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UNIX 101 This Wednesday
by Computer Science Club 08 Nov '16

08 Nov '16

Greetings Programs, The CSC is having its next event, UNIX 101, tomorrow at 6 PM in MC 3003 (the mac lab across from the CSC). UNIX 101 is a tutorial where we teach the basics of using a command-line (terminal) environment in UNIX. Knowing how to use the command-line and UNIX is an invaluable skill in CS, and helps prepare you for future projects and co-ops. Hope to see you there! Calum T. Dalek Chairbeing Extraordinaire

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Upcoming System Maintenance and Outage
by Computer Science Club 18 Oct '16

18 Oct '16

Hello everyone, The Computer Science Club is scheduling system maintance starting Friday, Oct. 21 at 12pm extending until Sunday, Oct. 23 at 12pm. This maintenance period includes an extended outage on Saturday, Oct. 22 from 7am to 11pm due to a planned power outage in MC. Throughout the maintenance period, the following services will be impacted: - Web hosting (all personal and club websites) - Email (@csclub.uwaterloo.ca email addresses) - Servers and Office Terminals - Can be rebooted/unavailable at any time during the maintenance window - Note: HFCS will be upgraded from Debian Jessie to Debian Stretch All services/servers will be unavailable during Saturday’s power outage, with the exception of mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca which is expected to remain available thanks to the assistance of the Computer Science Computing Facility (CSCF). Please prepare for the maintenance period by: - Ensuring all running processes have their state saved (configuration, data, etc.) - All important files are backed up off-site from the CSC Any questions can be directed to the Systems Committee at syscom(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca Thanks, Systems Committee Computer Science Club | University of Waterloo syscom(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca

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CSC/WiCS Go Outside!
by Computer Science Club 13 Oct '16

13 Oct '16

Hello CSC, I hope you enjoyed your reading week? Today we have a social event; we're going outside with Women in Computer Science! The event starts at 6PM at the Columbia Lake 2 Firepit (top-left dot in https://uwaterloo.ca/economics/sites/ca.economics/files/uploads/files/firep…) There will be frisbees, a campfire, pitas, s'mores, hot chocolate, and other snacks. Hope to see you there! Also, come out to a Feminism in STEM 101 panel next Tuesday, with Dr. Prabhakar Ragde speaking and Fatema Boxwala moderating. The event takes place next Tuesday at 5:30 PM in QNC 1507. Discussion will include how feminism is useful in STEM and there will be plenty of time for that nagging question you want to bring. There will be food and we're in a fancy QNC room! Thanks, Bryan Coutts

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Member Talk Today and Upcoming Events
by Computer Science Club 06 Oct '16

06 Oct '16

Greetings programs, Remember that we have our first talk of the term today at 6PM, in MC 4021! Elana Hashman will be talking about using functional programming languages (such as Racket) for real-world projects, and how some elements of the OOP paradigm translate to the functional programming paradigm. Her abstract is at the bottom of this email. In addition, next Thursday October 13, the CSC and WiCS (Women in Computer Science) are co-hosting a social event: CSC/WiCS Go Outside. At 6PM, we will be going to the Columbia Lake 2 firepit, to enjoy some food around a campfire. Member Talk Abstract: I transitioned from writing software in imperative, object-oriented (OO) programming languages to doing functional programming (FP) full-time, and you can do it, too! In this talk, I'll make a case for using FP for real-world development, cover some cases where common FP language features substitute for design patterns and OOP structure, and provide some examples of translating traditional OO design patterns into functional code. Calum T. Dalek Chairbeing Extraordinaire

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Upcoming Event and Office Training
by Computer Science Club 03 Oct '16

03 Oct '16

Greetings Programs, For our new members, welcome to the Computer Science Club! We will be hosting our first event this Thursday (Oct. 6) at 6PM, in MC 4021. UW alumna and CSC member Elana Hashman will be giving a talk on using functional programming languages (like Racket!) in industry, and how some concepts from the more common object-oriented paradigm are translated to the functional paradigm. Below is the abstract: I transitioned from writing software in imperative, object-oriented (OO) programming languages to doing functional programming (FP) full-time, and you can do it, too! In this talk, I'll make a case for using FP for real-world development, cover some cases where common FP language features substitute for design patterns and OOP structure, and provide some examples of translating traditional OO design patterns into functional code. In addition, our Office Manager, James Sinn, will be holding an office training session this Wednesday (Oct. 5) at 5PM in the CSC office. Those who are interested in becoming office staff should come to be trained. Thanks, Bryan Coutts CSC Vice President

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Fall 2016 Executive Election Results
by Computer Science Club 19 Sep '16

19 Sep '16

Hello everyone, Here are the results from this term's elections: President: s455wang (Charlie Wang) Vice-President: b2coutts (Bryan Coutts) Treasurer: lhsong (Laura Song) Secretary: ubarar (Uday Barar) Additionally, the following positions were appointed: Systems Administrator: ztseguin (Zachary Seguin) Office Manager: j2sinn (James Sinn) Librarian: fbauckho (Felix Bauckholt) Imapd: ischtche (Ilia Chtcherbakov) Thanks, Zachary Seguin Chief Returning Officer Computer Science Club | University of Waterloo syscom(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca

