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Come to check out our hackerspace, talk to people and learn some new things, maybe use the tools for a short while, or just sit down with a laptop and do some work in a quiet place. Also a good time to sign up for a membership! We will have tea and coffee, likely also cookies. Come whenever from 19:00 till 22:00 - we might even be open until 24:00! If there's a problem (i.e. doors not open), call 28701072.

## Riga Philosophy Discussion Meetup Welcome to an open philosophy discussion group for curious minds, thoughtful conversation, and respectful debate. After traveling the world for the past few years as a digital nomad, I’ve noticed that nearly every major city has a philosophy discussion group — a place where people from different backgrounds gather to exchange ideas, challenge assumptions, and explore life’s bigger questions together. This meetup is an opportunity to create that kind of space here as well. The purpose of this group is not to “win” arguments or prove others wrong, but to think deeply, listen carefully, and enjoy meaningful conversation. Whether you are new to philosophy or have studied it for years, everyone is welcome. **Topics may include:** * *Ethics and morality* * *Consciousness and free will* * *Meaning and purpose* * *Technology and society* * *Politics and human nature* * *Happiness and suffering* * *Logic, reason, and belief* * *Artificial intelligence and the future* * *Classic philosophical ideas and modern dilemmas* For our first meetup, we will begin by proposing several discussion topics. The group can then vote, and by majority we will explore whichever topic generates the most interest. Possible first discussion topics: * *Are humans naturally good or selfish?* * *Can happiness be the highest goal?* * *Ethics of artificial intelligence* * *Is ignorance bliss?* * *Should emotions guide decisions?* The format will be informal, open, and conversational. Everyone is encouraged to participate, ask questions, and share perspectives respectfully. If the first meetup goes well, the plan is to make this a weekly gathering. **Simply look for the table with the Latvian flag on it when you enter.** *Note: The conversation and all discussion will solely be in English.*

Wednesday is karaoke day. Every Wednesday we gather to sing. Come with a friend or alone, with or without a voice. The format is simple: show up, grab a microphone, and sing whatever you want. Or don't sing, just support others. As usual, the meeting place is Top Club. If you haven't been before, you can get to know the space at the same time. We're looking forward to seeing you this Wednesday. See you there! Trešdiena ir karaoke diena. Katru trešdienu mēs pulcējamies dziedāt. Nāc ar draugu vai viens, ar balsi vai bez. Formāts ir vienkāršs: nāc, paņem mikrofonu un dziedi, ko vien vēlies. Vai arī nedzied, vienkārši atbalsti citus. Kā parasti, tikšanās vieta ir Top klubs. Ja iepriekš neesi tur bijis, vari vienlaikus iepazīties ar vietu. Gaidīsim ciemos šajā trešdienā. Tiekamies tur!

**Are you interested in photography, creativity, or simply seeing Riga from a fresh perspective?** **We invite you to join our Color Hunting Workshop on June 4 at 2:00 PM in Old Town, Riga!** **During this interactive photography walk, we'll explore the city through colors, patterns, and details that often go unnoticed. Together, we'll challenge ourselves to look at familiar places differently, experiment with creative perspectives, and capture unique moments through our lenses.** **📅 Date: June 4** **🕑 Time: 2:00 PM** **📍 Meeting Point: Old Town, Riga** **No professional camera is needed — your phone is enough! The most important thing is your curiosity and willingness to explore.** **Whether you're passionate about photography or simply looking for a creative way to spend your afternoon, this workshop is for you.** **🔗 Registration link: https://forms.gle/gWqqetkY4fNsbVDeA** **We look forward to discovering the colors of Riga together!** **——————** **📸 Color Hunting Fotodarbnīca (aizpildi formu)** **Kas notiktu, ja mēs uz brīdi palēninātu ikdienas skrējienu un sāktu pamanīt krāsas, kas slēpjas mums apkārt pilsētā?** **Pievienojies radošai foto pastaigai pa Rīgas ielām, kur kopā meklēsim interesantas krāsu kombinācijas, skatīsimies uz pilsētu no dažādām perspektīvām, iemūžināsim detaļas, kuras ikdienā bieži nepamanām, un pārvērtīsim parastus mirkļus mākslā.** **🗓️ 4. jūnijs** **🕑 14:00** **📍 Tikšanās vieta: Vecrīga** **Šī darbnīca ir lieliska iespēja attīstīt savas fotografēšanas prasmes, trenēt aci pamanīt skaistumu mazās lietās un izpaust savu radošumu caur fotogrāfiju — neatkarīgi no tā, vai izmanto kameru vai telefonu.** **🔗https://forms.gle/5XSn6P2S7kqM7p2T6** **Nāc ar ziņkāri, radošumu un vēlmi ieraudzīt Rīgu citādāk ✨** *******Organizē jauniešu organizācija KAŅIERIS (Kaņiera iela 15, Rīga)**

