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CompSoc Newsletter Week 8!
by Declan Osborne 09 Mar '26

09 Mar '26

[Oxford CompSoc banner graphic] [7th Week] Hilary Term Week 8 Newsletter Hellos and Goodbyes, Competitive Programming and Bubble Tea! Greetings, fellow CompSoc-ers, The final week of term has dawned. Five days remain. Fear not, however — there's still time to get stuck into some CompSoc events before we all run away for the vacation! We have two events this week for your delectation, kicking off today with a competitive programming contest! Join us in the Undergraduate Social Area from 7:30-9:30pm tonight for the final competitive programming contest of the term. Finally, on Wednesday, we'll round off a hectic term with a spot of bubble tea! Join us from 5:30-6:30pm as we head off down to Fantastea to chill out with bubble tea and lively conversation. In addition, FLOSS@Oxford are this Thursday hosting a talk on GNU Emacs. If computing in freedom interests you, head on down to find a link to join the video call! The call will run from 6-7pm. Everything that begins must someday end, and the sun has finally begun to set upon my tenure as CompSoc's newsletter writer. I hope you've enjoyed the riveting prose and the captivating fun facts, and are looking forward to a new dawn of (possibly less verbose) newsletters. That's all from me — see you around! :) — Declan, CompSoc Secretary Fun Computing Fact: In my first ever CompSoc newsletter, I told you all about the amusing 'lp0 on fire' error message used in Unix-like operating systems, which originally alerted an operator to a printer physically catching fire (something that could and did happen!) However, did you know that, in some Linux kernels, a thermal failure in the CPU can result in the appropriate error message 'CPU#<n>: Possible thermal failure (CPU on fire ?)'? Given that some earlier CPUs actually could go up in smoke without sufficient cooling before thermal throttling at high temperatures became common (see it happening!<https://youtu.be/Xf0VuRG7MN4?si=1gEEncsM4sjPTqK7&t=57>), this error message is actually quite appropriate! New CompSoc Committee At last Saturday's Annual General Meeting, members elected the new Committee to lead CompSoc through 2026/27. Please welcome the following individuals! * President – Adhish Kancharla (Magdalen, he/him) * Vice-President – Amos Cheung (St Catherine's) * Secretary – İhsan Baydar (Keble) * Treasurer – Elliot Anurag (St John's, any/all) * Social Secretaries * Pramiti Sriram (Hertford, she/her) * Arnav Sharma (New, he/him) * Talks Officer – Asfur Malik (Jesus, he/they) * Learn to Code Officer – Peter Li (Hertford, he/him) * Competitive Programming Officers * Çağan Ahmet Yanmaz (Univ, he/him) * Andrew Park (Jesus, he/him) * CTF Officer - Natasha Ershova (Univ) * IT Officers * Peter Jones (Mansfield, he/him) * Raphael Darley (Balliol, he/him) * Publicity Officer - Penny Choy (St Hugh's, she/her) * Branding Officer - Declan Osborne (Christ Church, he/him) * Hackathon Officers * Peter Li (Hertford, he/him) * Esh Kolli (St Hilda's) * Senior Member - Alex Rogers (St Anne's) * Welfare Officer - Pramiti Sriram (Hertford, she/her) * Legal Counsel – Parul Sinha (Brasenose) Still not a member? How?! Membership only costs £1 for LIFE, with tons of benefits - discounts on merch and tickets, free food at all socials, our exclusive Discord server and more - so it's definitely worth signing up! [Be a member]<https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/> or, go to https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/<https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/?fbclid=IwAR1Oe_vwCudNvU…> [Events] [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/9pf/3bl/6x7/HT26%20Termcar…] [Events] Competitive Programming: Eighth Week Contest [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/phu/oyi/wg4/PNG%20Competit…] The final Monday of term has arrived, and the final competitive programming contest has also arrived alongside! Join us this Monday from 7:30-9:30pm as we head on down to the Undergraduate Social Area one last time to face off under the supervision of our two new Competitive Programming Officers... When: 7:30-9:30pm, Monday 9th March Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/9nUv0DJ3C Bubble Tea Social [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/n3z/c67/lew/PNG%20Bubble%2…] This Wednesday, we're headed down to Fantastea for our final event of the term! Join us from 5:30-6:30pm, as we chill out with some bubble tea at CompSoc's expense and say hi and goodbye to everyone one last time before we retire for the vacation. Come along to relax and indulge in some free drinks on us! When: 5:30-6:30pm, Wednesday 11th March Where: Fantastea 36 High St, Oxford OX1 4AN Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/4cO4ZB7T7 FLOSS@Oxford: Computing in Freedom with GNU Emacs [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/pki/su2/qco/FLOSS%40Oxford…] An event hosted by FLOSS@Oxford: "In this presentation I will tell you how to do much of your computing with the help of GNU Emacs. Emacs is a programmable text editor that can be used to do programming, manage your agenda, write emails, read the news, and more. All of this is done in an integrated and coherent way, while respecting your freedom." - Prot Attending Open to anyone, technical or not, whether a free software expert or newbie. Just follow this videocall link<https://ogeer.org/ox/meet/emacs/>; no registration required! Speaker Bio Protesilaos Stavrou<https://protesilaos.com/> (any pronoun<https://protesilaos.com/commentary/2022-07-31-preferred-gender-pronoun/>) is a philosopher living in the mountains of Cyprus at a house they built themself which they affectionately call “the hut.” They spend their free time programming on GNU Emacs, writing essays on a wide range of life issues, and doing infrastructure work around their house. They are also a self-taught programmer who enjoys learning by doing. They maintain more than 20 Emacs packages and continue to make contributions to the benefit of the Emacs community and free software at-large. Find all the relevant projects here: https://protesilaos.com/emacs. On 2022-03-19 the Free Software Foundation awarded Prot the 2021 Award for Outstanding New Free Software Contributor. They received it in their mail in late August 2022. Here is the announcement, which also includes all links to the backstory, as well as a video of Prot showing the physical item: https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2022-09-01-emacs-fsf-award/ (pictures too!). In May 2023 they received the Google Open Source Peer Bonus Program award for their Emacs modus-themes package: https://opensource.googleblog.com/2023/05/google-open-source-peer-bonus-pro…. Prot's relevant essay on Accessibility and software freedom: https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2023-05-11-accessibility-software-freedom/. When: 6-7pm, Thursday 12th March Where: Online video call Join the call here: https://ogeer.org/ox/meet/emacs/ [And More...] Check Out OxWoCS! Make sure to join OxWoCS (Oxford Women in CS), a society we're working closely with, if you identify as a woman or woman-adjacent person in CS! They have a host of wonderful events on, including talks, panels and socials. Computer Science is unfortunately a subject with one of the biggest gender gaps in Oxford and worldwide, and addressing this is at the core of OxWoCS. Perplexity Pro A message from our sponsors at Perplexity: Students get free Perplexity Pro and exclusive student features like flashcards and quizzes when you verify your student status. 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CompSoc Newsletter Week 7!
by Declan Osborne 02 Mar '26

