November 2014 - Announce-RedBrick - lists.redbrick.dcu.ie

Announce Week 10 | Helpdesk@Redbrick | Cinema Trip
by socks 25 Nov '14

25 Nov '14

Hi Everybody, Welcome to the week 10 announce! I'm really sorry for the late announce! Hopefully our awesome events this week make up for it! We would like to say a huge thanks to everybody for the huge interest in FOSDEM. We now have more than a full roster of people interested in coming along with us at the end of January. It promises to be a fantastic trip. In this weeks announce: - Helpdesk@Redbrick: How To Build a PC - Cinema Trip: The Imitation Game ============================== Helpdesk@Redbrick: How To Build a PC ============================== + When: Wednesday the 26th November at 3pm + Where: L101 + Description: The Redbrick Helpdesk and Admin teams will be joining forces to give you a quick guide on how to build a PC. From power considerations and parts requirements we'll be there to show you what to get and why, and once you have the parts, how you put them together. We'll be on hand to talk through the things you should consider when building something from a home PC to a server. This is going to be a really interesting talk so be sure to come along! We look forward to seeing you all there! ========================= Cinema Trip: The Imitation Game ========================= We have two choices of cinema: either the Savoy at 5.45pm or Santry at 6.30pm. If you could email us to let us know if you're going and what time you'd prefer to go at we will pick the cinema that suits the most people. It will cost €5.50 in either cinema. + When: Thursday 27th + Description: Genius British logician and cryptologist Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch) helps crack Germany's Enigma Code during World War II but is later prosecuted by his government for illegal homosexual acts. The reviews promise this is a fantastic film so if you're interested please come along! Well thats all for this weeks announce! Dont forget to keep an eye on our social media pages: - Twitter @RedbrickDCU - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dcuredbrick - Snapchat: RedbrickDCU Kind Regards, Gillian Morrison (socks) Computer Applications Redbrick Secretary 14/15

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Announce week 9 | Associate talks | Admin talks | HEAnet@Redbrick
by socks 18 Nov '14

18 Nov '14

Hello everyone! Welcome to the week 9 announce! Sorry for the huge delay in sending it out! Things have been very busy on our end, but dont worry, it wont happen again! With all the project deadlines looming we have a great week of events lined up to help you relax and take your mind off them for a while! Also if you, or anyone you know, would be interested in giving a talk, please email committee(a)redbrick.dcu.ie and let us know what you'd like to talk about! In this weeks announce: - Associates@Redbrick: elephant - Admin talks: VM's - HEAnet@ Redbrick ======================== Associates@Redbrick: elephant ======================== + Where: C166 + When: 6.30pm on Tuesday 18th November + Description: The NSA knows what you did last summer (and they don't care (but why you still should))... This week's Associate Talk is being given by Diarmaid McManus (elephant). He will be talking about how the NSA conducts international surveillance, and what this means for both the general public and, more importantly, IT students worldwide (comes with complimentary tinfoil hat). ============== Admin talks: VM's ============== + Where: LG26 + When: 3pm on Wednesday 19th November + Description: This week Lorcan and Rob will be picking up were they left off last week! You'll be logging back into your VMs , making them more secure, and then they'll be showing you a few ways to get started being productive on your VM. =============================================== HEAnet@ Redbrick: HEAnet & Imprecise Network Monitoring =============================================== + Where: CG20 + When: 6pm on Thursday 20th November + Description: This Thursday we have Brian Nisbet coming in to talk to us about HEAnet's infrastructure and Network Monitoring. HEAnet is Ireland's National Education & Research Network. It connects all of Ireland's universities, IoTs and other HEIs (along with every primary & secondary school) to the Internet and supplies a number of other related services. This talk will give a brief introduction to the company and its 3 layered network, as well as touching on some of the more interesting, if less precise, ways it can be monitored! Brian Nisbet is the Network Operations Manager for HEAnet. His team are responsible for building and maintaining HEAnet's networks and keeping an eye on them at all times. He realises that, these days, Internet connectivity is like any other utility, people only notice it when it stops working, so he does his best to make sure people don't forget what's involved in 21st Century plumbing. Dont forget to keep an eye on our social media pages: - Twitter @RedbrickDCU - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dcuredbrick - Snapchat: RedbrickDCU Well thats all for this week, Kind Regards, Gillian Morrison (socks) Computer Applications Redbrick Secretary 14/15

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Associate talk cancelled
by socks 11 Nov '14

11 Nov '14

Hi everyone, Just to let you all know, the associate talk from today, "fun@redbrick" has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances! We're really sorry about that! There will be no talk on this evening. All our other events for the week are going ahead as normal! We hope to see you all tomorrow at our helpdesk talk given by our webmaster voy! Looking forward to seeing you, Enjoy the rest of your week! Kind regards, Gillian Morrison Computer Applications Redbrick secretary 14/15

