January 2016 - csc-general

Unix 101 this Thursday!
by Computer Science Club 26 Jan '16

26 Jan '16

Hello CS Programs! The CS Club is running a Unix 101 talk this Thursday at 6pm! It will happen in the Mac lab across from the CSC. We'll be going over Linux command-line basics, motivations for using it, and useful commands. Here's a hopefully interesting blurb: New to the Linux computing environment? If you seek an introduction, look no further (you can if you want we're not the police). Topics that will be covered include basic interaction with the shell and the motivations behind using it, and an introduction to compilation. You'll have to learn this stuff in CS 246 anyways, so why not get a head start! If you're interested in attending, make sure you can log into the Macs on the third floor, or show up to the CSC office (MC 3036) 20 minutes early for some help. If you're already familiar with these topics, don't hesitate to come to Unix 102, planned to be held after Reading Week. Was that interesting? If so, we'd love to see you! We're having cookies after. -- Calum T. Dalek Chairbeing Extraordinaire Computer Science Club University of Waterloo exec(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca

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Election Results and Eth1: Jane Street Contest
by Computer Science Club 15 Jan '16

15 Jan '16

Hi all, We have an exec team and news of our first event of the term. Sign up by Monday. Here are your new executives for the Winter 2016 term. Your president is Patrick Melanson, pj2melan. Your vice-president is Patrick Melanson, pj2melan. Unofficially, Theo Belaire will be filling in for the duties of vice president. Your treasurer is Luqman Aden, laden. Your secretary is Naomi Koo, m3koo. You can contact the exec at exec(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca. Additionally, the sysadmin is Zachary Seguin (ztseguin), the office manager is Reila Zheng (wy2zheng), and the librarian is Felix Bauckholt (fbauckho). Now that we have our exec, here's some news about the first event: Our first event of the term is happening next weekend, on the *23rd*. We have Jane Street coming in to run their financial trader bot contest. *Sign up* <https://docs.google.com/a/janestreet.com/forms/d/1I7UukJDH9ZAVWpLl-2vwmvPWz…> on this page: http://eth1-waterloo.janestreet.com/ Sign up by *Monday* January 18th, since there is limited space in the room. Absolutely no special math, OCaml, or finance knowledge is required; you can use any language you like. The contest is entirely technical in nature and you won't need any visual design skills. The exact details of the hackathon aren't released until the competition begins. The one thing you can do ahead of time to prepare is familiarize yourself with the libraries for writing TCP clients in your programming language of choice. So I'm guessing y'all should read Racket Reference: TCP <https://docs.racket-lang.org/reference/tcp.html>.

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Nominations Closed, Elections Today
by Computer Science Club 14 Jan '16

14 Jan '16

Hi all, Nominations have closed for CSC elections. Here is a list of candidates for the elected positions. President pj2melan hkpeprah Vice-president pj2melan hkpeprah jj2baile Treasurer laden cdchawth Secretary m3koo jj2baile Additionally, the following candidates have expressed interest in the following appointed positions. Office Manager fbauckho wy2zheng jj2baile Sysadmin ztseguin hkpeprah Librarian fbauckho Note that nominations can be declined at any time prior to the taking of the vote. Absentee votes (voting by email) can be sent to cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca. They must be sent by 18:00 on January 14, 2016 (today). All voting is restricted to current club members who are Social Members of the Mathematics Society. Voting will use the approval voting system. This means that you can vote for as many candidates as you want for any position. At the meeting, votes will be conducted in a heads-down hands-up fashion. For more information on election procedures please see http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/about/constitution#duties. See you all tonight at 19:00 in the MC Comfy (3001)! -- Charlie Wang Chief Returning Officer Computer Science Club University of Waterloo

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CSC Winter 2016 Elections
by Computer Science Club 06 Jan '16

06 Jan '16

Hi all, The Computer Science Club will be holding elections for the Winter 2016 term on Thursday, January 14th in MC Comfy (MC 3001) at 19:00. During the meeting, the president, vice-president, treasurer and secretary will be elected, the sysadmin will be ratified, and the librarian and office manager will be appointed. If you'd like to run for any of these positions or nominate someone, you can write your name on the whiteboard in the CSC office (MC 3036/3037) or send me (Charlie) an email at cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca.[1] Every effort will be made to note down whiteboard nominations, but it is highly recommended to send me an email in addition to writing on the whiteboard. You can also deposit nominations in the CSC mailbox in MathSoc or present them to me in person. Nominations will close at 18:00 on Wednesday, January 13th. All members are welcome to run! -- Charlie Wang (s455wang) Chief Returning Officer Computer Science Club University of Waterloo cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca P.S. For information on election procedures please see http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/about/constitution#officers Links: ------ [1] http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca

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