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في ما وراء… جلسة فلسفية حوارية، نلتقي لنفكّك الظواهر الإنسانية في هذه الجلسة، لا نبحث عن إجابة واحدة، لأن الفلسفة — كما قال سقراط — «الحكمة الحقيقية هي أن تعرف أنك لا تعرف.» نحاور، نتساءل، نختلف باحترام، ونسمح للأسئلة أن تبقى مفتوحة… اليوم : السبت 10 يناير التوقيت :7:30م المكان: مقهى Owl الجلسة الخارجية 📍لايوجد مصعد

Everyone is welcome to join for playing chess or to learn how to play chess (chessboard + clock will be available) For any clarifications you can contact me (WhatsApp +966540277042)

Join us for weekly game of football, we have enough players but more are always welcome. Just drop me your no to add you in the group

في ما وراء… جلسة فلسفية حوارية، نلتقي لنفكّك الظواهر الإنسانية في هذه الجلسة، لا نبحث عن إجابة واحدة، لأن الفلسفة — كما قال سقراط — «الحكمة الحقيقية هي أن تعرف أنك لا تعرف.» نحاور، نتساءل، نختلف باحترام، ونسمح للأسئلة أن تبقى مفتوحة… اليوم : السبت 10 يناير التوقيت :7:30م المكان: مقهى Owl الجلسة الخارجية 📍لايوجد مصعد

Everyone is welcome to join for playing chess or to learn how to play chess (chessboard + clock will be available) For any clarifications you can contact me (WhatsApp +966540277042)

Join us for weekly game of football, we have enough players but more are always welcome. Just drop me your no to add you in the group

"Get Ready to Smash Some Shuttles! 🏸👋 Calling all badminton enthusiasts in Eastern province! 🤩 Join our fun-loving group for weekly badminton meetups that are all about good vibes, new friends, and a healthy dose of competition 😉. Whether you're a seasoned pro or a total newbie, we welcome players of all skill levels! 🌟 Our meetups are all about having a blast while getting some exercise. We'll play, we'll laugh, and we'll make some unforgettable memories together. Don't worry if you're rusty or haven't played in years – we're here to support each other and have a great time! 🤝 What to expect: \- Weekly badminton sessions with a mix of friendly matches and fun drills \- A relaxed\, non\-judgmental atmosphere where everyone feels welcome \- Opportunities to meet new people and make friends who share your passion for badminton \- A chance to improve your skills\, but no pressure – we just wanna have fun\! 😊 So grab your racket, dust off those sneakers, and join us for some exciting badminton action! 🎉 Let's get this game on and make some amazing memories together! 💥

NFT's are here to stay folks! This is a group for like minded people interested in understanding, leveraging, using, creating for, profiting from, trading too i suppose, NFT's.. everything around them, complexity, fear and exploits, best practices and more. **PLUS** This group will talk AI ART tools, techniques, artists, video, audio, prototypes and more in the AI assisted production space- ART specifically, but we can get into any aspect of some of the cooler things happening in AI in general.

Bienvenue! Columbus French Conversation group invites you to our Saturday morning French conversation club. Expect a casual and welcoming atmosphere in which to learn french! I will bring my laptop so we can look up new vocabulary as needed! The venue is a beautiful French restaurant so you can really get into the zone :)

* Who Can Attend * The Central Ohio .Net Developers Group meetings are free and open to the public! All developers; professional, student, and hobbiest are welcome and encouraged to attend. * When we meet * The Central Ohio .Net Developers Group meets on the 4th Thursday of every month. * Where we meet * Please check our Meetup group link below for location details! * Join our Meetup Group * https://www.meetup.com/Central-Ohio-NET-Developers-Group-CONDG/

If you are interested in selecting investment choices for your 401(k) or other workplace savings plan, minimizing your income tax liability, or identifying the most effective investments for your brokerage account, we are the group for you. We are a local chapter of Bogleheads, whose investment strategy can be found here: https://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Bogleheads%C2%AE_investment_philosophy Or you can peruse the Boglehead forum here: https://www.bogleheads.org/index.php I look forward to seeing you there. Mark Vonder Haar

**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

Join us for our January Book Club gathering where we will come together to discuss *Can't Spell Treason Without Tea* by Rebecca Thorne in a safe and welcoming environment. Make new friends who share your passion for books and connect with fellow LGBTQ book enthusiasts.

Happy New Year Colleagues, The next Columbus Futurists public forum will be **Thursday January 15 at 12:00 pm noon** (eastern) [https://osu.zoom.us/j/93451873651?pwd=RXIyZ2t5RjRqRG02UGQ1aEFVQ1NFZz09](https://osu.zoom.us/j/93451873651?pwd=RXIyZ2t5RjRqRG02UGQ1aEFVQ1NFZz09) Please come prepared to offer your **"What if?" questions for 2026**. (I will offer seven to begin our conversation.) I also would like to announce the publication of my latest book: *[Anticipatory Biographies: Personal Histories of the Future](https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-032-08912-0)*, the tenth volume in the “Anticipation Science” series. Grounded in design fiction, futures research, anticipation science, and scenario writing, *Anticipatory Biographies* envisions how the world will be reshaped by artificial intelligence, technological automation, climate change, political disintegration, and the decline of higher education. This work of creative non-fiction bridges literary and scholarly forms, blending biography and design fiction with research-based insights to offer a narrative-based method for exploring futures. Ed Finn, Director of the Center for Science and the Imagination at Arizona State University says: “In this book **David Staley has invented a delightful new genre: the future biography.** He invites us to step into gritty, thrilling, and inspiring futures elbow-to-elbow with the characters living those stories. *Anticipatory Biographies* beautifully synthesizes Staley’s training as a historian, his expertise as a futurist, and his desire to ignite the imagination of his readers.” Hope you'll be able to read it, and hope to see you all on the 15th. D. David J. Staley, Ph.D. President, Columbus Futurists 614.316.1348 [columbus.futurists@gmail.com](mailto:columbus.futurists@gmail.com) [http://columbusfuturists.org](http://columbusfuturists.org/) [https://davidjstaley.substack.com/](https://davidjstaley.substack.com/)