02 Mar '26

[Oxford CompSoc banner graphic] [7th Week] Hilary Term Week 7 Newsletter Annual General Meeting, Competitive Programming and More! Salutations, Old Friends, It's the penultimate week of term — oh, how time flies by. But, even as the biblical floods cease and the sun emerges once more, CompSoc ploughs fearsomely on. Your events this week are... This evening, we're back in the Undergraduate Social Area (again) for our final competitive programming advanced bootcamp of the term! Come along from 7:30-9:30pm to get some training in. We close off this Saturday with a triple header. We'll kick off first with our final CTF contest of the term! Head on down to the UGSA from 5-7pm to work on it in person — details to be announced in our Discord server on the day. Somewhat contemporaneously, through the power of quantum superposition, we also plan to hold our final specialised Learn to Code session of the term. The topic is yet to be revealed — stay tuned for details. Later in the day on Saturday, we'll be holding our Annual General Meeting! Join us in the Undergraduate Social Area from 7pm as we elect each of the members for the 2026-27 Committee and vote on your motions. If you're interested in running for CompSoc's Committee at the AGM, check out our election guide<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rvJy3CJcY9n-vwpFHdiV0Duyelh2YBdi> and register your interest<https://forms.gle/LrhUHwFL5rrRAwEd7>. Our motions channel is also open — if you'd like to submit a motion, join our Discord server<https://discord.com/invite/cUZFPG5WZ6> and make a post in our motions channel. — Declan, CompSoc Secretary Fun Computing Fact: Running elections online may sound like a horrible idea. How do you handle all of the new opportunities for tampering and fraud? Well, the International Association for Cryptologic Research thought they'd resolved some of this with their favourite technology — cryptography! The Association last year held elections for its leadership, with a system that required three trustees to combine parts of an encryption key to access the final results. However, this quickly hit a snag when one of the three trustees 'irretrievably' lost their part of the key. The results were deemed inaccessible, and the elections were cancelled. Upcoming CompSoc Elections On Saturday 7th March, we'll be holding CompSoc's Annual General Meeting to elect a new Committee! We're seeking candidates to fill the fourteen roles up for grabs in the brand new incarnation of the Committee. Those positions are: * President * Vice President * Secretary * Treasurer * Social Secretary * Talks Officer * Learn to Code Officer * IT Officer * Competitive Programming Officer * Cybersecurity (CTF) Officer * SWAG Officer * Publicity Officer * Branding Officer * Legal Counsel If you'd like to learn more, including what each position entails, check out the guide written by two of our former Presidents (and edited by yours truly!) here<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rvJy3CJcY9n-vwpFHdiV0Duyelh2YBdi>. If you're interested in standing for election, please fill out this form<https://forms.gle/LrhUHwFL5rrRAwEd7>. Still not a member? How?! Membership only costs £1 for LIFE, with tons of benefits - discounts on merch and tickets, free food at all socials, our exclusive Discord server and more - so it's definitely worth signing up! 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When: 7:30-9:30pm, Monday 2nd March Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/79o7iTf06 Capture-the-Flag Night: Seventh Week [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/gfd/cqd/oh6/PNG%20CTF%20Ni…] This Saturday, we're back one last time for a good old CTF contest! This week, we'll be in the Undergraduate Social Area from 5-7pm for some in-person participation on a cybersecurity contest. As usual, more details will be announced in our Discord server on the day! When: 5-7pm, Saturday 7th March Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/3vEM0rkz8 CompSoc Annual General Meeting [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/29q/sqo/1e8/PNG%20HT26%20A…] This Saturday, it's time for a scarcely-seen event — CompSoc's Annual General Meeting! We'll convene at 7pm in the Undergraduate Social Area to discuss your suggestions and vote on your motions to improve the governance of the society. Most importantly, we'll also be electing a brand new Committee to take the society through to 2027! Afterwards, we'll relax with a classic Saturday Social. If you're a CompSoc member and you're interested in running for a role on Committee, take a look at our election guide<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rvJy3CJcY9n-vwpFHdiV0Duyelh2YBdi>! After having a read, you can register to stand for election by filling out our (very basic) form here<https://forms.gle/LrhUHwFL5rrRAwEd7>. There's plenty of positions up for grabs, and experience on a society committee is both a great way to pad out your CV and also very fun! We'll hear speeches from the candidates for each role and then hold a secret vote to determine the victors. Voting on motions and CompSoc's next Committee is restricted to members of the society. If you're not a member yet, hop on over here<https://buy.stripe.com/bJe5kE4os0FzgbF79J48001> to sign up — membership is only £1 for life! Registered members may propose motions in our Discord server<https://discord.com/invite/cUZFPG5WZ6>'s motions channel. Please note that you must be present at the AGM to propose a motion. When: 7pm, Saturday 7th March Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/9TBhI5xnh [And More...] Sponsor Opportunity: Europe Terminal Correlation One, in partnership with Citadel and Citadel Securities, are inviting students across Europe to compete in this Spring season’s Europe Terminal<https://t.yesware.com/tt/0bda146ffcb58e98b0f749f421532787adb1dc6a/7b8f50461…>, where participants will virtually compete for $15,000USD in our competition! Terminal Live is an online game where software engineers and computer scientists (or anyone else interested in coding!) build an algorithm to play a tower defense game in a team-based setting. Watch this video<https://t.yesware.com/tt/0bda146ffcb58e98b0f749f421532787adb1dc6a/7b8f50461…> to see Terminal in action! When: April 21 - 28 Where: Virtual Who: Undergraduate students Prizes: $15,000USD + exclusive recruiting opportunities with Citadel and Citadel Securities Sign up here: https://www.citadel.com/careers/programs-and-events/terminal/apply-for-the-… Check Out OxWoCS! Make sure to join OxWoCS (Oxford Women in CS), a society we're working closely with, if you identify as a woman or woman-adjacent person in CS! They have a host of wonderful events on, including talks, panels and socials. Computer Science is unfortunately a subject with one of the biggest gender gaps in Oxford and worldwide, and addressing this is at the core of OxWoCS. 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CompSoc Newsletter Week 6!
by Declan Osborne 23 Feb '26

