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<fs large>UPCOMING MEETINGS</fs>
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|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. [[2024lctgmeetingchats#20240515|chat messages]]|
|May 22, 2024|Potpourri: Check Washing 101\\ Your favorite apps and websites. Follow-up to meeting 2/14 {{lctg:20240522_drew-appsnstuff.pdf|slides}}\\ Eclipse photos (TedK) 15m [link to Ted's pictures - coming soon]|
|May 29, 2024|Oppenheimer and the Institute for Advanced Study, presented by Dan Kleppner [[2024lctgmeetingchats#20240529|chat messages]] |
|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|<bg yellow>GASP Planning session (Gigantic Allhands Scheduling and Planning)</bg>|
|July 17, 2024|Development of the Abiocor total artificial heart (Alan Millner)\\ //The Abiocor total artificial heart developed by Abiomed, is an electro-hydraulic device implanted in a patient with the original damaged heart removed. It is self-contained with no tether to hospital equipment.//|
|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 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//|
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<fs large>RECENT MEETINGS</fs>
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|Jan 3, 2024 |We Will Have a Syncing Feeling: Using applications and files across platforms - a forum (Drew King, lead) [[2024lctgmeetingchats#20240103|chat messages]]|
|Jan 10, 2024|LIDAR mapping with Dale Fried of 3DEO, hosted by Dan Kleppner [[2024lctgmeetingchats#20240110|chat messages]] . [[https://youtu.be/UnrI2kbd1HY|watch the presentation]]\\ For more information on the company and its technology, visit the 3DEO website at [[https://3deolidar.com/]] and their [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFGQNxmO9iwKnCY4E0tNZxg|YouTube Channel]]|
|Jan 17, 2024|Unifying Nature’s Laws: The State of String Theory.|
|Jan 24, 2024|Videos played:\\ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs2QcycggWU|How does Starlink Satellite Internet Work?]]\\ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2oF8oZopdA|Bill Gates talking with Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy, about AI transforming education]]| 
|Jan 31, 2024|potpourri: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYg6jzotiAc|Feynman: Fun to Imagine]] (67min) followed by luncheon at Bamboo in Bedford|
|Feb 7, 2024 |Space Update (George Gamota) [[2024lctgmeetingchats#20240207|chat messages]]| 
|Feb 14, 2024|Nifty Smartphone apps. Like Seek; Shazam; Pedometer; etc. [[2024lctgmeetingchats#20240214|chat messages]]|
|Feb 21, 2024|Nifty Smartphone Apps Part 2 [[2024lctgmeetingchats#20240221|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]]\\ {{lctg:20240228_homelab.pdf|slides}} [[2024lctgmeetingchats#20240228|chat messages]]|
|Mar 6, 2024 |potpourri\\ * [[https://vimeo.com/383913383|"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. [[https://youtu.be/3bEpXPT85Vo|watch the presentation]]  [[2024lctgmeetingchats#20240306|chat messages]]|
|Mar 13, 2024|Sleep Deprivation (John Rudy) [[https://youtu.be/93zjY59Cn6M|watch the presentation]] {{lctg:20240313_sleeping_is_important.pdf|slides}} \\ What is Passkey and how does it work as compared to Passwords (Steve Isenberg) [[https://youtu.be/UGShrneqNF0|watch the presentation]] [ [[passkey|notes on passkey used during presentation]] ]\\ [[2024lctgmeetingchats#20240313|chat messages]]| 
|Mar 20, 2024|2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine: mRNA (Harry Forsdick & Dick Wagner) {{https://youtu.be/RCQWu6dV7AE|watch the presentation}}\\ {{lctg:20240320_nobel_prize_in_medicine.pdf|slides}} [[2024lctgmeetingchats#20240320|chat messages]]\\ The link to videos in the slides may not work; here are the links to videos included in the presentation:\\ [[https://youtu.be/WOvvyqJ-vwo|How mRNA Vaccines Work]]\\ [[https://youtu.be/CfZjK2eIDFM|mRNA Vaccines Questions and Misconceptions]]\\ [[https://youtu.be/no3MyGvEbxY|Announcement of the prize]]\\ [[https://youtu.be/h5D3mv8ewCY|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\\ [[https://youtu.be/9gCslY_YGtQ|Moving and rediscovering the MIT Museum collection (4m)]] and [[https://youtu.be/PsjAcnJl_Q4|Tour of the MIT Museum (49m)]] [[2024lctgmeetingchats#20240327|chat messages]]|
|Apr 3, 2024|"The Science & Lore of Eclipses -- Shadows in Space" a Road Scholar lecture [[2024lctgmeetingchats#20240403|chat messages]]|
|Apr 10, 2024|2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine - mRNA - Part 2|
|Apr 17, 2024|[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY-u1qyRM5w|Richard Feynman Lecture: "Los Alamos From Below"]] (1h18m)|
|Apr 24, 2024|GASP Planning session (Gigantic Allhands Scheduling and Planning) [[2024lctgmeetingchats#20240424|chat messages]]| 
|May 1, 2024|Five Levels of Difficulty Day. Five levels of difficulty on:\\ Time:  [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAhbFRMURtg|Brian Greene explains Time in 5 levels of difficulty]]\\ Wormholes: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P6rdqiybaw|Wormholes Explained - Breaking Spacetime]]\\ CRISPR: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sweN8d4_MUgBiologist Explains CRISPR in 5 Levels of Difficulty]]\\ PickPocketing: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vk__KOrsIMM|9 levels of pick-pocketing, easy to complex, from Wired mag]]\\ [[2024lctgmeetingchats#20240501|chat messages]]|
|May 8, 2024|Inflammation Unmasked: Insights into its Physiology, Detection, and Treatment. (Jerry Harris, Rheumatologist)\\ {{lctg:20240508_inflammation.pdf|slides}} [[2024lctgmeetingchats#20240508|chat messages]]|

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