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Socratic Seminar #50
London BitDevs is a community of Bitcoin enthusiasts and professionals interested in discussing and participating in the research and development of Bitcoin and related protocols.
The topics will be announced shortly before the event on [https://londonbitdevs.org/](https://londonbitdevs.org/). If you have any topics you'd like to dive into, please leave a comment on the appropriate pull request on the [GitHub repo](https://github.com/londonbitdevs/londonbitdevs-website/pulls).
This seminar is sponsored by [Ben Delo](https://twitter.com/bendelo).
**Time and location**
Doors open at 18:45 and we'll start at 19:00, so please arrive on time. If you arrive late, please message us on Meetup and we'll do our best to let you in - but no guarantees. The venue is located near Westminster. The exact location will be shared via Meetup with all attendees. Please double check [your notification settings](https://help.meetup.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002880511-Why-am-I-not-receiving-Meetup-emails-) to ensure you're receiving updates.
**Rules**
Please be reminded that the Socratic seminars are technical in nature, have a strict no-photo and no-video policy, and are conducted according to Chatham House rules.
Accidental Hostile Takeover + Philosophy of Art | Veins of London Shoreditch
***I have accidentally made myself the organiser for London Stoics, and I am unaware who the rightful leader is so if the rightful leader would step up and message me or attend this session that I am running, that would be spectacular.***
**I am Camden Bassett, I run Veins of London a group for deep conversation, making friends, discussing philosophy, (good) music, art, poetry, experiences, etc**
**Our session will be on the Philosophy of Art if no one arrives enquiring about the succession of London Stoics.**
**We are going to be meeting beneath the black gazebos in Ely’s Yard at the end of the Dray Walk.**
**18:30 - 20:30 is the club time, but people can and will stay longer for more chatting, and to talk about other groups for you to join.**
**For updates, conversation and our whereabouts on the day check the** [WhatsApp.](https://chat.whatsapp.com/LyRmJUaqN5zLJ2x21nIo04)
DSOLG June Event
## Details
Welcome to the DevSecOps London Gathering June Event on Wednesday 24 June! We bring you two more great speakers, as well as the usual conversations, pizza and beer!
📍 **Hosted at Autogen AI, 123 Pentonville Road, London, N1 9LG**
📅 **Wednesday, 24 June 2026**
🕕 **6:00–8:00 PM**
## **Talk** **Abstracts:**
**Talk 1 - AI Pentesting by Andy Hornegold**
A talk about Pentesting
**Speaker Bio**:
**Name:** Andy Hornegold
**Title:** Chief Security Technologist at Intruder
**Bio:** Andy has a long career in cyber security including a decade in threat simulation and consulting. He’s worked with some of the largest organisations and brands across most industries and sectors, advising how to defend themselves against advanced threat actors. Career highlights include being the Assurance Regional Lead at one of the UK's leading cyber security consultancies, managing a team of 30 cyber security consultants, and helping critical national infrastructure providers stay secure.
**Talk 2 - A Deep Dive into SAML by Glyn Wintle**
Glyn will explain how SAML works (yes there will be lots of xkcd cartoons), the flaws found in standard deployments and give example in most implementations, walk through some of the attack/defence techniques that work with any xml based protocol and digital signatures before going deeper into some more technobabble just for you.
Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML, pronounced sam-el) is an XML-based, open-standard data format for exchanging authentication and authorization data between parties, in particular, between an identity provider and a service provider. Think enterprise single sign on, used by governments, large companies, web sites, what could possibly go wrong?
**Speaker Bio:**
Glyn is CTO at Tradecraft. They are security consultancy, specialising in attack.
Tradecraft helps organisations to become more secure by breaching their systems in the same way as criminal hackers, and then working with them over the long term to help fix what they find, and to help them get better at finding and fixing things for themselves.
Glyn has been in security for over ten years, and before that he used to program. He has appeared before parliament to give evidence on some of the more crazy laws they have introduced connected to the internet, and has worked with the Open Rights Group lobbying on trying to fix some of them.
Photographic Nature Walk in the Nature Reserve
Take a guided walk through the Nature Reserve led by Andrew Lalchan (a local photographer). We will explore the park in early summer, when dragonflies and damselflies are abundant.