Come and meet people in Riga! **New venue:** for the June 5 event I reserved a table at Tallinas Kvartals Ezitis Migla. If the weather is warm, we can be outside, if cold, we can be inside. * **When:** First Friday of each month, this time the 5th of June, 2026, at 7pm * **Ending:** while the duration is announced to be 2 hours, the party usually lasts longer * **Where:** The June 5 event will be held at **Tallinas Kvartals Ezitis Migla** * Prices: the event itself is free of charge, but please get a drink or a meal at the bar. Age limit: 18 and older. Photos of participants might be taken at the event and posted publicly to social media, including but not limited to [meetup.com.](http://meetup.com.) By joining the event, you accept this condition. Please join the event here (meetup.com is free for regular users) or contact us if you have any questions. Event communication will take place within [meetup.com.](http://meetup.com.) Please check for posts and messages regularly. Hope to see you soon. *Photo: [Sandra Q. on Trip Advisor](https://www.tripadvisor.fr/Restaurant_Review-g274967-d21225446-Reviews-Tallinas_Ielas_Kvartals-Riga_Riga_Region.html#/media/21225446/?type=ALL_INCLUDING_RESTRICTED&albumid=101&category=101)*

Every Thursday we go to play Bingo at the Top club. We enjoy the evening, test our luck. Sometimes we also get gifts. Come play with us. Let's have a drink and talk together. **free** event . . Katru ceturtdienu mēs ejam spēlēt Bingo klubā Top. Izbaudām vakaru, pārbaudām savu veiksmi. Dažreiz mēs arī saņemam dāvanas. Nāc spēlēt ar mums. Kopā iedzersim un parunāsim. **bezmaksas** pasākums