23 Feb '26

[Oxford CompSoc banner graphic] [6th Week] Hilary Term Week 6 Newsletter Competitive Programming, SIGSEGV and More! Guten Tag, Wisened One, Welcome back to another week of CompSoc! We have three events for you this week — one old, one familiar and one rather new! Today, we're headed to the Undergraduate Social Area again for our penultimate competitive programming contest of the term. Join us from 7:30-9:30pm for problems, pizza and honour. On Saturday, we have a double header again for your delectation. From 5:30-6:30pm, we'll be in Seminar Room 051 for a specialised Learn to Code session on Rust. If memory safety is the object of your desires, make sure to come along! Later in the evening, we'll retire for SIGSEGV, a brand new satirical conference. Join us from 7pm on Saturday in the Undergraduate Social Area as we prepare for a night of debate and papers, along with the customary pizza. Make sure to fill in our forms if you'd like to submit a paper<https://forms.gle/cBVhaKo5QKPTBtdn6> or give an opinion on your favourite operating system<https://forms.gle/mtQgEdEDt6vfindi8>! Finally, a reminder that we'll be holding our Annual General Meeting on Saturday of Seventh Week (7th March). If you're interested in running for CompSoc's Committee, check out our election guide<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rvJy3CJcY9n-vwpFHdiV0Duyelh2YBdi> and register your interest<https://forms.gle/LrhUHwFL5rrRAwEd7>. Our motions channel is also open — if you'd like to submit a motion, join our Discord server<https://discord.com/invite/cUZFPG5WZ6> and make a post in our motions channel. — Declan, CompSoc Secretary Fun Computing Fact: We take the ability of our computers to handle decimal points for granted nowadays, but did you know that, even through to the early 90s, this couldn't be taken for granted? In many older processors, including early Intel x86 processors, floating-point operations were implemented in hardware through separate co-processors which had to be bought separately. The floating-point co-processor for x86 machines was the x87, which boasted a whopping 80 bits of precision, helping maintain accuracy over multiple calculations. The x87 co-processor didn't become part of the main CPU until the introduction of the i486 range in 1989. For i486 CPUs without x87 included, Intel sold the i487SX upgrade, which actually included a full i486 CPU, and which took over all CPU operations when installed. Still not a member? How?! Membership only costs £1 for LIFE, with tons of benefits - discounts on merch and tickets, free food at all socials, our exclusive Discord server and more - so it's definitely worth signing up! [Be a member]<https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/> or, go to https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/<https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/?fbclid=IwAR1Oe_vwCudNvU…> [Events] [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/9pf/3bl/6x7/HT26%20Termcar…] [Events] Competitive Programming: Sixth Week Contest [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/bop/578/nxv/PNG%20Competit…] You know the drill — it's competitive programming Monday again! Join us today in the Undergraduate Social Area and battle for prestige against your peers in the penultimate competitive programming contest of the term. We'll be around from 7:30-9:30pm, with ample pizza to be provided. When: 7:30-9:30pm, Monday 23rd February Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/blya9PeP5 Learn to Code: Getting Going with Rust [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/j08/zbg/n4m/PNG%20Learn%20…] Getting rusty with memory management? Why not forgo all that and learn a language which puts memory safety first? Join us this Saturday, when we'll be down in the Department's Seminar Room 051 to learn the basics of Rust, a new language taking the programming world by storm — even making it into the Linux kernel! We'll be around from 5:30-6:30pm. When: 5:30-6:30pm, Saturday 28th February Where: Seminar Room 051, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/71UUsUGim SIGSEGV '26: A Satirical Conference [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/2wh/ryp/foh/PNG%20SIGSEGV.…] This week brings something entirely new... the launch of our satirical conference, SIGSEGV! This Saturday, we'll be down in the Undergraduate Social Area from 7pm to engage in a night of silly debates over operating systems and even sillier papers. If you'd like to submit a paper or give an opinion on your favourite operating system (the wackier the better), check out the links below! After the dust has settled, we'll produce printed and bound proceedings for this groundbreaking conference. If silly debates don't titillate you, we'll still be supplying all the usual accoutrements of a CompSoc Saturday Social. Pop along for some pizza, snacks and conversation (probably of the silly variety). When: 7pm, Saturday 28th February Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Submit a paper: https://forms.gle/cBVhaKo5QKPTBtdn6 Tell us your favourite operating system: https://forms.gle/mtQgEdEDt6vfindi8 [And More...] Check Out OxWoCS! Make sure to join OxWoCS (Oxford Women in CS), a society we're working closely with, if you identify as a woman or woman-adjacent person in CS! They have a host of wonderful events on, including talks, panels and socials. Computer Science is unfortunately a subject with one of the biggest gender gaps in Oxford and worldwide, and addressing this is at the core of OxWoCS. Perplexity Pro A message from our sponsors at Perplexity: Students get free Perplexity Pro and exclusive student features like flashcards and quizzes when you verify your student status. 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CompSoc Newsletter Week 5!
by Declan Osborne 16 Feb '26

