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Computer Science Club
by Computer Science Club 16 Jul '18

16 Jul '18

Hi all, Tomorrow (Tuesday July 17th) at 6:00pm the CSC will be hosting a prof talk by Richard Mann on "Sound: From microphones to speakers and everything in between", in MC 4041. Come listen to the talk and enjoy some free food. Abstract When you hit record on your phone how is the sound recorded? Air pressure changes come to a microphone, which converts electricity to voltage. The analog signal is digitized by an analog to digital converter (ADC), and finally stored as a digital file in memory. For playback, the process is reversed, and output to head phones or a (tiny) speaker. In a loud room does your phone distort? Can you hear the sound clearly? Phones are getting better. But what is needed to achieve professional quality sound recording? Dhruv Jauhar Vice President Computer Science Club

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Capture the Flag This Evening (July 11th) at 6pm and TerribleHack this Saturday
by Computer Science Club 11 Jul '18

11 Jul '18

Hi all, Just a reminder that this evening at 6pm in STC 0010, there will be a Capture the Flag competition hosted by the CTF Club in collaboration with the CACR and the CSC. It's a fun way to test your programming, web, networking and trivia skills in the context of computer security. No prior experience is required, it will be a fun event (I really enjoyed the last one of these I did). The event will start at 6pm in STC 0010, food will be provided, bring your laptops. For more information, see ctf.uwaterloo.ca. Also, TerribleHack is this Saturday (July 14th). Unlike most hackathons that are focused on innovative and practical ideas, TerribleHack is solely about programming for the sake of programming and having fun - even if that means reinventing less efficient wheels. TerribleHack will run from 9am to 7pm in M3 1006. For more information, see terriblehack.website. Marc Mailhot Secretary Computer Science Club

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Alt-Tab Tomorrow (July 4th) at 6:00pm and other upcoming events
by Computer Science Club 03 Jul '18

03 Jul '18

Hi all, Tomorrow (Wednesday July 4th) at 6:00pm the CSC will be hosting Alt-Tab, a series of short talks from CSC members, in MC 4058. Currently planned talks include: - Abstract Machines, what a PL person thinks a computer looks like! - Rendering with Signed Distance Fields - Strength, weaknesses, and applications of genetic algorithms Come listen to what fellow CSC members are interested in, and enjoy some free food. There are also two more exciting events coming up this month. Next Wednesday, July 11th, there will be a Capture the Flag competition hosted by the CTF Club in collaboration with the CACR and the CSC. It's a fun way to test your programming, web, networking and trivia skills in the context of computer security. No prior experience is required, it will be a fun event (I really enjoyed the last one of these I did). The event will start at 6pm in STC 0010, food will be provided, bring your laptops. For more information, see ctf.uwaterloo.ca. On Saturday July 14th, TerribleHack returns for its 10th iteration. Unlike most hackathons that are focused on innovative and practical ideas, TerribleHack is solely about programming for the sake of programming and having fun - even if that means reinventing less efficient wheels. TerribleHack will run from 9am to 7pm in M3 1006. For more information, see terriblehack.website. Marc Mailhot Secretary Computer Science Club

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Alt-Tab Request for Talks
by Computer Science Club 22 Jun '18

22 Jun '18

CSC will be hosting Alt-Tab, a slightly longer version of lightning talks. It will be a night full of friendly talks on Wednesday, July 4th, 6:00 PM until late. We need talks! Contact djauhar(a)edu.uwaterloo.ca, with your tentative talk title and a short abstract if you would like to give a talk. Slides are not required. Please aim for a 10-15 minute talk. I'll send an email with the list of talks closer to the date of the event. Here are some topics that our members have presented before. The titles make them seem more technical than they actually were. - Overview of SAT solvers - Communication complexity - Register allocation in compilers as graph colouring - Web application security - PXE booting - UI and UX - Train signalling and sensing - Typed Racket - Modern GPU architecture - The comment that took Stack Exchange down and the algorithm that could have saved them - Register Allocation With Graphs There will be food. Marc Mailhot Secretary Computer Science Club

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Office Training - Spring 2018
by Computer Science Club 20 Jun '18

20 Jun '18

Hello Everyone, I'll be conducting a group office training session on Monday June 25 at 3:00 pm in the CSClub office (MC 3036). Please attend if you would like to become office staff. If you can't make it, contact me directly. Thank you, Aditya Thakral Office Manager

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CSC and WiCS Go Outside
by Computer Science Club 29 May '18

