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--- lctg_in_the_works [2026.03.11 08:28] – Steve Isenberg
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 |T~~#@1~~|Development of car navigation devices starting in ~1910 and evolving to the present day using digital computers, map database, and GPX. (Donald Cooke)|[4/27/24] Cooke not sure when he can present|
 |T~~#@1~~|The development of photogrammetry from ~1930 to the current state of the art using a $500 ”toy” drone and free software to produce orthophotography 50 or more times as detailed as the imagery in Google Maps and Google Earth. (Donald Cooke)|[4/27/24] Cooke not sure when he can present|
-|T~~#@1~~|<bg yellow>SCHEDULED</bg> Current state of autonomous driving. |
 |T~~#@1~~|Water (particulate) Junk and How To Remove It; drugs in the water| |
-|T~~#@1~~|<bg yellow>SCHEDULED</bg> Micro-plastics - whatsit, wheresit, and whatchagonnado about it| |
-|T~~#@1~~|<bg yellow>PRESENTED ALREADY</bg>Asteroid Colliding with Earth? (Maybe tie-in with Space Junk)|(JohnR)|
 |T~~#@1~~|Museum in Lexington focusing on the Apollo program. [[https://lexobserver.org/2025/01/02/how-a-lexington-resident-built-a-museum-to-apollo-11-in-his-own-home/|1/2/2025 article]] Maybe invite the several Lex residents who were members of the MIT Draper Lab to talk to our group.|Harry|
 |T~~#@1~~|Computer Transforms used in AI (suggested by Dick Wagner; wait till Lei(sp) is ready)| |
 |T~~#@1~~|Twistronics. Stacking. Started with Graphine. 3-4-5 layers. (Dick)| |
 |T~~#@1~~|Security. Things you can do to protect yourself, your technology, your finances -- on the cheap|steve|
-|T~~#@1~~|<bg yellow>SCHEDULED</bg>Your Own Wiki? What's a Wiki? What can it do for you?  How can you use it? How does LCTG's Wiki work? How can I have my own Wiki? (on the cheap!) |steve|
 |T~~#@1~~|Using AI to help overcome difficulties, e.g., in spreadsheets| |
 |T~~#@1~~|Install a Virtual Machine running Linux on your MacBook for fun and to learn something new (e.g., Linux) |steve|
-|T~~#@1~~|<bg yellow>SCHEDULED</bg>(Potpourri 4/8) Some considerations for buying a PC nowadays |Bob|
-|T~~#@1~~|<bg yellow>SCHEDULED</bg>(Potpourri 4/8) Buying refurbished PC or phone (one reliable and cost-effective vendor) |Steve|
-|T~~#@1~~|<bg yellow>SCHEDULED</bg>Nobel prize talks in 2024, esp: Physics (Machine Learning)|
-|T~~#@1~~|<bg yellow>SCHEDULED</bg>Chemistry (Protein design, protein structure prediction)|
 |T~~#@1~~|An agent you can talk to about getting things done on your computer; uses VMs; does stuff for you|Harry|
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   - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkpqA8yG9T4|(1h39) Breakthrough in nuclear fusion?]] (2/24/2016 by Prof. Dennis Whyte of MIT) (Larry Wittig)
   - [[https://youtu.be/AL2Chc6p_Kk|(18.5m) uniform circular motion]] suggested by our own Charles Holbrow.
-  - <bg yellow>REMOVE - 2 yrs old</bg>[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VnbBCm_ZyQ|(1h44m) CEO Boston Dynamics and the Future of Robotics]] (video of a podcast?)
   - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29ECwExc-_M|(40s) Boston Dynamics new humanoid robot]]
   - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnhIUa5r28Q|(8.5m) How does Boston Dynamics' new Atlas robot work?]]
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   - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw696JVSxJQ|(10.5m) Elon Musk's colossus Supercomputer]]
   - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17Y82tJDk2o|(11.5m) MIT Discovery: Photo Molecular Effect]]
-  - <bg yellow>DELETE</bg>[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD9Njacdqk8|(42m) Dealing with Space Junk]]
   - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qpzg8snj0M4|(4m) Space Sustainability - MIT Challenges]]
   - [[https://youtu.be/n-UQxfgFEe4|(13m) The Copernican Principle: the foundation of ALL of cosmology (Dr. B.)]] advert in intro
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   - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06-iq-0yJNM|(46m) What Creates Consciousness?]] WSF/Brian Greene
   - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q56PMJbCFXQ|(34m) The Most Dangerous Building in Manhattan]] - How a single phone call from a student helped uncover a flaw that nearly toppled Citicorp.
-  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7lad5a4XhI&t=54s|(16m) How Long is a Day? (Tyson)]] (JohnR)
+  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7lad5a4XhI&t=54s|(16m) How Long is a Day? (Tyson)]] (JohnR)\\  \\ **WSJ The Tech Behind series (Mitch) (d/l on M)**
-  - <bg yellow>SCHEDULED 5/27</bg> [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD7_jelvxew|(1h21) Putting the ”Bang” in the Big Bang]] (1h47 w/q&a) Alan Guth (John Rudy) \\  \\ **WSJ The Tech Behind series (Mitch) (d/l on M)**
   - (9m30) The Complex Engineering Behind Firework-Firing Drones [[https://www.wsj.com/video/series/tech-behind/the-complex-engineering-behind-firework-firing-drones/66E6155C-F175-453B-AC8F-1E67BC77AE4B?mod=WSJvidctr__pos0|link]] \\  .
   - (19m) [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjDYfvPW4mA|What Everyone Gets Wrong About Planes]] (Vertasium)