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DVD Night
by Ben Gazzard 15 Feb '12

15 Feb '12

Hi guys, As I'm sure you remember, tonight is the CompSoc DVD night. Details are copied below. We'll be in the Bernard Sunley Room A at 7pm (see the map in details below). The poll proved inconclusive/corrupt, so I have rented Tron Legacy and Blade Runner - we will decide based on who turns up. As usual, there will be pizza and snacks and stuff. I look forward to seeing you there, Ben Please note that on our printed termcard the venue is incorrect. CompSoc DVD night (film TBD). There will be pizza, popcorn and soft drinks! The perfect solution to those mythical 5th week blues. I'm pretty sure there is a whiteboard in that room too, so lively computer science discussion will undoubtedly follow. To help us decide which film to watch please vote at http://compsoc.dartoxia.com/poll.php (no log in required, just unique IP). If none of the films in the list take your fancy, you can write in a preferred film. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_about_computers seems to capture the theme we are going for pretty well. You can't cancel your vote, so chose wisely. We will be watching BladeRunner or Tron Legacy. If you are unable to vote because of college NAT or some other witchcraft, and are unable to vote by other means feel free to send an email with your choice to president(a)ox.compsoc.net<mailto:president@ox.compsoc.net>. Here is a handy map for finding Catz: http://g.co/maps/eeut2 And here is another one for finding Bernard Sunley Room A: http://compsoc.dartoxia.com/map2.png (room A is on the first floor) If you get truly lost in Catz, you can call Ben on 0754 999 3401. FB Event: http://www.facebook.com/events/334539779924694/

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Week 5: DVD night (and important election information)
by Ben Gazzard 12 Feb '12

