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 These are a record of the chats that were passed during meetings in 2025.  They have been edited to a small extent.\\
 To find chats for a given day, for example January 15, 2025, search for datecode 20250115 (2025, month 01, day 15).
+====20251029====
+===Windows Backup and VMs===
+<WRAP prewrap>
+<code>
+:12:37 From David Duff to Everyone:
+	https://apple.news/ARPn4yN2MQbiQVykSM1cD4w
+	^ what killed most of napoleon's army.
+:23:44 From Bob Primak to Everyone:
+	You can get Black Friday deals for MAcrium Reflect Paid edition. I got four licenses last year for $25.00 ea
+:25:48 From Bob Primak to Everyone:
+	What Robert is confusing with the BIOS is the Bootloader. In Linux, this is GRUB, and Windows has its ownbootloader.These are backed up by any good backup program.
+:29:24 From Bob Primak to Everyone:
+	MBR and GPT (Legacy and UEFI/EFI Boot) have different partition structures, and place their bootloaders into different locations. So the backup program needs to be told which type of boot is used -- legacy or EFI.
+:05:31 From Bob Primak to Everyone:
+	Windows 11 changes in 25H2: Free article from AskWoody Newsletter:
+:07:46 From Bob Primak to Everyone:
+	https://www.askwoody.com/newsletter/free-edition-how-to-prevent-the-forced-use-of-your-files-in-the-cloud/#onedrive
+:16:18 From Bob Primak to Everyone:
+	In Office 365, it's auto-save which now on,y saves to OneDrive. You can still store versions locally, but it isn't easy. You must use “Save As” each time.
+:33:13 From Steve Isenberg to Everyone:
+	What uses or needs are there to have a VM with another OS running on your system?
+:36:33 From Adam Broun to Everyone:
+	PairVPN: had not heard of it before but the website is very light on details.  Maybe look at Wireguard as an alternative: fully open source, audited and widely trusted
+:59:00 From Drew King to Everyone:
+	can windows interfere with a lenovo laptop from charging on one of its usb ports\
+:07:29 From Drew King to Everyone:
+	https://www.sordum.org/9470/windows-update-blocker-v1-8/
+</code>
+</WRAP>
+[[lexingtoncomputergroup|return]]
+====20250910====
+===CRISPR, AI, and Patent Law===
+<WRAP prewrap>
+<code>
+:29:09	Judy & Mike Alexander:	Re the questions raised about the patents and what the researchers knew/when:  Researchers record such things in Notebooks, which are witnessed.  The notebook entries constitute primary evidence.
+:55:40	Judy & Mike Alexander:	”mona Lisa” in watercolor is different from the original.  There are qualities in oil paint that are not reproduced in watercolor.
+:57:10	Carl Lazarus:	It's more than 70 years after the death of Leonardo, so you can't be sued for copyright infringement.
+</code>
+</WRAP>
+[[lexingtoncomputergroup|return]]
+====20250903====
+===Robots in Everyday Life===
+<WRAP prewrap>
+<code>
+:05:59 From Carl Lazarus to Everyone:
+	Karl Capek was Czech.
+:12:53 From Steve Isenberg to Everyone:
+	Are the robots pre-programmed or are they hearing the music and reacting to it?
+:13:36 From Bob Primak to Everyone:
+	They can do it either way, but the music in this case seems to be an overdub created in post-production.
+:14:08 From Bob Primak to Everyone:
+	The choreography is programmed, and is not a response to the music.
+:20:38 From Steve Isenberg to Everyone:
+	Couldn’t someone drive by and grab/steal the [robotic lawn. mower]?
+:21:12 From David Duff to Everyone:
+	some have theft protection (lock-outs against unauthorized use).
+:21:38 From David Duff to Everyone:
+	i've also things like built-in alarms that go off when they are picked up, fwiw.
+:28:54 From David Duff to Everyone:
+	fantastic voyage.
+:29:02 From David Duff to Everyone:
+	i believe with raquel welch.
+:34:41 From David Duff to Everyone:
+	the film companion (2025 - netflix) explores and dramatizes the theme of robots as personal companions/assistants.
+	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26584495/
+:38:38 From David Duff to Everyone:
+	if you're into a techno-skeptic (aka tech-paranoid) attitude, there are multiple episodes in the black mirror series that explore related topics, also on netflix.
+</code>
+</WRAP>
+[[lexingtoncomputergroup|return]]
+====20250827====
+===AI and Monod Molecular Biology===
+<WRAP prewrap>
+<code>
+:48:23 From John Rudy to Everyone:
+	I asked gemini about remembering a conversation.  Here is its response.  “As a large language model, I do not have a memory of past conversations. Every time you interact with me, it's a new conversation, and I don't retain any personal information or details from previous chats.”
+:52:02 From John Rudy to Everyone:
+	I now asked CHAT the same question and received “By default, I don’t remember past conversations outside of the current session. Each new session starts fresh.
+	However, if you turn on memory in your settings, I can remember things across sessions — like your preferences, interests, or facts you’d like me to keep. You’ll also be able to see what I’ve remembered, update it, or ask me to forget things at any time.
+	Do you want me to explain how to turn on memory?”
+:54:54 From John Rudy to Everyone:
+	then I asked Perplexity and received ”Perplexity AI can remember previous conversations, but how much it remembers depends on the context and settings you use. Within a single conversation (called a ”thread”), Perplexity maintains context and can reference everything discussed earlier in that thread, providing seamless and contextual responses. For ongoing or new conversations, Perplexity offers a ”memory” feature that allows it to remember preferences, interests, and specific information between sessions, making future answers more personalized and relevant.”
+</code>
+</WRAP>
+[[lexingtoncomputergroup|return]]
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