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Week 2: OpenSolaris
by Andrew Godwin 27 Jan '09

27 Jan '09

Greetings, fellow members. This week, we have a talk on OpenSolaris, and a nice cat. OpenSolaris <http://ox.compsoc.net/termcards/2009/hilary/OpenSolaris/> =========== Speaker: Dr Clive King Wednesday 28th January, 19:00 Jean Robinson Room, Keble College <http://ox.compsoc.net/venues/Jean_Robinson_Room__44___Keble_College/> You can't listen to music on an Operating System ------------------------------------------------ An OS doesn't upload data to your MP3 player, iTunes does. An OS does not enable you bid for things you don't want or need on EBAY when you are drunk, a gaggle of software components from your web browser to the EBAY database do that. Operating systems just manage resources such as cpu, memory, network, disk, displays and your attention on behalf of applications which make requests for resources through the OS. When things do go wrong, data gets corrupted, performance is poor or programs die, the OS as master of resource scheduling is often the best place to start debugging errant behavior of the wider system. This talk assumes zero previous knowledge of Solaris, but hold on to your hats, some of it might get quite technical. The speaker hopes you will leave this talk with an understanding of the what, why and how for some of the ground breaking technologies in Solaris such as DTrace, ZFS and Zones. About the speaker ----------------- Dr. Clive King is a Senior Staff Engineer at Sun Microsystems. He has no idea how to write a PowerPoint presentation, but is content when doing live demo's of Solaris technology and setting it in a wider content. His core role is troubleshooting and fixing performance, data integrity and availability problems for Sun's largest and most demanding customers worldwide. He is also Sun's UK Operating Systems Ambassador for Education, a member of the B.C.S. Academic Panel and a B.C.S. Fellow. As usual, we'll be waiting at the Porter's Lodge to show people to the room. Make note that this talk is at the earlier time of 7pm, and that we're also allowing anyone in, at the request of the speaker, so bring anyone you think will be interested! And, finally: )\._.,--....,'``. .b--. /; _.. \ _\ (`._ ,. `=,-,-'~~~ `----(,_..'--(,_..'`-.;.' Andrew -- Andrew Godwin, President, Oxford Computer Society Jabber/GTalk/SIP/Email/MSN: andrew(a)aeracode.org Mobile: 07878 007 177 Web: http://www.ox.compsoc.net

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Week 8: TGM
by Andrew Godwin 01 Dec '08

01 Dec '08

It's the end of the term, and there's just one event left! TGM and Christmas Party ======================= Thursday 4th December, 20:00 The Big Bang The Termly General Meeting, the pinnacle of democracy. We'll go over the term, make sure everything is in order, check our Treasurer hasn't fled to a foreign country with CompSoc's fortune, and hopefully get it over with in a reasonably short amount of time. The TGM-slash-general-Christmas-social will be in the Big Bang, which is near the bottom end of Jericho; see that Openguides link for details. Afterwards, we'll be following the finest CompSoc tradition and finding a pub. New members should note that we hold the TGM between ordering the meal at the Big Bang, and eating it, and we often have plenty of time to spare, to show exactly how long these meetings are... If you're planning on coming, please RSVP to president(a)ox.compsoc.net; we need to book a table. Onwards, and to sausages! (GMs at the Big Bang is a time-honoured CompSoc tradition. Really.) Andrew -- Andrew Godwin, President, Oxford Computer Society Jabber/GTalk/SIP/Email/MSN: andrew(a)aeracode.org Mobile: 0789 0725 396 Web: http://www.ox.compsoc.net

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Week 7: CompSoc Network Talk
by Andrew Godwin 25 Nov '08

25 Nov '08

It's the penultimate week of CompSoc this term, and one of our own is stepping up to the plate this week... The CompSoc Network =================== Speaker: David North Wednesday 26th November, 20:00 Lecture Room B, Worcester CompSoc's chief sysadmin, David North, will talk about CompSoc's network of machines, their history, what they do now, and how you can get involved. There'll be people at the Worcester College lodge to direct you to the room. David is infamous for his graphs, which are one of the many good reasons to come along to this talk. The network has almost been around longer than some of us have, but it's still going and maintained by our team of crack sysadmins; there's plenty of stuff on there members can use, so if you don't know about them, come along and find out! See you there. Andrew -- Andrew Godwin, President, Oxford Computer Society Jabber/GTalk/SIP/Email/MSN: andrew(a)aeracode.org Mobile: 0789 0725 396 Web: http://www.ox.compsoc.net

