compsoc-freshers February 2014

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Belated Week 5 Newsletter
by Sam Lanning 17 Feb '14

17 Feb '14

Hi Everyone, Sorry for the delay in getting this out. This week we have people from entrepreneur first coming along with some founders for one of their startups. They will be talking about what it's like starting a company straight out of uni rather than getting a "normal" job. It will be an interesting talk, so you should attend, particularly if you are considering entrepreneurship after uni! Entrepreneur First Talk <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/2014/hilary/ef_talk/> Date: Wednesday Week 5 - 19 February 2014 Time: 07:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/255748677931946/>Place: Lecture Theatre A - Dept. of Computer Science <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_lta/>Tags: Talk <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/talk/> Entrepreneur First <http://www.entrepreneurfirst.org.uk/> will be coming is a tech startup accelerator, who last year alone, helped 11 startups get off the ground which are now collectively worth £22m. They will be bringing along some founders from one of their current startups to talk to the society, and people from EF will also be able to answer any questions. Learn to Code: Session 5 <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/2014/hilary/learn_to_code_5/> Date: Saturday Week 5 - 22 February 2014 Time: 05:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/693704417347054/>Place: Room 379 - Dept. of Computer Science <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_379/>Tags: Learn to Code <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/learn/> *Note: Remember to bring your laptop to these events!* About Learn to Code During these events, there will be a mixture of interactive workshops and talks. We will be teaching you the basics of programming using Python <http://www.python.org/>. These events are good if you have zero coding experience, but they are also valuable if you already have started coding and would like to better your skills. We also welcome people who already have good coding experience as the more volunteers the better! These events are always followed by our weekly Geek Night <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/geek_night/>. You can find out more information about this series of events over at ox.compsoc.net/learn <http://ox.compsoc.net/learn/> We also have a facebook group for discussion if you are taking part in this course: fb.com/groups/OXLearnToCode <https://www.facebook.com/groups/OXLearnToCode/> ...and a group for those who would like to volunteer: fb.com/groups/OXLearnToCodeHelpers <https://www.facebook.com/groups/OXLearnToCodeHelpers/> Geek Night 5 (Members Only) <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/2014/hilary/geek_night_5/> Date: Saturday Week 5 - 22 February 2014 Time: 07:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/582310618526449/>Place: Undergraduate Social Area - Dept. of Computer Science <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_social_area/>Tags: Geek Night <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/geek_night/> Note: Starting this term, Geek Night is a *MEMBERS ONLY* event. -- Kind Regards, Sam Sam Lanning President - Oxford University Computer Society president(a)ox.compsoc.net <mailto:president@ox.compsoc.net>

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Week 4 Newsletter
by Sam Lanning 10 Feb '14

10 Feb '14

Hello Everyone, Sorry for the delayed newsletter. To begin with, unfortunately the planned talk from Leng Lee (the COO of Codecademy) has had to be cancelled. However, this week, we still have an amazing talk lined up. Jon Skeet (from Google, biggest contributor to Stack Overflow answers, ever) will be coming yet again! This time to do a more tech-oriented talk. And of course we have our usual Learn to Code and Geek Night events! Google's Jon Skeet - Humanity: Epic Fail <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/2014/hilary/google_talk/> Date: Wednesday Week 4 - 12 February 2014 Time: 07:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/1445493415682020/>Place: Lecture Theatre A - Dept. of Computer Science <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_lta/>Tags: Google <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/google/> Sponsor Event <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/sponsor_event/> Talk <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/talk/> Jon Skeet will be joining us again to talk to the society this term, this time on a bit of a more technical topic, with plenty of calendar trivia. *Abstract:* When it comes down to it, all our data is just made of 1s and 0s. But data in the real world is obviously much more complex than that, so we impose extra meaning on top of it. We take it for granted that we can represent numbers, text and date/time information in our programs... indeed, these are three of the core building blocks which are used in just about every data model imaginable. So how is it that it's all so broken? Why is Stack Overflow full of questions about arithmetic being 'broken' because of using float or double? Is there any hope for things ever getting better? In this talk, I'll give some examples of what's wrong with the world, allocate blame to just about everyone involved, and give a few suggestions to avoid getting burned. In all of this I'll be ably assisted by my friend, Tony the Pony. Learn to Code: Session 4 <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/2014/hilary/learn_to_code_4/> Date: Saturday Week 4 - 15 February 2014 Time: 05:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/514437502003648/>Place: Room 379 - Dept. of Computer Science <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_379/>Tags: Learn to Code <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/learn/> *Note: Remember to bring your laptop to these events!* About Learn to Code During these events, there will be a mixture of interactive workshops and talks. We will be teaching you the basics of programming using Python <http://www.python.org/>. These events are good if you have zero coding experience, but they are also valuable if you already have started coding and would like to better your skills. We also welcome people who already have good coding experience as the more volunteers the better! These events are always followed by our weekly Geek Night <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/geek_night/>. You can find out more information about this series of events over at ox.compsoc.net/learn <http://ox.compsoc.net/learn/> We also have a facebook group for discussion if you are taking part in this course: fb.com/groups/OXLearnToCode <https://www.facebook.com/groups/OXLearnToCode/> ...and a group for those who would like to volunteer: fb.com/groups/OXLearnToCodeHelpers <https://www.facebook.com/groups/OXLearnToCodeHelpers/> Geek Night 4 (Members Only) <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/2014/hilary/geek_night_4/> Date: Saturday Week 4 - 15 February 2014 Time: 07:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/1436611899909111/>Place: Undergraduate Social Area - Dept. of Computer Science <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_social_area/>Tags: Geek Night <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/geek_night/> Note: Starting this term, Geek Night is a *MEMBERS ONLY* event. -- Kind Regards, Sam Sam Lanning President - Oxford University Computer Society president(a)ox.compsoc.net <mailto:president@ox.compsoc.net>

