November 2009 - Announce-RedBrick - lists.redbrick.dcu.ie

Bletchley Sign ups || Christmas Party || Help Desk Test || New Putty Upgrade || Link of the Week
by Emma G 29 Nov '09

29 Nov '09

Hey welcome to week 10, == Bletchley Sign ups == Just a reminder that tomorrow, Monday the 30th of November, will be sign ups for the trip to Bletchley Park. We're meeting in the Slipper, Matt Weldon's, at 7pm and we'll be watching the movie Enigma. Make sure you bring a deposit of €20. There's only 16 places for the trip. So it's first come first served. Unfortunately you do have to be over 18 to go on the trip. But if your under 18 don't worry there will be plenty of fun things coming up soon :) == Christmas Party == This Thursday, 3rd of December, is a night not to be missed. Why? Because it's the Christmas party :) RedBrick, Gamessoc, Airsoft, Booksoc, Filmsoc, Artsoc and Strange Things have all joined up to have one epic xmas party :) It's at 7pm in the Slipper, Matt Weldon's. It's going to be an awesome night so you better be there :) == Help Desk Test == There will be an exam held for the position of Help desk on Friday, the 4th of December. If anyone is interested in sitting this exam, please be in the Clubs and Socs office upstairs in the Hub at 1.30pm. == New Putty Upgrade == Putty has now been updated. It is now UTF-8 compatible by default. So everyone should download the new one which can be found on: http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/ == Link of the Week == Here's a cute link that explains all the different type of smiles there are: http://wiki.redbrick.dcu.ie/mw/Smilies So everyone one's in the twilight saga: New Moon craze at the moment. If you haven't already read the link Carri posted around a while ago check it out here : http://theoatmeal.com/story/twilight . It was written by someone who clearly hates twilight FYI. So people who hate twilight should definitely read it :P Enjoy, Emma :) -- Redbrick - Secretary 2009/2010 If practice makes perfect, and nobody's perfect, why practice? Save the Earth. It's the only planet with Chocolate :).

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Downtime || Resignation || Trip Abroad || Qzar || Hoodies || Xmas Party || Python Talk Slides
by Lotta Mikkonen 23 Nov '09

23 Nov '09

Hello everyone and welcome to week 9! ==Downtime== Following ISS's downtime yesterday redbrick didn't come back up, on investigation this morning the admins discovered the new fiber link wasn't up, Redbrick is currently running on our secondary link, there will be some brief network down time, hopefully today to rectify this as soon as the admin team are in touch with ISS. ==Helpdesk Resignation== Austin (Haus) has resigned from his helpdesk position. The committee would like to thank him for his work. This means that there is an opening on the helpdesk team. Anyone who is interested in running for this position should email helpdesk(a)redbrick.dcu.ie ==Trip to Bletchley Park== RedBrick are going to Bletchley Park during intersemester break (February)! Bletchley Park was the home of the UK's code-breaking operations during World War II. "Unbreakable" nazi codes were broken here. Dates are yet to be finalised but will be between the 1st and 6th of February for 2 nights and 3 days. Cost will be about €40 altogether per person for plane tickets, entry to the museum/talk and the hotel. Remember to bring money for food and drinks too! We will be showing the film Enigma (a film about Bletchley Park) in association with Filmsoc and taking sign-ups before the showing. The showing will take place on Monday 30th November upstairs in the Slipper (Matt Weldon's on Ballymun Road) at 7pm. Places are very limited (16). To clarify : Sign-ups for the trip and a showing of the film Enigma will be upstairs in the Slipper (Matt Weldon's on Ballymun Road) at 7pm on Monday 30th November. Bring a €20 deposit. ==Qzar== Signed up to Qzar? Remember that it's on tomorrow (Tuesday 24th November). Bring bus fare! We will be meeting up outside the bookshop (Spar side of the Hub) at 6pm. ==Hoodies== This is your last chance to sign up for a RedBrick hoodie. We will stop taking names on Wednesday. Please email us by Thursday to let us know what name you would like printed on your hoodie. To see what they look like you can check out the following link : https://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/events/signup/?eventid=8 ==Xmas Party== RedBrick, Gamessoc, Airsoft, Booksoc, Filmsoc, Artsoc and Strange Things are getting together to host a Christmas party from 7.30pm on Thursday the 3rd of December upstairs in Matt Weldon's (The Slipper) on Ballymun Road. This is the perfect chance to get into the festive spirit! Mulled wine, mince pies and gingerbread will be on offer. Have a really cheesy Christmas jumper? Christmassy outfits are encouraged! If we deem you to be the Christmassiest person there we may even reward you... Presents and a raffle. We guarantee that you will not be leaving empty handed! Drinks promos on the night. Have a Facebook account? Below is the link to the event page. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=179138907943&index=1 ==Python Talk Slides== A few people have asked for the slides from Pooka's Python workshop so here they are : http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~pooka/intro-python-redbrick-notes.pdf Enjoy! Lotta RedBrick Chairperson 2009/10