This walk offers opportunities to take nature photos, and Andrew will be on hand to provide advice. With the recent hot weather, summer is ahead of schedule, so there should be plenty of wildlife and growth.
As it's likely to be muddy in the park, strong footwear is needed.
Bring your mobile phone or DSLR camera with a zoom/macro/wide-angle lens.
We will meet at the Cassiobury Park Hub (Cedar Cafe) near the paddling pool. There is also car parking in the park, which is free; follow the instructions on the signs.
If you are coming from Watford Metropolitan tube station, it's a short walk to the park (5 - 10min).
Suitable for beginners, advanced photographers, and hobbyists alike.
Andrew - https://www.instagram.com/alalchan/
Watford Photography - https://www.instagram.com/watfordphotography/
A full refund will be given if the cancellation is due to the weather.
Please note that the Gade Avenue car park is nearby, with 2 hours of free parking.
Cost £5 online only.
To save some of the fees that Meetup now charges, you can send directly to sales@chaplinmultimedia.co.uk or ask for bank details.
June Gophers @ Meta!
**Hello There! And welcome to our June Gophers @ Meta event!**
It's immensely exciting that we'll be visiting Meta for our June event, but with great big office comes great responsibility, so it is **CRITICAL THAT YOU HEED THESE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS!**
* You MUST bring Government Issued Photo ID with you, matching the name with which you sign up to this event
* You MUST complete the NDA that will be emailed to you in advance of the event, before arrival
* You MUST be over 18 years old
* You MUST NOT record when inside the venue
* You MUST wear the lanyard provided to you on the night at all times
And needless to say, if you satisfy all of those criteria and manage to make it through security without being tackled, you MUST have a lovely time otherwise you know I'll be giving you a hard stare. A massive thank you to Meta for hosting!
See you all there!
==== 📓 **Agenda**📓 =====
(Certain timings and orders may be subject to change)
**5:30pm onwards:** Sign-In, Food & Refreshments
**6:55pm:** Introduction
**7:00pm:** 🗣️ **Jon Bodner: Testing Go: From the Basics to synctest**
Testing is fundamental to software engineering and as a language focused on software engineering, Go includes a wide variety of tools to ensure your code is working as expected. I’ll walk through the basics of testing in Go, and then cover some of the more advanced tools: benchmarking, fuzzing, and the new synctest package.
**7:40pm:** Raffle and Break
**8:00pm: 🗣️** **Oleg Obleukhov: Time @ Meta**
Discover how Meta uses Go to build PTP and NTP - open-source, highly efficient time synchronization systems that achieve nanoseconds precision.
**8:30pm:** Break
**8:40pm: 🗣️** **Simon Emms: Failure Happens. Your Code Shouldn't Care**
As Gophers, we expect our code to be retried, restarted and run more than once. The challenge is making that safe and maintainable without layers of defensive plumbing. Temporal lets us write reliable workflows in Go that automatically recover from crashes and restarts, while still looking and feeling like normal Go code. In this talk, I’ll explain how it works and prove it with a live demo that treats failure as just another code path.
**9:10pm:** Raffle Winners!
**9:30pm:** Pub / Socialize
==== 🎉 **Prizes & Discounts!** 🎉 =====
**JetBrains Raffle!** \- We have 3 free JetBrains Product licenses to give away to some of our lucky attendees\!
**Ardan Labs Raffle!** \- We're giving away one course license for Ardan Labs' Ultimate Go Bundle\!
**Manning Publications Raffle!** \- We're giving away 4 free Go e\-books\!
**45% Manning Publications Discount** \- a massive discount provided by the fine people at Manning\! You can also support London Gophers Events by purchasing via our affiliate link [HERE](https://mng.bz/oKqM) \- Use Code "**LGMeetup45**" for 45% off!
**GopherConUK Raffle!** \- We're giving away one free ticket\!\!\!
**10% GopherConUK Discount** \- The lovely people over at GopherConUK have provided a discount code for [GopherConUK 2026](https://www.gophercon.co.uk/tickets)! At checkout, use code "**GCUK26LGM"** for 10% off!
==== 💡 **Priority Queue** 💡 =====
We reserve 20% of the attendee spots at our events for those who are underrepresented in tech.
If they join the waitlist and there is a reserved spot open they will be bumped into going!
These spots are reserved until the last Sunday before the event.
