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We gather to celebrate a second anniversary of our 2140.wtf community Join the Celebration: 2140.wtf Second Birthday Meetup! The 2140.wtf community is turning 2 years old and we're throwing a vibrant birthday bash to celebrate everything we stand for: art, music, freedom tech, open source, Bitcoin, and the Nostr protocol! 📅 Date: Friday, January 16, 2026 📍 Location: REINSTATE - 1 Wythes Road London E16 2DN City Airport DLR (Take the Drew Road Exit - via the lift or the steps to the left after going down the escalators) (30 mins East from London Bridge, 45 mins from Hackney, 50 mins from Shepherds Bush, 40 mins from Lewisham) 🕒 Time: Evening vibes 18:00-23.00 – check updates on our nostr profile or X (2140wtf) This is a Bitcoin meetup and Nostr London meetup rolled into one epic gathering. Find a few words about the lcoation of this event at the end of this post! Expect: * Live music and DJ sets (Madmunky and Rockaz) * Art installations and creative displays (community collection) * Inspiring presentations, including: BAO - Bitcoin Autonomous Organisation (exploring decentralized governance in Bitcoin) Nostr Hub Project (a hub for Nostr development, NIPs, apps, and community collaboration) Bhive (physical space for the open source community) * MadMunky cooking a delicious free meal for all attendees * Complementary drinks to keep the vibes flowing * Free entry – no tickets required! Family-friendly vibes with all tribes welcome. We're all about building and supporting the open source community that powers these revolutionary technologies. Come connect, share ideas, and celebrate the unstoppable spirit of decentralization. Help Make It Happen – Donate on Geyser.fund! To cover all necessary costs, we're crowdfunding this event on Geyser.fund – the Bitcoin-native platform that keeps everything transparent and border-less. Your sats will directly support this community-driven celebration and help spread the message of open source, Bitcoin, and freedom tech. Donate here: https://geyser.fund/project/2140wtfsecondbirthdaypartybitcoinnostrldnmeetup Every contribution counts – whether it's 21 sats or more! Let's make this second birthday unforgettable. See you in East London! 🚀⚡️🧡 #Bitcoin #Nostr #OpenSource #FreedomTech #2140wtf #nostrlondon ##nostrldn #bhive #nostrhub ReinsTate is a 'ReSpace Project' and is one part of the bigger picture. You can find more about the bigger picture on the website www.respacealliance.org The ReSpace Alliance is a pioneering network uniting people, councils and businesses around one mission: to turn waste into opportunity. This isn't just a vision; it's a proven, three-stage process for creating real community change. We reconnect the dots between empty buildings, underused materials and untapped skills, transforming them into thriving hubs for learning, enterprise, creativity and care. City Airport DLR (Take the Drew Road Exit - via the lift or the steps to the left after going down the escalators) (30 mins East from London Bridge, 45 mins from Hackney, 50 mins from Shepherds Bush, 40 mins from Lewisham)