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Announce Week 8 | Screen@Redbrick | Associate talks | Helpdesk talk
by socks 10 Nov '14

10 Nov '14

Hello everybody, Welcome to the week 8 announce! We have some awesome events lined up for you this week! In this weeks announce: - Screen@Redbrick: War Games - Associate talk: Fun@Redbrick - Helpdesk talk: Web Design ============================ Screen@Redbrick: War Games ============================ + When: Monday 10th at 6pm + Where: C165 + Description: War Games is a 1983 American Cold War science-fiction film written by Lawrence Lasker and Walter F. Parkes and directed by John Badham. A young man finds a back door into a military central computer in which reality is confused with game-playing, possibly starting World War III. This is a fantastic movie and if you haven't seen it, it's well worth the watch! You should definitely come along and bring some friends! It's a great way to chill out after a long Monday! And of course, there will be pizza! See you all there! ========================================================= Associate talks: Release Process and Working at Facebook ========================================================= + When: Tuesday 11th at 6pm + Where: C165 + Description: For this week's Associate talk we will be hearing from James "Reggie" Reilly (aka fun). James is a former Admin and Chair of Redbrick, and is currently a production engineer at Facebook! He will be telling us all about what it's like to work at Facebook, and will be giving us an insight into their release process and he will also be taking a look at their load balancing infrastructure. This is going to be a great talk and a fantastic opportunity to hear about his experiences while working at Facebook. We hope to see you all there! ================== Helpdesk@Redbrick ================== + When: Wednesday 12th at 3pm + Where: LG25 + Description: This week's helpdesk will be given by our new webmaster, voy, and will deal with creating modern looking websites with some pretty CSS3 techniques. We will also revise the basics of HTML for those whose skills are a little rusty, or for those who've never used it before! By the end you will have a small and sleek personal website, uploaded on Redbrick Webspace, so you can show off your fancy new skills to your friends and family. This is going to be a really interesting talk and will definitely be worth coming to! We're looking forward to seeing you all there! Well thats all till next week! Dont forget to keep an eye on our social media pages: - Twitter @RedbrickDCU - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dcuredbrick - Snapchat: RedbrickDCU Kind regards, Gillian Morrison (socks) Computer applications Redbrick Secretary 14/15

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Announce week 7 | Screen@Redbrick: DEFCON talks | Associate talks: Charlie Von Metzradt | Admin talk
by socks 03 Nov '14

03 Nov '14

Hello everyone, We've just passed the half way point in the semester and are continuing with some great events this week! Just a note: We've finally gotten onto Snapchat! Add us at RedbrickDCU for the latest updates! We're also active on Google+ so please add us to your circles! The link will be down the bottom of the announce! In this weeks announce: - Screen@Redbrick: DEFCON talks - Associate talks: Charlie Von Metzradt - Admin talk ============================== -Screen@Redbrick: DEFCON talks ============================== + When: Monday 3rd November at 6pm + Where: C165 + Description: DEF CON is one of the oldest continuously running hacker conventions around, and also one of the largest. On Monday we will be screening some of the talks from the convention, including "How to Weaponize Your Pets" and "Pwned by the Owner - What happens when you steal a hackers computer".These talks are both fascinating and very entertaining, so be sure to grab some friends and come along for a fun afternoon! And, as always, there will be pizza! ====================================== Associate talks: Charlie Von Metzradt ====================================== + When: Tuesday November 4th at 6pm + Where: C165 + Description: This week we have a very interesting talk planned! This weeks talk is going to be given by the esteemed Charlie Von Metzradt (aka phaxx) and is entitled: "Metrics, monitoring and data-driven engineering in a tiny startup". He will be talking about his experience as an entrepreneur, why he set up metricfire and why they and other companies see metrics as a business. He will also be discussing then how this approach benefits individual engineers. This promises to be a very interesting and informative talk! Be sure to come along! =========== Admin talks =========== + When: Wednesday November 5th at 3pm + Where: LG25 + Description: This week the admin team will be introducing you to the world of virtual machines. Firstly they'll cover how and why they are used, then the session will take a practical twist you'll all be given VMs and guided through some common commands to get you comfortable with using them. You might even have to fix some issues along the way! If you didn't attend the last admin training and will be attending this one please email the admins so they can get a VM set up for you in preparation for Wednesday. Well thats all till next week! Dont forget to keep an eye on our social media pages: - Twitter @RedbrickDCU - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dcuredbrick - Snapchat: RedbrickDCU - Google+: goo.gl/GVeoLw Kind regards, Gillian Morrison Computer applications Redbrick Secretary 14/15 Message 1 of 16

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