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👋 Hello, Flutter enthusiasts! 🎉 Flutter Tallinn is back with **Vol. 10 – Winter Edition!** Join us for an inspiring evening of Flutter talks, networking, and autumn vibes. 🗓️ **When?** Wednesday, **18 February 2026**, 18:00–21:00 📍 **Where?** **Workland Vabaduse** \- Pärnu mnt\. 12 Bring your friends, grab your laptops (optional but encouraged), and don’t forget to **REGISTER** — spots are limited, and registration is required on Meetup! Event space partner — **Workland** — a leading provider of flexible office rent, coworking spaces, and meeting rooms in the Baltics, designed to empower modern businesses and communities. ## AGENDA 💥 **Intro & Welcome** **Building AI using Vertex AI Agent Builder and Flutter** **Faatimah-Iz-Zaahra Mujore** *Software Engineer \| Flutter \| React \| \.NET \| Mobile Expert \| Mentor & Community Builder \| Google WTM Ambassador* Learn how to build an AI-powered Flutter app using **Vertex AI Agent Builder** and **Gemini models**. We’ll walk through image analysis, real-time insights, and agent-driven experiences, showing how Flutter apps can go beyond UI and start understanding the world around them. ### **Cat-like Development: Flutter for Efficiency** **Mangirdas Kazlauskas** *GDE Dart & Flutter · Mobile Tech Lead @ Billo* Discover how Flutter enables developers to create high-quality products with minimal effort. This talk covers animations, architecture, Dart & Flutter packages, and product-centric tips to help you build efficient, performant, and delightful apps. 💥 **Pizza & Drinks** Relax, connect, and enjoy some post-talk refreshments on us! 📢 **Important:** Confirm your participation at least 48 hours before the event. 🎟️ **Free entry** – but seats are limited, so make sure to book your spot in time! 🫂 We welcome everyone! This event is inclusive of all genders, orientations, disabilities, neurodiversity, appearances, body sizes, ethnicities, races, and backgrounds. Flutter Tallinn is a safe space for learning and connecting.

👋 Hello, Flutter enthusiasts! 🎉 Flutter Tallinn is back with **Vol. 10 – Winter Edition!** Join us for an inspiring evening of Flutter talks, networking, and autumn vibes. 🗓️ **When?** Wednesday, **18 February 2026**, 18:00–21:00 📍 **Where?** **Workland Vabaduse** \- Pärnu mnt\. 12 Bring your friends, grab your laptops (optional but encouraged), and don’t forget to **REGISTER** — spots are limited, and registration is required on Meetup! Event space partner — **Workland** — a leading provider of flexible office rent, coworking spaces, and meeting rooms in the Baltics, designed to empower modern businesses and communities. ## AGENDA 💥 **Intro & Welcome** **Building AI using Vertex AI Agent Builder and Flutter** **Faatimah-Iz-Zaahra Mujore** *Software Engineer \| Flutter \| React \| \.NET \| Mobile Expert \| Mentor & Community Builder \| Google WTM Ambassador* Learn how to build an AI-powered Flutter app using **Vertex AI Agent Builder** and **Gemini models**. We’ll walk through image analysis, real-time insights, and agent-driven experiences, showing how Flutter apps can go beyond UI and start understanding the world around them. ### **Cat-like Development: Flutter for Efficiency** **Mangirdas Kazlauskas** *GDE Dart & Flutter · Mobile Tech Lead @ Billo* Discover how Flutter enables developers to create high-quality products with minimal effort. This talk covers animations, architecture, Dart & Flutter packages, and product-centric tips to help you build efficient, performant, and delightful apps. 💥 **Pizza & Drinks** Relax, connect, and enjoy some post-talk refreshments on us! 📢 **Important:** Confirm your participation at least 48 hours before the event. 🎟️ **Free entry** – but seats are limited, so make sure to book your spot in time! 🫂 We welcome everyone! This event is inclusive of all genders, orientations, disabilities, neurodiversity, appearances, body sizes, ethnicities, races, and backgrounds. Flutter Tallinn is a safe space for learning and connecting.

