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. If you've got a role in mind to run for, head on over to our form and register your interest! 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.

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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 2^nd February

Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG

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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 4^th January

Where: Common Ground Cafe 37-38 Little Clarendon St, Oxford OX1 2HF

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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 7^th February

Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG

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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 7^th February

Where: Seminar Room 051, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG

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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 7^th February

Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG

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