March 2016 - Announce-RedBrick - lists.redbrick.dcu.ie

Week 21: Being an Embedded Software Engineer | AGM | Table Quiz!
by Noah Donnelly (cac) 28 Mar '16

28 Mar '16

Hi all, O how I have missed thee; the glint of your sharp reading eyes, the disappointed sigh as you see my jokes, the swear words you mutter as you delete my eagerly-written message. You may have noticed that there was no announce last week; as you know, Redbrick aren't very good with any of that computer business, and our mailing list interface was down. But alas, my love, it works now, and just in time for one of the most exciting weeks of the year! Here's what's on this week: +Being: An Embedded Software Engineer - Wednesday 30/03 - C166 - 3pm +Redbrick AGM - Thursday 31/03 - QG21 - 5.30pm +Annual Table Quiz - Thursday 31/03 - Nubar - 7pm ============================================================ Being: An Embedded Software Engineer +Date: Wednesday 30/03 +Time: 3pm +Location: C166 +More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1573499596309955/ +Sign up: http://events.redbrick.dcu.ie/intel/ ============================================================ Real life Intel embedded software engineers are coming to DCU! They work developing a hardware abstraction layer for Intel Quark based microcontroller products, and will be providing an insight into what is involved in being an embedded software engineer. There will also be a talk from an Intel Ireland Quark Solutions Division hiring representative about career opportunities for graduates. Finally, get pumped for the workshop, including some hands on experience programming an Intel® Quark D2000 Microcontroller. If you want to know what the IoT is, or get excited at the thought of embedding some systems, then you'll enjoy this event as much as I enjoy a good Easter omelette. ============================================================ Redbrick AGM +Date: Thursday 31/03 +Time: 5.30pm +Location: QG21 +More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1050611171676971/ ============================================================ The Redbrick throne is up for grabs! On Thursday the 31st, your chance will come to kill off the old committee, and replace it with a newer, shinier model. Are you dissatisfied with the comfiness of the chair? Are you upset about the legs on the helpdesk? Do you (*gasp*) dislike the announces of the tearful secretary? Now is the time to put yourself forward, and leap onto the stage of the Redbrick theatre. Anyone can stand for a committee position, no matter how much they like Windows, and we'll welcome them with open arms. We swear. If you want to run for the positions of helpdesk, admin, or webmaster, please email us in advance so we can prepare the exams and sharpen our knives. ============================================================ Annual Table Quiz +Date: Thursday 31/03 +Time: 7pm +Location: Nubar +More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1063804460327814/ ============================================================ After the power struggles and family feuds of the AGM, we'll all come together as friends (and maybe more <3) at the infamous Redbrick quiz, at 6.30pm. There will be great prizes on offer, including a free holiday (*applause*), an exclusive tshirt (*wow*), and a free meal at everyone's favourite burger vendor (*reader goes wild*). There will be a lineup of stellar questions from questionable people, and even a picture round for any competitors who can't read, so make sure you grab your awkward neighbours and enter a team! ============================================================ Redbrick 20th Birthday +Date: Saturday 09/04 +Time: 7pm +Location: Opium Cafe, Wexford Street, Dublin +More info: http://birthday.redbrick.dcu.ie/ ============================================================ Get your alibi ready, because the 20th birthday of your favourite networking society is around the corner, and it's going to be as slick as a sweaty sysadmin! On the 9th of April, meet the Redbrick veterans that aren't behind bars, party with two decades of dodgy admins, and find your true love! Help us in taking the piddle of the mistakes and crying about the successes of the past two decades of networking glory. The party to end all parties approaches, join us in making it as memorable as the past 20 years have been! Sign up at the link above to reserve a piece of birthday cake! If you would like to record a few seconds sharing memories about Redbrick, or would like to bash Redbrick on video, get in touch! We can record you, or you can make a recording yourself and throw it our way. Video or audio is fine, and we'd very much appreciate anything you want to say. Don't forget to go on an Easter egg hunt on 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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Downtime for Maintenance and Upgrades - Saturday 19/03/16
by Redbrick Admins 16 Mar '16

16 Mar '16

Evenin' All, Just a quick word to let you know that we'll be doing some upgrade works (physical and application) on servers this weekend. We'll, probably, be starting at 11a.m. on Saturday give or take a few minutes. All servers will be affected by these updates and we'll be stopping services and doing cascading updates. Apologies for any inconvenience caused. Regards, Richard Walsh (koffee) Redbrick Admin

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Week 19: Bash Scripting
by Noah Donnelly (cac) 14 Mar '16