12 Feb '12

Good Morning All, Already 5th week, term seems to be flying by! This Wednesday we will be watching a computer themed film at 7pm. There will, of course, be drinks and pizza. The film is to be decided by vote (which can be as undemocratic as you can make it) - more details follow (PLEASE NOTE the change of venue compared to our printed termcard). There are also some details about the upcoming committee elections below, please read if you are considering standing. Finally, since no one solved last week's challenge (admittedly it is rather lengthy to read, but quite easy to solve), this week's one is the same one, but with double the prize. There is also a hint, which may save you some time. Have a good one, Ben and Alex CompSoc Co-Presidents ******************************************* The Oxford Computer Society ******************************************* CompSoc DVD night Wednesday 15/02, 7pm, St Catz Bernard Sunley Room A Please note that on our printed termcard the venue is incorrect. CompSoc DVD night (film TBD). There will be pizza, popcorn and soft drinks! The perfect solution to those mythical 5th week blues. I'm pretty sure there is a whiteboard in that room too, so lively computer science discussion will undoubtedly follow. To help us decide which film to watch please vote at http://compsoc.dartoxia.com/poll.php (no log in required, just unique IP). If none of the films in the list take your fancy, you can write in a preferred film. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_about_computers seems to capture the theme we are going for pretty well. You can't cancel your vote, so chose wisely. If you are unable to vote because of college NAT or some other witchcraft, and are unable to vote by other means feel free to send an email with your choice to president(a)ox.compsoc.net<mailto:president@ox.compsoc.net>. Here is a handy map for finding Catz: http://g.co/maps/eeut2 And here is another one for finding Bernard Sunley Room A: http://compsoc.dartoxia.com/map2.png (room A is on the first floor) If you get truly lost in Catz, you can call Ben on 0754 999 3401. FB Event: http://www.facebook.com/events/334539779924694/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Upcoming CompSoc AGM: You may know that in Week 6 CompSoc will be holding its Annual General Meeting during which the committee for 2012/2013 will be elected. If you think you might be interested in a role on the committee then please feel free to get in touch with us over committee(a)ox.compsoc.net<mailto:committee@ox.compsoc.net> and we'd be happy to answer any questions that you might have - alternatively speak to us in person of course! Along with the positions required by the university (President, Secretary and Treasurer) a number of other roles could be suitably created, such as Vice President, Social Secretary, Sponsorship Secretary, Publications Officer, etc. (basically whatever title + support that you think could be provided to the society). Personally, I (Ben) believe that a larger committee than the required roles is highly preferable - there is an upper limit of 10 members to the committee. Constitutionally, we have the that the required positions are: The President, to preside over meetings, to authorise all expenditure and ultimately be responsible for the running of the Society. The Secretary, to take minutes at meetings, deal with Society correspondence and stand in for the President when necessary. The Treasurer, to maintain the accounts of the Society, report to the members thereon, and to stand in for the Secretary when necessary. The elections themselves will proceed as follows. Initially nominations for President will be asked for, candidate(s) will then give a few words in proposition, questions may be asked to the candidate(s), and then a secret ballot (everyone at the meeting (who is a member) writes down their vote on paper) will be held to determine the winner by simple majority (not counting abstentions). The same will then follow for Secretary and Treasurer. Following this any other positions can be nominated and voted on. To be nominated you must be proposed by another member, and then seconded by another different member - you must also be a member. You may stand for as many roles as you like, although once you have been appointed to one you cannot stand for another. You may propose or second as many other members as you like (but only 1 per position). For each position you may vote to abstain from voting. If you are considering standing and need a proposer/seconder feel free to get in touch with committee(a)ox.compsoc.net<mailto:committee@ox.compsoc.net> as we would be happy to support any candidates looking to stand. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Technology Competition: Challenge 5: A discrete elevator simulation. This challenge is using a given list of discrete elevator request events (found at http://compsoc.dartoxia.com/request.txt) determine the number of elevators required to service the requests, and their final configuration once the requests have been serviced. The number of elevators required is the minimum needed to ensure all requests are serviced within 21 time blocks (ie completed in 21 or fewer time blocks after creation). In the file of event requests, an event is either "SKIP", or a list of requests in the form "x to y;". "SKIP" is the event where no request was made. "x to y;" is the request go from floor x to floor y. Each line corresponds to the a time block, ie line 0 = time 0, line 1 = time 1 etc. In a single time block the requests for that block are made, then the elevators move in the direction they are travelling in, then the elevators service any requests at the floor they are now at. If an elevator is empty it can enter travel mode, where it will travel towards a selected request with the intention of servicing specifically that request (it can service others as long as they do not want to go past the selected request), as soon as it has picked up the specific request it travels in the direction needed for that request and resumes normal mode. An elevator can only move up 1 floor, down 1 floor or remain at the same floor during each time block. There is a building containing elevators which is 10 stories high, with each floor numbered 0 through to 9 (ie. 0 is the ground floor). Users request the elevator by pushing a button on the floor they are currently at, indicating the floor they are going to. An elevator's initial configuration is that it is idling at level 0. Individual elevators follow the following protocol: Elevators can be in 2 modes: Normal mode and Travel mode Normal mode: 1 currentFloor = currentFloor + direction //as long as this won't place the elevator out of the building 2 let people out of the elevator if they are in it and this is their floor 3 if no one is in the elevator, then direction = 0 //ie we are idling 4 if anyone is waiting at currentFloor and would like to travel in the same direction as the elevator (or the elevator is idling) then they get on and we go to the floor they requested, if we were idling then we go in the direction for that floor. We always let the people who have been waiting the longest on first. Travel mode: 1 currentFloor = currentFloor + direction //as long as this won't place the elevator out of the building 2 let people out of the elevator if they are in it and this is their floor 3 if anyone is waiting at currentFloor and would like to travel between targetFloor and currentFloor then they get on 4 if currentFloor = targetFloor then let anyone on who would like to go in targetDestination direction and set direction to be towards targetDestination 5 switch to Normal mode An elevator will switch into Travel mode if at the end of part 4 of normal mode it does not contain any passengers. When it switches into travel mode, it will take a request (x to y) which isn't being acted upon by another elevator and travel to targetFloor (x), doing as much transporting as it can on the way, then will travel towards targetDestination (y). When it is travelling towards targetDestination it has switched back into Normal mode. If there are [0..N] elevators the system acts in the following manner: 1 todo = <read in request events happening on this time block (if there are any)> 2 for i = 0 to N do 3 execute elevator i's protocol once, removing any request events from todo which it can immediately handle 4 for i = 0 to N do 5 if elevator i is in Normal mode and empty, and todo is not empty then 6 take the request which has been waiting longest (x to y) from todo, and switch elevator i into Travel mode with targetFloor = x and targetDestination = y 7 advance the time by 1 and go back to step 1 One request is determined to be waiting longer than another if it was generated before the other. If they were generated at the same time, then the request before the other in the list defining them in the requests.txt file is the one that has been waiting longer. Answers can be submitted to http://compsoc.dartoxia.com/answer/<num<http://compsoc.dartoxia.com/answer/%3cnum> of elevators><final floor of elevator 0><final floor of elevator 1><etc..> (obviously without the brackets, ie just a string of numbers). Whilst the solution to this challenge may seem to favour using methods taught in 2nd year CompSci, it can clearly be solved without using any of that fanciness. An example runthrough and solution can be found at http://compsoc.dartoxia.com/example.txt. As a clue to help you solve it, 6 elevators are required to service all of the requests in time. Anyone (with a .ox.ac.uk email address) can sign up to the competition through the http://compsoc.dartoxia.com website, but only members can receive prizes. Compsoc.dartoxia.com isn't connected to the compsoc network, and so you will need to make a new account to participate. For more details about the competition see http://compsoc.net/technology_competition or contact committee(a)ox.compsoc.net<mailto:committee@ox.compsoc.net> if you have questions about this round. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Technology Competition: Week 4 result: No one solved the challenge! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CompSoc Jobs Mailing list The society receives a number of advertisements each week from companies and individuals interested in employing our members. The jobs range from graduate positions, to a bit of help with another societies website. If you would like to receive these emails just email compsoc-jobs-request(a)lists.ox.compsoc.net<mailto:compsoc-jobs-request@lists.ox.compsoc.net> with 'subscribe' in the subject line.