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Fall 2016 Nominations Closed; Elections on Monday at 6:30pm in MC Comfy
by Computer Science Club 19 Sep '16

19 Sep '16

Hello Everyone, The nomination period for the Fall 2016 executive team has closed. The following people have been nominated for the elected positions: PRESIDENT fbauckho s455wang VICE-PRESIDENT b2coutts s455wang SECRETARY lhsong ubarar TREASURER lhsong Additionally, the following people has expressed interest for the appointed positions: SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR ztseguin OFFICE MANAGER fbauckho s455wang LIBRARIAN fbauckho The following people have expressed interest in joining the programme committee: fbauckho lhsong pj2melan Nominations can be declined at any time prior to the vote. The elections will take place on Monday, September 19 at 6:30pm in the MC Comfy Lounge (MC 3001). 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. Absentee votes can be emailed to cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca <mailto:cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca>. They must be sent before 6:00pm on Monday, September 19. For more information on the election procedures, please see https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/about/constitution#officers <https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/about/constitution#officers>. Zachary Seguin Chief Returning Officer Computer Science Club | University of Waterloo cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca <mailto:cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca>

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Fall 2016 Elections on Monday, September 19 at 6:30pm in the Comfy Lounge
by Computer Science Club 10 Sep '16

10 Sep '16

Hello everyone, The Computer Science Club will be holding elections for the Fall 2016 term on Monday, September 19th at 6:30pm in the MC Comfy Lounge (MC 3001). The following positions will be elected: President, Vice-President, Treasurer and Secretary. The following positions will be appointed: Systems Administrator (to be ratified at the meeting), Office Manager and Librarian. Additionally, we will be looking for members to join the Programme Committee . If you would like to run or nominate someone for any of the elected positions, you can put your name in a special box in the CSC office (MC 3036/3037) or by sending an email to the Chief Returning Officer (Zachary) at cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca <mailto:cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca>. Please note that executive positions are restricted to MathSoc social members. We welcome the participation of first years. A list of current nominations will be available on the whiteboard in the office and at https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/elections <https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/elections>. Nominations will close at 6:30pm on Sunday, September 18th (24 hours prior to the start of elections). Voting will be done in a heads-down, hands-up manner and is restricted to MathSoc social members. A full description of the roles and the election procedure are listed in our Constitution, available at https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/about/constitution <https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/about/constitution>. Any questions related to the election can be directed to cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca <mailto:cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca>. Thanks, Zachary Seguin Chief Returning Officer Computer Science Club | University of Waterloo cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca <mailto:cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca>

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It's that time of term... EOT (plus prof talk)!
by Computer Science Club 22 Jul '16

22 Jul '16

Hello programs, Join us on Monday, July 25th at 6pm in the MC Comfy Lounge for an exciting prof talk by Richard Mann on Open Source Computer Sound Measurement. The abstract for the talk is below. We will follow this up by an EOT event with dinner and board games! Last event of the term, get hype. Abstract: > > > An ideal computer audio system should faithfully reproduce signals of > all frequencies in the audible range (20 to 20,000 cycles per second). > Real systems, particularly mobile devices and laptops, may still > produce acceptable quality, but often have a limited response, > particularly at the low (bass) frequencies. > > Sound/acousic energy refers to time varying pressure waves in air. > When recording sound, the acoustic signal will be picked up by > microphone, which converts it to electrical signals (voltages). The > signal is then digitized (analog to digital conversion) and stored as > a stream of numbers in a data file. On playback the digital signal is > converted to an electrical signal (digital to analog conversion) and > finally returned as an acoustic signal by a speaker and/or headphones. > > In this talk I will present open source software (Octave/Linux) to > measure the end-to-end frequency response of an audio system using the > Discrete Fourier Transform. I will demonstrate the software using a > standard USB audio interface and a consumer grade omnidirectional > microphone. > > This is joint work with John Vanderkooy, Distinguished Professor > Emeritus, Department of Physics and Astronomy. Hope to see you there! --- Melissa Tedesco Vice President Computer Science Club

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Upcoming prof talk, more prof talks and EOF!
by Computer Science Club 15 Jul '16

15 Jul '16

Hello programs! We have a couple of great talks coming up soon. On Thursday, July 2st at 6pm in MC 4045, Bill Cowan will be giving a talk on Notorious CS452. Abstract below: CS452, aka the trains course, has for some time enjoyed notoriety as a playground for over-achieving masochists. To maintain its reputation it receives a periodic upgrade, which is now due. This talk discusses possible directions for the upgrade in the context of the philosophy that has guided its evolution over the decades of its existence. If you've taken trains, want to take trains, or even just want to learn about the course spoken of in hushed whispers... this talk is for you. For the last week of classes, we have a double-decker event for you. On Monday, July 2th, we have a talk by Richard Mann on computer audio (abstract and more details to come), and an end of term event right after. Come celebrate the end of term with all your CSC friends, and learn a thing or two while you're at it! Hope to see you there! -- Melissa Tedesco Vice President Computer Science Club

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