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0830. Detailed instructions for joining us on Zoom are at the end of this
message.<span></span></span></p>
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2024<span></span></span></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Potpourri </span></b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">[On Zoom only]<br>
* Jerry Slate and the new Covid shot that's just become available<br>
* interesting magazine articles that you've read <br>
* Discuss: <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/antitrust-case-against-apple-weaponizes-the-cult-of-cupertino/" title="https://www.wired.com/story/antitrust-case-against-apple-weaponizes-the-cult-of-cupertino/" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">https://www.wired.com/story/antitrust-case-against-apple-weaponizes-the-cult-of-cupertino/</a>
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* <a href="https://youtu.be/9O4lGMBcxoY?feature=shared" title="https://youtu.be/9O4lGMBcxoY?feature=shared" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Ep 177A 8/5/2024
Purchasing a new PC, and more — last 20 minutes</a><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><b><i><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Below are our plans for Upcoming Meetings. For
more schedule information, please refer to <a href="https://wiki.toku.us/doku.php?id=lctg_speaker_schedule" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">https://wiki.toku.us/doku.php?id=lctg_speaker_schedule</a> <span></span></span></i></b></p>
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2024<span></span></span></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Quantum
Computing</span></b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
(Vladan Vuletic, Dept. of Physics, MIT)<br>
<i>Are quantum computers possible? And if yes what will we be able to do
with them (and when can I buy one)? Vladan will discuss the state of the art
in quantum computing, with particular focus on neutral-atom quantum computing
based on atoms in Rydberg states.</i><b><span></span></b></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Space Update</span></b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> (George
Gamota)<span style="background:yellow"><span></span></span></span></p>
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<h3 style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><i><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">SPECIAL
NOTE <span> </span>-</span></i><i><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black;font-weight:normal"> </span></i><i><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black;font-weight:normal">Links and supplementary materials for many of our previous sessions are
available online at <a href="http://lctg.toku.us/" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">http://lctg.toku.us/</a>,
thanks to the diligence of Steve Isenberg. This includes our sessions</span></i><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><i><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></i></span></h3>
<ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:blue;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Fusion Update<span> </span></span></i><i><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr9isXNqFTA" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr9isXNqFTA</a><span></span></span></u></i></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:blue;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Old Technology<span> </span></span></i><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQb1gN0O45U" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQb1gN0O45U</a></span></i></span><i><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span></span></span></u></i></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:blue;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Human Space Flight Technologies <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBjHjm04G6E" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBjHjm04G6E</a></span></i><i><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span></span></span></u></i></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:blue;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Inflammation: A Primer </span></i><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Cq7BFYmZRo" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Cq7BFYmZRo</a></span></i></span><i><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span></span></span></u></i></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:blue;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Developing the First Total Artificial Heart
</span></i><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="https://youtu.be/Pdr9zLxsQRA" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/Pdr9zLxsQRA</a><span></span></span></i></span></li></ul>
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addressed to you and you would like to join the group, or if you have a friend
or colleague who might also be interested in joining, it's easy. Ask them
to go to the group's wiki page at </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://LCTG.toku.us" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Courier New"">http://LCTG.toku.us</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:rgb(11,83,148)"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:rgb(11,83,148)">and follow the simple
instructions under "Join the Email List". By being a member of
the group you'll get reminders of upcoming meetings and infrequent related
messages. No advertising. The list is tightly managed.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:rgb(11,83,148)">Membership is free and given that all meetings
are available on Zoom you only need to be connected to the Internet to join. It's
ok to join from anywhere you can get a decent Internet connection.<span></span></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">We, the Lexington Computer and Technology Group, will
meet Wednesday at the usual 10AM Eastern Time online, using the Zoom Video
Conferencing Application, facilitated by Steve Isenberg. (If noted above,
we may also be at the Lexington Community Center.)<i><span></span></i></span></li></ul>
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page at <a href="https://toku.us/zoomish" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">https://toku.us/zoomish</a>
but note that the URL and phone number shown are examples.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span></span></span></p>
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sometime after 9:45 AM on Wednesday, choose one of the following options:</span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span></span></span></p>
<ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">If you have the Zoom application installed, start it and join
meeting with ID 972 6146 0830</span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">From your browser, go to: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/97261460830" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">https://zoom.us/j/97261460830</a></span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">>From your smartphone, tap this: +16468769923,,97261460830</span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">From a “dumb” telephone, call 1 646 876 9923 and enter
meeting ID: 972 6146 0830 </span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span></span></span></li></ul>
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and use the on-screen controls that turn on the sound and the video. You should
be able to see and hear others and they should be able to see and hear
you, if you have a camera and microphone (each of which you can unmute
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