How do we define underrepresented? We use public surveys done by the tech community such as the ones linked below.
https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2022/#section-demographics
https://www.jetbrains.com/lp/devecosystem-2022/#gender-and-development
==== [📢](https://emojipedia.org/loudspeaker/) **Become a Speaker!** [📢](https://emojipedia.org/loudspeaker/) =====
Have something to say? We want to listen! We are always looking for new speakers who want to share their adventures with Go and have mentors who can help.
You can sign up to be a speaker here: https://gophers.london/apply
==== 🧳**Looking For a New Adventure?** 🧳 =====
On the Gophers Slack (https://gophers.slack.com) there is a **#london-jobs** channel where company and recruiters can post job opportunities.
==== [📞](https://emojipedia.org/telephone-receiver/) **How To Reach Us** [📞](https://emojipedia.org/telephone-receiver/) =====
**Email:** contact@gophers.london
**Linkedin:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/london-gophers/
**Twitter / X:** https://x.com/LondonGophers
**YouTube:** https://www.youtube.com/c/LondonGophers
📜 **All London Gophers events operate under the Go Community Code of Conduct** \- https://golang\.org/conduct
* **Treat everyone with respect and kindness.**
* **Be thoughtful in how you communicate.**
* **Don’t be destructive or inflammatory.**
**Please do not message members without their consent**
If you encounter an issue, please mail contact@gophers.london or conduct@golang.org
Rio Film Night 005 / Speed Racer
The All Out of Bubblegum Film Club presents SPEED RACER, the legendary 2008 kaleidoscopic cult classic.
Speed Racer is aiming to be the best driver in the world. The only thing in his way is Royalton Industries and the unassailable might of money. But this kid was born to race and nothing is going to stop him. A visceral, eye-popping rush that breaks all the rules of how a film is supposed to look and sound, Speed Racer remains as fun and forward-looking as the day it was released. Go Speed Go!
For fans of popcorn and philosophy, The All Out of Bubblegum Film Club is like a book club - for films with wide-ranging, mind-expanding and fun analytical conversations guaranteed. So why not meet new people, discover new classics and rediscover old favourites?
SPEED RACER will be introduced by film club organiser Joel.
Book your tickets here: [https://riocinema.org.uk/Rio.dll/WhatsOn?f=2582591](https://riocinema.org.uk/Rio.dll/WhatsOn?f=2582591)
To get £5 tickets please use the discount code: **CHEWBUBBLEGUM**
Hope to see you there
...
To join the All Out of Bubblegum Film Club WhatsApp Group please click here: [https://chat.whatsapp.com/J2to1MBd4Ct7kQTFFVnyML](https://chat.whatsapp.com/J2to1MBd4Ct7kQTFFVnyML) (in order to stop spam bots this will take you to a Waiting Room. Once in please write your name and we will join you to the main chat).
If the link doesn't work then please send me a message with your phone number and I can add you directly.
Meetup charges subscription fees. If you would like to make a donation please click here: [https://paypal.me/philosophycollective](https://paypal.me/philosophycollective)
Agents, judges, and legacy code.
AI agents are getting better at writing software.
That doesn’t mean the software is getting better.
As AI systems become more autonomous, engineering teams face a different set of problems: unreliable outputs, untestable workflows, evaluation bottlenecks, and legacy systems that weren’t designed for any of this.
At this Future Form session, we’re looking at what happens when agentic systems collide with production engineering reality.
**Speakers:**
**Ning Lu, VP, Aladdin Financial Engineering, BlackRock**
Ning explores the evolving landscape of LLM evaluation. From static benchmarks to LLM-as-judge systems and agent trajectory review, he’ll break down how engineering teams can evaluate systems that don’t behave deterministically.
**Katie Roberts, Technical Director & AI Native Specialist, Nearform**
Katie will show how AI-native engineering can be applied inside mature brownfield systems. Using patterns like the Strangler Fig approach, she’ll explore how to isolate risk, generate tests for undocumented code, and evolve legacy architectures without full rewrites.
If you’re working with AI agents, legacy systems, or production engineering workflows, this session is for you.
Pizza, drinks, and practical AI insights included.
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Philosophy in the Park 142
Connecting people into Philosophy. All welcome. No previous philosophical experience needed.