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Week 4: Gloucester Research Dinner, and more...!
by Ben Gazzard 05 Feb '12

05 Feb '12

Good Morning All, Whilst the snow melts and slowly becomes slushy ice, let the weekly CompSoc email liven your day! This Wednesday is the Gloucester Research dinner at Quod, I will send out a confirmation email to everyone I have got as attending after this one - if you don't get one and said you wanted to come, please get in touch with president(a)ox.compsoc.net<mailto:president@ox.compsoc.net>. As usual I have included details of this event below, as well as an important notice about our upcoming AGM (at which a new committee will be elected), and of course the weekly technology competition. Have a good one, Ben and Alex CompSoc Co-Presidents ******************************************* The Oxford Computer Society ******************************************* Gloucester Research Networking Dinner Wednesday 08/02, 7pm, Quod Gloucester Research is hosting a networking dinner for Oxford Computer Society Members on 8th February at Quod. If you are interested in pursuing a career in financial IT whether as a software developer or within an infrastructure team - you are invited to a three course dinner, each course with different experienced members of the company. This is a unique opportunity for you to find out first-hand about Gloucester Research and how they develop and support a sophisticated trading platform. All of the places for this dinner have been taken, this notice is for information only. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Upcoming CompSoc AGM: You may know that in Week 6 CompSoc will be holding its Annual General Meeting during which the committee for 2012/2013 will be elected. If you think you might be interested in a role on the committee then please feel free to get in touch with us over committee(a)ox.compsoc.net<mailto:committee@ox.compsoc.net> and we'd be happy to answer any questions that you might have - alternatively speak to us in person of course! Along with the positions required by the university (President, Secretary and Treasurer) a number of other roles could be suitably created, such as Vice President, Social Secretary, Sponsorship Secretary, Publications Officer, etc. (basically whatever title + support that you think could be provided to the society). Personally, I (Ben) believe that a larger committee than the required roles is highly preferable - there is an upper limit of 10 members to the committee. Constitutionally, we have the that the required positions are: The President, to preside over meetings, to authorise all expenditure and ultimately be responsible for the running of the Society. The Secretary, to take minutes at meetings, deal with Society correspondence and stand in for the President when necessary. The Treasurer, to maintain the accounts of the Society, report to the members thereon, and to stand in for the Secretary when necessary. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Technology Competition: Challenge 4: This week's challenge is a long one. A discrete elevator simulation. This challenge is using a given list of discrete elevator request events (found at http://compsoc.dartoxia.com/request.txt) determine the number of elevators required to service the requests, and their final configuration once the requests have been serviced. The number of elevators required is the minimum needed to ensure all requests are serviced within 21 time blocks (ie completed in 21 or fewer time blocks after creation). In the file of event requests, an event is either "SKIP", or a list of requests in the form "x to y;". "SKIP" is the event where no request was made. "x to y;" is the request go from floor x to floor y. Each line corresponds to the a time block, ie line 0 = time 0, line 1 = time 1 etc. In a single time block the requests for that block are made, then the elevators move in the direction they are travelling in, then the elevators service any requests at the floor they are now at. If an elevator is empty it can enter travel mode, where it will travel towards a selected request with the intention of servicing specifically that request (it can service others as long as they do not want to go past the selected request), as soon as it has picked up the specific request it travels in the direction needed for that request and resumes normal mode. An elevator can only move up 1 floor, down 1 floor or remain at the same floor during each time block. There is a building containing elevators which is 10 stories high, with each floor numbered 0 through to 9 (ie. 0 is the ground floor). Users request the elevator by pushing a button on the floor they are currently at, indicating the floor they are going to. An elevator's initial configuration is that it is idling at level 0. Individual elevators follow the following protocol: Elevators can be in 2 modes: Normal mode and Travel mode Normal mode: 1 currentFloor = currentFloor + direction //as long as this won't place the elevator out of the building 2 let people out of the elevator if they are in it and this is their floor 3 if no one is in the elevator, then direction = 0 //ie we are idling 4 if anyone is waiting at currentFloor and would like to travel in the same direction as the elevator (or the elevator is idling) then they get on and we go to the floor they requested, if we were idling then we go in the direction for that floor. We always let the people who have been waiting the longest on first. Travel mode: 1 currentFloor = currentFloor + direction //as long as this won't place the elevator out of the building 2 let people out of the elevator if they are in it and this is their floor 3 if anyone is waiting at currentFloor and would like to travel between targetFloor and currentFloor then they get on 4 if currentFloor = targetFloor then let anyone on who would like to go in targetDestination direction and set direction to be towards targetDestination 5 switch to Normal mode An elevator will switch into Travel mode if at the end of part 4 of normal mode it does not contain any passengers. When it switches into travel mode, it will take a request (x to y) which isn't being acted upon by another elevator and travel to targetFloor (x), doing as much transporting as it can on the way, then will travel towards targetDestination (y). When it is travelling towards targetDestination it has switched back into Normal mode. If there are [0..N] elevators the system acts in the following manner: 1 todo = <read in request events happening on this time block (if there are any)> 2 for i = 0 to N do 3 execute elevator i's protocol once, removing any request events from todo which it can immediately handle 4 for i = 0 to N do 5 if elevator i is in Normal mode and empty, and todo is not empty then 6 take the request which has been waiting longest (x to y) from todo, and switch elevator i into Travel mode with targetFloor = x and targetDestination = y 7 advance the time by 1 and go back to step 1 One request is determined to be waiting longer than another if it was generated before the other. If they were generated at the same time, then the request before the other in the list defining them in the requests.txt file is the one that has been waiting longer. Answers can be submitted to http://compsoc.dartoxia.com/answer/<num<http://compsoc.dartoxia.com/answer/%3cnum> of elevators><final floor of elevator 0><final floor of elevator 1><etc..> (obviously without the brackets, ie just a string of numbers). Whilst the solution to this challenge may seem to favour using methods taught in 2nd year CompSci, it can clearly be solved without using any of that fanciness. An example runthrough and solution can be found at http://compsoc.dartoxia.com/example.txt. Anyone (with a .ox.ac.uk email address) can sign up to the competition through the http://compsoc.dartoxia.com website, but only members can receive prizes. Compsoc.dartoxia.com isn't connected to the compsoc network, and so you will need to make a new account to participate. For more details about the competition see http://compsoc.net/technology_competition or contact committee(a)ox.compsoc.net<mailto:committee@ox.compsoc.net> if you have questions about this round. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Technology Competition: Week 3 result: Congratulations to Jonathan Tuckwell who was the first person to submit a correct response to last weeks challenge. We will get in touch separately to send you your prize. The week 3 challenge was to find the message hidden in our termcard (http://compsoc.net/termcards/2012/hilary/termcard.pdf). The message was binary ASCII plaintext in the border, which directed the reader to a link which led them to the solution. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CompSoc Jobs Mailing list The society receives a number of advertisements each week from companies and individuals interested in employing our members. The jobs range from graduate positions, to a bit of help with another societies website. If you would like to receive these emails just email compsoc-jobs-request(a)lists.ox.compsoc.net<mailto:compsoc-jobs-request@lists.ox.compsoc.net> with 'subscribe' in the subject line.