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Week 5: Introduction to the Google Web Toolkit
by Andrew Godwin 10 Nov '08

10 Nov '08

It's week 5, and to combat that well-known feeling of Fifth Week Blues, there's a wonderful talk to come along to! Introduction to the Google Web Toolkit ====================================== Speaker: Martin Hutchinson Wednesday 12th November, 20:00 Pusey Room, Keble College Martin Hutchinson, of DecisionSoft [1], will give an introduction to the Google Web Toolkit (GWT). GWT is a Java framework that lets you write Java and have it automagically turn into clever, AJAXy and otherwise Web Two Point Oh interfaces. As usual, we'll be waiting at the Porter's Lodge at Keble to point you in the right direction. [1]: http://www.decisionsoft.com/ Hope to see you there! Andrew -- Andrew Godwin, President, Oxford Computer Society Jabber/GTalk/SIP/Email/MSN: andrew(a)aeracode.org Mobile: 0789 0725 396 Web: http://www.ox.compsoc.net

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Week 4: Terabit Networking
by Andrew Godwin 05 Nov '08

05 Nov '08

It's week 4 already, and what better event to come along to than our talk on terabit networking? Terabit Networking ================== Speaker: Simon Chatterjee Thursday 6th November, 20:00 Worcester College What sits behind the familiar Ethernet port or ADSL modem, that somehow connects a planet exchanging over 350 petabytes a day? After a century dominated by the telephone, all global networks today are changing to be based on Internet-inspired technology. At their heart are devices that can cost millions of pounds, and require cutting-edge custom silicon, optics, and millions of lines of software. This talk is an accessible introduction to large-scale networking today, from both real-world and computer science perspectives. The presenter is CTO of Ensoft Ltd, whose experience includes helping bringing the Guinness Book of Records' "World's Highest Capacity Internet Router" into existence. I hope you can come along; we'll also be eating out with the speaker at Zizzi's beforehand (at around 18:30), so if you'd like to come along to that, please email me so I can get some idea of numbers. Apologies for the somewhat late announcement, but we had a room booking issue. On that note, if you think you can get your college/department to get us rooms for free on Wednesday/Thursday nights, do get in touch - it's nice to vary venues, as well as make sure we don't have to announce things late. Andrew -- Andrew Godwin, President, Oxford Computer Society Jabber/GTalk/SIP/Email/MSN: andrew(a)aeracode.org Mobile: 0789 0725 396 Web: http://www.ox.compsoc.net

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Week 3: Game Development Talk
by Andrew Godwin 27 Oct '08

27 Oct '08

Welcome to week three; CompSoc's event this week is our first talk of the term! Game Development ================ Speaker: Richard Fine Thursday 30th October, 20:00 Roy Griffiths Room, Keble College Richard 'Superpig' Fine, of gamedev.net, is coming to give a general overview on game development. He's open to questions on whatever tickles your fancy, and so far we've had interest in various new input types (for example, the games played using EEGs, exactly how far hardware can go, some interest in how to get started in the whole area of game development, and even some interest in why cheats are around in games. For topics like these and more, come along on Thursday! A gaggle of CompSoc people will be at the Keble Porter's Lodge to point you in the right direction, as usual. Events this and next week are still free to non-members, so do come along - we'll be happy to take any membership forms off your hands. As usual, we'll be wandering off to a local pub after the talk to wind down the evening. One other point I'd like to make is that we have a compsoc-jobs list where we post the various jobverts we get sent; the archives are public and available at http://lists.ox.compsoc.net/pipermail/compsoc-jobs/ You can also subscribe to the list at http://lists.ox.compsoc.net/mailman/listinfo/compsoc-jobs should you want to get news of job openings as they happen. See you on Thursday, hopefully! Andrew -- Andrew Godwin, President, Oxford Computer Society Jabber/GTalk/SIP/Email/MSN: andrew(a)aeracode.org Mobile: 0789 0725 396 Web: http://www.ox.compsoc.net

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Do you have questions about game development?
by David North 21 Oct '08

