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CSC and SE Soc are hosting an Interview Prep Workshop next week! Join Kristy Gao and Bimesh De Silva as they review the interview process, from behavioural to technical interviews. They'll finish off with live mock interviews, and the event will be held on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/uwcsclub).

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Browsing through your unsolved Leetcode problems? Flipping open CTCI for the first time? Have no clue what to expect from a technical interview or just need an interview refresher?

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We've got you covered at our CSC x SE Soc Interview Prep Workshop this Monday, May 24th from 7:00-8:30pm ET! Live-streamed on Twitch, Kristy Gao and Bimesh De Silva will be walking through important aspects of the interview process from coding challenges to behavioural interviews to algorithmic interviews, go through some live mock interviews, and share their tips and techniques along the way!

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Registration isn't required, we'll just be sending you an email reminder, as well as inviting you to our calendar event!

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The event will be hosted on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/uwcsclub

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Register at http://bit.ly/csc-sesoc-interview-prep-signup!

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Kick off your Spring term with CSC! Come join us on Discord to learn more about what we'll be up to this term and how you can participate!

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Afterwards, stick around for a relaxing and fun game night. See you there!

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- Live Resume Critiques with Tech+, UW Data Science Club, and UW PM (registration required). -

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Joining forces with Tech+, UW Data Science Club, and UW PM, we're hosting live resume critiques!

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The session will be held on Discord; you must sign up at http://bit.ly/S21-resume-critique to gain access to the critiques. Deadline to signup is Friday, May 14th at 11:59pm EDT.

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Joining forces with Tech+, UW Data Science Club, and UW PM, we're hosting live resume critiques!

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The session will be held on Discord; you must sign up at http://bit.ly/S21-resume-critique to gain access to the critiques. Deadline to signup is Friday, May 14th at 11:59pm EDT.

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- Join us for lightning tech talk presented by students. -

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CSC is proud to present to you Alt-Tab! Join us in a lightning tech talk series presented to you by our very own students. Alt-Tab consists of 10 to 15-minute talks about anything related to tech. Learn more about exciting topics that range from competitive programming to cryptography!

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We will have four incredible presenters that are eager to share their insights with you. Stay tuned as we'll be introducing them and the topics that they will be discussing soon!.

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Registration is not required to attend! We'll just be sending you an email reminder, as well as inviting you to our calendar event.

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Event Date: March 27th EDT via Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/uwcsclub) at 2:30-4pm

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You can also attend here: https://live.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/2021-03-27-alt-tab.html.

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Register at http://bit.ly/uwcsclub-alt-tab-signup! Alternatively, you can also email us at exec@csclub.uwaterloo.ca to sign up as well.

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- Learn how React works and make your own version! -

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Modern web frameworks are a black-box. They're easy to use, but they have numerous minute details to master in order to apply them to truly scalable websites. Over the last few years, front-end frameworks have absorbed the responsibilities of the back-end, meaning it's become ever more important to dig their details out of the box.

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Out of the Box is a series of code-along projects that explore what's under the hood of modern web frameworks. Nearly 5 million websites use React, including many of the internet's most popular websites. While its simple syntax attracts developers from all over, underneath lies a complex infrastructure of code to manage all elements from caching to hooks. Rishi will bring these ideas to light in our inaugural episode of Out of the Box. Come join him and code your own version of React!

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Only basic web experience is needed. All JavaScript code will be written within a single HTML document for simplicity. Node.js will also be required to participate in the event!

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Registration is not required to attend! We'll just be sending you an email reminder, as well as inviting you to our calendar event.

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Event Date: Thurs. March 25 at 7-9 PM EST via Twitch (http://twitch.tv/uwcsclub)

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Register at http://bit.ly/uwcsc-ootb-diy-react-signup! Alternatively, you can also email us at exec@csclub.uwaterloo.ca to sign up as well.

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- Join CSC to meet new people in a Speed-Friending event. -

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- Meeting people in University can be challenging, especially when it's virtual. - We understand these struggles, and we want to give you a chance to meet other students! The CS community is huge, and we'd like to connect you all. -

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- Have you heard of speed-dating? Well, CSC is now introducing our Speed-Friending event, where you will get the chance to meet people in fast rotating groups of 3 or 4, and talk to them for about 10 minutes We'll provide you with an optional prompt to start off your discussions, but the rest is up to you!. Feel free to leave at any time with a group you like. -

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- Event Date: Tuesday, March 16th from 7:30 - 8:30PM EST -

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- Click this link to join the event once it starts! We'll be hosting it on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/93667714038?pwd=aHIyOTAyOTNhd0VmREtONjl4QTNUUT09. -

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- The past year has been tough for all of us, having to deal with the pandemic while studying or working remotely. If you've felt that meeting new people and sustaining relationships with others has never been more challenging, we feel that too, and we want to talk about it. -

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- CSC brings you the third chapter of Afterhours, and this time we're discussing Personal Relationships. Join us for a chat about how our relationships (platonic and romantic) have been affected, whether that be due to co-op, sequence changes, or COVID. We'll be sharing our own personal stories and we'd love for you all to join in on the discussion. -

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- Join CSC as we play games all night! -

