March 2018 - Announce-RedBrick - lists.redbrick.dcu.ie

26 Mar '18

Hey Everyone, TL;DR - Programming Easter Eggs, Wednesday @ 15:00, LG26 - HackerClub, Tuesday L101 @ 16:00 - B.Y.O.P, Thursday LG125 @ 16:00 - AGM, Tuesday April 3rd @ 19:00 in CG04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SISTEM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A big thank you to everyone who came to SISTEM! We can't wait for next year! An even bigger thank you to all the committees involved, Redbrick, TCD Netsoc, DUCSS and DIT CompSoc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Programming Easter Eggs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sometimes programmers are bored or just want to inject a little fun into their work! So this week we're exploring all the fun little treats and tricks in various websites and programming languages! There will also be Easter eggs raffled off! https://www.facebook.com/events/183580289097725/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HackerClub ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Come along to L101 on Tuesdays at 16:00 to improve your programming skills by solving competitive programming problems. Practice makes perfect, right? https://www.facebook.com/events/219722591921142/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B.Y.O.P ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Redbrick's weekly workshop, Build Your Own Projects is on again! Running in L128 on Thursday from 16:00 to 18:00 this week, BYOP is a workshop focused on project-based learning, i.e applying what you already know to projects. https://www.facebook.com/events/410559502725777/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday the 3rd of April is torch passing day! That's right folks, the Redbrick AGM is here, which means it's time to say farewell to the current committee as we know it. On Tuesday the 3rd of April at 7:00pm we will be running elections for the following positions: Chair, Secretary, P.R.O, Treasurer, System Administrators (x3), Helpdesk (x2), Webmaster, and Events Officer. If you are thinking about run for the positions of helpdesk, admin, or webmaster, please email us at committee(a)redbrick.dcu.ie so we can prepare the exams. https://www.facebook.com/events/1594689983960391/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chris Dowling (winesnob) Redbrick Secretary 2017-2018 s o c i a l m e d i a Twitter: @RedbrickDCU Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dcuredbrick Instagram: RedbrickDCU Events: https://events.redbrick.dcu.ie

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Week 8.5 | SISTEM | AGM
by winesnob＠redbrick.dcu.ie 22 Mar '18

22 Mar '18

Hey Everyone, Just a quick update on SISTEM and the AGM TL;DR - SISTEM, This Saturday @ The Innovation Academy, Tickets on Sale Now! http://bit.ly/SISTEM2018 - AGM, Tuesday April 3rd @ 19:00 in CG04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SISTEM - Student's Inter-Society Tech & Enterprise Meetup ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SISTEM is this weekend, and if you haven't gotten your ticket yet then you need to get moving and buy yours now at http://bit.ly/SISTEM2018 We have speakers from coming from companies such as Google, Bloomberg, SAP and HEAnet on the day, so this promises to be the student tech event of the year. We look forward to seeing you there on Saturday! Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/183840945679947/permalink/186575878739787/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday the 3rd of April is torch passing day! That's right folks, the Redbrick AGM is here, which means it's time to say farewell to the current committee as we know it, and start building an even better one for next year! On Tuesday the 3rd of April at 7:00pm we will be running elections for the following positions: Chair, Secretary, P.R.O, Treasurer, System Administrators (x3), Helpdesk (x2), Webmaster, and Events Officer. If you are thinking about run for the positions of helpdesk, admin, or webmaster, please email us at committee(a)redbrick.dcu.ie so we can prepare the exams. https://www.facebook.com/events/1594689983960391/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chris Dowling (winesnob) Redbrick Secretary 2017-2018 s o c i a l m e d i a Twitter: @RedbrickDCU Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dcuredbrick Instagram: RedbrickDCU Events: https://events.redbrick.dcu.ie

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Week 8 | SISTEM | Movie Night | HackerClub | B.Y.O.P.
by winesnob＠redbrick.dcu.ie 19 Mar '18

19 Mar '18

Hey Everyone, TL;DR - SISTEM, Saturday 24th March @ The Innovation Academy, Tickets on Sale! - Movie Night, Wednesday @ 15:00, Room: TBA - HackerClub, Tuesday L101 @ 16:00 - B.Y.O.P, Thursday LG125 @ 16:00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Movie Night ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Redbrick is bringing our movie nights back! This week we're taking a bit of a break but still learning (maybe not) by watching the tech cult classic Hackers! Come along Wednesday after class, relax and have some pizza! https://www.facebook.com/events/1708390009250789/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SISTEM - Student's Inter-Society Tech & Enterprise Meetup ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SISTEM is on this Saturday! SISTEM is a meetup style conference run by students, for students. We hope SISTEM helps provide a link between students and those in the world of tech and enterprise in a casual meetup environment. Tickets are on sale! https://dcusu.ticketsolve.com/shows/873585454/events/128131489 Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/183840945679947/permalink/186575878739787/ Keep an eye on our lineup to see talks over at: https://sistem.redbrick.dcu.ie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HackerClub ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Come along to L101 on Tuesdays at 16:00 to improve your programming skills by solving competitive programming problems. Practice makes perfect, right? https://www.facebook.com/events/219722591921142/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B.Y.O.P ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Redbrick's weekly workshop, Build Your Own Projects is on again! Running in L128 on Thursday from 16:00 to 18:00 this week, BYOP is a workshop focused on project-based learning, i.e applying what you already know to projects. https://www.facebook.com/events/410559502725777/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chris Dowling (winesnob) Redbrick Secretary 2017-2018 s o c i a l m e d i a Twitter: @RedbrickDCU Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dcuredbrick Instagram: RedbrickDCU Events: https://events.redbrick.dcu.ie