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Google Talk & Gloucester Research Dinner (6 places left)
by Ben Gazzard 01 Feb '12

01 Feb '12

Hi All, Just one last reminder that the Google talk: "My other computer is a data center" is tonight, starting at 8.15pm in the St Catz JCR Lecture Theatre. Also, if there is anyone who would like to come to the free Gloucester Research dinner at Quod, 7pm next Wednesday, please RSVP by the end of tomorrow - there are still a few places left. Feel free to RSVP in person if you will be at the talk tonight (let one of the committee members know). All the best, Ben -- Co-President, Oxford CompSoc "My other computer is a data center" - The warehouse-scale computing infrastructure at Google Wednesday 01, 20:15, St Catz JCR Lecture Theatre Christoph Best, Software Engineer, Google Google's mission, to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful, is simple, but it entails running a large number of very different applications from web search and advertising over video, geo and commerce to enterprise. All these activities are supported by a single underlying computing infrastructure: Google's worldwide data centers. In this talk, Christoph will try to give an impression of what it is like to work with such a unique infrastructure, and what its implications for computer science could be, with an emphasis on large-scale data processing. Google have kindly offered to provide free drinks afterwards. They have also provided us with some Google T-Shirts to give away! Here is a handy map for finding Catz: http://g.co/maps/eeut2 And here is another one for finding the JCR lecture theatre (it joins on to the PDR): http://compsoc.dartoxia.com/map.png The talk starts at 20.15, the lodge are always happy to point you to the JCR Lecture Theatre (don't be afraid to ask!).. FB Event: http://www.facebook.com/events/351801234844571

