our projects:
http://thedeconstruction.org/team/rabbit-hole/
http://k-lug.org/Main_Page/Deconstruction2013




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=== Technical Meeting: Thursday, May 9th - FIRST Robotics Competition Demo at Byron High School ===
The Byron High School FIRST Robotics Competition team, just back from the Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional, will fill us in on their experience in this exciting celebration of science, engineering and technology.


We will meet in the Byron High School Commons / Dining Hall at 6:30PM
=== Litter Bit Better in-person social (outside), Tuesday April 30th ===
6:15 - 7:30 pm


Back to our usual Cascade Lake Park.


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


5 min Overview of FRC and Byron Robotics
As usual we are teaming up with the [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GCAMJX2 geocachers] to avoid being overwhelmed by garbage.


5 min Technical stuff on Bot


5 min Lessons Learned


5 min Mentor-ship Opportunities


20-40 min Ultimate Ascent game
=== Geocaching in-person social (outside), Friday May 3rd ===
6 pm


There will be a "driver station" and arena mock up setup.  
Park and walk in a neighborhood in NE Rochester.


That will allow a few of us to try our luck at scoring within the standard 2 minute period.  
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].


The team only has two batteries so will probably run on last about 20 minutes or so.


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


Address:
Meeting link will be added here.


1887 2nd Ave NW, Byron, MN 55920
Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let us know.


Enter through doors by the flagpole. Note there is a choir concert at 7pm in the Auditorium




=== Pending potential presentations  ===


=== Lunch:  Thursday May 16th  ===
Jon Gullixson:  gnucash or www :: Mechanize
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.






=== Socials brainstorming: Fall or winter ===
-Murder mystery.  The host needs to buy a kit at a gaming store to get the event started.


=== Planned Social:  May TBD ===
-Jim Henderson, "Silicon Valley" documentary
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.


-Bowlocity laser tag.  5-6 people minimum needed.


=== Planned Technical Meeting: June TBD ===
-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.
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.




=== Lunch:  Thursday June 20th  ===
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:  July 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 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
Peter Shabino


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




=== Planned Social: Fall or winter ===
Jim Henderson, "Silicon Valley" documentary






=== Upcoming Meeting Crisis! ===
MediaWiki help [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Text_color 1] [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_color_formatting_help 2]
Well, not really a crisis, but we do need some meeting topics (& speakers) for 2013. 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.

Revision as of 17:30, 27 April 2024


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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.



MediaWiki help 1 2

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