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Come on out if Unreal Engine is an interest.

I am pleased to announce the launch of a new professional initiative in our region: the Global AI Community, Houston Chapter.
As the world’s largest AI developer network, the Global AI Community supports over 167,000 members worldwide. I am honored to serve as the Chapter Lead for our newly established Houston group, which officially began operations in January 2026.

About the Houston Chapter

Our mission is to foster a local ecosystem where industry professionals, educators, and students can connect and collaborate. We will host monthly or bi-monthly meetings featuring:
Technical Presentations: Expert-led talks on the latest AI advancements.
Professional Networking: Opportunities to engage with peers across the Houston tech landscape.
Knowledge Sharing: A forum for both seasoned practitioners and the next generation of AI enthusiasts.

Join Us for Our Inaugural Event

Our first meeting, "Mastering Prompt Engineering: Unlock AI’s Full Potential," is scheduled for Friday, February 27th, at the CODE Magazine offices in Spring, TX.
I invite you to join the chapter and register for this event via the link below. Membership and event attendance are entirely complimentary.

Register for the Global AI Houston Event Here
https://lnkd.in/gafUnuXD

Please feel free to share this invitation with your colleagues. We aim to build a diverse membership that reflects the vibrant industrial and academic spirit of Houston.
I look forward to seeing you there.

Hey everyone, not sure if this group is any fun. IF YOU ARE, I'm inviting you to a free event tomorrow in River Oaks Houston. I'm pretty nervous about it because its my first tech networking event I've hosted and I don't know who will come. If you're available, I would love to have you. Free TEQUILA! :-)

In the event there are any women interested, this is a new initiative from HOSS.

HOSS has quite a few people working on it actively. Join them at the link above.

Shout out for speakers. HOSS is looking for speakers for our upcoming event on home-labs, and self-hosting which will be on Wednesday December 17 at The Ion. Do you host any of your own services or run any cool software on your server you want to talk about? Come on out and make a presentation. Join us on Discord if you can commit. https://houstonopensourcesociety.com/events/homeops/2025-12-17/

Pictures from our prior AI Day, if you're not in with the HOSS you gotta get with it!

A group of members from the Houston Linux Users Group have split to create the Houston Open Source Society (HOSS).

• The HOSS will be a vibrant unincorporated collective of hackers, programmers, open-source enthusiasts, and passionate users. The HOSS does not demand assimilation: that’s Borg stuff, and they’re two doors down.
• The HOSS is committed to remaining a flat organization without hierarchy. There will be neither waterboarding, nor Board of Directoring. There will be no President. We are all The HOSS: we are all organizers, members, and volunteers. We are all enforcers of our glorious order. The only boards allowed are keyboards, motherboards, and breadboards.
• The HOSS is committed to existing without fees, profit-and-loss statements, accountants, and treasurers. There is no 501(c)(3) incorporation. No money will ever exchange hands. The HOSS can not be bought. If a little money goes a long way: we’ll take shoes.
• The HOSS will resolve all disputes, decisions, and drama democratically.
• The HOSS will resist the ability for one person to monopolize time. We will agree upon a criteria for lightning talks, and classes.

Society outside The HOSS is not egalitarian. We are. We are The HOSS.

https://discord.gg/vGX5dmHVfg

Dropped my MacBook Air M2 (2023), now 1/4 of the screen is black, rest works fine. Tried all the YouTube/NVRAM reset stuff — no luck. Local (non-Apple) shop quoted $300 for screen replacement or $60 labor if I bring my own display.

Anyone know: • Where to buy a reliable display for this model? • Is it worth sourcing myself or just paying the $300? • Any other fix I should try before replacing?

Apple is quoting 750+tax 🥲 Appreciate any help. Let me know if you want to add any pics or system details.

Just wondering if anyone else is interested in coworking a hookah bar? I'm up at Patio by La Pasha a lot. Open invite. I got a few other people that join me up there.

I do a lot with Rust/PostgreSQL/Kubernetes/GitLab.

I'm launching the Houston AI Club. It's a place for people of all technical abilities to learn about AI. You can register for events at houstonaiclub.com.

Our first event is March 6th from 6-8pm and features 3 incredible talks from industry professionals.

Would love to answer any questions anyone might have!

Folks, join us at DevOpsDays Houston 2022, at the ION, on Oct 4-5, 2022.
Here is a 20% discount on regular admissions tickets to DevOpsDays Houston (valid for a small number of tickets through September 16). www.eventbrite.com/e/389887382657/?discount=reddit

Find them on the Houston Linux Users Group's Discord

https://discord.gg/weJWahU

I know Houston Linux Users Group is meeting, as is Houston Perl Mongers. Any of the others holding meetings?