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- Join CSC as we play games all night! Come for an opportunity to play League (win some free skins :eyes:), Scribbl.io, Among Us, Jackbox, Tetris and more! -

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- This event will be occurring on our Discord: https://discord.gg/pHfYBCg -

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- Come watch a movie with CSC! -

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- Come watch a movie with CSC! Bring your popcorn and your movie commentary, we'll be looking for your input on what we watch so keep an eye out for a poll on our Discord. -

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- Come meet and chill out with CSC execs. This is an opportunity for you to meet new people and socialize with us! -

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- Join us to learn about other students have bounced back from a rough term, and how you can too. -

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- The fall term has ended and the winter term is ramping up. Maybe you didn't meet all your expectations last term, you are feeling overwhelmed with your coop search, or you are feeling stuck with a bad mindset-we've been there before and you're not alone. -

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Your favourite course is back and ready to help you cram for your upcoming WaterlooWorks interviews.

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Join us on January 26 at 7PM EST on Twitch where we'll walk you through all the important concepts such as coding challenges, behavioural questions, and algorithms to help you crack the coding interview! Get your notebooks out and stay until the end to witness a CSC exec go through a sample problem and get some behind the scenes tips and tricks.

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- Join us for resume and WaterlooWorks tips for the upcoming coop search. -

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- Class is in session and the job search is starting! Want your resume reviewed before applying? -

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- With WaterlooWorks applications opening next week, we want to help you prepare for the coop hunt! Come join us on January 14th at 7pm EST on Twitch to get some WaterlooWorks tips and tricks and watch upper-year/alum students critique your resumes live. - Take notes as we provide resume advice from the perspective of engineers currently working in the tech industry! -

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- Learn about how you can involved with CS Club this term. -

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Do you want to take part in CS Club's exciting upcoming events? Want to help out with our website redesign? Come join us on January 11th at 7pm EST on Twitch to learn about how you can become a member of CS Club, the roles that you can take on and how to participate in existing and brand-new community initiatives. -

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- Upper years students will be critiquing their own resumes from first year. -

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- Looking to start your resume for next term but don’t know where to start? CSC is hosting a Roasting Our First Year Resumes event. -

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- CSC and WiCS are hosting Alt-Tab on November 19th, 5-7 PM EST. -

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- Come join the UW Computer Science Club (CSC) and Women in Computer Science (WiCS) on Thursday, November 19th from 5-7PM EST for Alt-Tab! -

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- Alt-Tab is a lightning tech talk series presented by students and alumni. This term's Alt-Tab event will comprise of 4 different speakers who will be talking about topics including Ethereum NFT gaming, proof assistants and vanity Tor URLS. There will also be a raffle to win $20 gift cards! -

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- CSC and WiCS are hosting an indoor get together event Thursday March 12th @ 6PM in MC Comfy. Gather around the "bonfire" for a night of fun, food, and friends! Free hot chocolate, food and s'mores on us! -

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- Physical Security Workshop on Tuesday, Feb 11th, at 6:00 PM in MC 4045 -

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- Code Party 0 on January 28th, 2020, at 6:30 PM in STC 0010 -

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- Code Party 0 on January 28th, 2020, at 6:30 PM in STC 0010 -

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- The CS Club is hosting our first Code Party of the term from 6:30 pm until 9 pm in STC 0010, on Tuesday, January 28. Come code with us, eat some food, do some things. -

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- 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 6:30 pm. -

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- The Computer Science Club will be holding a end of term event on Monday, July 29th - at MC Comfy at 6:00 PM. -

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- Come hang out and celebrate the end of the term with us. There will be pizza, - ice cream sandwiches, and juice boxes. :) -

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- The Computer Science Club will be holding a joint event with Women in Computer - Science on Thursday, July 18th at MC 5417 at 6:00 PM. -

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- The Computer Science Club will be holding a joint event with Women in Computer Science on - Tuesday, July 9th at MC Comfy at 7:00 PM. -

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- Come hang out and watch The Lego Batman Movie with us! There will popcorn and pizza! -

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- The Computer Science Club will be holding Code Party 0 on Tuesday, June 18th - at PHY 150 at 6:00 PM. -

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- Come hang out with us! Study for midterms, do assignments, work on side projects, or - prep for interviews. We'll have free food - we aren't ordering pizza, so don't worry. :) -

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- The Computer Science Club will be holding a joint event with Women in - Computer Science on Wednesday, June 5th at MC Comfy at 7:00 PM. NOTE: the - event has been moved from the Laurel Creek Firepit due to rain. -

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- Come and join us for a night of Campfire, friends, fun and yeah Free food 😁, - we'll be having Pitas, drinks, water(Gotta Keep my Fam hydrated eh! 😉) and - last but not the least we'll be having S'mores too, because any Campfire is - incomplete without them. -

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- The Computer Science Club will be holding elections for the Spring 2019 - term on Thursday, May 16th in MC Comfy (MC 3001) at 7:00 PM. -

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- 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. -

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- 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 an email to cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca. You can also - deposit nominations in the CSC mailbox in MathSoc or present them to - the CRO, Charlie Wang, in-person. Nominations will close at 6:00 PM on - Wednesday, May 15th. -

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- 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 and algorithms used in the film industry to go from 2D to S3D. Come listen to the talk and enjoy some free food! -