29 May '18

Hi all, This coming Monday, June 4, the CSC and WiCS will be heading outside to the Laurel Creek firepit at 6:00pm. There will be a bonfire, good company, smores and other snacks. The firepit we will be using is in the bottom right of https://uwaterloo.ca/economics/sites/ca.economics/files/uploads/files/firep…. Hope to see you there, Marc Mailhot Secretary Computer Science Club

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Code Party 0 this Monday
by Computer Science Club 22 May '18

22 May '18

Hi all, This Monday (May. 28), Code Party 0 will be happening starting at 6:30pm in STC 0020. Come work on personal projects, schoolwork, or anything else with other CSC members. Food will be served. Marc Mailhot Secretary Computer Science Club

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Spring 2018 Election Results
by Computer Science Club 14 May '18

14 May '18

Hi all, Elections took place tonight, here is the list of results: President: Melissa Tedesco (matedesc) Vice President: Dhruv Jauhar (djauhar) Treasurer: Tristan Hume (tghume) Secretary: Marc Mailhot (mnmailho) Sysadmin: Jennifer Zhou (c7zou) Office Manager: Aditya Thakral (a3thakra) Librarian: Archer Zhang (z577zhan) Fridge Regent: Marc Mailhot (mnmailho) Marc Mailhot Secretary Computer Science Club

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CSC elections tonight! 7pm Comfy
by Computer Science Club 14 May '18

14 May '18

Greetings programs, especially those of you who joined this term! We sent out an email a couple weeks ago about elections. They're happening tonight at 7pm in the Comfy! There will be Timmies. For those who didn't get the email, we need *15* people to hold an election, and we'll be electing who will run our club for the Spring term. Also, we'll be amending our Constitution and Code of Conduct (https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/~pj2melan/csc/about/amendments-explanation) Details at the event, or reply to this email with questions. These people were nominated: President: Melissa (matedesc), Haoran (h594wang) VP: Dhruv (djauhar), Haoran (h594wang) Secretary: Dhruv (djauhar), Marc (mnmailho) Treasurer: Tristan (tghume) These people were nominated for non-elected positions: Office Manager: Aditya (a3thakra), Archer (z577zhan), Haoran (h594wang), Yash (y2mathur) Pop/Fridge Regent: Marc (mnmailho) Librarian: Aditya (a3thakra), Archer (z577zhan), Anamaya (agarodia) Sysadmin: Jennifer (c7zou) This club can do some cool things (like new furniture or fun social events!) But we can only do them with the help of individual members (and especially new members!) Looking forward to seeing any of you at MC Comfy lounge tonight, 7pm! Facebook event: https://m.facebook.com/events/190562591585612/permalink/190562604918944/ -- Gestalt Embodiment of the CSC

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CSC s18elxns Monday 14th, 7pm in the Comfy
by Computer Science Club 02 May '18

02 May '18

Hello CSC programs, new and old! Want to decide what snacks the office gets? Want to eat Kismet instead of Twice the Deal at events? The CSC elections are coming up in two weeks, if you nominate yourself for a position you can wield this unimaginable power and more! Elections are Monday the 14th, at 7pm in the MC Comfy lounge. We need 15 members to start the meeting, and we will be bribing you __with food!__ We'll be electing the positions of President, VP, Secretary, and Treasurer. Those four exec will appoint a sysadmin (ratified by the meeting), office manager, librarian, and IMAPd. If you're interested but not sure which position to run for, reply to this email about running for secretary, librarian, or IMAPd. After we elect everyone, we'll make some amendments to our Constitution and Code of Conduct. The summary is here: https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/~pj2melan/csc/about/amendments-explanation If you would like to run or nominate someone for any of the elected positions, you can put your/their name and Quest ID as well as a list of positions on a piece of paper into the nominations box in the CSC office (MC 3036/3037) or send an email to Aditya Thakral at cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca. We'll periodically empty the nominations box and notify the people nominated via their @csclub.uwaterloo.ca (or failing that, @edu.uwaterloo.ca) email address. Please note that club officer positions (elected positions, plus Systems Administrator) are restricted to MathSoc social members. Nominations will close at 7:00pm on Sunday, May 13th (24 hours prior to the start of elections). At this time, I will publish the list of nominations via the CSC mailing list. If a position has no nominees, you can nominate yourself during the meeting. 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. Any questions related to the election can be directed to cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca. See you there! -- Gestalt embodiment of CS Club Consciousness

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