**Friday - Lower Intermediate+ @ George Green's** Come and join our friendly badminton club for a fun and competitive doubles session at George Green’s School in Tower Hamlets! 🏸 **How it works** * Book your spot here on Meetup – spaces are limited. * Pay by bank transfer before the session – bank details are provided below. * Bring your own racket and non-marking indoor shoes. Feather shuttles are included. 🎯 **Level** This is a **Lower Intermediate+ session**. You should be able to play clears, smashes, drops, drives, and net shots consistently in games. All players **must be at the right level** for this session. Badminton levels vary between clubs, so we strongly recommend checking out our **Instagram page** to see what *we* class as **Lower Intermediate, Intermediate, and High Intermediate** before booking. We always use the **first game as a level check**. If it becomes clear during that game that the standard isn’t the right match for this session, **you won’t be able to continue beyond that point**. As a **small community club**, we’re unfortunately **unable to offer refunds** in these situations. 👉 Please **only book a session if you are happy to accept these conditions**. 💬 **Stay connected** We have a club WhatsApp group for updates, photos, and extra playing opportunities. Message Peter on **07561 100 413** after you've played at your first session and we’ll add you! 📍 **Venue** * Where: George Green’s School, 100 Manchester Road, E14 3DW (nearest tube: Island Gardens DLR). * On arrival: Let reception know you’re here for the Tower Hamlets Badminton Meetup. 💷 **Price** £12 per session, payable in advance. Bank transfer details: **Badminton Go Ltd** Sort code: 60-83-71 Account: 78644858 (Use your name + date as ref)

**BOOK HERE**: https://sportas.co.uk/games/43892 **Game Description:** Let’s make your Friday night all about Basketball and join us for this competitive and fun 4v4 Tournement this week !🏀👍💪 📍 Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/YpFycrq73anjx4Hn6?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy 🚇 9-min walk from Leyton Tube (Central Line) 🅿️ Free Parking nearby (Lyttelton Road & surrounding streets) ⏰ Starts 8 PM sharp! Arrive 10 mins early to warm up so we can tip-off on time! ⸻ 🔥 WHAT TO EXPECT 🔥 ⏱️ 120 mins of non-stop hoops action 6️⃣team or 4️⃣teams tournaments depending on No. of sign-ups. 🏀 Double Round Robin + Play-Ins + Playoffs – every team plays everyone same amount of times before battling for the 1st place in a knock out style playoffs. 💪 High-energy workout 💥 🎶 Pump-up beats all night 🎵 📹 Game Highlights & Full Replays: https://youtu.be/8qyf28AjXa8?si=RxQwMr_Tsx2b4p6p 📽️ Live Stream shared in WhatsApp group 🎬 Personal Highlight Cuts available on request – DM Lu for details! 🏀Everyone welcomed however we would expect the intensity to be a bit more higher than our regular sessions. ⸻ 📲 HOW TO JOIN 📲 💬 Message Lu on WhatsApp: 07599047214 👥 Join our WhatsApp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/EtHAq8ycmea9EwtvgTsQPo 📅 See all future games: https://sportas.co.uk/organiser/east-london-evening-sessions/games ⸻ 🏆 EXTRA DETAILS 🏆 🙋‍♂️ Want to enter your own team instead of being assigned one? 📞 Get in touch with Lu directly on WhatsApp: 07599047214 👑 Champions-only Tournament: The winning team of each weekly OT Basketball 4v4 Champions League Tournament will be invited in the Ultimate OT Basketball 4v4 Tournament this December! ⸻ 🌟 COME HOOP WITH US! 🌟 🤝 Meet new teammates 💦 Get fit & have fun 💥 Competitive but friendly vibes 🏀 Be part of the OT Basketball Community Spots fill up fast – secure yours now! 🏃‍♂️💨 **Rules** For a 6 teams tournament: 🏀 Double Round Robin + Play-Ins + Playoffs – every team plays everyone twice before battling for the top spots! 🎯 Top 2 seeds go straight to the playoffs! ⚡ Play-in drama: 3rd–6th seeds fight for the last 2 spots! 🏆 Finals + Ranking Matches – every game counts! 📋 all teams follow a play 2 games rest 1 game schedule during group games. the matchup timetable will be shared with players on the day. For a 4 teams tournament: 🏀Each team play each other 6 times in total. 🥊1st seed vs 4th seed and 2nd vs 3rd seed playoff start and winners advance to the finals.

