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Week 17: Go Get Go | How to Build a PC | Competitive Programming Workshop | Galway Hackathon
by Noah Donnelly (cac) 28 Feb '16

28 Feb '16

Hi all, Are you excited? I'm excited. This weekend we're all off to Galway to eagerly hack awkward things together and have some craic while we're at it. If you're interested, see below. However, to make you fall in love with us even more, if that's possible, we've got some other really cool events organised for this week: +Go Get Go - Monday 5pm - LG25 +Helpdesk: Building a PC - Wednesday 3pm - LG25 +Competitive Programming Workshop - Thursday 5pm - LG25 ============================================================ Go Get Go +Date: Monday 01/03 +Time: 5pm +Location: LG25 +More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/606865196131456/ ============================================================ Late at night, we hear little admin Voy crying. "go get" he pleads. "go test; go fmt; go go gadget". Multi-threaded tears drip from his face, his strictly-typed desperation clear. He has been driven to madness by the fact the rest of us don't use Go. Come to LG25 on Monday to hear Voy preach about the Go programming language, and show us how to use it like the best of them. He'll be on hand to answer your most difficult questions, and to generally teach you a little bit about the wonderful world of Golang. ============================================================ Helpdesk: How to Build a PC +Date: Wednesday 02/03 +Time: 3pm +Location: LG25 +More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1711450499067138/ ============================================================ It's 11.30pm, and your assignment is due in 30 minutes. Your computer freezes, unable to cope with you punching in your essay in Emacs, looking up references in Netscape, and streaming 12k hardpore corn at the same time. Your essay is late, because your PC is subpar. You need to build a PC. Helpdesk will save you. On Wednesday, Redbrick's finest will be on hand to show you the what and the why of building a PC; power considerations, part requirements, methodologies, and tricks of the trade. Whether you're putting together a bitcoin mining rig or a gaming PC, come along to hear from the masters at Helpdesk what's what in building your own personal PC computer. ============================================================ Competitive Programming Workshop +Date: Thursday 03/03 +Time: 5pm - 7pm +Location: LG25 +More info: <insert fb event here> ============================================================ Hark back to Techweek, and remember your favourite talk: "Competitive Programming = Money". This is where you make that happen. We'll focus less on the competitive and more on the programming, teaching you the things you need to know that you won't learn in class. We'll get hands-on with some problems, look at a few solutions, and drool over algorithms; just like any other Thursday evening. You won't need anything to take part other than some Python and a lust for money. If you attend, you might be better prepared for the charity programming competition in DCU Thursday week, of which there is more info here: http://mycode.doesnot.run/childline ============================================================ Inter-Computer Society Hackathon +Date: Friday 04/03 - Sunday 06/03 +Location: NUI Galway +More info: https://hackathon.netsoc.co/ ============================================================ The time has come! On Friday we're all going on a trip to the windy West for the Inter-Computer Society Hackathon, hosted by NUIG Compsoc. We hope to see you there! As noted before, Redbrick are organising transport and accommodation for anyone interested. We hope to keep the cost below 50 moneydollars, but we cant confirm the price until we have definite numbers. If you're looking to get your hack on, just fill out this little registration link: https://redbrickdcu.typeform.com/to/iokVka Don't forget to synergetically make your cloud SaaS scalabale and responsive and check out our calendar and social media pages: - Twitter: @RedbrickDCU - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dcuredbrick - Snapchat: RedbrickDCU - Calendar: http://tinyurl.com/redbrickCalendar Best regards from myself and the rest of the Redbrick committee, Noah Donnelly (~cac) 1st Year Computational Problem Solving & Software Development Redbrick Secretary 2015/16

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Week 16: Post-Techweek bubblebath & De/Coding Openet Event
by Noah Donnelly (cac) 22 Feb '16

