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Bringing Chaos to your Visualizations (in Los Angeles)
Thu, Jun 4, 12:30 AMChaos\, the leader in visualization technology used across architecture\, construction\, and media & entertainment\, presents an interactive session with Phil Read of Read \| Thomas on integrating AI into visualization without losing design intent\. Topics include predictable iteration and editing\, moving from analog sketches and 2D references into rendered visuals\, un\-rendering for as\-built conditions\, intentionally "imperfect" conceptual renderings\, optimized iteration across lighting\, materials\, and assets\, and using AI for ideation versus final presentation\.
From Months to Days: How AI Is Rewriting Commercial Production
Fri, Jun 5, 3:15 PMJoin us for a behind-the-scenes look at how AI is transforming commercial production—and what it takes to build creative systems that actually perform. Jethro Rothe-Kushel is the Founder & CEO of Ritual Ads, a studio using AI to take brands from concept to finished commercial in days—not months—while improving performance through rapid iteration and real-time analytics. After more than 20 years producing major campaigns for brands like Google, Apple, and Amazon, Jethro saw firsthand how slow, expensive, and inefficient traditional production could be. Instead of accepting that model, he built something different. At Ritual Ads, the commercial production process is reimagined end-to-end—using AI to move from storyboard to finished spot in days, not months, while enabling faster iteration, real-time testing, and stronger performance. In this session, Jethro will break down how this approach works in practice, including: * How AI is compressing the timeline of commercial production * Why more iteration leads to better creative outcomes * What a modern “creative + performance” stack actually looks like * Lessons learned building and scaling a system designed for speed, consistency, and results This is a practical, real-world look at how advertising is evolving—and what builders, marketers, creatives, operators, and investors need to understand to stay ahead. *** ### **About the Speaker** Jethro Rothe-Kushel is the Founder & CEO of Ritual Ads, a studio using AI to take brands from concept to finished commercial with speed, precision, and measurable performance. He brings over 20 years of experience across film, television, and advertising, having produced major campaigns for leading brands including Apple, Netflix, American Express, Google, and Amazon. He is a former VP of the Producers Guild of America, representing thousands of top producers nationwide. Earlier in his career, Jethro documented the lives of people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles—work that contributed to major public funding efforts and long-term housing initiatives. That experience continues to inform his belief in storytelling as a force for real-world change. Today, he leads Ritual Ads at the intersection of AI and storytelling, helping brands move faster while staying authentic and effective. *** **Networking** Come early to connect with fellow founders, technologists, creatives, and community members. Friday Coffee Meetup is as much about the people in the room as it is about the conversation on stage.
Rootkit Design and Development
Sat, May 30, 9:00 PM**Rootkit Design and Development** (This is a three day paid course - details below) You've hopped the fence! You're in, but you have a bigger task in front of you. You need to stay undetected not for a few days, not for a month or two, but for years. You need to silently maintain access to a system while also keeping all of your capabilities ready. Sound like fun? This course is for you. This 3 part course will cover: * Userland Rootkits * Kernelmode rootkits * Stealth communication * Bootkits/Bootloader rootkits * Mobile device rootkits * Firmware Rootkits, Cloud infrastructure attacks This class will touch upon EDR evasion briefly, but will NOT focus on it. This class is intended to train and inform defenders and legitimate red teamers. Students will walk away from this class with experience and resources to assist in their own development including software and reference material. **Platforms**: * Windows, MacOS and Linux including IoT and mobile devices **Requirements for this class**: * A general programming background is required. You do not need to be a master, but an understanding of fundamentals is necessary. Vibe coding is great, but it's not enough to get the most from this class. * Basic comfort with MacOS, Linux and Windows are necessary. * General familiarity with security and malware concepts * A dedicated attitude. This class is not a casual walkthrough. It is an exercise that you must engage with. Due to the deeper technical nature of this topic, there is a 10 seat limit for this class to ensure students receive appropriate attention **About the teacher:** b0t is a malware and vulnerability researcher with over 10 years of experience. He creates and publishes VX-Underground's Black Mass malware research publication and has done malware and security research work professionally at SpaceX and AWS. b0t has previously taught classes on rootkit design, malware design and peer to peer networks. \-\-\- Note: This is a THREE DAY PROFESSIONAL COURSE -***$150 - please support NSL and our teachers purchase a ticket:*** Venmo @nullspacelabs Zelle/Paypal [nofoxresearch@gmail.com](http://nofoxresearch@gmail.com/) Cash at the door Saturday May 30th, June 6th and June 13th @ 2pm
Coffee, Conversation & Art @ Hollywood Sculpture Garden.