# Join us for an unforgettable post-museum social vibe! 🎉 After exploring the masterpieces, dive into pure 90s nostalgia at Bunga 90 – London's wildest immersive bar hidden beneath a retro Blockbuster-style video store on Drury Lane! 📼🕹️ This multi-sensory playground is packed with neon lights, wall-to-wall 90s music videos on old-school TVs, arcade games, a giant claw machine that grabs your cocktails, and even hourly mini raves in the bathrooms! 💿🪩 Expect epic karaoke (private rooms or stage belting in front of the crowd), massive 20-inch sharing pizzas, quirky cocktails served in Britney heads or Nokia bricks, and that chaotic house party energy we all miss! 🍕🍹🎤 Unwind with fellow art lovers over lively chats, great tunes, and new connections – solo or with your squad, this is the ultimate spot to keep the post-gallery buzz going all night! 😎💬🌃 Don't miss out – grab a drink, strike a pose, and let's rewind to the 90s in style! 🥂🚀 📍 Bunga 90, 167 Drury Lane, London **BRING ID AND ASK FOR ZEN** \*\*\*\*\*\*\* \*\*\*\*\*\*\* \*\*\*\*\*\*\* **Some Tips:** 1. **Let’s all commit to updating our RSVPs if plans change**—it helps us plan better and ensures great attendance for everyone. If you RSVP “yes” but don’t attend and don’t update your RSVP, you may be removed from the group to keep things fair. No stress, though—you can rejoin for a small £10 fee! Just send me a DM, and I’ll share the PayPal details to get you back in. 2. **Turn Up on Time at the start!** This helps the quality of the event and helps you. 3. If you are struggling with the **app**, use the web page instead, that's what I use. 4. **Attendee Numbers & Guest Lists:** We have this event listed at least on two groups and the guest list includes attendees from all. You can see the list of attendees here: [https://www.meetup.com/zensingles/](https://www.meetup.com/zensingles/) [https://www.meetup.com/cityzenlondon/](https://www.meetup.com/cityzenlondon/) [https://www.meetup.com/LoveLife](https://www.meetup.com/LoveLife) 5. Join our **social media**: **Instagram**: [https://www.instagram.com/cityzen.london/](https://www.instagram.com/cityzen.london/) **X:** https://x.com/CityZenLondon 6. **Our WhatsApp group:** [See private comment in the comments section below]. We have a few rules including no ads, no DMs unless recipient is in the "Direct Messaging List" or risk removal and £10 rejoin fee. 7. **Support Our Amazing London Event Hosts! 🙌** Our incredible crew of hosts is the heartbeat of London’s buzzing meetup scene, bringing people together for unforgettable experiences that spark connection, growth, and fun! 🌟 From museum adventures to flirty dating mixers, these rockstar hosts pour their energy, time, and passion into creating events that level up your social and communication skills. But hosting isn’t easy—it takes resources, effort, and heart. 💖 Please consider supporting our hosts with a donation to keep the good vibes flowing and help us make London the ultimate social hub! 🚀 Below, meet our hosts for this event and see how you can chip in to fuel their amazing work. 8. To encourage signing up early to events and regulate the number of attendees a late joiner/overflow fee may be applied to an event for any **additional** people wanting to join the event. This may happen on the day or even an hour before the event. So there may be people who obtained a free RSVP to network with our group and some who had to pay. If you have successfully signed up to our event on meetup paid or not then you are in. Happy networking **Zen & The Meetup Groups** *The Visionary Social Connector* Zen, our AI guru with 25 years in the game, founded these meetups to transform his own social skills and now helps others do the same. From sparking in-person networking to coordinating epic events, Zen’s passion for connection is unstoppable. Help him keep the momentum going! Support Zen: Donate to cover event planning tools, venue bookings, and more. **[Donation Link](https://paypal.me/Zenswalks)** \*\*\*\* **Disclaimer, Liability Waiver & Media Consent** By attending this event, you acknowledge and agree to the following: **Organiser Identity** – The organiser operates under the community name **“ZEN”**, which is used as an alias for privacy and branding purposes. By joining, you understand that “ZEN” refers to the organiser and/or designated hosts of this event. **Assumption of Risk** – You understand and accept that participation in any social, recreational, or group activity involves inherent risks, including but not limited to personal injury, illness, property damage, or other unforeseen incidents. 