**What it is**
Philosophy in the Park is a fun and friendly space for people to come together and have discussions that get deep. It’s a safe space where active creative thinking is encouraged and enjoyed, and where everyone can explore abstract concepts in a way that combines both sincerity and playfulness. Where the most important question is always - what do you think?
**What is Philosophy?**
Philosophy is about analysing concepts. It's thinking about thinking. It's not about empiricism or the physical world (eg Science and statistics). It's about abstractions, concepts and ideas (eg Identity, Morality, Mind and Truth).
**How Philosophy in the Park Works**
* Each hour begins with a group vote on which questions to discuss. You can vote for more than one question if you'd like.
* We then break out into groups, each focusing on one of the chosen questions. The question is just a starting point and it's cool if you go on tangents and end up talking about different things. You're welcome to join in and participate or if you'd prefer to sit back and enjoy the conversation, that’s also welcome.
* After an hour we regroup, take a quick break and then repeat all over again. So across the 3 hours, we’ll break out 3 times.
**Where it is**
We meet at Baroness Burdett Coutts Drinking Fountain in Victoria Park (East Park). It is marked down as "13" on the official maps found in the park.
Please feel free to bring snacks and drinks with you if you want.
After the event finishes most people stay and hang out. There’s a local supermarket to get drinks and snacks, or bring your own. You are very welcome to join us.
**Guidelines**
In order to make the conversations as fun, interesting and productive as possible please follow these simple guidelines:
1. Keep it Philosophical
(No Science, no History, no Sociology, no Evolutionary Psychology, no contestable facts, personal anecdotes etc).
2. Think for Yourself
(No phones, no looking up definitions, no name dropping Philosophers / books you've read).
3. Tangents are Cool
(Don't worry too much if the subject drifts and you don't answer the question).
4. Keep it Succinct
(Like this).
5. Be Excellent to Each Other
(But of course).
Please remember: It's not about debating and trying to win - it's about listening to people and working collaboratively to increase our collective understanding.
**Community**
Follow us on instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/londonphilosophycollective/](https://www.instagram.com/londonphilosophycollective/)
We have a WhatsApp group if you'd like to continue these conversations between meetings.
To join the Philosophy in the Park WhatsApp Group please click here: [https://chat.whatsapp.com/CdFaxJHbeOw9UOfuk7spiK](https://chat.whatsapp.com/CdFaxJHbeOw9UOfuk7spiK)
In order to stop spam bots this will take you to a Waiting Room. Once in please write your name, answer the joining question and we will add you to the main chat.
**Saying Thanks**
If you would like to help support Philosophy in the Park you can buy me a coffee here: [https://buymeacoffee.com/philosophyjoel](https://buymeacoffee.com/philosophyjoel)
The Six Billion Dollar Man
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Global watch party for the Bitcoin only release of the Cannes and Global Globe winning Julian Assange documentary; The Six Billion Dollar Man. All welcome.
Promotional activities related to altcoins not permitted.
No unsolicited photography.
Peace and love.
THE BIGGEST MISUNDERSTANDING IN NIETZSCHE'S PHILOSOPHY
Most people think of Friedrich Nietzsche as a philosopher of pessimism.
They think of nihilism, the death of God, the collapse of values, and a thinker who stared into the abyss.
But what if one of the most common interpretations of Nietzsche is fundamentally wrong?
In this lecture, Dr. Nash Jocic argues that Nietzsche's first book, *The Birth of Tragedy*, is not a pessimistic work at all. On the contrary, it represents one of the most powerful affirmations of life in the history of philosophy.
Drawing on Nietzsche's engagement with Schopenhauer, Greek tragedy, suffering, art, and the problem of meaning, we will explore why Nietzsche believed that the existence of suffering does not make life meaningless.
Instead, Nietzsche's central question was:
How can we affirm life despite suffering?
Topics include:
• Nietzsche and Schopenhauer
• Greek Tragedy and the Meaning of Suffering
• Why Most Interpretations Get Nietzsche Wrong
• Nihilism and Meaninglessness
• Art as the Justification of Life
• Why The Birth of Tragedy Is Ultimately an Optimistic Book
This lecture is suitable for both newcomers and those already familiar with Nietzsche's work.
Speaker:
Dr. Nash Jocic, PhD
Author, lecturer, and founder of Philosophy Matters UK.