16 Feb '26

[Oxford CompSoc banner graphic] [5th Week] Hilary Term Week 5 Newsletter Cocktail Making, Eleventy, a Saturday Social and More! Hello There, Valued Customer, Feeling down from Fifth Week blues? May I interest you in the word of our saviour, CompSoc? This week, we bring a swathe of new events for your delectation! Today, we're back down in the trusty Undergraduate Social Area for our penultimate competitive programming advanced bootcamp! Pop along from 7:30-9:30pm if you want to improve your contest skills. On Thursday, we'll be joined from 5pm in the Department by a sponsor, incident.io, for a talk on working at a startup! If you're interested in attending, you can sign up here<https://luma.com/yjqi91oi>. Friday sees the return of a much-loved event... our cocktail making night! We'll be joined by the Physics Society at the Alchemist again from 7:30pmfor a night of mixing and drinking. You can sign up here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScVv3-3YQiPEoEzLyCF600Tcc9fqmavB58…> — please only sign up if you can make it. We close off the week with a triple header on Saturday. First, we'll pop down to the Undergraduate Social Area from 5-7pm to partake in a CTF contest. Shortly after, we'll be in Seminar Room 051 from 5:30-6:30pm for a Learn to Code session all about static site generator Eleventy. We'll close off the evening back in the UGSA from 7pm with a good ol' Saturday Social, complete with pizza and snacks. Finally, we'll be holding our Annual General Meeting on Saturday of Seventh Week (7th March). If you're interested in running for CompSoc's Committee, check out our election guide<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rvJy3CJcY9n-vwpFHdiV0Duyelh2YBdi> and register your interest<https://forms.gle/LrhUHwFL5rrRAwEd7>. It really is great fun. We're also open to motions — if you'd like to submit a motion, pop over to our Discord server<https://discord.com/invite/cUZFPG5WZ6> and make a post in our motions channel. That's all, folks! — Declan, CompSoc Secretary Fun Computing Fact: The recent resurgence of Windows on ARM has shaken up Windows' reputation as a specifically-x86 operating system. Windows hasn't always been so tightly wedded to x86, however — did you know that the early versions of Windows NT, the foundation for modern Windows, actually supported up to four different architectures? Windows NT 3.5 through 4 supported the x86, Alpha, MIPS and PowerPC architectures. On these platforms, 16-bit x86 programs could be run under the Windows on Windows (WoW) translation layer. Unfortunately, however, a lack of support for 32-bit x86 applications and other factors limited the utility of the various Windows NT ports, and all three non-x86 platforms lost support in Windows 2000. Aside from a brief flirtation with Intel's Itanium, Windows would remain x86-dominated until Windows RT's support for ARM32. The Alpha port wasn't entirely in vain, however — it was used to aid development of 64-bit Windows before mainstream 64-bit platforms existed. Still not a member? How?! Membership only costs £1 for LIFE, with tons of benefits - discounts on merch and tickets, free food at all socials, our exclusive Discord server and more - so it's definitely worth signing up! 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When: 7:30-9:30pm, Monday 16th February Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/6JkRtPP0V Working at Startups — A Talk from incident.io [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/s8n/ga5/mw7/incident.io%20…] This week, we'll be playing host to a talk by one of our sponsors! On Thursday, we'll be joined by our friends at incident.io from 6-8pm to give a talk on the experience of working at a startup. If you're interested, make sure to sign up now<https://luma.com/yjqi91oi>, as spaces are limited! Details are below. Want to found a start-up? Work at one first! Description We’re heading to the University of Oxford, hosted by the Computer Science Society, to give a look at what it’s really like to work at a fast-moving startup. This is a behind-the-scenes look at how companies actually get built- the pace, the trade-offs, and the opportunities you don’t get in more traditional roles. We’ll be diving into what it’s really like to build, ship, and scale at a Series B startup: the wins, the challenges, and everything in between. About incident.io incident.io is the single place you turn to when things go wrong - backed by a $62M Series B and trusted by 1,000+ companies like OpenAI, Lovable, ElevenLabs, and Netflix. We help engineering teams respond to and learn from incidents, minimise downtime, and focus on solving the problems that matter. When: 6-8pm, Thursday 19th February Where: Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Sign up here: https://luma.com/yjqi91oi Cocktail Making with PhysSoc [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/9nm/sn8/k5c/PNG%20Cocktail…] Back by popular demand this term, we present our cocktail making night! This Friday, we'll be joined by the Physics Society for the return of a beloved event. We'll be down at the Alchemist from 7:30pm to mix and imbibe new concoctions. Spaces are limited, so sign up here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScVv3-3YQiPEoEzLyCF600Tcc9fqmavB58…>! Please make sure you only sign up if you can attend — we don't want people missing out! When: 7:30-9:30pm, Friday 20th February Where: The Alchemist, Westgate Shopping Centre Bonn Square, Oxford OX1 1TR Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScVv3-3YQiPEoEzLyCF600Tcc9fqmavB58…<https://fb.me/e/848A37z3v> Capture-the-Flag Night: Fifth Week [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/7kp/okz/rii/PNG%20CTF%20Ni…] What better way is there to kick off Saturday at CompSoc than a cybersecurity contest? If capture-the-flags are your thing, join our CTF officers down in the Undergraduate Social Area from 5-7pm to work on a contest. The contest we're taking part in will be announced in our Discord server. When: 5-7pm, Saturday 21st February Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/4h54qQ7xz Learn to Code: Exploring Eleventy [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/i54/hof/0so/PNG%20Learn%20…] Want to make a website? No? Too bad — it's time to learn how to make one! This Saturday, we'll descend to Seminar Room 051 for a specialised Learn to Code session on static site generator Eleventy. If you're looking to promote yourself or advertise something with a fancy new site, join us from 5:30-6:30pm to learn all about making sites with Eleventy. When: 5:30-6:30pm, Saturday 21st February Where: Seminar Room 051, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/44wZ6SAHT Fifth Week Saturday Social [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/r8e/l9n/pce/PNG%20Saturday…] After presentations and hackathons, let's settle down with something a little more traditional: a standard Saturday Social! Join us this Saturday down in the Undergraduate Social Area as we kick back and relax in usual CompSoc style. We'll be hanging around from 7pm with food and snacks as usual. If you're stressed out from a week of work, there's no better way to relax! When: 7pm, Saturday 21st February Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/74jSKI0sd [And More...] Check Out OxWoCS! Make sure to join OxWoCS (Oxford Women in CS), a society we're working closely with, if you identify as a woman or woman-adjacent person in CS! 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CompSoc Newsletter Week 4!
by Declan Osborne 09 Feb '26

