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Spring 2019 Elections
by Computer Science Club 06 May '19

06 May '19

Greetings programs, The Computer Science Club will be holding elections for the Spring 2019 term on Thursday, May 16th in MC Comfy (MC 3001) at 19:00. During the meeting, the president, vice-president, treasurer and assistant vice-president (formerly 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. 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, May 15th. Regards, Charlie Wang Chief Returning Officer, Computer Science Club

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Prof talk: Making the Switch: Going from 2D to S3D - STC 0020
by Computer Science Club 28 Mar '19

28 Mar '19

Hi all, We will be having our second prof talk of the term with Lesley Istead, on April 5, 3:30 pm in STC 0020. She will be talking about the problems faced, and algorithms used in the film industry to go from 2D to S3D. Come listen to the talk and enjoy some free food! ====== Abstract: ====== For the last 10 years, most blockbusters have been released in both 2D and stereoscopic 3D. The move from 2D to S3D is non-trivial and involves many new algorithms and technologies. But there are still many problems to be solved and many improvements that can still be made. In this talk, we will explore artifacts of traditional 2D photography, methods to represent them comfortably in S3D, and their meaning in a 3D world. Aditya Thakral AVP Computer Science Club

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Craig Kaplan - Prof Talk @ Mar 20, 4 PM && CSC and WiCS Movie Night
by Computer Science Club 18 Mar '19

18 Mar '19

Hi all, We will be having out first prof talk of the term with Professor Craig Kaplan, on March 20, 4 pm in PHY 150. An abstract of the talk is given below. CSC and WiCS are also having a movie night on March 21, 6 pm to 8 pm in MC Comfy. Both the events are open for all. (including nonmembers) Details for both the events follow. ========== Prof. Talk ========== Abstract: Animated Tilings By slowly varying the shapes of tiles in a tiling, it's possible to create fun and interesting abstract animations. Many of these animations are a good fit for the genre of looping mathematical GIFs that proliferate in social media. In this talk, I'll introduce a few core concepts from tiling theory and then discuss techniques for constructing tilings that evolve in space or in time. ==================== CSC and WiCS Movie Night ==================== Join us and bring all your friends to CSC & WiCS' movie night! We will be showing your fave tech-related movies and serving some delicious snacks. Aditya Thakral AVP Computer Science Club

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Code Party 0
by Computer Science Club 11 Mar '19

11 Mar '19

Hi all, The CS Club is hosting our first Code Party of the term from 6 pm until 9 pm in QNC-1502, on Wednesday, March 13. Come code with us, eat some food, do some things. Personal projects you want to work on? Homework projects you need to finish? Or want some time to explore some new technology and chat about it? You can join us at Code Party 0 and do it, with great company and great food. Come any time after 6 pm. Aditya Thakral AVP Computer Science Club

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TerribleHack and Git 101
by Computer Science Club 28 Feb '19

28 Feb '19

Hi everyone, TerribleHack, Waterloo's premier terrible ideas hackathon, is returning on Sunday March 10th from 9am-7pm in STC 1012! Most hackathons are about coming up with innovative new ideas and making plausible startup prototypes. This one is different. This one is about having fun! Check out the website and sign up: http://terriblehack.website/ Also check out the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/316698152296365/ === Other Upcoming Events === The CS Club is hosting a Git 101 workshop to learn the basics of the powerful and popular version control system this Saturday March 2, 12 PM in QNC 1502. Come out to learn some basic topics including the motivation for using it, interaction with git using the command line, pull requests, feature branch workflow, etc. There's also a workshop on game development in Rust happening on campus on Saturday March 9th. This is *not a CS Club event*, but may be of interest to anyone with the beginner-level Rust programming knowledge required. Check out the Meetup event to learn more and sign up https://www.meetup.com/Rust-KW/events/259335419/ Cheers, Tristan Hume CS Club Programs Committee & Treasurer

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Server Downtime and Git Workshop
by Computer Science Club 19 Feb '19

19 Feb '19

Hi all, Here are two reminders for Computer Science Club events coming up soon. * All CSC servers will be unavailable this Thursday, February 21, from 9:45 AM up to 11:30 AM [1] (see the news section on our website) * We are hosting a Git Workshop on March 2nd, 2019, at 12 PM in QNC 1502. [2]We are also searching for mentors for the workshop. Instructions for signing up are here. [3] Have a good reading week, Charlie Wang Sysadmin, Computer Science Club Links: ------ [1] https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/ [2] https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/events/QNC_1502-2019-03-02-12_pm [3] https://github.com/uwcsc/git-101-mentor-signup

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Git 101 on Saturday March 2, 12 pm in QNC 1502
by Computer Science Club 16 Feb '19

16 Feb '19

Hi all, The CS Club is hosting a Git 101 workshop on March 2, 12 PM in QNC 1502. Git and source code management is an essential tool in software development. Knowing how to make the best out of it will help you get out of tricky situations, and allow you to be a better engineer. Come learn some basic topics with us including the motivation for using it, interaction with git using the command line, pull requests, feature branch workflow, etc. This event targets first years with minimal git experience. We are also searching for mentors for the workshop. Instructions for signing up are here<https://github.com/uwcsc/git-101-mentor-signup>. Pizza will be provided. See you there! Aditya Thakral AVP Computer Science Club

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Scheduled Downtime for CSC Machines Thursday, Feb. 21
by Computer Science Club 16 Feb '19

16 Feb '19

Hi all, There will be scheduled downtime for maintenance on many Computer Science Club servers on Thursday, February 21 beginning at 9:45 AM. Machines are expected to be up by 11:30 AM, but issues may arise that require more time to correct. The list of affected public servers is: taurine sucrose corn-syrup high-fructose-corn-syrup (hfcs) caffeine (csclub.uwaterloo.ca <http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/>) Please save all of your work as servers will be rebooted throughout the maintenance period. We also suggest you take backups for anything important. During this time, CSC email will be inaccessible but mail will be queued up and delivered after the maintenance period is over. All websites hosted by CSC will be inaccessible for a short period of time as caffeine is rebooted. CSC Cloud will also be unavailable, and any virtual machines on CSC cloud will have to be manually restarted after the maintenance window. Apologies for the inconvenience, Charlie Wang Sysadmin, Computer Science Club On behalf of the Systems Committee

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Rescheduled: Git 101 Workshop
by Computer Science Club 08 Feb '19

08 Feb '19

Hi all, The Git 101 workshop being held on February 11 has been postponed as many first-year students will be having a midterm on the same day. The event will be rescheduled to after the reading week. A date has not been set, but you may indicate your preference in the form linked below. https://goo.gl/forms/yfheNtrLzfbdPDxu1 Aditya Thakral AVP Computer Science Club

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Git 101 on Monday February 11, 6 PM in EV3 1408
by Computer Science Club 08 Feb '19

08 Feb '19

Hi all, The CS Club is hosting a Git 101 workshop on February 11, 6 PM in EV3 1408. Git and source code management is an essential tool in software development. Knowing how to make the best out of it will help you get out of tricky situations, and allow you to be a better engineer. Come learn some basic topics with us including the motivation for using it, interaction with git using the command line, pull requests, feature branch workflow, etc. This event targets first years with minimal git experience. We are also searching for mentors for the workshop. Instructions for signing up are here<https://github.com/uwcsc/git-101-mentor-signup>. Pizza will be provided. See you there! Aditya Thakral AVP Computer Science Club

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