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- 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! -

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- 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'll explore artifacts of traditional 2D photography, methods to represent them comfortably in S3D, and their meaning in a 3D world. -

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- CSC + WiCS Movie Night on March 21th, 2019, at 6 PM in MC Comfy -

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- Join us and bring all your friends to CSC and WiCS' movie night! We will be showing your fave tech-related movies and serving some delicious snacks. -

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- 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. -

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- Code Party 0 on March 13th, 2019, at 6 PM in QNC 1502 -

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- 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. -

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- 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. -

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- Git 101 workshop on March 2nd, 2019, at 12 PM in QNC 1502 -

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- 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. -

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- Come learn some basic topics with us including the motivation for using git, interaction with git using the command line, pull requests, feature branch workflow, etc. This event targets first years with minimal git experience. -

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- Worried about your upcoming WaterlooWorks technical interviews? Want to nail your dream internship this term? Come to the Algorithms Practice Workshop at 6:30 PM, January 24th at STC 0060! -

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- During the workshop, you will learn tons of useful technical interview tips collected from experienced upper-year students, as well as gain hands-on experience by practicing efficiently! -

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On October 25th of this year, the first AI-generated work of art sold on the high-end art market at Christie's - for half a million dollars. A Portrait of Edward Bellamy is an image generated by a GAN, a Generative Adversarial Network. Fatema is going to wax poetic about GANs, generative art, and what it really means for something to be art.

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- ᴜɴɪᴄᴏᴅᴇ! It will let you talk to all your friends in Egyptian hieroglyphs, pictures of rocketships, Urdu, or even just Latin characters! -

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- ᴜɴɪᴄᴏᴅᴇ; not just a blessing, but a curse! Reset Spotify forum passwords, make fradulent PayPal sites, send misunderstood texts to your girlfriends' parents, and prevent all of these real-world examples!! -

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- Recently, quantum computing is getting a lot attention and companies like Google, IBM and Microsoft are investing millions of dollars into the field. What is it? and Why people are willing to spend so much money on it? This talk aims to partially answer these questions. -

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- Web based tools compile gui/blocks, javascript, or python to executable (HEX) files that run on the device. The device appears as a USB drive. It is programmed by copying (dragging) the HEX image to the device. Once programmed, the device runs standalone and communicates with the the host computer via a serial port API. -

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- Make touchscreen gloves with the CS Club on October 29, 5:30 PM in QNC 1506. -

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- Learn the basics of UNIX with the CS Club on October 22, 5:30 PM in MC 3003. -

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- Interested in Unix, but don’t know where to start? Then come learn some - basic topics with us including interaction with the command line, motivation - for using it, some simple commands, and more. This event targets first years - with minimal Unix experience. -

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- The CS Club is hosting our first Code Party of the term from 6:30pm until ~9:30pm in EV3-1408, on Thursday October 18. -

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- Jane Street's Yaron Minsky is coming to Waterloo to give a talk aimed at undergraduate students. -

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- Jane Street's Yaron Minsky is coming to Waterloo to give a talk aimed at - undergraduate students. The talk titled Data Driven UIs, Incrementally - will be held in DC 1302 on Oct. 15th 5:30-6:30pm. Yaron Minsky got his - BA in Mathematics from Princeton and his PhD in Computer Science from - Cornell, where he studied distributed systems. He joined Jane Street in - 2003, where he started out developing quantitative trading strategies, - going on to found the firm's quantitative research group. Here's a brief - description of the talk: -

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- Trading in financial markets is a data-driven affair, and as such, it - requires applications that can efficiently filter, transform and - present data to users in real time. -

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- But there's a difficult problem at the heart of building such - applications: finding a way of expressing the necessary - transformations of the data in a way that is simultaneously easy to - understand and efficient to execute over large streams of data. -

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- This talk will show how we've approached this problem using - Incremental, an OCaml library for constructing dynamic computations - that update efficiently in response to changing data. We'll show how - Incremental can be used throughout the application, from the servers - providing the data to be visualized, to the JavaScript code that - generates DOM nodes in the browser. We'll also discuss how these - applications have driven us to develop ways of using efficiently - diffable data structures to bridge the worlds of functional and - incremental computing. -

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- We will be having a bonfire this Wednesday, Oct 3rd 7-10pm, at Columbia Lake Firepit 2 (NW of CIF), co-hosted with WiCS and MathSoc. Smores and snacks will be provided! -

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- Here's a map that shows the firepit location: https://uwaterloo.ca/economics/sites/ca.economics/files/uploads/files/firepit_map_oct_2012.pdf -

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- The CSC will be hosting a Prof Talk by Richard Mann. -

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- The CSC will be hosting a Prof Talk by Richard Mann. -

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- 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.

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- 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?

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- Test your programming, web, networking, and trivia skills in this computer security themed contest. Learn how to reverse engineer, crack codes, find flaws in websites, and use security tools. -

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- Test your programming, web, networking, and trivia skills in this computer security themed contest. Learn how to reverse engineer, crack codes, find flaws in websites, and use security tools. -

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Play as an individual, a team of up to three, or join a team at the event.

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Bring your laptops, have fun, win prizes!