22 Feb '16

Howdy all, Techweek is dead, long live Techweek! It finished this year with a great talk by Hubspot, and a very nice lunch; now it's time for us to recuperate, and then continue the party! Tell us how Techweek was for you, sign up to the Galway hackathon to make something cool, and come to Openet for data structures and drinks! ============================================================ Techweek Feedback +Form: http://techweek.dcu.ie/feedback/ ============================================================ It's time to send that awkward text the morning after. Tell us how you got on at Techweek; what you enjoyed, didn't enjoy, who you lusted after, and any gossip you picked up. Leave nothing out! Also, don't forget that videos of some of the talks from the week will be available for your personal pleasure at http://techweek.dcu.ie in the near future! ============================================================ De/Coding Openet Coding Competition +Date: Thursday 25th February +Time: 2pm - 8pm +Location: The Convention Centre, IFSC +More Info: http://graduate.openet.com/de-coding-openet-event/ ============================================================ If you read my emails like all the coolest of kids, you'll have seen that signups for the De/Coding event ended last week. But alas! Openet, being the kind hosts they are, are inviting you to their offices anyway after the competition for networking and great profit, even if you're not in the competition! If, like me, you are in the competition, then really please don't try too hard because I would like to win some of those prizes. ============================================================ Inter-Computer Society Hackathon +Date: Friday 04/03 - Sunday 06/03 +Location: NUI Galway +More info: https://hackathon.netsoc.co/ ============================================================ The hottest hippest hackathon is just around the corner. On Friday week we're all going on a trip to the windy West for the Inter-Computer Society Hackathon, hosted by NUIG Compsoc. We hope to see you there! As noted before, Redbrick are organising transport and accommodation for anyone interested. We hope to keep the cost below 50 smackeroos, but we cant confirm the price until we have definite numbers. If you're looking to get your hack on, just fill out this little registration link: https://redbrickdcu.typeform.com/to/iokVka Don't forget to take off your hacker goggles for a bit and check out our calendar and social media pages: - Twitter: @RedbrickDCU - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dcuredbrick - Snapchat: RedbrickDCU - Calendar: http://tinyurl.com/redbrickCalendar Best regards from myself and the rest of the Redbrick committee, Noah Donnelly (~cac) 1st Year Computational Problem Solving & Software Development Redbrick Secretary 2015/16

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Week 15: Techweek!
by Noah Donnelly (cac) 15 Feb '16

15 Feb '16

Hi all, It's my great pleasure to announce that the fevered dreams of software talks and the sordid hopes for coding demonstrations that you've been harbouring can finally be realised. This week is Techweek, the busiest week of the Redbrick calendar and an excuse for committee to wear lanyards and throw parties. Peek at the schedule and see what catches your eye; unfortunately there are no blackhat talks organised, but if you can hack into azazel then I'm sure you'll get a mention somewhere during the week! In case I didn't mention it loudly enough, here's what's on this week: +Techweek - Monday to Friday - The Mezz ============================================================ Techweek +Date: 15-19 February +Location: The Mezz (upstairs in the hub), DCU +More info: http://techweek.dcu.ie/ ============================================================ The biggest tech week of your tech year will begin in just a few hours! Starting at 2.45pm, you can look forward to talks from me, Google, Citrix, induxi0n, HEAnet, Hubspot, me & induxi0n, and some of your finest Redbrick compadres, such as me & induxi0n, right here in DCU! Invite your techy friends, your programming parents, and your tearful Gentoo-using ex-lovers; if you look the schedule at techweek.dcu.ie, you'll find something to delight and excite anyone. ============================================================ De/Coding Openet Coding Competition +Date: Thursday 25th February +Time: 2pm - 8pm +Location: The Convention Centre, IFSC +More Info: http://graduate.openet.com/de-coding-openet-event/ ============================================================ Are you interested in programming? Do you want to win a Surface Pro 4 and 500 Euro, a Komplett.ie voucher, or one of many spot prizes? Do you know where the convention centre is? This sounds like the event for you. Even if you can't code, you're invited over at 6pm for the reception to poach their food, steal their drinks and find out what the largest privately-owned software business in Ireland actually does. Make sure you register before this Friday, the 19th, to be in the chance to win some of the great prizes they're promising, and to have a bit of fun. ============================================================ Inter-Computer Society Hackathon +Date: Friday 04/03 - Sunday 06/03 +Location: NUI Galway +More info: https://hackathon.netsoc.co/ ============================================================ NUIG Compsoc are inviting ourselves, Trinity, and UCC over for a good old-fashioned hackathon at the beginning of next month, and Redbrick will be organising transport and accommodation for anyone interested. If you want to get your name in the hat for the hackathon, just fill out this little survey: https://committee.typeform.com/to/iokVka There will be some very cool hardware to play with, along with a host of friends and foes from the other universities, all in the beauty of the Wild West that is Galway. Hope to see you there <3 Don't forget to sneak onto our calendar and DDoS our social media pages: - Twitter: @RedbrickDCU - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dcuredbrick - Snapchat: RedbrickDCU - Calendar: http://tinyurl.com/redbrickCalendar Best regards from myself and the rest of the Redbrick committee, Noah Donnelly (~cac) 1st Year Computational Preblum Solving & Software Development Redbrick Secretary 2015/16