Sat, May 30, 7:00 PMThe Hollywood Sculpture Garden is really a neat place . . . AND WE GET TO VISIT AND HAVE A DAYTIME COFFEE SOCIAL THERE!!! It's located on private property and not normally open to the public. So it is indeed a special thing for us to go. To Attend you NEED to be ON THE GUEST LIST TO BE ON THE GUEST LIST . . . **you NEED to FILL THIS OUT FORM [https://forms.gle/oPv6oB7gmV6wL8Pf9](https://forms.gle/oPv6oB7gmV6wL8Pf9)** No entry on the form will result in no entry to the event. Now . . . About this event: It is outdoors in a super-funky, pretty and cute location of The Hollywood Sculpture Garden. **This is intended as a Coffee and Convo surrounded by Art.** A perfect way to meetup some quality people in a fabulous location. Oh!!!!!! One other thing **It's a pastries pot luck. I will be providing coffee and fresh made lattes for those that wish. BUT . . . to get a latte you need to bring a place or box of pastries to share.** Your ticket for entry is a pastries. Bring anything that is good to share for serve 10 people. I will provide the tables, dishes, plastic-ware, cups, napkins, etc. **Frist:** RSPV to the event. **SECOND:** Fill out the form **[https://forms.gle/oPv6oB7gmV6wL8Pf9](https://forms.gle/oPv6oB7gmV6wL8Pf9)** **Third**: Pick up pastries to bring to the event. **Fourth**: Show up (at the event) with your best self and be ready to be social and have fun. I know what you are thinking . . . * will this be fun? * is this a cool place? * will there be people as cool as me there? * or even . . . . I'm not cool & I am shy/introverted . . . * will I be able to fit in and enjoy too? ***And the answer is yes to all.*** **[WATCH THIS!!!](https://youtu.be/xm3TLYKLHqI) Here is a vid from an actual event we did there.** It was summer of 2021. Watch the whole thing and you will see the food/wine . . . the place, . . . where we hang out and how. As well as what it looks like at day and nite. AND . . . you get of feel of the people, place and vibe. (reg link to the vid) https://youtu.be/xm3TLYKLHqI And to see pix from past visits: https://photos.app.goo.gl/dGoqMzDfCuFT4NDJA **To attend this FREE event you MUST be on the GUEST LIST list** **TO BE ON THE LIST . . . fill this out Google Form** **[https://forms.gle/oPv6oB7gmV6wL8Pf9](https://forms.gle/oPv6oB7gmV6wL8Pf9)** Question: ***The cost for all this?*** Answer: ***FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE. And bring pastries to go with coffee or tea.*** PARKING: Parking is tight to non-existent the location. The Google Form will used to make sure you have ALL the best parking info. This event is cross posted to several meetup groups. So there will be plenty of folks. Be sure to fill out the google form so we can send you all the parking info and the schedule and event info. AND to have your name on the guest list. [https://forms.gle/oPv6oB7gmV6wL8Pf9](https://forms.gle/oPv6oB7gmV6wL8Pf9) Some goals for this event . . . * To make new friends. * To make more friends. * To go to new places. * To be more social (in real life). There is an evening companion event to this from 5 to 10 PM [https://www.meetup.com/sevenarts/events/311241891/](https://www.meetup.com/sevenarts/events/311241891/) NOTICE: For our events we do not discriminate by Age, Race, Color, Religion, Ethnicity, National Origin, Political Affiliation, Relationship Status, Gender, Gender Preference, or even Belly Button Lint. We welcome all, . . . and that includes you.
Inspire the Goddess Within ~ Full Moon Mini Retreat
Sun, May 31, 9:00 PMBring comfortable Goddess clothes and an open heart!
Practical PM AI Workflows with OpenClaw
Fri, May 29, 1:00 AM**NOTE:** This is a PAID Event - You need to purchase a ticket here: [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/practical-pm-ai-workflows-openclaw-tickets-1988793725570?](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/practical-pm-ai-workflows-openclaw-tickets-1988793725570) From Reddit Research to a Live Prototype — All from Discord What if you could go from idea to a working prototype. without setup overhead, complex tooling, or even opening your laptop? Join PMA.LA and [David Guttman](https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-guttman/), Open Claw Contributor , for a live, hands-on demo as he walks through how he used OpenClaw to go from identifying a real-world customer pain point to designing, building, and hosting a working prototype. Starting with Reddit research, OpenClaw searched for recurring frustrations and uncovered a common freelancer problem: chasing unpaid invoices. From there, David used AI agents to: * Identify user pains and opportunities * Generate product concepts and workflows * Design an application experience * Build and deploy a functional prototype * Coordinate the entire process directly from Discord The result is “Chaser,” an AI-assisted invoicing follow-up tool created through an end-to-end AI workflow. This session is designed for product managers, founders, designers, engineers, operators, and curious builders who want to better understand what modern AI workflows actually look like in practice. Topics will include: * Working with AI agents beyond simple prompting * Rapid product ideation and validation * AI-assisted prototyping workflows * Using OpenClaw from mobile and Discord * Practical lessons learned from real-world experimentation * Where AI workflows are heading next Expect a practical, conversational evening with live demos, Q&A, and plenty of time to connect with others in the LA product and builder community. **Event Details:** **Date:** May 28 📍 Location: Intersections LA, Culver City. 🎟️Ticket: $25 Food & beverage are included. Limited tickets available! ### **Speaker** David Guttman sets up AI employees for founders and solopreneurs. Over 20+ years in software, he's led teams shipping the content platform behind Disney.com and StarWars.com, video ad servers handling 10 billion requests a day, and an LMS that TIME named one of 2020's Best Inventions. He's also the creator of Spec.LA, an invitation-only makers' meetup in Los Angeles. ### **Agenda** Networking (6:00 PM - 7:00 PM): Begin the evening by connecting with like-minded professionals. Presentation & Q&A (7:00 PM - 7:45 PM): Our esteemed speaker will guide us through an enlightening presentation. Post-Event Networking (7:45 PM - 8:40 PM): Continue the conversation and build deeper connections with fellow attendees. Discuss insights from the session and explore potential collaborations.
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