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LCTG Schedule

UPCOMING MEETINGS

Date	Topic	confirmed	Followups
May 15, 2024	Spacecraft Technology, the Design of the International Space Station, and Comparison of Technology in Spacecraft Over Time. Presented by Dr. Gary H Kitmacher from NASA Johnson Space Center. chat messages
May 22, 2024	Potpourri: Check Washing 101 Your favorite apps and websites. Follow-up to meeting 2/14 slides Eclipse photos (TedK) 15m
May 29, 2024	Oppenheimer and the Institute for Advanced Study, presented by Dan Kleppner	yes
June 5, 2024	Selected talk(s) from Google		Peter
June 12, 2024	Retro Technology: examples, how it/they work, how to use. Sliderule, rotary telephone, abacus, etc.	JohnR
June 19, 2024	5G and 6G: 10-fold increase in top internet speeds. (TedK & BobP)
June 26, 2024	YouTube topics on Quantum Mechanics: Sabina and others. (BarryK)
July 3, 2024	Potpourri Considerations and specifications for your next computer
July 10, 2024	GASP Planning session (Gigantic Allhands Scheduling and Planning)
July 17, 2024	Alarm systems you can buy/rent and the systems and webcams you can install yourself. How they work, best choices, etc.(Jonathan Levis)		JohnR
July 24, 2024	Fusion Update (TedK)
July 31, 2024	(Tentative) AI and Medicine (Quackenbush)		JerryS
August 7, 2024	Bob Metcalfe talk: Connectivity is the Thing (62m; on smi's M)
August 14, 2024	NAS (Network Attached Storage) and Docker Apps. Plex server. (Drew)
August 21, 2024
August 28, 2024
September 4, 2024	Potpourri
September 11, 2024
September 18, 2024	Space Update (George Gamota)
September 25, 2024
October 2, 2024
October 9, 2024	Women in Science and Engineering (Barbara Hughey)		DanK
October 16, 2024
October 23, 2024
October 30, 2024	Potpourri

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November 6, 2024
November 13, 2024
November 20, 2024
November 27, 2024	day before Thanksgiving
December 4, 2024
December 11, 2024
December 18, 2024
December 25, 2024	Christmas day
January 1, 2025	New Year's Day
January 8, 2025
January 15, 2025
January 22, 2025
January 29, 2025

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RECENT MEETINGS

Date	Topic
Jan 3, 2024	We Will Have a Syncing Feeling: Using applications and files across platforms - a forum (Drew King, lead) chat messages
Jan 10, 2024	LIDAR mapping with Dale Fried of 3DEO, hosted by Dan Kleppner chat messages . watch the presentation For more information on the company and its technology, visit the 3DEO website at https://3deolidar.com/ and their YouTube Channel
Jan 17, 2024	Unifying Nature’s Laws: The State of String Theory.
Jan 24, 2024	Videos played: How does Starlink Satellite Internet Work? Bill Gates talking with Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy, about AI transforming education
Jan 31, 2024	potpourri: Feynman: Fun to Imagine (67min) followed by luncheon at Bamboo in Bedford
Feb 7, 2024	Space Update (George Gamota) chat messages
Feb 14, 2024	Nifty Smartphone apps. Like Seek; Shazam; Pedometer; etc. chat messages
Feb 21, 2024	Nifty Smartphone Apps Part 2 chat messages
Feb 28, 2024	More neat apps for phones and computers – and more (Adam Broun) * several interesting apps from the useful to the idiotic: `Authy` (2-factor authentication); `Arc Search` (Browser with summarization); `Windy` (weather in depth); `Rise` (Sourdough baking); `Can of Soup` (silly pictures) * Self-hosting, moving services away from Google and Apple to resources you can control yourself: `Proxmox` (virtual machines); `OPNSense` (router); `Home Assistant` (Home automation); `Photoprism` (photo management); `NextCloud` (file sharing and collaboration) List of self-hosted apps: https://github.com/awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted, Self hosted forum: https://www.reddit.com/r/selfhosted slides chat messages
Mar 6, 2024	potpourri * "Watchroom", a short film by Noah Wagner on AI and Robotics. It'll make you think. (Dick Wagner) * Android Apps (Drew) – continuing our topic of Interesting Apps from previous weeks. watch the presentation chat messages
Mar 13, 2024	Sleep Deprivation (John Rudy) watch the presentation slides What is Passkey and how does it work as compared to Passwords (Steve Isenberg) watch the presentation [ notes on passkey used during presentation ] chat messages
Mar 20, 2024	2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine: mRNA (Harry Forsdick & Dick Wagner) watch the presentation slides chat messages The link to videos in the slides may not work; here are the links to videos included in the presentation: How mRNA Vaccines Work mRNA Vaccines Questions and Misconceptions Announcement of the prize TED talk, how mRNA medicine will change the world, Melissa J. Moore
Mar 27, 2024	How the MIT museum has restructured itself to a Technology gateway to MIT Moving and rediscovering the MIT Museum collection (4m) and Tour of the MIT Museum (49m) chat messages
Apr 3, 2024	“The Science & Lore of Eclipses – Shadows in Space” a Road Scholar lecture chat messages
Apr 10, 2024	2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine - mRNA - Part 2
Apr 17, 2024	Richard Feynman Lecture: "Los Alamos From Below" (1h18m)
Apr 24, 2024	GASP Planning session (Gigantic Allhands Scheduling and Planning) chat messages
May 1, 2024	Five Levels of Difficulty Day. Five levels of difficulty on: Time: Brian Greene explains Time in 5 levels of difficulty Wormholes: Wormholes Explained - Breaking Spacetime CRISPR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sweN8d4_MUgBiologist Explains CRISPR in 5 Levels of Difficulty PickPocketing: 9 levels of pick-pocketing, easy to complex, from Wired mag chat messages
May 8, 2024	Inflammation Unmasked: Insights into its Physiology, Detection, and Treatment. (Jerry Harris, Rheumatologist) slides chat messages

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