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A Rabble session is 1 hour of fun and social team games. Each game disguises high-intensity intervals within the rules, giving you an effective, all-body workout without even realising it. We play a bunch of different games at each session (like British Bulldog, Capture the Flag, Dodgeball, Frisbee and many more), and every class is different. Sessions are open to all, no matter your sporting ability. Each game is explained before we start, so there's no need to have played any of the games before. Come solo or bring friends! And stay at the end for the social part! Who knew getting fit could be this fun? **TO BOOK**: It's essential that you book onto sessions via our website, using the link below; due to restrictions on games and preparation times we cannot accept walk-ins, or late arrivals. [https://joinrabble.com/locations/london/](https://joinrabble.com/locations/london/) Use the code **FREEPLAY** to get your first game free! *** We play every: * Monday in Finsbury Park (19:00 - 20:00) * Tuesday in Shoreditch Park (19:00 - 20:00) * Wednesday in Elephant & Castle (19:00 - 20:00) * Saturday in Southwark Park (10:30 - 11:30) * Saturday in Finsbury Park (11:00 - 12:00) * Sunday in Clapham Common (12:00 - 13:00) We hope to see you playing soon! PS. We have a group of dedicated regulars, so numbers are usually much higher than Meetup might suggest. Book your place here: [https://joinrabble.com/locations/london/](https://joinrabble.com/locations/london/) **Love Rabble**

**BOOK HERE**: https://sportas.co.uk/games/43943 **Game Description:** Entrance from Redvers Street. 🏀🔥 SATURDAY MORNING PICK-UP BALL! 🔥🏀 💥 1 hour. Non-stop hoops. Max fun. At this newly refurbished basketball court. 💥 Kickstart your weekend with a shot of adrenaline, buckets, and banter! 😎💪 ✅ All abilities & all genders welcome – everyone gets game time 🙌 ✅ We switch it up: 🏃‍♂️ Full-court 5v5 or 🏆 FIBA 3x3 – depends on turnout! ✅ 60 mins might sound short… but trust us, your legs will feel it 🦵🦿🍗😎🏀✌️👀😄 🎥 Check out last sessions👉 https://youtu.be/LAxvt06QuHA?si=Ilr-Apx0nN3UlB-X https://youtu.be/doCxu5pAlA4?si=IQpnpbZEmZNl3nVj https://youtu.be/movPfsKmot8?si=pNedkYn5HVU-6I04 https://youtu.be/tRSEfzBPIEw?si=Ul5t9kMJXUBCf-3y 📺 Games are filmed & streamed – see your highlights later 👀🔥 📍 New City Fitness - Hoxton 🚪 Entrance via Redvers Street! 🚶‍♂️ 3 min walk from Hoxton Overground 🚿 Showers & changing rooms available Entrance via Redvers Street. Walk through the metal gate, walk about 5 meters and turn right into the reception. Go downstairs via the staircase on your right, and find the entrance to the court. It is the court on your left. 💬 Want in on future runs(4 plus sessions a week), streams, and bball chat? Join my WhatsApp group👉 https://chat.whatsapp.com/EtHAq8ycmea9EwtvgTsQPo No excuses. Just show up, hoop hard, and start your weekend with buckets 🏀💯🔥 **Rules** As a general rule (but we are flexible): 1-7 players -> FIBA 3x3 8-9 players -> 4v4 10-11 players -> 5v5 12-15 players -> FIBA 3x3 (both courts going with at most one sub) 16 players-> 4v4 (both courts going at the same time)

January is shit, isn't it? Everyone is mentally, emotionally and financially exhausted after Christmas. The weather is just grey and drizzly. Everyone is on a diet. Most of your friends are doing Dry January. The gym will be heaving for the next six weeks. If you happen to have a birthday in January then nobody wants to go out and do anything because they’re broke, sober or trying Veganuary (or perhaps even all three, for the true trifecta of misery). On top of all of this, we are mere weeks away from the shiny promise of the new year dissolving into familiar, crushing disappointment. Because of all of this, your favourite small craft breweries, bars and pubs have a tough time this month. The good news is that we can all collectively do something to help them out, and all we have to do is drink beer! The CBGB Annual Dry January Bermondsey Beer Mile MeetUp is back for 2026. Welcome to Wet January. When: Saturday 17th January 2026 Kick-off time: 2pm Proposed route: **· Southwark Brewing Company (46 Druid Street) – 2pm-3pm** **· Anspach & Hobday (The Arch House) (118 Druid Street) – 3:10pm – 4:10pm** **· Cloudwater (73 Enid Street) – 4:20pm – 5:30pm** **· The Kernel Brewery (132 Spa Road) – 5:40 – 7:00pm** Afterwards, should anyone still wish to, then suggest we head to **Craft Beer Junction (86 Enid Street).** The whole route is roughly a mile to walk and there will be around a 5 minute walk in between venues. Anspach & Hobday are happy for you to bring food in from the market on nearby Maltby Street and the Kernel have a proper kitchen serving food with a rotating residency – I believe it is a Japanese-inspired menu currently. There is also usually a food truck outside one of the other taprooms on Enid Street that sells pizza.