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11 Mar '18

Hey Everyone, TL;DR - SISTEM, Saturday 24th March @ The Innovation Academy, Tickets on Sale Now! - Linux Fundamentals, Wednesday LG26 @ 15:00 - HackerClub, Tuesday L101 @ 16:00 - B.Y.O.P, Thursday LG125 @ 16:00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Linux Fundamentals ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the success of our BASH talk, we are doing Redbrick by request this week! You asked for it, so here's Linux Fundamentals! Sure, you could 'cd' and 'ls' your way around the terminal for the rest of your life, but you're going to need a bit more than that. On Wednesday we will be talking to you about what a kernel is, the structure of the filesystem, and your processes. We will also be diving into a lot of important commands, covering file permissions, piping, redirection, and process management, along with a multitude of other things! Come along to LG26 on Wednesday at 15:00 to learn some Linux and eat some pizza ! https://www.facebook.com/events/121984521891527/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SISTEM - Student's Inter-Society Tech & Enterprise Meetup ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SISTEM is a meetup style conference run by students, for students. We hope SISTEM helps provide a link between students and those in the world of tech and enterprise in a casual meetup environment. Tickets are now on sale! https://dcusu.ticketsolve.com/shows/873585454/events/128131489 Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/183840945679947/permalink/186575878739787/ Keep an eye on our lineup to see talks over at: https://sistem.redbrick.dcu.ie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HackerClub ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Come along to L101 on Tuesdays at 16:00 to improve your programming skills by solving competitive programming problems. Practice makes perfect, right? https://www.facebook.com/events/219722591921142/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B.Y.O.P ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Redbrick's weekly workshop, Build Your Own Projects is on again! Running in L128 on Thursday from 16:00 to 18:00 this week, BYOP is a workshop focused on project-based learning, i.e applying what you already know to projects. https://www.facebook.com/events/410559502725777/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IrlCPC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We would like to congratulate all of our members who took part in IrlCPC! Especially our treasurer Ciara (Hexagon) and her team for coming first! If you are one of our members who took part this weekend, contact us for your partial reimbursement of entry fee. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chris Dowling (winesnob) Redbrick Secretary 2017-2018 s o c i a l m e d i a Twitter: @RedbrickDCU Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dcuredbrick Instagram: RedbrickDCU Events: https://events.redbrick.dcu.ie

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04 Mar '18

Hey Everyone, Hope everyone enjoyed the snow days! As a welcome back we have some pretty great events happening this week! TL;DR - SISTEM, Saturday 24th March @ The Innovation Academy, Tickets on Sale Now! - Ancient Brain Bug Bounty, Wednesday LG26 @ 15:00 - HackerClub, Tuesday L101 @ 16:00 - B.Y.O.P, Thursday LG125 @ 16:00 - IrlCPC 10th March in UCC - Hoodies! €35! https://redbrickdcu.typeform.com/to/PiqlH7 - Jobs Board Survey: https://redbrickdcu.typeform.com/to/sTtVlK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ancient Brain Bug Bounty ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DCU Lecturer Mark Humphrys want to recruit some white hat hackers for a "bug bounty" scheme, and he thought Redbrick would be a good place to start! Mark will be coming in to talk to us about finding bugs and exploits in his site, Ancient Brain. Each valid exploit or bug comes with a generous cash reward, so come along to LG26 at 15:00 on Wednesday the 7th of March to find out how you can help stress-test his site! More info can be found at https://ancientbrain.com/bugs.php https://www.facebook.com/events/805842319608633/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SISTEM - Student's Inter-Society Tech & Enterprise Meetup ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SISTEM is a meetup style conference run by students, for students. We hope SISTEM helps provide a link between students and those in the world of tech and enterprise in a casual meetup environment. Tickets are now on sale! https://dcusu.ticketsolve.com/sh…/873585454/events/128131489 Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/183840945679947/permalink/186575878739787/ Keep an eye on our lineup to see talks over at: https://sistem.redbrick.dcu.ie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jobs Board Survey ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here at Redbrick we sometimes hear about different jobs that might be of interest to our members. As a committee we want to hear what our members think about the idea of a jobs board as one of our services. We have made a typeform survey to gather your opinions. We would really appreciate it if you could fill it out! https://redbrickdcu.typeform.com/to/sTtVlK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HackerClub ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Come along to L101 on Tuesdays at 16:00 to improve your programming skills by solving competitive programming problems. Practice makes perfect, right? https://www.facebook.com/events/219722591921142/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B.Y.O.P ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Redbrick's weekly workshop, Build Your Own Projects is on again! Running in L128 on Thursday from 16:00 to 18:00 this week, BYOP is a workshop focused on project-based learning, i.e applying what you already know to projects. https://www.facebook.com/events/410559502725777/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IrlCPC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 2018 Irish Collegiate Programming Competition will be held on Saturday the 10th of March in UCC. If you intend to travel down with Redbrick to IrlCPC, please email committee(a)redbrick.dcu.ie as soon as possible as we can give 50% off to the first seven teams that sign up to travel with us. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chris Dowling (winesnob) Redbrick Secretary 2017-2018 s o c i a l m e d i a Twitter: @RedbrickDCU Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dcuredbrick Instagram: RedbrickDCU Events: https://events.redbrick.dcu.ie

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