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Maintenance, Downtime and Redbrick move.
by Redbrick Admins 14 Jun '16

14 Jun '16

Good Evening, As most of you are aware, half of the Hub is being demolished this summer to make way for a new student centre. The half that is being demolished houses the old bar and the Redbrick server room. As such the entire Redbrick environment and its servers will be going offline to accommodate a move of essential hardware to a temporary location. To this end; we will be performing required updates on the majority of services, this will most likely break services for periods during the upgrade. As updates are progressing we will be updating people via the #announce channel on IRC and twitter, we will endeavour to send an email for major upgrades. This is a huge move, it requires the rewriting of tools and methods, reconfiguration, recompilation and rebuild of services and migration to different servers. We have already started non-disruptive work (before the announced window of 13-06-2016 ) but as the deadline for the move comes closer you will see more services incur downtime. All services will be affected to some degree. This is why we are recommending that all users take a backup of their current projects and data. We will be asking for a fallback MX to spool mail while we migrate the servers physically. Please watch the #announce channel (it is a broadcast channel only, hence +m) Regards, Richard Walsh (koffee) Redbrick Admin p.s. I need the bag back.

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[DOWNTIME] - 30/04/2016
by Redbrick Admins 26 Apr '16

26 Apr '16

Morning Everyone, This is notice that we will be performing hardware upgrades and rehoming some production services this weekend. IRC,WWW,DNS and all other services will be affected by this change. Apologies for the inconvenience. Regards, Richard Walsh (koffee) Redbrick Admin

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Week 22: New Committee | Birthday
by cian butler 05 Apr '16

05 Apr '16

Hi all: We’ve had a busy week with a talk, quiz and the AGM. Last week was the AGM or the shuffling of Committee, when we say good bye to some old faces and hello to some new ones. As those of you who attended the AGM know, I was appointed as Redbrick’s new and shiny secretary, I look forward to a year writing badly worded but informing announces for my adoring public. Now down to business… +Redbrick 20th Birthday - Saturday 09/04 - Opium Cafe - 19:00 ========================================================== AGM Results ========================================================== The results of the AGM election on Thursday are as follows: Noah Donnelly (cac) - Chair Cian Butler (butlerx) - Secretary Ross O'sullivan (sully) - Treasurer Cliodhna Harrison (thegirl) - Events Liam Rooney (ginger) - PRO Cormac Smartt (pints) - Helpdesk Lorcan Boyle (zergless) - Admin Richie Walsh (koffee) - Admin ========================================================== Redbrick 20th Birthday +Date: Saturday 09/04 +Time: 19:00 +Location: Opium Cafe, Wexford Street, Dublin +More info: http://birthday.redbrick.dcu.ie/ ========================================================== The cake has been ordered, showers have been had, cat sitters have been arranged and the hoodies have been ironed…. Yes that’s right, Redbrick’s 20th birthday is just around the corner! The event is taking place this very Saturday at Opium Cafe in town so head on over to the birthday website to reserve your ticket if you haven’t already done so. We look forward to seeing both students and associates for a few drinks and a bit of gossip. Any questions? Just give us a shout... We are all looking forward to seeing you. As always, keep your eyes peeled on the lovely calendar and social media pages: - Twitter: @RedbrickDCU - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dcuredbrick - Snapchat: RedbrickDCU - Calendar: http://tinyurl.com/redbrickCalendar Hoping you have a good week from all of the Redbrick Committee. Bye for now. Cian Butler (butlerx) Redbrick Secretary 2016-2017 Computer Applications and Software Engineering - Year 3 Redbrick Helpdesk 2014- 2016 Archery Webmaster 2015 -2016

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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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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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