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Run by Capture The Flag Club in partnership with CACR and the CS Club.

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See http://ctf.uwaterloo.ca/ for more info!

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- Come hear 10-15 minutes talks from CSC members on a variety of topics. -

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- Come hear 10-15 minutes talks from CSC members on a variety of topics. Currently planned talks include: -

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- Interested in talking? Email djauhar@edu.uwaterloo.ca with your title and - a short abstract. -

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- Come join us for a bonfire outside at the Laurel Creek firepit (across Ring. Rd. from EV3) with fellow CSC and WiCS members. Smores and snacks will be provided. -

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- Come join us for a bonfire outside at the Laurel Creek firepit (across Ring. Rd. from EV3) with fellow CSC and WiCS members. Smores and snacks will be provided. -

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- The firepit we will be using is in the bottom right of this map. -

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- The CS Club is hosting our first Code Party of the term from 6:30pm until ~9:30pm in STC 0020! -

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- Come code with us, eat some food, do some things. -

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- The CS Club is hosting our first Code Party of the term from 6:30pm until ~9:30pm in STC 0020! -

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- Come code with us, eat some food, do some things. -

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- 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. -

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- Come any time after 6:30pm. - -

- - - - - - - CSC will be hosting our termly Alt-Tab event, the Computer Science - version of Short Attention Span Math Seminars (SASMS) hosted by that - math club down the hall. It will be a night full of friendly talks. - - - - Our current lineup includes: -
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An example of a good "bad" solution is - SlowSort. - Come and write shoddy code with us and eat free food. You can work on - your assignments too. No general meeting will be bundled with this event. -

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Professor Richard Mann will be giving a talk on black-box testing - of audio gear. Come out to see fancy audio gear, learn more about his - Advanced Topics course in Computational Sound, and eat free food! Click - through for his abstract.

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- Black box testing usually refers to computer testing, either software - or hardware. -

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- In this talk I apply similar ideas to testing analog and digital audio - gear. For example, given an audio device, such as a guitar effects pedal, - can we stimulate the system with test signals and determine what processing - is done inside? -

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- I will present our open source testing software to test the frequency - response, time delay and distortion in audio systems. We will show several - real world testing situations, including microphones, loud speakers, - digital keyboards, digital audio mixing boards, and guitar effects pedals. -

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- Students are encouraged to bring their own musical instruments and/or - sound processors for testing. -

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- Finally, I will present information about my current audio course, - CS489/689 -- Advanced Topics in Computer Science -- Computational - Sound. This is a project based course, normally offered in the Winter term. -

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- We'll be having a discussion session with maddog, an out-of-town speaker - from the LPI. Food will be provided, as well as good company. Come out! -

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- Jon "maddog" Hall is the Executive Director of Linux International, an - association of computer users who wish to support and promote the Linux - Operating System. During his career in commercial computing which - started in 1969 (almost a half-century ago), Mr. Hall has been a - programmer, systems designer, systems administrator, product manager, - technical marketing manager, educator, and consultant. -
- He has worked for such companies as Western Electric Corporation, Aetna - Life and Casualty, Bell Laboratories, Digital Equipment Corporation, VA - Linux Systems, SGI and Futura Networks (Campus Party). -
- Mr. Hall is currently the CEO of OptDyn, Inc (www.optdyn.com) which - creates the Subutai(tm) suite of Open Source Peer-to-Peer Cloud - computing tools. He also works as an independent consultant, and is - involved with bringing environmentally friendly computing to emerging - marketplaces, as well as working on performance and educational issues - with Free and Open Source Software via the Linaro Association. He is - the Chairman Emeritus of wit.com -
- Mr Hall has worked on many systems, both proprietary and open, having - concentrated on Unix systems since 1980 and Linux systems since 1994 - (almost a quarter century ago), when he first met Linus Torvalds and - correctly recognized the commercial importance of Linux and Free and - Open Source Software. -
- He has taught at Hartford State Technical College, Merrimack College - and Daniel Webster College. He still likes talking to students over - pizza and beer (the pizza can be optional). -
- Mr. Hall is the author of numerous magazine and newspaper articles, - many presentations and one book, "Linux for Dummies". He currently - writes a monthly article for Linux Pro Magazine and occasionally blogs - for them on their web site. -
- Mr. Hall has consulted with the governments of China, Malaysia and - Brazil as well as the United Nations and many local and state - governments on the use of Free and Open Source Software. -
- Mr. Hall has served and serves on the boards of several companies, - universities and several non-profit organizations. He is currently - very active with the University of Sao Paulo's Centro Interdisciplinar - Em Tecnologias Interativas (CITI), acting as a member of their advisory - board. Mr. Hall is also the Board Chair of the Linux Professional - Institute, the world's premier Open Source Certification organization, - and is the senior advisor and co-founder of Caninos Loucos, bringing - inexpensive, locally designed and manufactured single board computers - to Brazil. He is also the President of Project Caua. -
- Mr. Hall has traveled the world (over 100 countries) speaking on the - benefits of Free and Open Source Software, and received his BS in - Commerce and Engineering from Drexel University (1973), and his MSCS - from RPI in Troy, New York (1977). -