09 Feb '26

[Oxford CompSoc banner graphic] [4th Week] Hilary Term Week 4 Newsletter Lunch, LaTeX, a Hackathon and More! A Warm Welcome, Earthlings, It's Monday, it's the start of Week 4 and you can probably make an educated guess as to what this email contains. Did you guess events? If so, you'd be right! We'll be starting off the week today (revolutionary, I know!) with our second competitive programming contest of the term! If you've been itching to try your hand at some more tricky problems, head on down to the Undergraduate Social Area from 7:30-9:30pm. For Wednesday, we have something rather more relaxed planned — we'll be heading down to Taylors for a bite to eat! If you fancy a free lunch at our expense, come on down and join us from 1:30pm. This Saturday sees a double whammy of events. From 5:30-6:30pm, we'll be popping down to Seminar Room 051 again for a specialised Learn to Code session on LaTeX! Afterwards, we'll adjourn to the Undergraduate Social Area from 7pm to engage in our second mini hackathon of the year. I also share news of a non-CompSoc workshop this Saturday on contributing to FLOSS software by FLOSS @ Oxford — for more details, check out the And More... section below. — Declan, CompSoc Secretary Fun Computing Fact: Have you ever tried to run Windows 95/98 in a virtual machine on modern hardware? If you try it, you may find that they don't work! One reason for this is due to the translation lookaside buffer (TLB). All mainstream computers from the past few decades allow operating systems to map memory for processes through virtual memory. On x86 PCs, this is done through a page table, which is a data structure mapping memory address blocks called pages to physical memory locations. Page table accesses can be slow, so x86 processors implement a cache to speed up the process! The translation lookaside buffer caches mappings from virtual memory addresses to physical memory addresses. This, however, comes with a caveat — on x86, the TLB must be invalidated after any changes to page table entries to prevent cache incoherency. Windows 95 and 98 do not do this correctly, a bug which has only been noticed in recent years with more modern hardware. Still not a member? How?! Membership only costs £1 for LIFE, with tons of benefits - discounts on merch and tickets, free food at all socials, our exclusive Discord server and more - so it's definitely worth signing up! 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When: 7:30-9:30pm, Monday 9th February Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/6JkRtPP0V Lunch at Taylors [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/vm7/v6p/ot1/PNG%20Taylors%…] Last Wednesday, we indulged in some hot drinks — now it's time for a bite to eat! This Wednesday, we'll be popping down to Taylors together for a spot of lunch. If you fancy a free lunch funded by CompSoc, make sure to head on down and join us from 1:30-2:30pm! When: 1:30-2:30pm, Wednesday 11th January Where: Taylors 31 St Giles', Oxford OX1 3LD Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/3wCgxuLgk Learn to Code: Traversing LaTeX [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/vrr/8xl/dci/PNG%20Learn%20…] The only thing better than an academic paper is a pretty academic paper! This Saturday, prepare to toss out the horrors of Microsoft Word and LibreOffice Writer as we learn all about the LaTeX typesetting system! If you're working on an essay or a project report, make sure to come along to Seminar Room 051 from 5:30-6:30pm and learn how to make your documents look a whole lot fancier. When: 5:30-6:30pm, Saturday 14th February Where: Seminar Room 051, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/848A37z3v Saturday Social: Mini Hackathon [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/yjm/axt/91n/PNG%20Mini%20H…] After a successful pilot last term, it's time to leap into another mini hackathon! This Saturday, we'll be traversing down to the Undergraduate Social Area for an all-night social, where we'll be working on weird and wacky projects. Join us as we kick off from 7pm for a hackathon with a theme as yet to be announced... If hackathons aren't your thing, we'll still be having our usual Saturday Social, with all the accoutrements you've come to expect! Come on down to join us with some free pizza and snacks and to ogle at the weirdos spending all night on entirely meaningless projects. When: 7pm, Saturday 14th February Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/4gTolpQV9 [And More...] Contributing to Free, Libre and Open Source Software Projects — FLOSS @ Oxford [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/6ew/5zg/sz8/Contributing%2…] An event being held by FLOSS @ Oxford: Our workshop on contributing to free, libre and open source software projects<https://ox.ogeer.org/event/contributhon> (for example Zotero, Anki, Moodle, Thunderbird, VS Code or Codium, the Free Desktop such as Linux systems, and many more...), for programmers and non-programmers alike from all across Oxford is on Saturday 14 February, 14:00-16:00. CS department members can meet at the Bill Roscoe Lecture Theatre, and anyone from Oxford can meet at 7 Keble Road entrance; more information is here<https://ox.ogeer.org/event/contributhon>. Earlier in the week there are related events organised by other people, like Digital Scholarship's first Open Source Initiative talk and coffee morning<https://ox.ogeer.org/event/digital-scholarship-open-source-initiative> on Tuesday (for ox.ac.uk members only) and the monthly Tech Rescue repair café<https://ox.ogeer.org/event/external-tech-rescue-1> on Monday (requires prior booking). When: 2-4pm, Saturday 14th February Where: Bill Roscoe Lecture Theatre, Department of Computer Science, 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Find out more here: https://ox.ogeer.org/event/contributhon Check Out OxWoCS! Make sure to join OxWoCS (Oxford Women in CS), a society we're working closely with, if you identify as a woman or woman-adjacent person in CS! 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CompSoc Newsletter Week 3!
by Declan Osborne 02 Feb '26

