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2025lctgmeetingchats [2025.08.27 13:02] – Steve Isenberg2025lctgmeetingchats [2025.10.29 09:14] (current) – [20251029] Steve Isenberg
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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.\\  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). To find chats for a given day, for example January 15, 2025, search for datecode 20250115 (2025, month 01, day 15).
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 +====20251029====
 +===Windows Backup and VMs===
 +<WRAP prewrap>
 +<code>
 +10:12:37 From David Duff to Everyone:
 + https://apple.news/ARPn4yN2MQbiQVykSM1cD4w
 + ^ what killed most of napoleon's army.
 +10:23:44 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
 +10:25:48 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.
 +10:29:24 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.
 +11:05:31 From Bob Primak to Everyone:
 + Windows 11 changes in 25H2: Free article from AskWoody Newsletter:
 +11:07:46 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
 +11:16:18 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.
 +11:33:13 From Steve Isenberg to Everyone:
 + What uses or needs are there to have a VM with another OS running on your system?
 +11:36:33 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
 +11:59:00 From Drew King to Everyone:
 + can windows interfere with a lenovo laptop from charging on one of its usb ports\
 +12:07:29 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===
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 +<code>
 +00:29:09 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.
 +01:55:40 Judy & Mike Alexander: ”mona Lisa” in watercolor is different from the original.  There are qualities in oil paint that are not reproduced in watercolor.
 +01:57:10 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===
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 +<code>
 +10:05:59 From Carl Lazarus to Everyone:
 + Karl Capek was Czech.
 +10:12:53 From Steve Isenberg to Everyone:
 + Are the robots pre-programmed or are they hearing the music and reacting to it?
 +10:13:36 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.
 +10:14:08 From Bob Primak to Everyone:
 + The choreography is programmed, and is not a response to the music.
 +10:20:38 From Steve Isenberg to Everyone:
 + Couldn’t someone drive by and grab/steal the [robotic lawn. mower]?
 +10:21:12 From David Duff to Everyone:
 + some have theft protection (lock-outs against unauthorized use).
 +10:21:38 From David Duff to Everyone:
 + i've also things like built-in alarms that go off when they are picked up, fwiw.
 +10:28:54 From David Duff to Everyone:
 + fantastic voyage.
 +10:29:02 From David Duff to Everyone:
 + i believe with raquel welch.
 +10:34:41 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/
 +10:38:38 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.
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 +</WRAP>
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 +[[lexingtoncomputergroup|return]]
  
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