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- We are bringing an out-of-town speaker, John "maddog" Hall, to come speak! - Come to this event, where he will be talking about changes in programming - paradigms since the invention of C, and the discussion event tomorrow. -

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- Abstract: Many things have changed since the early days of programming, - but many programs are written as if they were for the machines of the 20th - century which had small memories, no cache, single core CPUs, small - address spaces. Even the definition of "performance" has changed. This - talk will investigate some of these issues and hopefully lead people to - better programming. -

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- Our first workshop of the term! Fatema and Arshia will be heading a - workshop on how to prepare for technical interviews. -

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- Got technical interviews? Come out! -

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- Details and abstract TBA. So far, we're going to be meeting and going - over how to get really good at technical interviews. -

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-If you're in 2B or below, you'll probably find this event helpful! Anyone is welcome to attend, however. -

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- Our first code party of the term! Food is sandwiches, constitution - amendments are a go, and Dr. Morton will be talking there! It'll be fun. -

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- The food is sandwiches, fruit platter, and coffee! You can consume this - sustenance while: -

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- Come out! There will be cool people there we promise. Like our VP Charlie - Wang. -

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- The Computer Science Club will be holding elections for the - Winter 2018 President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. - Additionally, the Systems Administrator, Office Manager and - Librarian, CTF Club Liaison and IMAPd (fridge and snack runs) - will be appointed. -

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- The Computer Science Club will be holding elections for the Winter 2018 - term on Monday, January 15th at 5:00pm in the MC Comfy Lounge (MC 3001). - There will be snacks at the elections, probably Timbits. -

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- 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, - Librarian and IMAPd (fridge and snack runs). -

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- 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 the Chief Returning Officer - at cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca. -

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- I will 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. -

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- Nominations will close at 5:00pm on Sunday, January 14th (24 hours - prior to the start of elections). At this time, I will publish the list - of nominations via the CSC mailing list as well as at - - https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/elections - . -

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- 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. - -

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- Any questions related to the election can be directed to - cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca. -

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- Join fellow CSC members for our end of term social. There will be food and - good company. We can grab board games from Mathsoc. -

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- Join fellow CSC members for our end of term social. There will be food and - good company. We can grab board games from Mathsoc. -

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- Hosted in collaboration with the Univerisy of Waterloo CTF Club -

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- Hosted in collaboration with the Univerisy of Waterloo CTF Club -

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- The CS Club is hosting our second Code Party of the term from 6:00pm until late in the evening in STC 0050! -

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- Come code with us, eat some food, do some things. -

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- The CS Club is hosting our second Code Party of the term from 5:30pm until late in the evening in STC 0050! -

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- Come code with us, eat some food, do some things. -

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- 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 1 and do it, with great company and great food. -

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- Come any time after 5:30pm. -

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- Test your programming, web, networking, and trivial skills

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- Learn how to reverse engineer, crack codes, and use various tools. -

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- Win prizes! -

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- Test your programming, web, networking, and trivial skills

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- Learn how to reverse engineer, crack codes, and use various tools. -

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- Win prizes! -

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- Come watch (or give!) interesting short talks by CS Club members. - Talks include "Dynamic programming as path finding", "What is a landing page", "Subsurface scattering" and "How to compute on a GPU", but more are welcome (email tghume@csclub.uwaterloo.ca)! Click the link to the event detail page for more info. -

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- Come watch (or give!) interesting short talks by CS Club members. - Talks include "Dynamic programming as path finding", "What is a landing page", "How to compute on a GPU" and "Subsurface scattering", but more are welcome (email tghume@csclub.uwaterloo.ca)! There will be food. -

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- Each talk can be 5-15 minutes long on any computer-related topic of interest. - If you're interested in giving a talk (please do!) email tghume@csclub.uwaterloo.ca. -

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- Join other CSC and WiCS members for a social event featuring free food, board games and a showing of Wonder Woman. -

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- Join other CSC and WiCS members for a social event featuring free food, board games and a showing of Wonder Woman. -

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- Interested in Linux, but don't know where to start? Come learn some - basic topics with us including interaction with the shell, motivation - for using it, some simple commands, and more! (Snacks after) -

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- 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! -

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- 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. -

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- Come join us for a bonfire outside at the Laurel Creek firepit (across Ring. Rd. from EV3) with fellow CSC members. Smores and snacks will be provided. -

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- Come join us for a bonfire outside at the Laurel Creek firepit (across Ring. Rd. from EV3) with fellow CSC members. Smores and snacks will be provided. -

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- The firepit we will be using is in the bottom right of this map. -

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- The CS Club is hosting our first Code Party of the term (Friday September 29th) from 6:30pm until late in the evening in M3 1006! -

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- Come code with us, eat some food, do some things. -

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- The CS Club is hosting our first Code Party of the term (Friday September 29th) from 6:30pm until late in the evening in M3 1006! -

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- Come code with us, eat some food, do some things. -

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- 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. -

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-Come any time after 6:30pm, there will be snacks and we'll be ordering pizza at around 7:00pm! -

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- The Computer Science Club will be holding special elections - for the Spring 2017 Vice-President and Secretary. - Additionally, the Systems Administrator, Office Manager and - Librarian, CTF Club Liaison and IMPAD will be appointed. -

