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Downtime 10/04/13
by TeaPott 09 Apr '13

09 Apr '13

Hello everyone, Apologies for the second email this week, and for the late hour. At midnight on Wednesday 10th April all Redbrick services will be taken offline for approximately half an hour while our wonderful admins apply necessary updates. Please make sure to save and back up any projects you're working on, to avoid any accidental loss of data. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to email them to helpdesk(a)redbrick.dcu.ie We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Regards, Jessica Anne McGowan (TeaPott) Redbrick Secretary 2013/14 Computer Applications - Software Engineering 2

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Week 10 || Redbrick Table Quiz || Common Room Survey ||
by TeaPott 07 Apr '13

07 Apr '13

Hey everyone, Before I start the announce for this week, I'd like to introduce myself to those of you who don't know me, I'm Jess, otherwise known as TeaPott and I'll be your Secretary for 2013/14. I'd like to give a huge thank you to Rob (kylar) for all his hard work as Secretary throughout the year and for training me in so well! Here are the topics of this week's announce: == Annual Redbrick Table Quiz == ==Common Room Survey== == Annual Redbrick Table Quiz == Date: Tuesday the 16th of April Time: 7pm(Sign-ups) , 8pm start. Venue: NuBar The time is almost here for Redbrick's Annual Table Quiz and this year once again we'll be invading the NuBar. We'll be taking sign ups from teams(of 4 people) in the NuBar from 7pm. Prizes on the night will include: 1st Prize: Raspberry Pi starter kits including cases and sd cards. 2nd Prize: Nerf Guns 3rd Prize: Assorted cool and unusual sweets As usual we'll be having our annual quiz raffle and this year we will be raffling a Google Nexus 7 tablet. We'll also have the usual spot prizes on the night so make sure you come up with a really funny team name as there may well be a prize for it. ==Common Room Survey== We in Redbrick are fortunate enough to have shared access with EngSoc to a Common Room (N109). It's a really great resource for all of our members and we, as your committee, would love to know how you feel about it! If you have complaints, suggestions for improvement or anything at all to say on the subject, please follow the link below to our anonymous survey and give us your opinions! Survey Link : http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/283887N Thanks for reading! Regards, Jessica Anne McGowan (TeaPott) Redbrick Secretary 2013/14

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Week 9 || Welcome New Committee || Redbrick Quiz
by kylar 31 Mar '13

31 Mar '13

Hi all, == Welcome New Committee == == Annual Redbrick Table Quiz == == Welcome New Committee == Firstly on behalf of committee I'd like to thank everyone who came along to the AGM it was great to see such a good turn out. Secondly, for those who don't already know it's my pleasure to introduce you to your new committee for 2013/14: Chairperson: Vadim Clyne-Kelly(VadimCK) Secretary: Jessica McGowan (teapott) Public Representative Officer: Aine Duffy (pedro) Events Officer: Jerry Onianwa (jerbumz) Systems Administrators: Ciaran Mak McNally (maK), Richie Walsh (koffee) Helpdesk: Andrew Boylan (Fructus), Niall Gaffney (gamma) A third Systems Administrator, Webmaster, Treasurer and a new First Year Rep will be elected at future EGMs. Committee hand-overs will be taking place over the next few weeks. == Annual Redbrick Table Quiz == Date: Tuesday the 16th of April Time: 7pm(Sign-ups) , 8pm start. Venue: NuBar The time is almost here for Redbrick's Annual Table Quiz and this year once again we'll be invading the NuBar. We'll be taking sign ups from teams(of 4 people) in the NuBar from 7pm. Prizes on the night will include: 1st Prize: Raspberry Pi starter kits including cases and sd cards. 2nd Prize: Nerf Guns 3rd Prize: Assorted cool and unusual sweets As usual we'll be having our annual quiz raffle and this year we will be raffling a Google Nexus 7 tablet. We'll also have the usual spot prizes on the night so make sure you come up with a really funny team name as there may well be a prize for it. Regards, Robert Devereux, (Soon to be ex-) Redbrick Secretary 2012/"13

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Redbrick AGM Update
by kylar 26 Mar '13

26 Mar '13

Hi all, Apologies for the second email, I just wanted to confirm for you that the AGM tomorrow will take place in QG21 from 2:00pm onwards. Regards, Robert Devereux Redbrick Secretary 2012/"13

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Week 8 || Redbrick AGM || DojoCon ||Table Quiz
by kylar 25 Mar '13