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Week 3: Google: "My other computer is a data center" (and Gloucester Research meal info)
by Ben Gazzard 29 Jan '12

29 Jan '12

Good Afternoon All, This weeks talk, titled "My other computer is a data center", will be presented by Christoph Best - a software engineer at Google. In this talk, Christoph will try to give an impression of what it is like to work with such a unique infrastructure, and what its implications for computer science could be, with an emphasis on large-scale data processing. Google have kindly offered to provide drinks afterwards. They have also provided us with some Google T-Shirts to give away! On Wednesday Week 4 Gloucester Research have invited the society to a free 3 course dinner at Quod. If you would like to attend please RSVP to president(a)ox.compsoc.net by this Thursday. Read on for more details about the talk, results of the week 2 technology competition, as well as details of the upcoming Gloucester Research dinner. Have a good one, Ben and Alex CompSoc Co-Presidents ******************************************* The Oxford Computer Society ******************************************* "My other computer is a data center" - The warehouse-scale computing infrastructure at Google Wednesday 01, 20:15, St Catz JCR Lecture Theatre Christoph Best, Software Engineer, Google Google's mission, to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful, is simple, but it entails running a large number of very different applications from web search and advertising over video, geo and commerce to enterprise. All these activities are supported by a single underlying computing infrastructure: Google's worldwide data centers. In this talk, Christoph will try to give an impression of what it is like to work with such a unique infrastructure, and what its implications for computer science could be, with an emphasis on large-scale data processing. Google have kindly offered to provide free drinks afterwards. They have also provided us with some Google T-Shirts to give away! Here is a handy map for finding Catz: http://g.co/maps/eeut2 And here is another one for finding the JCR lecture theatre (it joins on to the PDR): http://compsoc.dartoxia.com/map.png If you get truly lost in Catz, you can call Ben on 0754 999 3401. The talk starts at 20.15, he lodge are always happy to point you to the JCR Lecture Theatre (don't be afraid to ask!).. FB Event: http://www.facebook.com/events/351801234844571 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gloucester Research Networking Dinner Wednesday 08/02 (4th Week), 7pm, Quod Gloucester Research is hosting a networking dinner for Oxford Computer Society Members on 8th February at Quod. If you are interested in pursuing a career in financial IT whether as a software developer or within an infrastructure team - you are invited to a three course dinner, each course with different experienced members of the company. This is a unique opportunity for you to find out first-hand about Gloucester Research and how they develop and support a sophisticated trading platform. Please RSVP to president(a)ox.compsoc.net by Thursday of Week 3 if you wish to attend the dinner as places are limited, this is a members only event - although membership to the society is only £3 for a year or £5 for life, please get in touch with secretary(a)ox.compsoc.net if interested. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Careers in Computing: Tomorrow, 15:00, Department of Computer Science Interested in a career in Computing? I hope so. All of our sponsors (and dozens of other companies) will be at this event. It should be an excellent opportunity to learn more about what options are available after university. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Technology Competition: Challenge 3: This weeks challenge is to find the message hidden in our termcard. If, for some bizarre reason you haven't yet obtained your own copy of the termcard, it can be accessed at: http://compsoc.net/termcards/2012/hilary/termcard.pdf Once you have figured it out the way to stop the timer will be apparent. Anyone (with a .ox.ac.uk email address) can sign up to the competition through the http://compsoc.dartoxia.com website, but only members can receive prizes. Compsoc.dartoxia.com isn't connected to the compsoc network, and so you will need to make a new account to participate. For more details about the competition see http://compsoc.net/technology_competition or contact committee(a)ox.compsoc.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Technology Competition: Week 2 result: Congratulations to Thomas Ahle who achieved the highest score in the Facebook Hacker Cup that we received. We will get in touch separately to send you your prize. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CompSoc Jobs Mailing list The society receives a number of advertisements each week from companies and individuals interested in employing our members. The jobs range from graduate positions, to a bit of help with another societies website. If you would like to receive these emails just email compsoc-jobs-request(a)lists.ox.compsoc.net with 'subscribe' in the subject line. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Upcoming CompSoc AGM Congratulations diligent reader for making it this far through the email. You may know that in week 6 CompSoc will be holding its Annual General Meeting during which the committee for 2012/2013 will be elected. If you think you might be interested in a role on the committee then please feel free to get in touch with us over committee(a)ox.compsoc.net and we'd be happy to answer any questions that you might have. Along with the positions required by the university (President, Secretary and Treasurer) a number of other roles could be suitably created, such as Vice President, Social Secretary, Sponsorship Secretary, Publications Officer, etc. (basically whatever title + support that you think could be provided to the society).