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- The Computer Science Club will be holding special elections - for the Fall 2017 term on Friday, September 22th at 6:00pm - in the MC Comfy Lounge (MC 3001). -

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- The following positions will be elected: Vice-President and Secretary. - The following positions will be appointed: - Systems Administrator (to be ratified at the meeting), - Office Manager and Librarian, CTF Club Liaison and IMPAD. - Additionally, we will be looking for members to join the - Programme Committee. -

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- 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 (Melissa) - at cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca. - Please note that executive positions are restricted - to MathSoc social members. We welcome the participation of first years. - -

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- Nominations will close at 6:00pm on Thursday, September 21st - (24 hours prior to the start of elections). - After that time, a list of current nominations will be sent out by email. It will also be available on the whiteboard - in the office and at - https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/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 - . - - Any questions related to the election can be directed to - cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca. -

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- The Computer Science Club will be holding elections for the - Spring 2017 President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. - Additionally, the Systems Administrator, Office Manager and - Librarian, CTF Club Liaison and Fridge Person will be appointed. -

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- The Computer Science Club will be holding elections for the - Fall 2017 term on Friday, September 15th at 6:00pm - in the MC Comfy Lounge (MC 3001). -

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- 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, CTF Club Liaison and Fridge Person (the exact name of this position is still to be determined). Additionally, we will be looking - for members to join the Programme Committee. -

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- 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 (Felix) - at cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca. - Please note that executive positions are restricted - to MathSoc social members. We welcome the participation of first years. - -

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- Nominations will close at 6:00pm on Thursday, September 14th - (24 hours prior to the start of elections). - After that time, a list of current nominations will be sent out by email. It will also be available on the whiteboard - in the office and at - https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/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 - . - - Any questions related to the election can be directed to - cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca. -

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- Come celebrate the end of the term with us in MC Comfy! -

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- Come celebrate the end of the term with us in MC Comfy! We will be serving Urban Bricks! -

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- Join us for food and interesting member talks! -

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- CSC's Alt-Tab is back! Join us for food and interesting member talks. The current lineup includes: -

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- Join us for Spring Cleaning! -

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- We will be conducting our Spring Cleaning on Saturday, July the 15th @ - 10:00am. We'll be clearing out some junk, mopping the floors, dusting - off the tables/shelves, and generally tidying up the place. The more - help we can get the better! If you would like to lend a hand, just come - over to the office this weekend. -

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- Come join Women in Computer Science and the Computer Science Club outdoors! -

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- Come hang out with the Women in Computer Science and the Computer Science Club! We have Marshmallows and other - treats. Also fire. And a creek. Let's enjoy the outdoors! -

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- Join us for Code Party 0! -

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- 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. -

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- Professor Shai Ben-David will discuss the basic principles behind machine learning and how they relate to some of - the headline-making practical tools, in addition to the major research challenges and directions that address - the fast expanding scope of potential machine learning applications. -

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- We are all aware that we live in the era of ("big") data. In contrast to classical scientists - that devoted much of their resources to collecting data, nowadays researchers are flooded with - data and the focus has switched to trying to make sense of and utilize the big and complex available data. - Machine learning is aimed to use computer power to do just that. -

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- It is therefore no wonder that machine learning is currently a hot topic. Evidence is all over the map, from - NYTimes articles to being a top priority for research investments by Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Facebook. - Throughout its (short) history, machine learning has enjoyed fruitful interactions between theory and practice. - The growing awareness to its power keeps stimulating research towards new applications to the field, which in turn - spur the development of algorithms and inspire new frontiers for our theoretical pursuit. -

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- In this talk Professor Shai Ben-David will explain the basic principles behind machine learning and how these principles relate to some - of headline-making practical tools. Ben-David will also describe some of the major research challenges and research - directions that address the fast expanding scope of potential machine learning applications. -

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- Come gain some more in-depth knowledge or some less well-known tips and tricks for using the command line. -

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- Finished the bash unit in CS246 and still don't see what's great about Unix? - Want to gain some more in-depth knowledge, or some less well-known tips and - tricks for using the command line? Unix 102 is the event for you! Fatema is - "kind of successful" and "knows things about Unix" and you can be too! Topics - covered will be: users, groups and permissions, ez string manipulation, additional skills, tips and tricks. -

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- The Computer Science Club will be holding elections for the - Spring 2017 President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. - Additionally, the Systems Administrator, Office Manager and - Librarian will be appointed. -

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- The Computer Science Club will be holding elections for the - Spring 2017 term on Wednesday, May 17th at 6:00pm - in the MC Comfy Lounge (MC 3001). -

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- 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. -

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- 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@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. -

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- Nominations will close at 6:00pm on Tuesday, May 16th - (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 - . - - Any questions related to the election can be directed to - cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca. -

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- 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 1 - and do it, with great company and great food. - - Come any time after 5pm, but if you come earlier your food preferences are more likely to be accounted for, and there's more time for coding! -

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- Come code with us, eat some food, do some things. -

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- 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 1 - and do it, with great company and great food. -

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- Come any time after 5pm, but if you come earlier your food preferences are more likely to be accounted for, and there's more time for coding! -