Susitinkame Vasarį! Meetup'as vyks gyvai, truks apie 2 val. **Data ir vieta** Renginys vyks 2026 02 19, ketvirtadienį, 17 val., Jonavos g. 60C, Kaunas (Hostinger) **Programa** 17:00 Įžanga 17:05 Paulius Šetkus - Efektyvios Google Ads strategijos el. parduotuvėms 18:00 Pertraukėlė 18:15 Justinas Urbutis, Šarūnas Ribakovas - Carbon neutral 19:00 Pabaiga We meet in February! The meetup will take place in person and last about 2 hours. **Date and Location** The event is on February 19, 2026, Thursday, at 5 PM, Jonavos g. 60C, Kaunas (Hostinger).​ **Program** * 17:00 Introduction * 17:05 Paulius Šetkus - Effective Google Ads Strategies for e-commerce * 18:00 Break * 18:15 Justinas Urbutis, Šarūnas Ribakovas - Carbon neutral * 19:00 End \*\*\* **Apie Kaunas WordPress Meetup** Meetup'as skirtas visiems - ir naujokams, ir pažengusiems, kurie vienokiu ar kitokiu būdu naudoja, ar norėtų naudoti WordPress. Čia susitinka programuotojai, dizaineriai, tinklaraštininkai, marketingo ir SEO specialistai, tinklapių administratoriai, freelanceriai, projektų vadovai, studentai, pradedantys verslą bei patyrę verslininkai. Kiekviename susitikime temos/veiklos yra skirtingos, tad tai puiki galimybė apie WordPress sužinoti iš įvairių pusių bei susipažinti su įvairių sričių atstovais, rasti kolegų, partnerių, darbuotojų, darbdavių ar tiesiog draugų. Taip pat mielai laukiame norinčių pasidalinti savo patirtimi ir žiniomis. Jei norite pasidalinti patirtimi šiame ar kito mėnesio meetup'e, brūkštelkite [labas@kodopoetai.lt](mailto:labas@kodopoetai.lt) ir aptarsime. Iki susitikimo! **About Kaunas WordPress Meetup** Meetup is for everyone, both newbies and advanced, who use or would like to use WordPress in one way or another. Programmers, designers, bloggers, marketing and SEO specialists, website administrators, freelancers, project managers, students, business startups, and experienced entrepreneurs meet here. Each meeting has different topics/activities, so it's a great opportunity to learn about WordPress from different angles and meet representatives from different fields, find colleagues, partners, employees, employers, or just friends. The talks are usually in Lithuanian unless it is noted differently in the meetup agenda. We also welcome those who want to share their experience and knowledge. If you want to give a talk at one of the future meetups, send an email to [labas@kodopoetai.lt](mailto:labas@kodopoetai.lt) and we will discuss it. See you!

Want to be a speaker? submit your talk to our Call for Presenters!!! https://sessionize.com/cbus-hug-2026/

**NEW LOCATION: 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). See the handy Parking Map - we recommend street parking. [Street Parking Map](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1u2A4fLNlxwLJn0KA_hKc8bnFlFHLvsHBDh-_8wzX_tk/edit?usp=sharing) 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 centralohpython@gmail.com

As you may or may not know--I didn't until late last year--Aristotle wrote extensively on "friendship" in the Nicomachean Ethics. After 69 years the concept of friendship still creates questions and uncertainty. I had close friends in high school and for a few years after high school but our interests diverged and people moved all over the country so it was hard to maintain connections. * So if I/you haven't talked with a friend for several years, are you still friends? Are we friends who meet at Drunken Philosophy or Omnipresent Atheists? * Can you be friends with someone with whom you have virulently divergent political views? Sartre and Camus could not. * Aristotle regarded friendship as essential to a good life, not merely an added "bonus." Do you agree? * In the Nicomachean Ethics (Books VIII and IX), he claims that wealth and power are meaningless without friends. Trump has wealth and power but seems to have no real friends, but wealth and power seem meaningful to him in perverted ways. Can you have meaning in your life without friends? * Do men and women view and maintain friendships in different ways? * Aristotle categorizes friendship into three types, based on what forms the bond: * **Utility**: Based on mutual benefit, but this type is fragile and ends when the usefulness ceases. * **Pleasure**: Based on shared enjoyment (e.g., humor, hobbies). Common among youth but fades as interests change. * **Virtue (The "Complete" Friendship)**: Based on mutual respect for each other's character and goodness. You wish good for the other for their sake, not yours. * **Key Principles of "True" (Virtuous) Friendship:** * **Permanence**: Virtuous friendships last a lifetime whereas those based on utility and pleasure are fleeting. * **Reciprocity**: Requires mutual goodwill; secret or unreciprocated affection does not qualify. * **The "Second Self"**: A true friend is "another self"—their virtue helps you understand and improve yourself. * **Time and Intimacy**: Deep ("complete") friendships are few, built on time and shared experiences. * **Self-Love and Friendship:** * Good friendship starts with being a friend to yourself. * They distinguish shallow egoism (chasing honors) from real self-love (pursuing virtue). * A virtuous person’s pleasant self-company allows them to be a stable, good friend to others. * Aristotle argues that one's social circle ultimately reflects one's character—a view with striking relevance today. Well--the Drunken Philosophy social circle certainly reflects good character!

Meeting @ Improving's office in Downtown Columbus, near Cosi. Parking is paid, food & drink are free! This time we're hanging out after the long winter break. We are going to look at a group-member's project used to help learn the fundamentals of Go, and if time allows, we can take a look at how we like to build Go projects using AI.

Join us for a nice warm bonfire and hot drinks this February at Highbanks Metropark. Folks who'd like to can walk around the meadows. This gathering and area of the park is doggo and kiddo-friendly, and is accessible to mobility aids.

Join the Columbus AI community for our quarterly gathering — a casual, community-focused evening where everyone has a chance to share, learn, and connect. These open mic–style events give anyone in the community up to **5 minutes** to present a project, share a tool, pose a question, or offer a perspective on the evolving AI space. No slides required — just a welcoming space to exchange ideas and keep the local AI conversation moving. If you’d like to take the stage, message **Chris (the organizer)** with a **title and short description** of what you’d like to share. Whether you’re deep in the field or just getting curious, come connect with others building and exploring AI in Columbus. Sponsored by [Transform Labs](https://www.transformlabs.com/services)