02 Feb '26

[Oxford CompSoc banner graphic] [3rd Week] Hilary Term Week 3 Newsletter Problem Sheet and Panic, a Movie Night and More! Howdy, Folks, As we trundle onto Third Week, CompSoc has— you guessed it— even more events in store! On Monday, we'll be partaking in our second competitive programming advanced bootcamp of the term! Join us from 7:30-9:30pm in the Undergraduate Social Area to help improve your skills. This Wednesday, we'll be taking some time to get some studying in — but with friends! We'll be at Common Ground from 1:30-3pm to get some work done over a hot cup. We close off Third Week on Saturday with a triple billing! From 5-7pm, we'll be working on capture-the-flag contests in the UGSA, followed closely by an advanced Learn to Code session in Seminar Room 051 from 5:30-6:30pm on Git. Our final event of the day is a movie night, kicking off from 7pm. In case you missed it last week, we also have an election guide for anyone interested in running for Committee in this term's elections! Check it out here<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rvJy3CJcY9n-vwpFHdiV0Duyelh2YBdi>. If you've got a role in mind to run for, head on over to our form and register your interest<https://forms.gle/LrhUHwFL5rrRAwEd7>! It's a great way to contribute to the society, pad out your CV and have some fun. — Declan, CompSoc Secretary Fun Computing Fact: Did you know that when the Macintosh launched in 1984, its operating system didn't even support running multiple programs at once? Macintosh Systems 1-4 didn't implement multitasking, meaning a user could only run a single program at a time. For System 5, Apple acquired the third-party system extension Switcher, bundling it and renaming it to MultiFinder. MultiFinder implemented cooperative multitasking, allowing processes to voluntarily give up control of the system and allow another to run. As such, System 5 finally allowed users to run multiple programs at once out of the box, but was vulnerable to a single rogue program hanging and bringing down the system. Preemptive multitasking comparable to Windows 95 wasn't introduced until Apple released the Unix-based Mac OS X in 2001. Still not a member? How?! Membership only costs £1 for LIFE, with tons of benefits - discounts on merch and tickets, free food at all socials, our exclusive Discord server and more - so it's definitely worth signing up! [Be a member]<https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/> or, go to https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/<https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/?fbclid=IwAR1Oe_vwCudNvU…> [Events] [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/9pf/3bl/6x7/HT26%20Termcar…] [Events] Competitive Programming: Third Week Advanced Bootcamp [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/mrh/hiz/ioj/PNG%20Competit…] This Monday, we'll be back to hone our skills some more in the second competitive programming advanced bootcamp of the term! Join us in the Undergraduate Social Area from 7:30-9:30pm to be guided through some trickier parts of competitive programming ahead of next week's contest. When: 7:30-9:30pm, Monday 2nd February Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/5yt7Vwp0q Problem Sheet and Panic [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/q0w/nyt/lt0/PNG%20Problem%…] Are you behind on your work? Come and catch up with us at our Problem Sheet and Panic social this week! This Wednesday, we're headed down to Common Ground for a classic study social. We'll be getting some crucial work done from 1:30-3pm alongside customary free hot drinks, courtesy of CompSoc. Don't miss it! When: 1:30-3pm, Wednesday 4th January Where: Common Ground Cafe 37-38 Little Clarendon St, Oxford OX1 2HF Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/9LXEzJDi8 Capture-the-Flag Night: Third Week [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/8oi/sda/98d/PNG%20CTF%20Ni…] We kick off our triple billing this Saturday with none other than a capture-the-flag contest! We'll be hanging out in the Undergraduate Social Area from 5-7pm to do some in-person work on a CTF contest ahead of the week's Saturday Social. Come along if you want to take part in a cybersecurity contest with friends! When: 5-7pm, Saturday 7th February Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/3V1Xxzr56 Learn to Code: Grappling with Git [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/ksi/eus/y8z/PNG%20Learn%20…] Version control systems have become an inescapable part of modern software engineering, and Git is the ruler of them all! This Saturday, the second in our series of advanced Learn to Code sessions will cover everything Git. If you want to get ready to contribute to open source projects or just want to stop making a million backup copies of your projects, join us in Seminar Room 051 from 5:30-6:30pm! When: 5:30-6:30pm, Saturday 7th February Where: Seminar Room 051, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/3vgAUL8RD Saturday Social: Movie Night [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/4rz/55a/631/PNG%20Movie%20…] It's time for that classic staple of every term — a movie night! This Saturday, we'll wrap up the week by watching a film of your choice together. Join us in the Undergraduate Social Area from 7pm for some snacks, before we go away to watch a film and enjoy some classic Saturday Social pizza! When: 7pm, Saturday 7th February Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/9bk2DaN4t [And More...] Perplexity Pro A message from our sponsors at Perplexity: Students get free Perplexity Pro and exclusive student features like flashcards and quizzes when you verify your student status. Sign up at perplexity.ai/students Check Out OxWoCS! 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CompSoc Newsletter Week 2!
by Declan Osborne 26 Jan '26

26 Jan '26

[Oxford CompSoc banner graphic] [6th Week] Hilary Term Week 2 Newsletter Presentations, Competitive Programming and More! Bonjour, One and All, Out with First Week, it's Second Week time! We're back this week with some classic CompSoc events in store for you. We'll be kicking off this term's competitive programming events on Monday! We'll be down in the Undergraduate Social Area from 7:30-9:30pm to face off in typical competitive programming style. On Saturday, we'll also be hosting this term's presentation night! If there's a topic you're really passionate about and want to give a talk on, make sure to sign up here<https://forms.gle/C28DxcZrX6Q6x2dK8> — it doesn't have to be computer science related! We'll be in the Department from 7pm onwards to listen to your talks. If you're interested in running for CompSoc's Committee, we now have an election guide available! Check it out here<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rvJy3CJcY9n-vwpFHdiV0Duyelh2YBdi>. If you've got a role in mind to run for, head on over to our form and register your interest<https://forms.gle/LrhUHwFL5rrRAwEd7>! Finally, we have more on the STEM ball, along with some interesting events relating to free, libre and open-source software. See below for details! We also now have a Minecraft server, the address for which can be found in our Discord server<https://discord.com/invite/cUZFPG5WZ6>. — Declan, CompSoc Secretary Fun Computing Fact: As we now have a Minecraft server again, let's do a Minecraft fun fact! Did you know that, up until Minecraft Beta 1.7.3, travelling over 12.8 million blocks away from spawn brought you to the Far Lands, a realm where terrain generation breaks down to create gargantuan cliffs (and lots of lag). This happens because Minecraft terrain is generated using Perlin noise generators, which essentially smooth the output from a random number generator in a 3D grid to create plausible terrain. Several noise generators in Minecraft are combined to create all of the characteristics of the game's terrain. The Far Lands first begin when an integer overflow occurs on the low and high noise generators. The bug was fixed in Beta 1.8 by changing the way world coordinates are scaled, meaning the world border is reached long before the Far Lands would begin. Still not a member? How?! Membership only costs £1 for LIFE, with tons of benefits - discounts on merch and tickets, free food at all socials, our exclusive Discord server and more - so it's definitely worth signing up! [Be a member]<https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/> or, go to https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/<https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/?fbclid=IwAR1Oe_vwCudNvU…> [Events] [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/9pf/3bl/6x7/HT26%20Termcar…] [Events] STEM Ball A message on tickets for the STEM ball: Hi Everyone! I am excited to share that PhysSoc, Invariants, CompSoc, Mirzakhani, OxWIE, OxWEST, OxWOCS, OUCB, OxMatSoc and OUGS are collaborating to bring you Oxford’s first ever STEM Ball, in bloom at the Randolph Friday 6th March First release tickets drop this Wednesday, check out the instagram @oustemball for more updates! We would love to see you there 👀🌸 See the post here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DT6DziLjdiZ Competitive Programming: Second Week Contest [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/ey3/7ev/mv0/PNG%20Competit…] Now that you've learned the (advanced) basics, it's time to get stuck into a contest! Come along to the Undergraduate Social Area this Monday, when we'll be kicking off our term of competitive programming contests. We'll be going head to head from 7:30-9:30pm — whether you're a beginner or competitive programming aficionado, don't miss it! When: 7:30-9:30pm, Monday 26th January Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/6F8Dgc2hr Saturday Social: Presentation Night [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/872/zn0/zik/PNG%20Presenta…] It's Hilary Term, and that means it's time for our termly student presentation night! This Saturday, we're giving you (yes, you!) the spotlight by letting you give a ten-minute talk on any topic that takes your fancy! Talks may be on anything you find interesting — they don't have to be computer science related! If you're interested in giving a talk or listening to our array of talks, come on down to the Undergraduate Social Area from 7pm onwards. If you want to give a talk, make sure to sign up below! When: 7pm, Saturday 31st January Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Sign up here: https://forms.gle/C28DxcZrX6Q6x2dK8 Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/6ileQkYeu [And More...] Events on Free, Libre and Open Source Software [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/gi7/zx5/af3/OxfordFLOSS_Po…] A message from Oliver Geer and Laura Fortunado: Dear All, Have you ever thought about how the software we use affects our autonomy and right-to-repair the devices we increasingly rely on? Our privacy? The reproducibility of our research? This Hilary term (January-March 2026) we are hosting a series of events<https://ox.ogeer.org/> on various non-technical and technical aspects of free, libre and open source software (FLOSS). Dates, and soon venues, are available on our website<https://ox.ogeer.org/>. 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Ice Skating Sign-Up
by Declan Osborne 21 Jan '26