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-A talk and demo about more advanced Unix tricks and tools than are taught in our regular Unix 101 events. Topics may include customizing your prompt, the ranger console file manager, fancy shells, htop, rsync and using terminal escape sequences in your programs. -

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-A talk and demo about more advanced Unix tricks and tools than are taught in our regular Unix 101 events. Topics may include customizing your prompt, the ranger console file manager, fancy shells, htop, rsync and using terminal escape sequences in your programs. -

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- List of things talked about can be found here. -

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- Come watch (or give!) interesting short talks by CS Club members. - Talks include "Stepping into math: building a step-by-step algebra solver" and "Online database migrations at scale", but more are welcome (email tghume@csclub.uwaterloo.ca)! Click the link to the event detail page for more info. (Note: date was moved to Thursday) -

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- Come watch (and/or give!) interesting short talks by CS Club members. - Talks include "How your text editor does syntax highlighting", "Online database migrations at scale", "Stitching Spaces in Subdivision Surfaces", "Theory of Computation" and "Stepping into math: building a step-by-step algebra solver", but more are welcome! -

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- Each talk can be 5-15 minutes long on any computer-related topic of interest. - If you're interested in giving a talk (please do!) email tghume@csclub.uwaterloo.ca. -

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- The event was previously scheduled for Wednesday but was moved to Thursday the 9th due to a conflict with a WICS event. -

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- 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 5pm, but if you come earlier your food preferences are more likely to be accounted for, and there's more time for coding! -

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- Come code with us, eat some food, do some things. -

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- 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. -

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- Come any time after 5pm, but if you come earlier your food preferences are more likely to be accounted for, and there's more time for coding! -

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- The Computer Science Club will be holding elections for the - Winter 2017 President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. - Additionally, the Systems Administrator, Office Manager and - Librarian will be appointed. -

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- The Computer Science Club will be holding elections for the - Winter 2017 President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. - Additionally, the Systems Administrator, Office Manager and - Librarian will be appointed. -

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- 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. The nominees for the four - elected positions are: -

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- Voting will be done in a heads-down, hands-up manner and is restricted - to MathSoc social members. We use approval voting; for each position, - you may vote for any subset of the candidates. If you wish to vote but - will not be attending the election, you may send an absentee ballot - indicating which candidate(s) you wish to vote for, for each position. - This ballot must be sent to cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca from your - @uwaterloo.ca or @csclub.uwaterloo.ca email address. A full - description of the roles and the election procedure are listed in our - Constitution, available at - https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/about/constitution. -

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- The CSC and the PMAMC&OC (aka pure math club) are hosting our end - of term events together! We'll be taking over MC Comfy to hang out, - eat lots of food (from Kismet!), and play board games. -

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- The CSC and the PMAMC&OC (aka pure math club) are hosting our end - of term events together! We'll be taking over MC Comfy to hang out, - eat lots of food (from Kismet!), and play board games. -

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- Various members of the CSC will be giving brief, 25 minute talks on - CS-related topics. An list of the talks being delivered can be found - if you follow the event page link in this description. There will be - food provided. -

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- The CSC is hosting ALT+TAB this Wednesday. ALT+TAB is similar to the - PMC's SASMS events; several members of the CSC will give brief, 25 - minute talks on various interesting topics in CS. There will be food - provided at the event. The talks being delivered are: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Felix BauckholtA Short Idris Tutorial
Bryan CouttsLinear and Integer Programming
Sean HarrapCommunication Complexity
Christopher HawthorneGödel's Incompleteness Theorem
Charlie WangTyped Racket
Ifaz KabirHow Modern SAT Solvers Work
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- CSC member Edmund Noble will be giving a talk, titled "Purely - Functional Programming with Freely-Generated Domain Specific - Languages". The talk will focus on embedded DSLs that exist within - other languages, and how they can easily be constructed. -

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- CSC member Edmund Noble will be giving a talk, titled "Purely - Functional Programming with Freely-Generated Domain Specific - Languages". The talk will focus on embedded DSLs that exist within - other languages, and how they can easily be constructed. The abstract - for this talk is below.

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- Dependency injection is an often-used technique in object-oriented - programming to easily modify the behaviours of an object by providing - it with objects it would have otherwise generated on its own, to - increase modularity. Aspect-oriented programming is a related - technique which adds additional behaviour ("advice") to existing code, - aiming to address cross-cutting concerns which affect wide areas of an - application without sacrificing modularity. Dependency injection - might not seem a common topic in functional programming, but - application modularity is essential to functional programming in a - practical setting. A natural analogue to dependency injection and - aspect-oriented programming in functional programming comes from a - surprising place, and offers superior modularity to both. The free - monad (F f) for a type constructor (and domain-specific language - instruction set) f provides a syntax tree with internal nodes as - domain-specific language instructions, which in combination with - coproduct functors, allow domain-specific languages to be composed and - combined easily. - -

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- Professor Richard Mann will be giving a talk, titled "Open Source - Software for Sound Measurement and Analysis". He will be presenting - information about his new course, CS 489, Computational Sound, which - will be running in Winter 2017. -

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- Professor Richard Mann will be giving a talk, titled "Open Source - Software for Sound Measurement and Analysis". He will be presenting - information about his new course, CS 489, Computational Sound, which - will be running in Winter 2017. The abstract for this talk is below. -

