October 2019 - csc-general

New servers and other announcements
by Computer Science Club 28 Oct '19

28 Oct '19

Greetings programs, On behalf of the Systems Committee I am pleased to bring you several updates regarding new servers and services. New Servers =========== We are announcing the general availability of the following servers: neotame.csclub is a server with special configuration to act as a host for IRC clients. If you had an IRC session on taurine before taurine caught fire, we encourage you to use neotame for it now. neotame also listens on numerous low and high ports for your SSH convenience. For complete information, please check the machine list on the CSC Wiki. carbonated-water.csclub is a 48-core general-purpose server with 128GB of RAM. sorbitol.csclub is a 40-core general-purpose server with 64GB of RAM. mannitol.csclub is a 40-core general-purpose server with 64GB of RAM. We would like to thank the Math Endowment Fund for graciously funding several of these servers, and the Computer Science Computing Facility for providing hardware for one of these servers as well as two other new servers which have replaced several of our older internal services machines. Upgrades to Cloud Services ========================== Due to a series of poorly-timed hardware failures, our private cloud services have been degraded for a while. We would like to conduct an upgrade to the cloud servers that will involve a complete reinstall of several critical components and services. As such, current users of the CSC Beta Cloud are asked to migrate any services on cloud instances out of these VMs before Friday, November 8th. At this time the upgrade is scheduled to begin and after this date your instances will be unavailable. We expect to announce the availability of the upgraded cloud services in Winter 2020. We hope you enjoy these new servers and as always, if you encounter any issues please contact the Systems Committee (syscom(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca) for support. mtrberzi CSC Systems Administrator

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Terrible Hack XIV
by Computer Science Club 27 Oct '19

27 Oct '19

Hello all, It's time for Terrible Hack XIV! Ever been to a hackathon and had trouble coming with good ideas? At TerribleHack, you can build out all of your stupid ideas while still challenging your engineering skills. TerribleHack is not just a hackathon, it is a state of consciousness. (Also it's a one day meme-a-thon in AHS) If you've never done a hackathon before, this is a great place to start! To register, fill out the form below: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdM1okp69bL9GMsdCSNS-hY4d84WPtncvy… [https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/TQtOqU5VKvj0_o12EtReLurm-2HqrP2Vuisrf6Jr0…]<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdM1okp69bL9GMsdCSNS-hY4d84WPtncvy…> Terrible Hack XIV Registration Form<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdM1okp69bL9GMsdCSNS-hY4d84WPtncvy…> Glad that you're interested in Terrible Hack! It is on November 9th in AHS 1689. See terriblehack.website for deets. We'll be following up with RSVPs, though this form allows us to guage interest. docs.google.com Additional information can be found on the Facebook event page and website: https://www.facebook.com/events/497895951064964/ http://terriblehack.website/ We hope to see you all there! Cheers, Tamara Khalaf AVP Fall 2019 TerribleHack XIII<http://terriblehack.website/> TerribleHack XIII It's gonna be b i g. We're a stealth mode startup. We can't say what we're up to, but we guarantee that the world will never be the same after we launch. terriblehack.website

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Fwd: [CSC Office] CSC Office Staff Training
by Computer Science Club 26 Oct '19

26 Oct '19

You are receiving this email as you are (or were) a Computer Science Club Member. To stop receiving these emails, go to https://mailman.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/listinfo/csc-general and enter your CSC email address watiamid(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca. Greetings CSC members, Are your interested in becoming an Office Staff for the CSC? Do you want to help us to make our office open as much as possible and recruiting new members? If you are interested in joining, please send an email to me personally (z577zhan AT csclub DOT uwaterloo DOT ca) and include your CSC username, program and year of study. I will follow up with you in a few days to schedule an Office Staff training on campus. I look forward to hearing from you soon! Archer Zhang CSC Office Manager

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CSC Systems Committee - looking for new members
by Computer Science Club 21 Oct '19

21 Oct '19

Greetings CSC members, Are you curious about what makes the CSC's infrastructure tick? Do you want to gain experience in Linux server operations and administration? Would you like to help improve the experience of CSC users and test out new technologies? The Systems Committee (syscom) is looking for new members to help administer and upgrade the CSC's fleet of servers and office terminals. This is a volunteer position with no fixed commitment of hours and no regular meetings. Members of syscom are responsible for the day-to-day management and maintenance of the CSC's server infrastructure and office terminals, and are supervised by the systems administrator. Typical syscom work includes installing and upgrading software packages on servers and workstations, diagnosing and fixing issues with servers, and responding to questions from CSC members about using our computer systems. Experience with the Linux command line is great; experience with installing Linux yourself or working with Linux servers is a big asset; but even if you don't have any experience in these areas but are interested in learning about how it's done, I encourage you to apply! If you are interested in joining, please send an email to me personally (mtrberzi AT csclub DOT uwaterloo DOT ca) and include your CSC username, program and year of study, and any relevant experience you might have with Linux or Linux server administration. I will follow up with you in a few days to schedule an introductory meeting on campus (if you are not on campus this term or cannot attend, we can make other arrangements). Please note that you are not making any commitment to the Systems Committee by expressing your interest; you're under no obligation to join in the future if you decide that it's not right for you. I look forward to hearing from you soon! Murphy Berzish CSC Systems Administrator

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September Recap and Upcoming Events
by Computer Science Club 04 Oct '19

04 Oct '19

Greetings everyone, Last month, we hosted our first event of the term, our Git workshops. We covered some of the basics such as add, commit, diff, GitHub basics, etc, as well as some more advanced topics such as branching, merging, merge conflicts, and feature branch workflow. It was a success, and we thank everyone who came out and participated. (For those who missed it, OSSN is doing a webinar on some of the intermediate/advanced Git techniques on October 8th , more info can be found here: https://events.mozilla.org/ossngitseptember) [https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.clients.splashthat.com/img/events/splash/splash…]<https://events.mozilla.org/ossngitseptember> OSSN Git September<https://events.mozilla.org/ossngitseptember> The Open Source Student Network is organizing a month full of git! Get to know the most famous and commonly used version control system, learn to collaborate, contribute to your favorite project and get ready for Hacktoberfest! During this month we will learn how to use Git, branching and creating a pull request through GitHub and/or Gitlab. There are two ways to participate:1. Find an event at your Campus organized by your local Club2. Participate remotely to our online webinars Before RSVPing, you have to register to https://ossn.club and complete your profile. events.mozilla.org Upcoming Events: This month is Hacktoberfest. Anyone is free to participate and can sign up until October 31rst. More info about registration can be found here: https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/ [https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/assets/HF19_social-744d976f227e4aff6…]<https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/> Hacktoberfest presented by DigitalOcean and DEV<https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/> Event details. Hacktoberfest ® is open to everyone in our global community. Whether you’re a developer, student learning to code, event host, or company of any size, you can help drive growth of open source and make positive contributions to an ever-growing community. hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com Finally, Visha Vj, alumni, and fellow CSC member will be giving a talk on entrepreneurship at the Velocity Garage in Kitchener on Wednesday, October 9th. More information about registration can be found here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/next-canada-national-campus-tour-communitech-ti… Cheers, Tamara Khalaf AVP Fall 2019

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