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Week 3 Newsletter
by Sam Lanning 02 Feb '14

02 Feb '14

Hi Everyone, This week we have Ensoft's CTO coming to give a talk on networking within huge data centres. And we have the usual Geek Night and Learn to Code events! Ensoft Talk: How do you connect together 200 miles of servers <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/2014/hilary/ensoft_talk/> Date: Wednesday Week 3 - 05 February 2014 Time: 07:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/726007620777956/>Place: Lecture Theatre A - Dept. of Computer Science <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_lta/>Tags: Ensoft <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/ensoft/> Sponsor Event <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/sponsor_event/> Talk <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/talk/> The presenter is CTO of one of our sponsors, Ensoft Ltd <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/ensoft/>, whose experience includes helping to bring into existence the Guinness Book of Records' "World's Highest Capacity Internet Router". *Abstract:* The massively scaled data center is currently being totally reinvented (most famously by companies like Google, Facebook and others) and evolving what it means to be a computer. This talk will offer a peek inside the secret concrete buildings, through the lens of network connectivity. There will as usual be the usual pizza and refreshments, kindly paid for by Ensoft! Learn to Code: Session 3 <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/2014/hilary/learn_to_code_3/> Date: Saturday Week 3 - 08 February 2014 Time: 05:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/133029283534028/>Place: Room 379 - Dept. of Computer Science <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_379/>Tags: Learn to Code <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/learn/> *Note: Remember to bring your laptop to these events!* About Learn to Code During these events, there will be a mixture of interactive workshops and talks. We will be teaching you the basics of programming using Python <http://www.python.org/>. These events are good if you have zero coding experience, but they are also valuable if you already have started coding and would like to better your skills. We also welcome people who already have good coding experience as the more volunteers the better! These events are always followed by our weekly Geek Night <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/geek_night/>. You can find out more information about this series of events over at ox.compsoc.net/learn <http://ox.compsoc.net/learn/> We also have a facebook group for discussion if you are taking part in this course: fb.com/groups/OXLearnToCode <https://www.facebook.com/groups/OXLearnToCode/> ...and a group for those who would like to volunteer: fb.com/groups/OXLearnToCodeHelpers <https://www.facebook.com/groups/OXLearnToCodeHelpers/> Geek Night 3 (Members Only) <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/2014/hilary/geek_night_3/> Date: Saturday Week 3 - 08 February 2014 Time: 07:00 PM Facebook Event <https://facebook.com/events/594970287238793/>Place: Undergraduate Social Area - Dept. of Computer Science <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/venue/compsci_social_area/>Tags: Geek Night <https://ox.compsoc.net/events/tags/geek_night/> Note: Starting this term, Geek Night is a *MEMBERS ONLY* event. -- Kind Regards, Sam Sam Lanning President - Oxford University Computer Society president(a)ox.compsoc.net <mailto:president@ox.compsoc.net>

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