25 Mar '13

Hi everyone, == Redbrick AGM == == IrlCPC == == DojoCon 2013 == == Annual Redbrick Table Quiz == == Redbrick AGM == Date: Wednesday the 27th of March Time: 2pm Venue: TBC Just a quick reminder that our AGM will be taking place this Wednesday the 27th. We hope to see as many of you as possible there to run for positions and of course vote for the new committee. See below for the agenda and a list of open positions. Open Positions: Chairperson Secretary Treasurer Public Representative Officer Administrator x3 Webmaster Helpdesk x2 Events Officer Agenda: Chairpersons Report Treasurers Report Elections A.O.B. If there is anything you would like to have brought up at the AGM come along and have you say, or let us know and we'll raise the issue. == IrlCPC == Date: Saturday the 6th of April Website: http://acm.ucc.ie/irlcpc Another reminder that the date of IrlCPC has changed to Saturday the 6th of April. If you have a team and want to participate be sure to let us know by this Friday the 29th. For those who are going there is no accmodation available at this point and so we will be commuting down on the Saturday morning and returning Saturday evening. == DojoCon 2013 == Date: Saturday the 13th of April Time: from 9am onwards Venue: Slane Castle Website: conference.coderdojo.com The organisers of DojoCon are still looking for volunteers. Drop us an email ASAP with your name, comtact email and contact phone number if you'd like to help out at DojoCon. If you choose to volunteer the organisers will get in touch with you closer to the date with the details. == Annual Redbrick Table Quiz == Date: Tuesday the 16th of April Time: 7pm(Sign-ups) , 8pm start. Venue: NuBar The time is almost here for Redbrick's Annual Table Quiz and this year once again we'll be invading the NuBar. We'll be taking sign ups from teams(of 4 people) in the NuBar from 7pm. Prizes on the night will include: 1st Prize: Raspberry Pi starter kits including cases and sd cards. 2nd Prize: Nerf Guns 3rd Prize: Assorted cool and unusual sweets As usual we'll be having our annual quiz raffle and this year we will be raffling a Google Nexus 7 tablet. We'll also have the usual spot prizes on the night so make sure you come up with a really funny team name as there may well be a prize for it. Regards, Robert Devereux, Redbrick Secretary 2012/"13

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Week 7 || IrlCPC Update || DojoCon Helpers Needed
by kylar 18 Mar '13

18 Mar '13

Hi all, here's everything you need to know this week. == IrlCPC Update == == Redbrick AGM == == Annual Redbrick Table Quiz == == DojoCon 2013 Helpers Needed == == IrlCPC Update == Date: Saturday the 6th of April Website: http://acm.ucc.ie/irlcpc Just a quick update about IrlCPC 2013. The date has been changed to the 6th of April. Travel and accommodation costs haven't been affected. Anyone who has formed a team and wants to come along should contact us before the 29th of March as we will need to finalise the details of the trip in advance, the earlier you contact the easier it will be to arrange. == Redbrick AGM == Date: Wednesday the 27th of March Time: 2pm Venue: TBC Mark the date in your calendar, our AGM is confirmed to go ahead on the 27th of this month. For those of you who want to run for the positions of Helpdesk, Webmaster or Systems Administrators should email us as soon as possible. We will then be arranging a date for the relevant exams. They will be held either late this week or early next week. For past exam papers for the above positions or information about any of our other committee positions go to redbrick.dcu.ie == Annual Redbrick Table Quiz == Date: Tuesday the 16th of April Time: 7pm(Sign-ups) , 8pm start. Venue: NuBar The time is almost here for Redbrick's Annual Table Quiz and this year once again we'll be invading the NuBar. We'll be taking sign ups from teams(of 4 people) in the NuBar from 7pm. Prizes on the night will include: 1st Prize: Raspberry Pi starter kits including cases and sd cards. 2nd Prize: Nerf Guns 3rd Prize: Assorted cool and unusual sweets As usual we'll be having our annual quiz raffle and this year we will be raffling a Google Nexus 7 tablet. We'll also have the usual spot prizes on the night so make sure you come up with a really funny team name as there may well be a prize for it. == DojoCon 2013 Helpers Needed == Date: Saturday the 13th of April Time: from 9am onwards Venue: Slane Castle Website: conference.coderdojo.com The organisers of DojoCon have gotten in touch with us and are looking for volunteers to help out at DojoCon on the 13th of April and possibly the evening beforehand. There are a variety of roles that need to be filled and they are looking for as many volunteers as possible. Details of the types of roles have not been confirmed yet as the organisers are currently very busy; but if you'd like to help out with DojoCon send us an email with your name, contact email and contact number. The organisers will then get in touch with us closer to the date. Regards, Robert Devereux, Redbrick Secretary 2012/"13

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Re-Intro to Redbrick
by kylar 14 Mar '13

14 Mar '13

Hi all, Just a quick mail to let you know that tonight's talk is being held in LG25. See you there, Robert Devereux, Redbrick Secretary 2012/"13

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Re-Intro to Redbrick || Redbrick AGM || Annual Table Quiz and more
by kylar 10 Mar '13