**Important time note:** Please plan on arriving between 5:30 and 6:00 as the elevators lock after 6 and you'll need to message us and we'll need to come get you. The building address is 4450 Bridge Park The entrance is 6620 Mooney St, Suite 400 **Abstract** GitHub Copilot is rapidly changing how developers write, understand, and maintain code. Powered by generative AI and deeply integrated into modern development environments, Copilot acts as an intelligent coding assistant, helping developers move faster while maintaining quality and focus. In this session, we’ll explore what GitHub Copilot is, how it works, and where it fits into a real-world developer workflow. We’ll break down what Copilot can (and cannot) do, where it can be used, and how licensing differs for individuals and organizations. Most importantly, this talk goes beyond theory with a live, hands-on demo showcasing Copilot inside the IDE and on GitHub, demonstrating how it can assist with code generation, refactoring, learning new APIs, and accelerating day-to-day development tasks. Designed for developers, technical leads, and engineering managers, this session provides a practical introduction to AI-assisted development, highlights best practices for getting value from Copilot, and closes with guidance on how to continue learning and evolving alongside this rapidly advancing tool. Attendees will leave with a clear understanding of how GitHub Copilot can enhance productivity, improve developer experience, and fit into modern software teams today, not someday. **YouTube Link** TBA

*GOhio!* turns 8!! 🥳 Come celebrate with us at [Pins Mechanical](https://www.pinsbar.com/locations/easton)! 😄 **Summary** Pins Mechanical Co. is a social entertainment venue that combines old-school games like duckpin bowling, pinball, and other classic arcade and table games with craft cocktails, local beers, and punch. The vintage-industrial atmosphere is designed for playful, face-to-face gatherings with friends, family, and colleagues, offering a casual and lively alternative to a typical bar. Pins' Easton location spans over 38,000 square feet, making it the largest in the United States. This massive entertainment venue features two floors, a mezzanine level with stadium seating, and three full-service bars. It offers 16 duckpin bowling lanes, two indoor bocce courts, and more than 60 classic and modern pinball and arcade games. For additional fun, the location is known for its two outdoor patios, an indoor slide, and an expanded patio pong setup. **Activities** As noted below, some machines take actual quarters. Pins has two change machines (one downstairs and one upstairs) that accept ones, fives, or tens (only), and return quarters (only). * *Duckpin Bowling* [Like Bowling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duckpin_bowling) but with smaller balls, stubby pins, and no oil on the lanes. The cost is $9 per game per person. * *Pinball* [Who](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Who)'s a [wizard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinball_Wizard) on these [retro machines](https://pinballmap.com/map/?by_location_id=15311)? At $1 per play, everyone! Takes quarters. * *Arcade* Play classics like Gorf, Pac-Man, Gorf, Donkey Kong, Gorf, Galaga, and Gorf! The best part is, there's Gorf! And all the arcade games are free! * *Patio Pong* The classic college party staple but bigger. Instead of tossing a ping pong ball into cups, you use a regular ball and oversized buckets. There are two of these upstairs, and they're both free! * *Ping Pong* The most popular sport in China! They have two ping pong tables downstairs and two more ping pong tables upstairs. For those of you who have studied topological spaces and set theory, you will know this means they have four total ping pong tables. They have bubble gum dispensers with ping pong balls in them for 25¢ each. The dispensers take quarters. However, they also have racks where they store the ping pong paddles, and in these racks are slots for ping pong balls. It's not uncommon to see balls already here, so there's a chance you may be able to play ping pong for free if you want to. * *Hookie* You can't put your eye out! The safe alternative to darts: Hook thrown rings on a board. Outdoors on the upstairs patio, and free! * *Bocce* Like bowling, except there’s turf and a lot more balls. You can also knock your opponent’s balls out of the way. There are two of these upstairs, and they're both free! * *Foosball* Everyone loves [foosball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_football)! 