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Downtime - Today and Sunday 22nd November
by Eoghan Cotter 18 Nov '09

18 Nov '09

Dear All, There was unscheduled network downtime today due to a fault during the upgrade of Redbrick's fiber link to ISS, the upgrade was successful completed and service was restored at approximately 12.30. Following this work we now have a 1 gig link to ISS. Redbrick would like to take the opportunity to thank the ISS networks staff for their assistance in this upgrade. DCU today announced downtime for the student network in DCU this Sunday the 22nd November from 10AM to 2PM. Redbrick will be unavailable during this time, this is network downtime so users sessions and processes should be unaffected. Cheers Eoghan -- Eoghan Cotter DCU Networking Society (Redbrick) Sys Admin

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Pooka Python Talk || Qzar and Bowling Trip || Clubs and Socs Ball || Hoodies || Redbrick Trip Away
by Emma G 15 Nov '09

15 Nov '09

Hey Welcome to week 8, == Pooka Python Talk == Tomorrow Monday the 16th Nov, at 7pm in LG26 Cian Synnott (pooka) will be giving a short introduction to the increasingly popular Python programming language. It's easy-to-learn but powerful, runs practically everywhere, and has a large and useful standard library. The talk is aimed at smart brickies who are new(ish) to programming. People more familiar with programming might find it a little slow but hopefully there'll be notes of interest along the way. So come along and check it out. == Qzar and Bowling trip == On Tuesday, 24th Nov, We will be going to Qzar and Bowling. We will be meeting outside Spar at 6pm. This trip will only cost you €4 for both bowling and Qzar. If you would like to sign up to this event you can do so in the following link : https://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/events/signup/?eventid=7 Ohhh and don't forget to bring some change for the bus. == Clubs and Socs Ball == Clubs and Socs ball tickets are now available for collection by those who have paid for theirs. If you didn't get a ticket and would like to go, there will be a few tickets on sale from the SU reception from 10am on Monday. It's going to be an epic night! == Hoodies == We're taking orders for hoodies now. So if you wanna take a look at the hoodies and put your name down for one click on the link here: https://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/events/signup/?eventid=8 == Redbrick trip away == We're currently planning a trip to Bletchley Park during intersemester break. For anyone who's interesting in knowing more about Bletchley Park check out this link: http://www.jaunted.com/special/Geek-Trips-3 The cost for the trip will be about 30 per person. Which includes accomodation, flights and entry fees. So think about it. Hope everyone has a great week and talk to you again soon. Emma :) -- Redbrick - Secretary 2009/2010 If practice makes perfect, and nobody's perfect, why practice? Save the Earth. It's the only planet with Chocolate :)

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New Admin || Clubs and Socs Ball || Introduction to Python || Hoodies
by Lotta Mikkonen 08 Nov '09