14 Mar '16

Hey all, The leprechauns are frolicking in the meadows, and the warm Spring sun is bothering people in other countries. That means that this week is the perfect week for more Redbrick networking wizardry! Helpdesk are going to be dishing out the deets on console scripting in Linux, so make sure you appear if you want to learn how to make your harddrive eject automatically every sixteen minutes while your speakers beep in Morse code. ============================================================ Helpdesk: Bash Scripting +Date: Wednesday 16/03 +Time: 2pm +Location: LG26 +More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/483410278526920/ ============================================================ Have you seen the cool kids who have those .sh files littering up their repositories? Are you jealous of the h4ck3rs automating their builds and making their computers obey their every whim? Maybe scripting is for you. Helpdesk are going to teach the ups and downs and ins and outs of bash scripting, so you can be the hacker you dream to be. If you ask nicely, they might also teach you how to make your console text green and your background black. ============================================================ Irish Collegiate Programming Contest (IrlCPC) +Date: Saturday 02/04 +Time: 9.30am - 6.30pm +Location: University College Cork +More info: http://acm.ucc.ie/irlcpc ============================================================ Your university needs YOU to write some algorithms and mash on a keyboard! If you want to take your programming to the next level, then this is the event for you. The IrlCPC is a programming competition hosted by the UCC ACM Student Chapter, and is the place to be to meet the who's who of the Irish programming red carpet. Teams of 3 ready for the event need to register before the 16th of March (this Wednesday). Redbrick will be sending a contingent, and will be paying some of the costs involved! The extent of the funding will depend on numbers; if you're interested in competing, then email your friendly neighbourhood Redbrick committee. There are limited spaces however, so get your name in quick if you want to show off your sick programming skillz! ============================================================ Redbrick 20th Birthday +Date: 09/04 +Location: Opium Cafe, Wexford Street, Dublin +More info: http://birthday.redbrick.dcu.ie/ ============================================================ Get your airhorns ready and your finger guns poised! The 20th birthday of your favourite networking society is around the corner! On the 9th of April, meet the Redbrick veterans that aren't behind bars, party with two decades of dodgy admins, and find your true love! Help us in taking the piddle of the mistakes and crying about the successes of the past two decades of networking glory. The party to end all parties approaches, join us in making it as memorable as the past 20 years have been! Sign up at the link above to reserve a piece of birthday cake! Don't forget to write a birthday card to 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 18.1: Web Design | IrlCPC Signup
by Noah Donnelly (cac) 07 Mar '16

07 Mar '16

Hello my lovelies, Because Redbrick is *so great*, and because I am *so inefficient*, there are even more events in the near future that I didn't mention in the earlier email! Whooo! ============================================================ Web Design with MPS +Date: Tuesday 08/03 (tomorrow!) +Time: 5pm - 6pm +Location: C102 ============================================================ Our friends in the Media Production Society are joining us to learn about building websites and making moolah. Our very own Aaron (~devoxel) will be looking at the basics of HTML and CSS, and making new media-producing friends in the shiny Mac labs in the Henry Grattan, with plans to continue tainting them with web development knowledge next week too. Pop over if you want to learn how to make a sexy site, hug a sexy committee member, or just have some fun! If you have anything in particular you want Aaron to talk about, send an all-caps email to devoxel(a)redbrick.dcu.ie. ============================================================ Irish Collegiate Programming Contest (IrlCPC) +Date: Saturday 02/04 +Time: 9.30am - 6.30pm +Location: University College Cork +More info: http://acm.ucc.ie/irlcpc ============================================================ If you want to take your programming to the next level, then this is the event for you. The IrlCPC is a programming competition hosted by the UCC ACM Student Chapter, and is the place to be to meet the who's who of the Irish programming red carpet. Teams of 3 ready for the event need to register before the 16th of March. Redbrick will be sending a contingent, and will be paying some of the costs involved! The extent of the funding will depend on numbers; if you're interested in competing, then email your friendly neighbourhood Redbrick committee. There are limited spaces however, so get your name in quick if you want to show off your sick programming skillz! Don't forget to hurriedly write a second announce email and check out our calendar and social media pages: - Twitter: @RedbrickDCU - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dcuredbrick - Snapchat: RedbrickDCU - Calendar: http://tinyurl.com/redbrickCalendar Le gach dea-ghuí, agus dea-memes, uaimse agus ón gcoiste ar fad, Noah Donnelly (~cac) 1st Year Computational Problem Solving & Software Development Redbrick Secretary 2015/16 Total nerd lol

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Week 18: Tech Jargon Buster | Code for Childline
by Noah Donnelly (cac) 07 Mar '16

07 Mar '16

Hey all, Amidst the rain and cold of the North Dublin life, I'm here to bring you some warm loving Redbrick joy! This week we have some very exciting events lined up to tickle your cockles and fondle your beard: +Tech Jargon Buster - Wednesday 3pm - CG86 +Code for Childline - Thursday 5pm - LG25 ============================================================ Tech Jargon Buster +Date: Wednesday 09/03 +Time: 3pm +Location: CG86 +More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1564422127207336/ ============================================================ What does "partition" mean? Is there a simple way to describe a "terminal multiplexer"? What is love? Helpdesk are here on Wednesday in CG86 to answer these questions and more, breaking down the fancy tech words that you see in all your favourite memes and hashtags and letting the rest of us in on what they mean. If you (yes, YOU!) have a word that you want explained, either shout it really loudly at the server room door, or just throw it in our typeform here: http://events.redbrick.dcu.ie/jargon ============================================================ Code for Childline +Date: Thursday 10/03 +Time: 5pm +Location: LG25 +More info: http://mycode.doesnot.run/childline ============================================================ Do you know Python, Java, or C++? Do you want to become a better programmer, and have a bit of fun while you're at it? Do you want to help charity? Code for Childline is taking place on Thursday in LG25, right here in D to the C to the U, and you're all invited to take part. Grab a partner, or your favourite imaginary friend, and sign up at the link above! There will be a range of problems aimed at all skill levels, and a lot of really poor jokes, so make sure to check it out! ============================================================ Redbrick 20th Birthday +Date: 09/04 +Location: Opium Cafe, Wexford Street, Dublin +More info: http://birthday.redbrick.dcu.ie/ ============================================================ 20 years have come and gone since the first rouge block gathering, and now it's time to celebrate! Meet the villains and vagrants that have crafted Redbrick into the shining bastion of networking it is now, and intermingle with the stable of current computing stallions. On the 9th of April, help us in taking the piddle of the mistakes and crying about the successes of the past two decades of networking glory! The party to end all parties approaches, join us in making it as memorable as the past 20 years have been! Don't forget to use regression analysis to investigate 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 King of the Fairies

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