10 Mar '13

Hi all, == Re-Intro to Redbrick == == Redbrick AGM == == Redbrick Annual Table Quiz == == Hoodie Collection == == Re-Intro to Redbrick == Date: Thursday the 14th of March Time: 5pm-6pm Venue: TBC Next Thursday we plan to run a re-intro talk showcasing how you can use Redbrick's services to your advantage. This will include logging in to IRC, backing up/storing your work on Redbrick servers and writing/compiling code on Redbrick. We want to show you how to make use of everything redbrick has to offer. This will also be a good chance for anyone who wants to learn more about Redbrick or get involved, to ask us any questions you may have. == Redbrick AGM == Date: Wednesday the 27th of March Time: 2pm Venue: TBC Redbrick will be holding our 2013 AGM at the end of the month. With this in mind, if there's anything you wanted done this year that wasn't done, if you've got some cool ideas for events or if you just want to try your hand at being a systems administrator then being on the Redbrick committee could be for you. If not and you just want some pizza and your say on who runs Redbrick for the next 12 months, pop along to our AGM. Anyone interested in running for the system administrator, webmaster or helpdesk positions will need to sit the relevant exams set by our current committee members. If you're interested in running for these positions, email us and let us know. We will then organise a date for the exams that suits everyone. We'll be announcing our full agenda for the meeting closer to the date. == Redbrick Annual Table Quiz == Date: Tuesday the 16th of April Time: 7pm(Sign-ups) , 8pm start. Venue: NuBar The time is almost here for Redbrick's Annual Table Quiz and this year once again we'll be invading the NuBar. We'll be taking sign ups from teams(of 4 people) in the NuBar from 7pm. Prizes on the night will include: 1st Prize: Raspberry Pi starter kits including cases and sd cards. 2nd Prize: Nerf Guns 3rd Prize: Assorted cool and unusual sweets As usual we'll be having our annual quiz raffle and this year we will be raffling a Google Nexus 7 tablet. We'll also have the usual spot prizes on the night so make sure you come up with a really funny team name as there may well be a prize for it. == Hoodie Collection == Just a quick note to remind those of you w,ho ordered hoodies before Christmas. The order has arrived and although most have been collected we still have some left. For those of you that haven't picked them up, you can either pick them up at any of our upcoming talks, or drop us an email and arrange a time to pick it up from the common room (N109). Regards, Robert Devereux, Redbrick Secretary 2012/"13

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IrlCPC 2013
by kylar 04 Mar '13

04 Mar '13

Hi all, apologies for the second email, == IrlCpc 2013 == It has been confirmed that IrlCPC 2013 is being held on the 23rd of March. If you have a team and would like to go along let us know at committee(a)redbrick.dc.ie as we are currently organising travel and accommodation. Regards, Robert Devereux, Redbrick Secretary 2013/"13

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Network Changes || IrlCpc || Redbrick AGM 2013
by kylar 03 Mar '13

03 Mar '13

Hi all, == Recent Network Changes == == IrlCPC == == Redbrick AGM 2013 == == Recent Network Changes == #Change 1 - Proxy ISS have removed the mandatory usage of their proxy for web access for our subnet. In this light we have removed the http_proxy and https_proxy environmental variables from our default shell environments. This means that user run applications or scripts that require web access are no longer required to use the dcu proxy, although they can continue to do so if they wish. It also mean that scripts that relied solely on the http(s)_proxy environmental variables will fail. #Change 2 - Port 80 and 443 inbound access to user VMs ISS have allowed port 80 and 443 inbound to our user VM subnet. This means users can setup webservers on their VMs which can now be accessed from outside of DCU. A real life webserver yo. == IrlCPC == Date: End of March 2013 (details to be announced soon) Venue: UCC Website:http://acm.ucc.ie/irlcpc This year sees Redbrick members looking to represent the society and University at the annual Irish Collegiate Programming Contest. In 2011 a team of redbrick members took 3rd place. They were one of five teams who attended. In 2012 five teams also attended the contest. Competitors can use Python, C, C++, Java and C# to solve a series of problems a sample of which can be found at http://bit.ly/SEXcUG. Teams consist of 3 members, so grab two of your friends and get coding if you havent started already, there's no time to lose. If you don't know where to start, check out the link above. If you've formed a team and wish to attend mail us at comittee(a)redbrick.dcu.ie . == Redbrick AGM 2013 == Date: TBC Time: TBC Venue: TBC Redbrick will be holding our 2013 AGM at the end of the month. With this in mind, if there's anything you wanted done this year that wasn't done, if you've got some cool ideas for events or if you just want to try your hand at being a systems administrator then being on the Redbrick committee could be for you. If you'd like to get more involved, help run the society and make all the big decisions effecting Redbrick next year then make sure you come along as we'll be electing our new committee. Regards, Robert Devereux, Redbrick Secretary 2012/"13

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