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Week 2: NaturalMotion "Euphoria in the real world"
by Ben Gazzard 22 Jan '12

22 Jan '12

Good Morning All, By now we've all had the introductory lectures to this terms courses, including the obligatory examples of futuristic technology that they will help us implement - well this week CompSoc will be hosting a talk about such an implementation! This weeks talk, titled "Euphoria in the real world", is about a game animation engine called Euphoria which was used in developing a number of popular titles such as GTA IV and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Read on for more details about this talk, results of the week 1 technology competition, as well as details of the upcoming Gloucester Research dinner. Have a good one, Ben and Alex CompSoc Co-Presidents ******************************************* The Oxford Computer Society ******************************************* NaturalMotion: Euphoria in the Real World Wednesday 25, 18.00, St Catz JCR Lecture Theatre A short history of taking revolutionary procedural animation from academic research to commercial success. Delivered by Simon Mack, CTO of Oxford based NaturalMotion. After completing his Masters in Engineering at Oxford University, Simon worked at MathEngine Plc developing the Karma physics engine before joining NaturalMotion in 2003 as a developer. NaturalMotion is a leading game technology and development company based in Oxford (England) and San Francisco (California). The companys award-winning euphoria engine is a break-through in real-time character animation and is used in AAA titles such as Rockstar Games Grand Theft Auto IV, Red Dead Redemption, and LucasArts Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. You can find more details about the product at http://www.naturalmotion.com/euphoria. Here is a handy map for finding Catz: http://g.co/maps/eeut2 And here is another one for finding the JCR lecture theatre (it joins on to the PDR): http://compsoc.dartoxia.com/map.png If you get truly lost in Catz, you can call Ben on 0754 999 3401. The talk starts at 1800, he lodge are always happy to point you to the JCR Lecture Theatre (don't be afraid to ask!).. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gloucester Research Networking Dinner Wednesday 08/02 (4th Week), 7pm, Venue TBC Gloucester Research is hosting a networking dinner for Oxford Computer Society Members on 8th February. If you are interested in pursuing a career in financial IT whether as a software developer or within an infrastructure team - you are invited to a three course dinner, each course with different experienced members of the company. This is a unique opportunity for you to find out first-hand about Gloucester Research and how they develop and support a sophisticated trading platform. Please RSVP to president(a)ox.compsoc.net by Thursday of Week 3 if you wish to attend the dinner as places are limited, this is a members only event - although membership to the society is only £3 for a year or £5 for life, please get in touch with secretary(a)ox.compsoc.net if interested. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Technology Competition: Week 1 result: Congratulations to Sam Lanning who successfully exploited a hidden open proxy on compsoc.dartoxia.com to read the contents of http://compsoc.dartoxia.com/secret.txt. We will get in touch separately to send you your prize. For those of you who missed the last compsoc email, the week 2 prize will go to the highest scoring member in the Facebook Hacker Cup qualifiers. Please send me evidence of your scores (if I cannot directly view them on FB already) on president(a)ox.compsoc.net once the qualifiers have ended or you have completed all three challenges. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CompSoc Jobs Mailing list The society receives a number of advertisements each week from companies and individuals interested in employing our members. The jobs range from graduate positions, to a bit of help with another societies website. If you would like to receive these emails just email compsoc-jobs-request(a)lists.ox.compsoc.net with 'subscribe' in the subject line. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Upcoming CompSoc AGM Congratulations diligent reader for making it this far through the email. You may know that in week 6 CompSoc will be holding its Annual General Meeting during which the committee for 2012/2013 will be elected. If you think you might be interested in a role on the committee then please feel free to get in touch with us over committee(a)ox.compsoc.net and we'd be happy to answer any questions that you might have. Along with the positions required by the university (President, Secretary and Treasurer) a number of other roles could be suitably created, such as Vice President, Social Secretary, Sponsorship Secretary, Publications Officer, etc. (basically whatever title + support that you think could be provided to the society).

