
WiFi: ??? / ???
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# Meeting Logistics
* **MUST SIGN IN**
* This meeting __IS__ being streamed.
* Many thanks to the Solution Street.
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# Late Comers
Can some people please monitor our Signal chat for people who are arriving late?
<https://links.novalug.org/signal>
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# Meeting Notes
All links are provided in the meeting notes. It is a collaborative space and everybody can contribute additional notes and links.
http://links.novalug.org/notes
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# NoVaLUG Links
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| Website | https://novalug.org/ |
| Mailing List |https://links.novalug.org/list |
| Signal | https://links.novalug.org/signal |
| Fediverse | https://akk.novalug.org/novalug |
| | @novalug@novalug.org |
| LinkedIn | https://links.novalug.org/linkedin |
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# New Comers!
Raise your hand if this is your first NoVaLUG meeting!
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## After Meeting Lunch: Charcoal Kabobs

(see meeting notes for details)
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# Jobs
1. Anybody have job openings?
Please put job listings in our notes: <https://links.novalug.org/notes>
2. Anybody need a job?
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## Call for Presentations
* Do you have a Linux or FOSS related topic you can present?
* Length: from 15 minutes to 1.5 hours.
* Topics: beginner to advanced.
* Scope: Open and Free Knowledge (i.e. not proprietary stuff)
* Polish: any shine of your choice
<br>
<br>
Then please consider volunteering to give a presentation. See Andy after the meeting.
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## Upcoming Presentations
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| November | Building CLI's with Java and GraalVM |
| December | ??? Maybe another Geek-a-thon ??? |
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We meet even if there is no keynote.
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# Tech News You Can Use
Get it has it happens on our Fedimoose account:
https://akk.novalug.org/novalug
(yes, we are now calling in "the Fedimoose")
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# New Raspberry Pi 500+
* Low profile, mechanical keyboard
* NVMe SSD
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# COSMIC Desktop is now in Beta
*FINALLY!*
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# Qualcom Buys Arduino
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# Stupid Europe Cookie Law Messed Up the Internet
Now stupid European Committee thinks it may have screwed something up and wants to fix it.
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# Employees Regularly Paste Company Secrets into ChatGPT
A large number of corporate users paste PII or Payment Card numbers right into ChatGPT
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# KeyNote: Gaming on Linux
Presenter:
Tim Montgomery
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