50¢ a game. Takes quarters. * *Giant Jenga* Stack massive wooden blocks into a tower, then take turns pulling out one block at a time without collapsing the tower. There are four of these sprinkled throughout the venue (two downstairs and two upstairs, with one on each patio), and they're all free! * *Skeeball* There are three skeeball machines on the first floor (near the Gorf machine!), and they're all free! * *Giant Connect Four* On the outdoor patio upstairs, and free! * *Bubble Hockey* This is upstairs. Up to four people can play at once, and it costs $1. Takes quarters. * *Cornhole* There are two cornhole lanes upstairs, and they're both free! * *Basketball* There are two basketball machines downstairs. They're tucked behind the downstairs bar, so they're not always obvious unless you go look for them. They're $2 per play, and they take quarters. * *NES and Sega Genesis video games* These are collections, downstairs (near the Gorf machine!), of video games that you can play for free! * *The Big Metal Indoor Slide* This large two-story slide is for kids, and certainly no adults would ride this. After all, it's not like it's free or anything. **Outdoor Patio** Pins at Easton actually has two outdoor patios. But for our purposes, only the upstairs one matters. See, it will be winter and likely cold. But their upstairs patio has multiple ceiling heaters and two massive gas fire pits that put out a ton of heat. Sitting out here may be a real option. As mentioned above, the upstairs outdoor patio has one of the venue's two Patio Pong setups, one of their multiple Giant Jengas, the Giant Connect Four, and Hookie. **Food** Pins doesn't serve food, but there's a [Mikey's Late Night Slice](https://www.latenightslice.com/) next door. This Mikey's is basically an extension of the Easton Pins; there's a large open doorway between both establishments. Mikey's has a fountain dispenser with Coke products. You can also get Coke and Diet Coke (but not Coke Zero, like you can at Mikey's) at the bars in Pins, but I think the quality of the soda pop from Mikey's fountain is better than that from the bar hoses Pins uses to dispense soft drinks. You are also quite allowed at Pins to either bring food in or order it in via your favorite delivery app. **Parking** I recommend parking in the [Worth Garage](https://eastontowncenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/parking-at-easton-updated-file-sept-25.pdf). It's literally right next door to Pins, and it's free as long as you park on Level 2 or above. They recently started charging people to park on Level 1, and you pay for parking on this level the same way you pay for street parking in Columbus, with the [ParkColumbus](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.parkmobile.parkcolumbus&hl=en_US&pli=1) app. I've seen them enforce this by ticketing people's cars, but I don't know how they actually compel payment. The garage is not a public street that actual cops can write you tickets for parking illegally on. If you have an actual ticket from a cop that you don't pay, they can go so far as to issue a warrant for your arrest. But all Easton has, seemingly, is, "[Please pay our ticket](https://eastonpreferredpark.com/)." Still, in my ongoing efforts to eliminate needless stress and aggravation from my life, I just park above the first Level. The actual address of the garage is [4049 Worth Ave, Columbus, OH 43219](https://www.google.com/maps/place/4049+Worth+Ave,+Columbus,+OH+43219/@40.0542293,-82.9137962,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x88388a86de3af559:0xc1dc8b4661fc834f!8m2!3d40.0542293!4d-82.9137962!16s%2Fg%2F11sgzjp4ml?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDkyNC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D). However, your GPS is stupid. The actual entrances to the garage are on the cross steets Brighton Rose Way and Fenlon St, not Worth Ave. Just keep this in mind once you get to the garage. **Where we'll meet** I'll post in the comments where I am. People will obviously want to explore different areas of the venue over the course of the event (and there's a lot to explore), but please just let me know (as in, come find me) once you've arrived. **Peroration** Come on out and say hi! 😄