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Technology Competition Week 2
by Ben Gazzard 20 Jan '12

20 Jan '12

Hi All, Bit earlier than usual this week. At the end of this email are details of the Facebook Hacker Cup which I forwarded a while ago. The prize for week 2 will go to the best scoring compsoc member in the qualifiers for the Hacker Cup. Please send me evidence of your scores after the competition has closed (or as soon as you have completed all of the challenges in the qualifier). The competition already started nearly 2 hours ago, but don't worry only the first challenge of the qualifiers was released. Best get going now though! Details of this weeks winner, and our talk from NaturalMotion next week will follow on Sunday as usual. All the best, Ben Gazzard -- CompSoc Co-President What is the Hacker Cup? The Hacker Cup is Facebook's international coding competition. The contest consists of three online rounds and a final round held at Facebook's headquarters. This is your chance to compete against the world's best programmers and potentially win the title of world champion and other awesome prizes. You can read our engineering blog post here: https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook-engineering/announcing-facebooks-20… What prizes can be won? The top 25 scoring contestants from Online Round 3 will be flown out to Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California, USA to compete in the Finals. The onsite finals will happen from March 16 - 17, 2012. All travel and accommodations will be covered by Facebook. The finalists will be competing for: 1st place: $5,000 USD 2nd place: $2,000 USD 3rd place: $1,000 USD 4th - 25th place: $100 USD The top 100 scoring contestants in Online Round 2 will get a Hacker Cup t-shirt. A cash prize of equivalent value may be given where required by law, or at Facebook's discretion. Any duties and taxes (if applicable) are the sole responsibility of the recipients. Where can I register? Register here<http://www.facebook.com/hackercup/reg.php>. Registration opens on January 1, 2012 at 8:00 AM Pacific Standard Time (PST) and ends on January 22, 2012 at 4:00 PM (PST). Advancement from the Qualification Round is necessary in order to participate in Online Round 1. Only competitors who correctly solve at least 1 problem will advance to Online Round 1. If you have any queries at all let me know. Thanks, Ruth Ruth McIntyre| Facebook | University Recruiting| *: +353 (0)1 5537444 mobile +353 (87) 7577933 *: Hanover Reach, 5-7 Hanover Quay, Dublin 2 *: ruth(a)fb.com<mailto:ruth@fb.com> Would you [cid:image001.png@01CCD79B.2908FF60] to work with us? Visit our careers site: www.facebook.com/careers<http://www.facebook.com/careers> [cid:image002.png@01CCD79B.2908FF60]

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Careers Event - 30th Jan (and Welcome Back Drinks (tomorrow, 8pm, st catz pdr) reminder!)
by Ben Gazzard 17 Jan '12

17 Jan '12

Hi All, The Computer Science would like me to forward on the attached details of the Computer Science Careers fair (apologies to the large number of you who will have already received this). Also, a chance to remind you that CompSoc's first event of the term, welcome back drinks, is on tomorrow (Wednesday) at 8pm in the St Catz PDR. Old and new faces all welcome! All the best, Ben -- Co-President, Oxford CompSoc -----Original Message----- From: Maureen York [mailto:maureen.york@cs.ox.ac.uk] Sent: 17 January 2012 13:03 To: all-ugrad(a)cs.ox.ac.uk; msc-cs-students(a)cs.ox.ac.uk; mfocs(a)cs.ox.ac.uk; cs-dphil-students(a)cs.ox.ac.uk Subject: Careers Event - 30th Jan Dear All The annual Computer Science Careers Fair is taking place on Monday 30th January. There will be approximately 37 companies in attendance this year. Kindest Regards Maureen Maureen York Academic Administrator Oxford University Department of Computer Science Wolfson Building Parks Road Oxford OX1 3QD Phone: 01865 273863 Email: maureen.york(a)cs.ox.ac.uk

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Week 1: Welcome back drinks and more...
by Ben Gazzard 15 Jan '12

