[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Meeting Reminder: At Zoom Address 972 6146 0830. Potpourri. Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 10AM. Lexington Computer and Technology Group Online Meeting via Zoom

[Pearlman, Michael R. (Mike)]

Folks,

A couple of weeks ago, someone mentioned that he had bought a game
with magnets and iron filings to play with his grandchild. Great idea. Can
you tell me what you bought and where?

Mike

On Sun, Feb 28, 2021 at 1:28 PM Jonathan Goode <jonathan.goode at gmail.com>
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>    - (Harry) Getting Streaming Programming Into Your TV (what to do when
>    your TV just isn't smart enough)
>    - Dan Kleppner will present Peter Mui and his Fixit Clinics. Peter Mui
>    is an MIT graduate (’83) who lives in Berkeley. His career is divided
>    between consulting and creating and participating in community
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>    programs. Some years ago he created Fixit Clinics, a hands-on program to
>    teach non-technical people how to repair domestic devices. The program
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>    attracted increasing interest with the growing concern about climate
>    emergencies and the value of resilience.
>    - Cryptocurrency and the IRS: What No One Knew About Taxes 24min
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>    - Another Mark Rober video, perhaps? Or a surprise video? Come see.
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>    - Freakonomics?
>    - ? 3-year effort to video two vortex rings colliding in super slow
>    motion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVbdbVhzcM4 8min (Bill Haley)
>    - ? Other Mark Rober youtube videos (he did Squirrel vid)
>    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY1kMZp36IQSyNx_9h4mpCg
>    - (Or, finish earlier topics not completed)and more?
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> *SPECIAL NOTE - **Links to many of our previous sessions are available
> online at http://lctg.toku.us/ <http://lctg.toku.us/>, thanks to the
> diligence of Steve Isenberg. This includes the Mars Landing from last
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> We, the Lexington Computer and Technology Group, meet at the usual 10AM
> Wednesday time, BUT ONLINE, using the Zoom Video Conferencing Application,
> facilitated by Steve Isenberg.
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> There is an instruction page at https://toku.us/zoomish but note that the
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> Sometime after 9:45AM on Wednesday, choose one of the following options:
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>    - If you have the Zoom application installed, start it and join meeting
>    with ID 972 6146 0830
>    - From your browser, go to: https://zoom.us/j/97261460830
>    - From your smartphone, tap this: +16468769923,,97261460830
>    - From a “dumb” telephone, call 1 646 876 9923 and enter meeting ID: 972
>    6146 0830
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> *Below are our plans for Upcoming Meetings. For more schedule information,
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> <https://wiki.toku.us/doku.php?id=lctg_speaker_schedule>  We will continue
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> *Recycling *
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> Chris Barnett, theory of recycling (GeorgeB to followup)
> Chris Barnett, VP waste management
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> *Why is Venus so bloody hot?* The greenhouse effect. (Charlie Holbrow)
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