## Learn Infrastructure-as-Code (the FUN Way) — Through Minecraft 🎮☁️ **Joint Meetup: Azure CBUS × Columbus HashiCorp User Group × DevOps Columbus** What if learning Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code didn’t feel like a whitepaper… but more like a game? Join us for a joint Azure CBUS, Columbus HashiCorp User Group, and DevOps Columbus meetup where **Mark Tinderholt** \(Principal Architect\, Microsoft Azure \| HashiCorp Ambassador \| “The Azure Terraformer”\) shows how **Minecraft** can be used as a surprisingly powerful way to understand real-world Infrastructure-as-Code concepts. In this session, Mark will demonstrate how Terraform and Azure can be used to provision, configure, and manage Minecraft servers—while teaching the same patterns you’d use for production cloud infrastructure. ### What we’ll cover * Infrastructure-as-Code fundamentals using **Terraform** * Provisioning real infrastructure on **Azure** * Applying **IaC best practices** (immutability, repeatability, versioning) * How playful environments like Minecraft make complex concepts *click* * Why learning through experimentation beats click-ops every time ### Who should attend * Developers, platform engineers, and cloud engineers * Terraform users (new or experienced) * Anyone curious about Infrastructure-as-Code but tired of boring examples * Minecraft fans who want to see it used in a totally unexpected way No prior Minecraft experience required—just curiosity and a willingness to learn infrastructure the fun way. Come for the blocks, stay for the Terraform. 🧱➡️📐 Want to be a speaker? submit your talk to our Call for Presenters!!! https://sessionize.com/azure-cbus-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). For this first meeting of the year, we will be reviewing submissions for the [Your Program is Hideous and Obfuscated Challenge (YPHOC). ](https://docs.google.com/document/d/13zbxwElpJqPMuAN4Ele2hUgsqtFKzH3OCTL5NEeiLKQ)Submissions for this challenge are due by January 12th, 2026. The details can be found here: or on our website http://www.cohpy.org See Our [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

ASH is Atheists, Skeptics and Humanists of First Unitarian Universalists of Columbus Ohio TBD Snacks are usually available, and you are welcome to bringing something to share!

2026 may be the last year many developers write code by hand. We need coding agents to solve complex problems in production codebases, but vibe coding alone won’t get us there. Vibe coding is all gas, no brakes. It burns up the context window until the agent slips on its own slop. You can go fast at first, but the more you stuff into the context window, the more tangled its outputs get. While the industry is rapidly increasing code generation speed, we still have to understand, review, merge, and maintain what gets shipped. This talk featuring Michael Geiger will outline how coding agents (Claude Code + Gas Town) work and a framework for orchestrating them to solve complicated problems in complex codebases. It’s about steering the model: doing the research to align intent, planning the approach up front, implementing in parallel steps, and breaking early. Human judgment still matters, but it should be spent on high-leverage decisions: what to build, what to forbid, and “what is quality?”, not cleaning up slop. Attendees will leave with a checklist to identify workflow and environment gaps that hold agents back, so you and your team can ship higher-quality software starting tomorrow.