Bonjour and Bienvenue, Benefactor,

Welcome to Fifth Week! As we continue to rumble on right through the half-way point of the term, we have a quieter week in store for you after last week's double whammy of fun drinks events.

Are you cautiously eyeing your looming exam timetable? Come on down to the Undergraduate Social Area for Problem Sheet and Panic 2: Electric Boogaloo this Saturday! We'll help you beat the pangs of procrastination and get through that workload with the classic CompSoc combination of snacks and pizza¹.

Finally, as we don't have any events planned for next week, we want to hear about cool things you're working on for next week's newsletter! If you have something you've made that you'd like to see showcased, feel free to email me or reach out through Discord, and we may well include it in our next issue!

— Declan, CompSoc Secretary

¹ And maybe some ice cream like last time? You'll have to come along to find out...

Fun Computing Fact: Let's return once more to the theme of semaphores and telegraphs from last week; did you know the first cyberattack actually happened in France all the way back in 1834? Back then, the French telegraph system was used to speed up the transmission of the latest financial data. However, it still wasn't fast — the data took three days to send! Brothers François and Joseph Blanc took advantage of this by bribing operators between the terminus points of Bordeaux and Paris to reveal the information early through secret details hidden in normal-looking messages, and thus effectively play the market to their advantage.

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For our last social before the (tragic) onset of exam season, we're back down in the Undergraduate Social Area for Problem Sheet and Panic 2: Electric Boogaloo! We'll be on hand with the traditional CompSoc combo of pizza and snacks to help push you through all that revision. If you're looking for a relaxed environment to get on with some work or a chance to chat to some friends, make sure to come along!

When: 7pm, Saturday 25th May

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

Click 'Going' here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1356531134996990/

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.

or, contact us at committee@ox.compsoc.net

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