(ONLY in LATVIAN) 🎟️Biļetes: www.singlesonly.lv Ja Tev tāpat kā mums ir apnikušas iepazīšanās aplikācijas, ja **ar sportu esi uz "Tu"** un vēlies satikt citus brīvos un līdzīgi domājošos, pievienojies! Forša atmosfēra, jauni kontakti un, ja ieraugi, kādu, ar kuru gribētu iepazīties, zini – visi dalībnieki ir brīvi. Turklāt kur labāk iepazīt otru un saprast, vai variet būt viena komanda, ja ne kopīgos izaicinājumos sportā? Ja **jūties 30 - 45 gadu jauns** un šobrīd neesi attiecībās, šī ir vieta, kur bez spriedzes iepazīt jaunus cilvēkus un lieliski pavadīt laiku. Pasākumu sāksim ar kopīgu treniņu, **dalībnieki tiks rotēti savā starpā.** Step Up Fitness treneris parūpēsies, lai treniņš būtu gan dinamisks, gan patīkams - ar iespēju iesildīties, patrenēties un vienlaikus arī iepazīties. Pēc treniņa dalībniekiem būs iespēja relaksēties saunā, bet vakaru turpināsim ar uzkodām un sarunām Step Up Fitness terasē. Nepiespiestā atmosfērā būs iespēja tuvāk iepazīt citus dalībniekus. 📅 **KAD?** 7\. jūnijā 2026 🕒 **CIKOS?** plkst. 17:00 - 20:00 📍 **KUR?** Step Up Fitness, Driksas iela 4, Jelgava 👥 **KAS?** vismaz 24 brīvi viesi, atvērti un gatavi iepazīties (12 sievietes un 12 vīrieši) 👩🏻**VECUMS?** Tiem, kas jūtas 30 - 45 gadu jauni. 🎟️**BIĻETES?** 33 €, iepriekšējā dienā - 37€ 🚫 Pasākums **NETIKS** fotografēts vai filmēts ### **Tevi sagaida:** 💬Iepazīšanās, iesildīšanās, sarunas un jautrība 🗣️Step Up Fitness treneris, kas palīdzēs iesildīties un vadīs treniņu 🏃‍♀️24 brīvie un sportiskie 🚻Līdzvērtīga dzimumu proporcija 🚿Ērtas garderobes, dušas un sauna 💪Paaugstināts endorfīna līmenis un laimes sajūta pēc sporta 👥Pēcsporta socializēšanās - sarunas, mūzika un nepiespiesta gaisotne ### **Pasākuma programma:** 16.45 - 17.00 Ierašanās un reģistrēšanās 17.00 - 18.00 Sporta treniņš ar iepazīšanās elementiem trenera vadībā 18.00 - 18.40 Relaksēšanās saunā, duša 18.40 - 20.00 Socializēšanās, sarunas raisošas aktivitātes ### **Biļešu cenas:** **EUR 33** līdz 5. jūnijam **EUR 37** \- 6\. jūnijā\, ja biļetes vēl pieejamas ‼️**Biļešu skaits ierobežots: 12 sieviešu un 12 vīriešu biļetes**

Couldn't make Knowledge? Or want to debrief the dancing robots or Autonomous Workforce? Join us for a Knowledge '26 recap, insights sharing, a couple rounds of golf, and fun at Topgolf. As always, drinks and food will be provided. More details to come — mark your calendar, RSVP, and save your spot today!

## 🤝 Host Information A co-hosted event by ProductTank Columbus & Women in Product Columbus 💡 About the Workshop AI adoption is stalling across organizations — not because of a lack of motivation or tools, but because it's fundamentally a behavior design challenge. This hands-on workshop applies proven Behavior Design models and methods to help you move from a vague organizational wish to boost AI adoption to 3-5 concrete, testable interventions you can act on starting tomorrow. Whether you're a product manager, on a product team, or just someone trying to get AI to actually stick at work, you'll leave with a clear picture of what's worth focusing on, what to ignore, and how to drive real, sustained adoption — no guesswork required. 🛠️ What to Bring Laptop: Fully charged and ready to go. AI Assistant: Have your favorite AI assistant pulled up. (Dom will be using Claude, but feel free to use whichever assistant you prefer!) 🍕 Logistics & Perks Food & Drink: Pizza and drinks provided! Parking: Plenty of free spaces available on-site. ###

Bring your Raspberry Pi, Arduino, microcontroller, or any other electronic project and join fellow electronics makers for a night of creativity and collaboration! This session is open forum to share your current projects—whether complete or in progress, it’s all interesting! Whether you’re deep into embedded systems, exploring new ideas, or just getting started, you’ll find a welcoming space to collaborate, share, and get inspired. **New to electronics or curious about tinkering?** You’re absolutely welcome. If you’re a beginner and want to experiment, I’ll have a couple of starter kits available so you can try things out—whether that’s blinking your first LED, putting something on a display, or experimenting with simple sensors. No pressure and no experience required—just an interest in learning and building. While we continue to pursue a more permanent venue for this Meetup, we’ll be using public library facilities based on availability. This session will be at the Worthington Park Library in the Olentangy Meeting Room.