21 Jan '26

[Oxford CompSoc banner graphic] Ice Skating with the Invariants Sign Up Now! [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/vum/nl5/sh4/PNG%20Ice%20Sk…] Get your skates on and join us next Monday for a classic CompSoc staple! Next week, we'll be joined by our friends in the Invariants to go ice skating together! We'll be at the ice rink from 6-7:15pm to skate away with friends. If you're interested, make sure to sign up now — spaces are, unfortunately, limited! We'll send out a confirmation email by Saturday if you've got a place. When: 6-7:15pm, Monday 26th January Where: Oxford Ice Rink Oxpens Rd, Oxford OX1 1RX Sign up here: https://forms.gle/i2y1r7GtuJZ5R4oeA Still not a member? How?! Membership only costs £1 for LIFE, with tons of benefits - discounts on merch and tickets, free food at all socials, our exclusive Discord server and more - so it's definitely worth signing up! [Be a member]<https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/> or, go to https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/<https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/?fbclid=IwAR1Oe_vwCudNvU…> [Follow Us] [Web Site]<https://ox.compsoc.net/> [Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/oxcompsoc/> [Instagram] <https://www.instagram.com/ox.compsoc/> [Discord] <https://discord.com/invite/cUZFPG5WZ6> [YouTube] <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwdzpxzUZ2i84x5WyVR36Cg> [TikTok] <https://www.tiktok.com/@ox.compsoc.net> or, contact us at committee(a)ox.compsoc.net [Our Sponsors] [Jane Street] [Citadel] [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/sbs/qah/tta/Jump%20Trading…] [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/11s/ilc/mex/Quantco_1.png] [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/zmq/log/hdy/HRT%20Logo.png] [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/utn/wzf/o3c/Incident.io%20…] [TPP] [TPP] [TPP] [TPP] Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe here<https://lists.ox.compsoc.net/mailman/listinfo>. Send an email to committee(a)ox.compsoc.net<mailto:committee@ox.compsoc.net> to manually unsubscribe. [Designed with BEE]<https://www.designedwithbee.com/?utm_source=editor&utm_medium=bee_pro&utm_c…> Designed with BEE<https://www.designedwithbee.com/?utm_source=editor&utm_medium=bee_pro&utm_c…>

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CompSoc Newsletter Week 1!
by Declan Osborne 19 Jan '26