LDNUG June 2026 with Chris Simon + Tiago Sousa
This June we're at FundApps offices in HYLO, Bunhill Row. Chris Simon's back in town, and will be joining us to talk about streams and queues; plus Tiago Sousa from SteelEye will be talking about the work they're doing around using AI in comms surveillance.
Our hosts at FundApps will be providing drinks and snacks, and there will be plenty of time to chat beforehand and in the pub afterwards.
**Chris Simon: It's like 10,000 streams when what you need is a queue**
*🎶🎵 A new dev team adopted E-D-A*
*Got head of line blocking, on their very first day*
*Isn't it ironic, don't you think 🎶🎵*
The last few years have seen widespread adoption of Event-Driven Architecture, supported by DDD practices such as event storming. But what does that orange sticky note become when we start implementing our design? Common implementation choices include event sourcing, streaming platforms like Kafka and queuing systems like RabbitMQ.
Unfortunately not every orange sticky note has the same operational needs, and many teams remain confused about the differences between these options, resulting in the selection of the wrong paradigm for their needs.
This can lead to unnecessary complexity & operational challenges such as head of line blocking, dropped messages, challenges dealing with failed messages, difficulty with adaptive scaling and inadvertently increasing coupling between services.
In this talk we'll bring that orange sticky note into the runtime of our system. We’ll start with a deep dive into the similarities and differences between event streaming platforms such as Kafka and queueing systems such as RabbitMq, Azure Service Bus & AWS SNS/SQS.
We’ll then look at ways to assess your orange sticky notes to work out which messaging and persistence paradigms suit each one, helping you build more resilient, scalable and loosely coupled event-driven architectures.
**Tiago Sousa: AI in Comms Surveillance**
In this talk, Tiago shares what it's actually like to build AI for communications surveillance at SteelEye. Financial firms are required to monitor and flag communications for compliance, but making AI work reliably in that context is harder than it sounds. He'll walk through real examples from the trenches: what worked, what didn't, and what he'd do differently.
**Tiago Sousa** is a Staff Data Engineer and AI Lead at SteelEye - a platform that helps financial firms monitor and flag communications and trades to stay compliant with regulations. He's spent the last five years building the data and AI systems that make that work. Before that, he did research in bioinformatics, which means he came into fintech from an unusual angle and has the scars to prove it. He's based in Braga, Portugal.
Practical Philosophy Club Meetup - London 🇬🇧
**🏛️ WHAT'S PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY ABOUT?**
Practical Philosophy is a weekly meet-up that brings critical thinkers together for an opportunity to dive deep on a topic, practice communicating, and building a community. All with no ‘official’ philosophy knowledge required! 😎
Practical Philosophy is based on the idea that philosophy should be accessible to all, and not something reserved only for academics. Each week we choose a topic, and the goal is to use the conversation to develop our critical thinking and communication as we explore that topic.
The goal is to help develop our Critical Thinking, Communication, and Community 🙌
📓 **HOW DOES IT WORK?**
Each week, we pick one topic and discuss it. The topic for the week is shared, generally in the [Whatsapp group](https://chat.whatsapp.com/B6fqS6HGujq8gb3a0kl5pS), along with jump-off points to get the conversation going.
When groups get bigger than 7-8 people, it’s important that we break into smaller groups. This way we are able to maintain a conversational flow as opposed to having our meetups feel like a discourse or lecture.
**General Meeting Agenda**
Each Practical Philosophy meet-up follows this general timeline:
* 14:00-14.15 - People arrive and chat, get to know each other before the ‘official' start.
* 14:15-14:20 - Meeting introduction, explanation of Practical Philosophy and the topic for the week, read the guidelines and the overview so attendees know what to expect in terms of timelines.
* 14:20-15:20 - Break into small groups - introduce yourselves and general thoughts on the topic, open discussion afterwards. At this point the group can review the ‘jump-off’ questions as needed, but they are just there to help guide the conversation. It’s not obligatory to answer them.
* 15:20-15:30 - We do a group conclusion of the things we discussed, and then we typically take a photo and go on our way :) If you don't want to be in the group photo, there's no pressure, it's just a way to close out the meeting. We occasionally have an unofficial social so the different groups can mingle afterwards too!
**🧧PRICING?**
Practical Philosophy Club is FREE to attend, and we operate on donations.