15 Jan '12

Hi All, Welcome back to Oxford, I hope everyone had an enjoyable vacation and is looking forward to a studious Hilary, complemented with the weekly joys of a CompSoc event. We have got something every week for you this term, as usual you can find full details at http://compsoc.net. Alternatively, come to our welcome back drinks this Wednesday to pick one up, have some drinks and nibbles and generally relax after 3 days hard work... More details about that event, this terms technology competition and our jobs mailing list below. Ben and Alex CompSoc Co-Presidents ******************************************* The Oxford Computer Society ******************************************* Welcome Back Drinks: Wednesday 18, 20.00, St Catz PDR: Come along to talk geek, have a few drinks and nibbles on us and to generally find out what the society is doing this term. If you can't stay for long, feel free just to pop in for a quick drink and a chat. Here is a handy map for finding Catz: http://g.co/maps/eeut2 And here is another one for finding the PDR: http://compsoc.dartoxia.com/map.png If you get truly lost in Catz, you can call Ben on 0754 999 3401. The lodge are always happy to point you to the PDR (don't be afraid to ask!). FB Event: http://www.facebook.com/events/211806168910658/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Technology Competition: Challenge 1: This weeks challenge is to once again find a vulnerability in http://compsoc.dartoxia.com in order to read the file http://compsoc.dartoxia.com/secret.txt. Once you have figured it out the way to stop the timer will be apparent. Anyone (with a .ox.ac.uk email address) can sign up to the competition through the http://compsoc.dartoxia.com website, but only members can receive prizes. Compsoc.dartoxia.com isn't connected to the compsoc network, and so you will need to make a new account to participate. For more details about the competition see http://compsoc.net/technology_competition or contact committee(a)ox.compsoc.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The society receives a number of advertisements each week from companies and individuals interested in employing our members. The jobs range from graduate positions, to a bit of help with another societies website. If you would like to receive these emails just email compsoc-jobs-request(a)lists.ox.compsoc.net with 'subscribe' in the subject line.

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Week 8
by Ben Gazzard 27 Nov '11

27 Nov '11

Hi All, I can't believe it's week 8 already, this term has completely flown by! We will be holding our Termly General Meeting this Wednesday. We will discuss the term just gone and the term coming. We'd love to hear any ideas you have for the society. There will be free pizza and mince pies if the sheer thrill of a general meeting is not enough alone. Read more below to find out about this event and the results of the technology challenge for last week, as well as the overall winners this term. Ben and Alex CompSoc Co-Presidents ************************************************************************ The Oxford Computer Society ************************************************************************ Termly General Meeting: Wednesday 30, 18.00 St Catz PDR Link: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=204645699613911 Please note the change of date compared to our printed term card. We will be reviewing progress the society has made this term and discussing any other issues that arise. In addition we will be discussing our plans for next term. If you are interested in the intricacies of how the TGM/society works then please see the constitution. (http://compsoc.net/constitution/) Pizza and mince pies will be provided. Here is a handy map for finding Catz: http://g.co/maps/eeut2. If you get truly lost in Catz, you can call Ben on 0754 999 3401. This event, like most CompSoc events, is free for anyone to attend. Although only members of the society may vote in the meeting. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Technology Competition: Challenge 7 result: Congratulations to Katrina Spensley for solving this challenge the quickest. We will get in touch separately to arrange your prize. Last week's challenge was related to http://xkcd.com/426/. The challenge was to find the 440th element in the following series: 1st Element: The last date, x, such that the geohash x was somewhere in Oxford. Rather than using the DOW opening use the word CompSoc (with that capitalisation). (N+1)th Element: The first date before the Nth date such that the geohash of this date was somewhere in Oxford. Rather than using the DOW opening, use the Nth date. For the purposes of this challenge, Oxford is bounded by the points (51. 7903, -1. 2899) and (51.7154, -1.1763) - forming a rectangle using these points in the obvious way. As a hint, the solution is within the last 500 years. The correct answer was 1869-02-27. With associated Latitude: 51.0.71987286514556, Longitude: -1.0.26429017908372. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Technology Competition: Michaelmas Term Results: Congratulations to everyone who has solved any of the challenges this term (12 people), and thanks to everyone who tried but were unsuccessful (15 people). The 3 fastest average times of the term will each receive a £20 prize. The fastest average times were: 326382.8 achieved by Alaric Stephen 405102.2 achieved by Katrina Spensley 481331.2 achieved by Jonathan Tuckwell We will get in touch separately to arrange a prize. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Technology Competition: Hilary Term: If you have any good ideas for a challenge we'd love to hear - send them through to committee(a)ox.compsoc.net. I'm sure we can arrange some sort of chocolate based reward for any assistance you provide... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Membership: Our current membership rates are £5 for life and £3 for a year. Being a member entitles you to free socials, prizes in the technology competition and you can attend (obviously) members only events - such as the upcoming Bank of America dinner. You will also receive a CompSoc membership card! Membership forms can be downloaded from http://compsoc.net/forms/Compsoc_Membership_Application.pdf - please return them completed and money to a committee member. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CompSoc jobs mailing list: The society receives a number of advertisements each week from companies and individuals interested in employing our members. The jobs range from graduate positions, to a bit of help with another societies website. If you would like to receive these emails just email compsoc-jobs-request(a)lists.ox.compsoc.net with 'subscribe' in the subject line.

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