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Hackers in the Movies
by Noah Donnelly (cac) 09 Feb '16

09 Feb '16

Hi all, I know you're delighted and excited about Damian Gordon's talk on Hackers in the Movies, but unfortunately you'll have to wait a little bit longer to hear about all that Hollywood h4cking. Instead of taking the stage tomorrow, Tuesday 9th, Damian will be coming in with some of our other great speakers during Techweek, on Tuesday 16th. See you then xoxo Noah Donnelly (~cac) 1st Year Computational Problem Solving & Software Development Redbrick LulzSec 2015/16

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Week 14: Hackers in the Movies | Google Hash Code
by Noah Donnelly (cac) 08 Feb '16

08 Feb '16

Hi all, Welcome back! We hope you had a wonderful holiday filled with happiness, magic, and ponies. However, it's time to replace the tinsel with cat5s and the Christmas carols with server beeps, because the break is over and Redbrick is back to its Very Serious Business again! Over the next semester, you can look forward to a plethora of fun Redbrick events, our regular totally uninterrupted 99.999% server uptime*, and the usual healthy dose of public indecency we hope you've come to expect from us <3 So let's get the ball rolling! Here's a taste of what's cooking in the Redbrick oven this week: +Hackers in the Movies - Tuesday 09/02 - 5.30.pm +Google Hash Code - Thursday 11/02 - 5.30pm ============================================================ Damian Gordon: Hackers in the Movies +Date: Tuesday 09/02 +Time: 5.30pm - 6.30pm +More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/919339894827889/ ============================================================ On Tuesday, Damian Gordon from DIT will be coming in to talk to us about the very serious topic of hacking in Hollywood. Damian's talk will look at the portrayal of computer hackers in the movies, how they are represented in terms of the age, gender, profession, etc. and how this portrayal has evolved over the decades, and it will also will look at the depiction of the types of things hackers can do in the movies as opposed to real life. ============================================================ Google Hash Code Online Qualification +Date: Thursday 11/02 +Time: 5.30pm - 9.30pm +Location: LG25 +More info: https://hashcode.withgoogle.com ============================================================ Do you want to flex your problem solving biceps, and show off your programming man-meat to the GOOG? Hash Code is a competition for students and industry professionals; pick a team, a programming language, and get a real-life engineering problem to solve. Registration closes 9th February (this Tuesday). If this sounds like your sort of thing, don't hesitate to sign up! ============================================================ Techweek +Date: 15-19 February +Location: DCU +More info: http://techweek.dcu.ie/ ============================================================ While you've been eating turkey and unwrapping great new pairs of socks, the Redbrick committee has been hard at work organising Techweek, the biggest tech event of the DCU year. Between the 15th and the 19th of February, we'll have a full schedule of talks, demos, workshops and parties to excite and delight every techno viking out there. You'll see appearances from Google, HEAnet, and Hubspot, along with our usual host of Redbrick vagrants and veterans, so make sure to watch this space for all the hot Techweek details! If you just can't wait until the 15th, you can catch up on last year's Techweek gossip at http://techweek.dcu.ie/2015/ ============================================================ Inter-Computer Society Hackathon +Date: Friday 04/03 - Sunday 06/03 +Location: NUI Galway +More info: https://hackathon.netsoc.co/ ============================================================ Did you know that there were others out there? Blueblocks hiding in such exotic places as Cork, Galway, and the South side? This is your chance to meet your peers in the lesser universities, and hack together something cool at the same time. NUIG CompSoc are providing all sorts of hardware from Arduino Hydroponics to home automation systems. If you're the type of person who likes to make things, or the type who likes to break things, this is sure to appeal to you. Redbrick will be organising transport and accommodation to the event, so if you're interested, or perhaps just lonely, email us at committee(a)redbrick.dcu.ie. See you in Galway! Don't forget to hack into our calendar and social media pages: - Twitter: @RedbrickDCU - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dcuredbrick - Snapchat: RedbrickDCU - Calendar: http://tinyurl.com/redbrickCalendar *uptime promised in this email is not actually guaranteed </3 Best regards from myself and the rest of the Redbrick committee, Noah Donnelly (~cac) 1st Year Computational Problam Solving & Software Development Redbrick Secretary 2015/16 Bona fide gangsta

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