If you'd like to donate to support our running costs, that helps keep our group self-sustaining. Donations are 100% voluntary, but your contribution is appreciated! QR codes to donate will be present.
Tea’s and coffees and are paid by the individual should they wish to have them.
**💛 WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY**
🗣 “I feel like Philosophy Club helps someone build their own belief system through a series of perspectives while not promoting what’s right and wrong” - Ekam
🗣 “I got hooked from day 1 (the topic was authority) and felt it was the right place for me. I feel it is a place where people can go to learn and discuss new perspectives and increase critical thinking and community by interacting with people who might challenge your point of views but at the same time encourage you to have openness and mind flexibility.” - Daniel
**🤓 FAQ**
* What will we talk about? What's the topic?
The topic for the week is shared every week in the Whatsapp group before the session. We try to add the topic to the comment section on this event page as well but if you don’t see it, the topic and the jump-off points will be in our [Whatsapp](https://chat.whatsapp.com/B6fqS6HGujq8gb3a0kl5pS).
* Do I need to study or read anything to attend?
No preparation is necessary. This isn’t a study of other thinkers. We want to know what YOU think about the topic, not what an old philosopher thought. If you have a perspective from a religion or a school of thought to share, throw it on the table and we’ll discuss it, but it's not required.
* Is there a specific philosophy that Practical Philosophy is focused on?
The goal of our meet-ups is to not have dogmatic discussions, and flex our critical thinking muscles. Because of this, we want to hear from every realm of thought, and don't study a particular school.
* Is it mostly men that attend?
Surprisingly, no! Although philosophy is seen as a Candelabra affair in a dark room with a bunch of guys, our Practical Philosophy meetups are generally 50/50 between genders, and we don’t meet in any dark rooms.
* Can I come alone?
Of course you can, we encourage it :)
* Can I be late?
Please don't be! We do have a 15 minute grace period where we allow people to funnel in while we hang out, but after that if you arrive too late, it disrupts the flow of the conversation.
* Where do you meet?
The location is posted in Meetup and our [Whatsapp](https://chat.whatsapp.com/B6fqS6HGujq8gb3a0kl5pS) group for this location. It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that you join the Whatsapp group! If you want to know what other cities have a Practical Philosophy Club, you can see our chapters on our [website](https://www.practicalphilosophy.club/practical-philosophy-locations/).
🤝**POLICY**
To respect our members privacy, we ask that no one privately message a member without first getting explicit consent. (This looks like speaking in person and being asked to message privately.) Contacting or texting other participants without prior consent is not permitted and may result in removal from the group. Practical Philosophy reserves the right to enforce this policy at its discretion to maintain a safe and respectful environment.
**PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY - Making Philosophy Available To All.** ✨
Practical Philosophy hosts weekly, in-person meetups in 25+ countries, including Canada, Spain, Japan, Mexico and many more! 🗺️
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Join our [Whatsapp group](https://chat.whatsapp.com/B6fqS6HGujq8gb3a0kl5pS) 👈
Follow us on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/practicalphilosophyclub/?hl=en) 👈
Our [website](https://www.practicalphilosophy.club) 👈
In person meetup to critique work submitted by members.
This is a live session at The Mitre in Greenwich.
The purpose of this meeting is to provide and receive critique on submitted extracts of members' creative writing, whether they're working on a novel, screenplay, poetry, a memoir or short story, etc. We share our extracts via email ahead of the meeting to give us all a chance to read the work in our own time and reflect upon it so as to be able to provide useful critique. If you want to submit an extract mail me at gpatrick66@hotmail.com to book a slot.
If you are new to the group we ask that you participate in at least two of the Wednesday critiquing sessions before you submit work for review so that you get to know us and have a good understanding of how we operate. This will help you to get the most from a critique of your own work.
Extracts should be approx 3,000 words and the full document (extract plus blurbs, questions etc) should not exceed 3,500 words in total. Extracts must be mailed to me (gpatrick66@hotmail.com) at the latest by 9pm on the Saturday before the session so that I can share your work with the rest of the group. We have a limit of 4 extracts per session to give adequate time to review work properly. Feel free to give guidance on any specific areas on which you would like feedback. E.g. Plot, pacing, structure or character development etc. (If you have not received the extracts by the Sunday before the session, mail me.)