08 Nov '09

Hello everyone. Welcome to week 7! ==New Admin== Congratulations to Andrew Martin (Werdz) who was elected as our new admin! ==Clubs and Socs Ball== We have six tickets available for the Clubs and Socs Ball. It will be held in the Crowne Plaza hotel in Santry. The evening consists of a four course dinner and entertainment. The dress code is formal. Tickets are €45 each. Please be prepared to pay by 2pm on Wednesday 11th November or your ticket will be reallocated. Link to sign up : https://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/events/signup/?eventid=6 ==Introduction to Python== We will be holding an introduction to Python workshop. It will be held by our guest speaker Cian Synnott (Pooka) on Monday 16th November at 7pm in LG25 Why learn Python? It is a very versatile programming language that will tackle almost any problem. It is portable so whether you want your code to run on a Windows, Mac or Linux machine (or even your phone) that will not be an issue. Thanks to its clear, easy to understand syntax it can be learned quickly, even by beginners. A few examples of who uses Python: Google, Industrial Light & Magic (the visual effects company that created Star Wars), YouTube. ==Hoodies== A reminder that we are looking for a new hoodie design. The contest ends on Tuesday the 10th of November at 3pm. If you would like to enter your design this is your last chance to do so. Email your ideas to committee(a)redbrick.dcu.ie We will hopefully be ordering these in the next few weeks. ==Halloween Ball== Hope that everyone enjoyed it! Congratulations to Charlene for winning the fancy dress contest at the Halloween Ball with her witch costume! She has won herself a RedBrick hoodie. For those of you with reading week : enjoy your lie ins! For those of us without reading week : well... on the bright side, the queues in Spar shouldn't be too bad this week... Lotta Mikkonen RedBrick Chairperson 09/10

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Correction to Announce
by Emma G 02 Nov '09

02 Nov '09

Just forgot to add that the Halloween Ball starts at 7pm. See you's there :) Emma :) -- Redbrick - Secretary 2009/2010 If practice makes perfect, and nobody's perfect, why practice? Save the Earth. It's the only planet with Chocolate :).

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EGM || Hoodie Competition || Halloween Ball || Renewals || Events coming soon || Ubuntu Open Week || Link of the Week
by Emma G 02 Nov '09

02 Nov '09

Hey again, Here is an update on what's happening with Redbrick this week: == EGM == This is the last reminder about our EGM at 2.30pm this Wednesday, 4th of November, in T101. It's to elect our new admin. So come along. We will be heading to Eddie Rocket's in the Omni to celebrate afterwards. Free fries with every burger, == Hoodie Competition == The hoodie competition has been extended till next Tuesday, the 10th of November. So you still have loads of time to get your designs into us. If you would like to submit a design please email it to committee(a)redbrick.dcu.ie == Halloween Ball == Our Halloween Ball is this Thursday, 5th of November, in the Vaults (just under Connolly Station. www.thevaults.ie for more info on the venue). Drinks will be buy one get one free :) Entry is free and the first 10 associates to come will get a free drink. Like I said before it's just another excuse to wear your Halloween outfits again. For those of you with Facebook accounts : you can view the page for the event at the following link: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=159092772543&ref=mf#/event.php?eid=15… If you haven't already got an outfit and don't have the money to buy one check out this link found by Carri : http://www.halloween.com/halloween-costume-quick-ideas.php It has brilliant idea for making outfits with stuff just around your house. Requires minimal effort. Take a look. == Renewals == If you haven't renewed your account please do so now. We will start disabling accounts on Monday the 9th of November. You can either find a committee member and hand them the appropriate fee or you can use Paypal. Link : https://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/help/joining/ == Events coming soon == There will be an introduction to Python talk held on Monday the 16th of November at 7pm. We have a trip abroad in the works. More details will be announced soon. And also there's going to be a Qzar and Bowling night. So make sure to keep an eye out for when we mention then again. They are not to be missed! :D == Ubuntu Open Week == This week is Ubuntu Open Week. If you are interested in getting involved in opensource projects this is the perfect time to do so. "Ubuntu Open Week is a series of online workshops where you can: * learn about the Ubuntu landscape * talk to some of the key developers from the Ubuntu project * find out about the Community and its relationship with Canonical *participate in an open Q&A with Mark Shuttleworth, the founder of Ubuntu *Check out our booklet, with the schedule and descriptions of the sessions" https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOpenWeek/ has the information on speakers and also on the timetable. So check it out :) On Saturday we celebrated the launch of Karmic Koala (Ubuntu 9.10). If you want to find out more check out www.ubuntu.com == Link of the Week == Random link of the week is this --> http://wiki.redbrick.dcu.ie/mw/Helpdesk It has loads of info on useful things you can do on Redbrick. Like how to program and other random bits and bobs. So definitely take a look at it :) That's all for this week. I haven't given a random video clip in a while so here's one for this week (Ohh warning NSFW) :P But definitely take a look at it at some stage. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFnw0W3VKPY Till next week, Emma :) -- Redbrick - Secretary 2009/2010 If practice makes perfect, and nobody's perfect, why practice? Save the Earth. It's the only planet with Chocolate :).

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