21 Oct '08

Good morning, CompSocers. Next week, we have Richard 'Superpig' Fine talking about game development. The details are at http://www.ox.compsoc.net/termcards/2008/michaelmas/Game_Development/ Since 'game development' is a very broad spectrum, Richard would like to know if you have any particular questions about it you'd like answering? If you do, let us know by replying to this email. Alternatively, pop in to the #compsoc IRC channel on irc.oxirc.org and talk to Richard and us directly. Hope to see you soon! -David PS If you're a recent new member, you may have received this message twice. Apologies if this is the case - let us know and we'll fix it. -- David North Treasurer and Systems Administration Co-ordinator Oxford Computer Society 07746 388 044 // northie on OxIRC

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Week 2: OUCS Tour, Pubmeet, and Geek Night
by Andrew Godwin 19 Oct '08

19 Oct '08

Hello everyone, and welcome to Week Two! We have two and (a half; the Geek Nights aren't run by us, but we know the guys who do) events this week, so, read on... OUCS Tour ========= Tuesday 21st October, 17:30 OUCS Somewhat of a CompSoc tradition, we'll be having a tour of OUCS' machine room, with several mostly-willing OUCS people on hand to show you around, answer questions, and suchlike. It's normally a great insight into the bowels of this most important of departments, and offers many great challenges (such as figuring out quite what their naming scheme is). Meet at the main OUCS entrance on Banbury Road for 17:30; there will be a sign up so you know you're at the right place. N.B. You must have a valid University Card with you in order to be admitted to the OUCS Building. Pubmeet ======= Tuesday 21st October, 18:30 (or whenever the tour ends) Lamb and Flag We'll all be meeting up in the Lamb and Flag for another friendly welcome and introduction to the term and society - it's right after the OUCS tour, so just follow us over the road to the L&F. If you're not at the tour, feel There will be someone on the look-out for people in case you can't find us, although we're usually quite easy to spot... Oxford Geek Night 9 =================== Wednesday 22nd October, 19:30 Jericho Tavern The Oxford Geek Night isn't a Compsoc event, but is still worth attending; the event consists of two 15 minute 'keynote' talks, followed by several microslots (normally around 5 minutes each). The event runs at a reasonably relaxed pace, and there's plenty of chance to get a drink from the upstairs bar (note that the whole event is upstairs - don't get confused by the JT looking perfectly normal downstairs that day). If you want more information, take a look at their website at http://oxford.geeknights.net/2008/oct-22nd/ Hopefully I'll see you at one of them! Andrew -- Andrew Godwin, President, Oxford Computer Society Jabber/GTalk/SIP/Email/MSN: andrew(a)aeracode.org Mobile: 0789 0725 396 Web: http://www.ox.compsoc.net

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Reminder: Fresher's Meet tonight at 7, and a small announcement
by Andrew Godwin 16 Oct '08

16 Oct '08

Just a quick reminder that the Fresher's Meet is from 7pm tonight in the Prestwich Room at St. John's - there will be signs from the Porter's Lodge to get you there. We have some free drink and snacks, and everyone is invited, so please come along! On another note, the Oxford Student are looking for help finishing off their new website - it's a mainly CSS/HTML based job, with some Django work if you want. If you'd like more details, email griff.rees(a)gmail.com See you there, hopefully! Andrew

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Week 1: Freshers' Meet
by Andrew Godwin 14 Oct '08

14 Oct '08

Hello everyone, Welcome back, and I hope you all had a good summer. This week's event isn't too taxing, and we will in fact have some free food and drink around - although it's an obvious ploy to get freshers to come along, you're more then welcome too... Freshers' Meet -------------- Thursday 16th October (Thursday 1st Week), 19:00 Prestwich Room, St John's College The Freshers' Meet is your chance to come along and enthuse about the society to a group of freshers, to sample some of our free food and drink, and to catch up with other members if you feel like it. It starts at 7pm but we'll be there all evening, so feel free to pop in and say hello if you're around later. The room will be signposted from the St John's Porters' Lodge, and one of us will be there at the start to say hello as well. I hope to see you there, or if not, the OUCS Tour will be next week; this term's termcard is mostly complete and found at http://ox.compsoc.net/, as usual. See you soon! Andrew -- Andrew Godwin, President, Oxford Computer Society Jabber/GTalk/SIP/Email/MSN: andrew(a)aeracode.org Mobile: 0789 0725 396 Web: http://www.ox.compsoc.net

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