The group is friendly and relaxed, so please don't feel nervous about sharing your work!
We will normally review extracts according to the order in which they are sent to me but if you need a particular slot let me know when you submit your extract and we will try to accommodate that.
Please note that all phones MUST be switched to silent mode for the duration of the meeting.
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BeComing Circle Initiates
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Instructor - Crow, HPS
Class fee is $30 at the door or approved exchange
RSVP with Advance pay of $25 (discounted) by PayPal on the web or by contacting Enchanted Elements (614) 437-2642.
Reservations made directly to Enchanted Elements will be added to the class list manually not online.
Private Instruction ~ Closed to the Public ~ Initiated Members Only
Please come prepared for ritual.
Blessings ~ Crow
Humanist Program
This presentation will be by Ben Iten, humanist chaplain and HCCO Board Member. Speaking on expressing Humanism values in American democracy.
This meetings will be hybrid. You can meet us in-person or attend online. The formal presentation will start at noon.
Food and drinks will be provided at the event. Feel free to show up a little bit early to hang out and talk.
The Humanist Monthly Program is our longest running event and still a community favorite. In the old days it used to be called "Going to HCCO" and we still like to think of it as our flagship event.
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**Improving Office in Franklinton**
Physical location:
Improving Office
330 Rush Alley Suite #150
Columbus, OH 43215
Schedule:
6:00 p.m.: Socialize, eat, and drink. Improving will be providing pizza and beverages.
6:30 to 8:00 pm. Main meeting and presentation(s).
Topic: This month Chris Pazsint will be talking about Agentic Coding. How does one use CLI Based Agents, and Agentic IDEs such as Cursor, Kiro, Antigravity? How to include agentic coding plugins for IDEs you already love such as Visual Studio Code.
We meet on the last Monday of each Month. Presentations are given by members and friends of this group. If you would like to do a presentation (small or large) on a python topic, please contact Central OH Python at centralohpython@gmail.com
The Non-competitive Tennis Partner Program
We connect you with up to 30 Men or Women tennis partners close to your PLAYING REGION and skill level. This program is less competitive, no champions crowned, no league standings just dedicated tennis partners who want to meet up with you on the courts. Players will meet up to play a tennis match or just to hit around. Just go through the [Join Page](https://www.tenniscolumbus.com/partner-program) to enter this program.
[https://www.tenniscolumbus.com/partner-program](https://www.tenniscolumbus.com/partner-program)
Psychic Development Series II - Pueo Group
Private Group. Closed to the Public
Knowing ourselves and understanding our abilities is the first step toward wielding our gifts with control and accuracy.
In subsequent classes we will verify and hone our talents with activities and discussion. These are hands-on workshops and participation is expected.
The goal of our series will be to develop expertise in areas of particular interest such as mediumship, channeling, divination, healing and, etc.. Our ultimate directions will be determined by class members as we evolve.
I look forward to sharing and discovering with you. - Cynthia
Directing and Lighting Your Shoot
**Don’t miss your opportunity to learn from a duo with over 16 years of experience combined. During this demonstration event, you can expect to learn how to direct and guide your creative vision through lighting and communication to your model. We guarantee you will leave this event feeling more confident to try new lighting set ups to match up with your anticipated outcome. Finding the right way to express your vision is key to getting your model to pose accordingly, so we got you there too! To take this even further, think about signing up for a tutorial spot following the demonstration.**
***Note: this is a demonstration event only, you will not shoot your own images. However, if you bring your camera we can test it for compatibility with the studio lights.***
**Following the demonstration will be a tutorial/coaching event - sign up separately if you are interested at**
https://calendar.app.google/ZcHb4CQB2rrV3U7j9
**Save and book both for $199 (discounted from $215; the discount will be applied on the Tutorial invoice).**
Columbus Turn Forecasts into Income
📊 **Profit from Predictions – Polymarket Strategy**
Stop guessing on Polymarket. Learn the analytical system that generates real profit.
⚠️ Complete registration below — RSVP alone doesn't reserve your spot.
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What you'll learn:
- A systematic approach to forecasting outcomes
- How to identify high-value markets before the crowd
- Polymarket strategies that generate consistent daily profit
*The forecasters who win have a system. Get yours.* 🎯






