19 Jan '26

[Oxford CompSoc banner graphic] [6th Week] Hilary Term Week 1 Newsletter Termcard, Apollo Talk, Board Games and More! Greetings, Underlings, Welcome back, one and all, for the new year and the new term! It was great to see so many of you at last Saturday's very well-attended pizza night. We have a bountiful range of events in store this term (see the termcard below), kicking off with five this week! We start the term with a bang this Monday with our first competitive programming advanced bootcamp! We'll be down in the Undergraduate Social Area from 7:30-9:30pm for some all-new lessons. On Thursday, we have a double whammy of events! At 5pm, we'll be joined by Rob Wills for a fascinating talk delving into the Apollo Guidance Computer. Afterwards, we'll kick back from 8-10pm at our welcome social, with free drinks for all! To round off the week, we're back in the UGSA for yet another double billing on Saturday! We'll start off the evening with a touch of capture-the-flag at 5-7pm, followed by our classic start-of-term board game night, complete with pizza and snacks as always. Finally, some other assorted thingamabobs — we're looking for a new Committee this term! Elections will be held at our Annual General Meeting in Week 7, and we'll have a guide on the roles available shortly. We've also experienced a buffer overflow in our attempt to continue the CompSoc continuation, meaning last night's letter was '[', with the ever-wise CompSoc electorate choosing '[REDACTED]' to follow Zoe. Join us this Saturday for more non-alphanumeric shenanigans! — Declan, CompSoc Secretary Fun Computing Fact: Despite the lack of variation in the modern day, the field of Unix and Unix-like operating systems used to be filled with boundless unique offerings. One such was the open source TRIX, developed to run on MIT's NuMachine in the late 70s. Otherwise mimicking Version 7 Unix, TRIX uniquely featured support for remote procedure calls in the kernel for networking. Due to its licensing, it was briefly considered by the GNU Project for adoption as its official kernel, but was discounted in favour of GNU Hurd, which... hasn't exactly gone brilliantly. Maybe they should've gone with TRIX all along. Still not a member? How?! Membership only costs £1 for LIFE, with tons of benefits - discounts on merch and tickets, free food at all socials, our exclusive Discord server and more - so it's definitely worth signing up! [Be a member]<https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/> or, go to https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/<https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/?fbclid=IwAR1Oe_vwCudNvU…> [Events] Say hello to our termcard for Hilary Term 2026! We have endless events in store for you this term, including talks, brand new competitive programming and CTF events, and the Saturday Socials we all know and love! We get started this Monday with our first advanced bootcamp for competitive programming, and wrap up on Wednesday of Week 8 with a bubble tea event. [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/9pf/3bl/6x7/HT26%20Termcar…] [Events] Competitive Programming: Eighth Week Contest [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/5se/bs2/9kx/PNG%20Competit…] As we enter into the new term, we kick off with something new altogether! This week, we'll start the term's competitive programming sessions with an advanced bootcamp! This Monday in the Undergraduate Social Area, we'll be building upon last year's knowledge and covering some more advanced topics in the realm of competitive programming. If you're looking to improve your skills in contests, make sure to join us from 7:30-9:30pm! When: 7:30-9:30pm, Monday 19th January Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/9vn4hPKQh Light Years Ahead: The Apollo Guidance Computer [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/jca/u5b/k8v/PNG%20Apollo%2…] This Thursday, we begin our dynamic duo of events with a very exciting talk! We'll be joined this week at 5pm by Rob Wills to hear all about Apollo 11 and the Apollo Guidance Computer. Come join Rob Wills as he tells us about the amazing computer that was used onboard the Apollo missions. He'll show you how the landing software worked, how the system was designed to be robust against failures, and how the computer saved the Apollo 11 landing. Abstract July 20, 1969: Neil Armstrong was in the final stages of the Lunar descent, just a few thousand feet above the surface, when suddenly his computer indicated a critical alarm. For three nail-biting seconds it looked as if the mission would have to be aborted. However, Armstrong was given a "go" to continue, and after several more alarms the Eagle touched down safely. Rob will introduce the amazing hardware and software that made up the Apollo Guidance Computer, walk you through the landing procedure step-by-step, and talk about the pioneering design decisions that were used to make the landing software robust against any failure. Finally, I'll tell you what happened during Apollo 11, and show you how this amazing machine saved the mission. About the Author Rob is a senior technical leader at Cisco, working on their most advanced networking operating system, IOS XR. In his free time he is enthusiastic about studying the history of computers, and has given talks at NASA, Airbus, the IET and various universities. Rob is a fast-paced and energetic speaker who loves to bring these dusty old machines to life in a fun and easy-going way. When: 5pm, Thursday 22nd January Where: Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/44d6HvJNA Welcome Social [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/gbc/io9/zc5/PNG%20Welcome%…] What better way to welcome the new term in than an aptly-named welcome social? For our second event this Thursday, we'll be headed down to Oxo Bar for an evening of convivial conversation with, of course, free drinks courtesy of CompSoc. Join us from 8-10pm to get your fill! When: 8-10pm, Thursday 22nd January Where: Oxo Bar 48 George St, Oxford OX1 2AQ Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/45bD2eW19 Capture-the-Flag Night: First Week [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/n83/vu8/yl3/PNG%20CTF%20Ni…] Away from Thursday's double bill and on to Saturday's! This Saturday, we'll be starting the evening in the Undergraduate Social Area with a new fixture this term — a capture-the-flag contest session! Come along from 5-7pm to take part in a capture-the-flag contest on behalf of CompSoc with friends. When: 5-7pm, Saturday 24th January Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/9qAYtcZNv Saturday Social: Board Game Night [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/5jg/ae8/l43/PNG%20Board%20…] This Saturday, we'll be rounding off the first week of term with the finest of CompSoc traditions. That's right — it's time for a board game night! Join us from 7pm in the Undergraduate Social Area, where we'll be kicking back and relaxing with a range of games, along with generous helpings of pizza and snacks! 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CompSoc Newsletter Week 8!
by Declan Osborne 01 Dec '25

01 Dec '25

[Oxford CompSoc banner graphic] [6th Week] Michaelmas Term Week 8 Newsletter Competitive Programming and Junkyard Golf! Greetings, Battle-Hardened Veterans, Welcome to the final newsletter (of the term)! As we reach a blessed release from tedious academic labour, we have two final events this week to tickle your fancy. This Monday, we'll be back down in the Undergraduate Social Area one last time for the final competitive programming contest of the term! Join us from 7:30-9:30pm to do battle one last time in 2025. On Thursday, we finish off a term of events with a flourish, as we indulge in a spot of Junkyard Golf! If you're interested, sign up below to join us between 8-9:30pm in our final scheduled social of the term. A final note — we'll be holding our Annual General Meeting next term, where we'll be electing a brand new Committee to lead the society forward into pastures anew. If you're interested in contributing to CompSoc, there's a job available for pretty much anyone! A list of our current offices can be found here<https://ox.compsoc.net/committee/>. — Declan, CompSoc Secretary Fun Computing Fact: The 1980s spawned a swathe of different platforms and architectures in the computing market, and supercomputers were no exception. One of the more peculiar architectures was seen in the Connection Machine by the Thinking Machines Corporation, which consisted of thousands of microprocessors connected in a hypercube arrangement, allowing efficient computation of highly parallelised workloads. Early concepts imagined as many as a million microprocessors connected in a twenty-dimensional hypercube, although the released CM-1 reduced this to a maximum of 65,536. The Connection Machine even penetrated popular culture — examples can be seen in Jurassic Park's control room, along with Connection Machine-inspired mainframes in games such as Cyberpunk 2077 and Fallout 3. Still not a member? How?! Membership only costs £1 for LIFE, with tons of benefits - discounts on merch and tickets, free food at all socials, our exclusive Discord server and more - so it's definitely worth signing up! [Be a member]<https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/> or, go to https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/<https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/?fbclid=IwAR1Oe_vwCudNvU…> [Events] [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/2s6/hzw/svg/MT25%20Termcar…] [Events] Competitive Programming: Eighth Week Contest [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/ok6/psq/c3f/PNG%20Competit…] As we close in on the end of term, it's time to show off your skills one last time! This evening, we'll be back down in the Undergraduate Social Area for one last rodeo as we reach the final competitive programming contest of the term. With food and fun abound, make sure to join us from 7:30-9:30pm to compete against your peers before the beginning of the vacation. When: 7:30-9:30pm, Monday 1st December Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/743bBk3aG Junkyard Golf Social — Sign Up Now! [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/ffg/64j/386/PNG%20Junkyard…] This Thursday, we're closing out Michaelmas Term with a bang! We'll be holding our final scheduled social this week at the Junkyard Golf Club from 8-9:30pm. If you're interested in a bit of a different evening from CompSoc's usual fare, make sure to sign up below, as spaces are limited! We'll let you know whether you have a place by the end of the day on Wednesday. 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