I have been studying the question of "self" online with Prof. Ellie Anderson and so I thought a prompt on the "self" might be interesting. Full confession: I had Claude create this prompt and I like it, so here goes: Imagine a thought experiment that merges two classic puzzles: > You undergo a procedure, performed neuron by neuron, in which every biological component of your brain is replaced with a functionally identical synthetic substitute. At each step, your behavior, memories, and personality remain unchanged. When the last neuron is swapped, is the consciousness experiencing the world still you? And — more pressingly — was there ever a continuous "you" to begin with? ### Questions to Wrestle With * If consciousness is purely physical, does the *gradual* nature of the replacement matter, or is it equivalent to being destroyed and rebuilt? * Could there be a "self" without continuity of experience — even moment to moment, while you sleep? On a more practical level, consider the simpler case first: **hemispherectomy** patients — people who have had an entire cerebral hemisphere surgically removed — often retain a strong sense of personal identity and continuity. This suggests "you" are not rigidly tied to specific physical material. But does that vindicate the synthetic neuron case, or merely show that identity is more *flexible* than we thought — not that it can survive *complete* substrate replacement? I used Claude so I could get this out today and let everyone have some time to consider it. Hope to see you at the Oracle. Sorry about the location change two weeks ago. That's what I get for trusting local weather predictions!

Topic to be announced. **THANK YOU** *Franklin University* for hosting our meetup! To learn more about *Franklin University*, please visit their website: https://www.franklin.edu/ **DIRECTIONS** Franklin University Fisher Hall 300 E. Main St, Columbus, OH 43215 Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/jxjBA2hUmS5qrvhq8 Parking is FREE! Please park in Lot C in front of Fisher Hall. See attached map. NOTE: Map the address only. When mapping with Google Maps it may use the Fisher Hall at OSU, which is NOT correct. **Want to sponsor the pizza and/or bar tab?** Please contact me if you would like to sponsor this meetup's pizza and/or bar tab: angelo@mandato.com

QA or the Highway is a one-day, affordable, regional, professional conference featuring real-world experience and thought leadership in the QA and testing industry. This is a ticketed event please register here: https://www.qaorthehwy.com/ Featured Keynote Speakers: **Matthew-Hope Eland** **(Wizard at Leading EDJE)** \- An AI Specialist and Wizard at Leading EDJE who is known to teach software engineering\, AI\, and data science concepts in the most ridiculous ways possible\. Matt has used machine learning to settle debates over whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie\, reinforcement learning to drive the behavior of digital squirrels\, data analytics to suggest improvements to his favorite TV show\, and AI agents to play board games and create an AI agent with the personality of a dog\. Matt is the author of "Data Science in \.NET with Polyglot Notebooks" and "Refactoring with C\#" as well as several LinkedIn Learning courses\. Matt helps organize the Central Ohio \.NET Developer Group\, runs several blogs and a YouTube channel\, has a Master’s of Science in Data Analytics\, and is a current Microsoft MVP in AI and \.NET\. **Tatyana Arbouzova** **(CEO at Innovate QA)** \- Tatyana Arbouzova is an engineering and business leader with a strong background in Quality Engineering across multiple industries\, including Big Tech\, Healthcare\, and Entertainment\. She has held leadership roles at world\-class companies such as Microsoft\, VMware\, Disney\, and The Pokémon Company International\, where she focused on building quality\-driven cultures and scaling teams to deliver high\-impact products\. With decades of experience\, Tatyana has helped organizations transform their quality practices so teams can deliver software efficiently\, confidently\, and with measurable business outcomes\. Today\, Tatyana advises software companies on adopting AI to optimize quality practices and improve how software is delivered at scale\. She is also a passionate community builder and the founder of Innovate QA\, a thriving Seattle\-based community and conference for quality professionals\.

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.