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- The most common problem in acoustics is to measure the frequency - response of an (expensive!) listening room. While specifications - exist for the amplifiers, speakers, etc, each system must be still - evaluated individually, since the frequency response depends on the - direct sound from the speaker(s), the listener position and the - reverberation of the room. The user may spend considerable time - adjusting the speaker placement, the system equalization, and - possibly treating the room to get the best response. -

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- There are several commercial and freeware applications for this task, - some of which are very good. However, to learn the methods the user - must understand the processing involved. -

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- The purpose of this talk is to present an open source solution. Our - system is based on a very few lines of code, written in GNU Octave, a - Matlab(r) workalike that runs under Linux, Windows and Mac. -

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- The program works by playing a known test signal, such a tone, or - some kind of noise source out of the sound card into the system. The - system is measured by comparing driving signal to that measured by a - microphone in the room. The frequency response is computed using the - Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT). -

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- This is joint work with Prof. John Vanderkooy, Physics, University of - Waterloo. -

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- This general meeting will be held to discuss changes to our Code of - Conduct. -

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The Code of Conduct and the amended version can be found below:

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- 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 - and do it, with great company and great food. -

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- The CSC is having its next event, UNIX 101, on Wednesday November 9th - 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. -

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- The CSC is having its next event, UNIX 101, on Wednesday November 9th - 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. -

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An introductory feminism in STEM panel, free food.

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- The CS Club is hosting an introductory panel for applications and benefits of feminism in STEM. - - Example topics will include the differences between general feminism and feminism applied to STEM. - - Dr. Prabhakar Ragde from SCS, Swetha Kulandaivelan, and Filzah Nasir will be speaking on the panel. Fatema Boxwala will be moderating. - - Free food will be there and we're in a fancy room. Come on out! -

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- The CSC and WiCS (Women in Computer Science) are co-hosting a social - event on Thursday, October 13th (the day after reading week). We will - be Going Outside to the Columbia Lake 2 Fire Pit; there will be a - campfire, s'mores, lots of food, frisbees, grass, etc. Bring your - friends! -

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- The CSC and WiCS (Women in Computer Science) are co-hosting a social - event on Thursday, October 13th (the day after reading week). We will - be Going Outside to the Columbia Lake 2 Fire Pit (see - map). - There will be a campfire, s'mores, lots of food, frisbees, grass, etc. Bring your friends! -

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- The CSC will have its first talk of the term this Thursday, October - 6th. 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. The abstract for the talk is below. -

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- 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. -

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- The Computer Science Club will be holding elections for the - Fall 2016 President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. - Additionally, the Systems Administrator, Office Manager and - Librarian will be appointed. -

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- 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). -

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- 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. -

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- 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@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. -

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- 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 - . - - Any questions related to the election can be directed to - cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca. -

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- 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. -

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-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. -

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- Bill Cowan is the Director of the Computer Graphics Lab, and - teaches the notorious CS452, lovingly known as the trains course - by CS students. He will be giving a talk on that very course. -

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- 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. -

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- Gladimir Baranoski is an Associate Professor at the School of Computer Science, in the - Natural Phenomena Simulation Group. He will be giving a talk on underappreciated - facets of computer science and its connections to other disciplines. -

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- Talk Abstract: Computer science is often perceived to be confined to - traditional areas such as operating systems, programming languages, - compilers and so on. Viewed in this context, one’s professional future - in this field seems to be directly linked to the accumulation of knowledge - and practical experience in these areas. Although their importance is - undeniable, it is also possible, and highly recommended, to expand one’s - horizons. In this talk, we are going to informally look at ubiquitous, - albeit sometimes underappreciated, facets of computer science and its - synergistic connections to other disciplines. We are also going to discuss - how creativity and serendipity can impact one’s career and lead to tangible - contributions in physical and life sciences. -

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- Join us at BMH Green for a night outdoors with fellow people in Computer Science! - There will be ice cream and board games and frisbees and maybe some water guns. - - Bring your friends! -

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- Listen to cool 15-20 lightning talks by CSC members on a variety of - computer science and related topics. -

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- Come on out to the CSC Short Contemplation Period Talk night on Wednesday, - featuring many short (20 minute) talks from our members. From Automata to - Zip files, any topic is welcome. Come on out and give a talk, or just - learn things. Talks start at 6:00PM and runs till 9, with a break for - dinner, which will be provided. -

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- 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. -

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- Come out and help make the office slightly less messy! We will bribe... - uh, provide you with food for helping. :) -

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- It's that time of the year - spring cleaning. And if you haven't noticed, - our office needs it. Help us clean it and we will give you food to eat. - Pretty good deal if you ask me. -

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- Our office manager will also be providing office training to interested - members before the event. -

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- The Computer Science Club will be holding elections for the Spring 2016 - for President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer. Additionally, - librarian, office manager, sysadmin, and fridge regent will be appointed - and ratified. -

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- The Computer Science Club will be holding elections for the Spring 2016 - term on Thursday, May 12th at 19:00 in the MC Comfy (MC 3001). During - the meeting, the president, vice-president, treasurer and secretary will - be elected, the sysadmin will be appointed and ratified, and the - librarian and office manager will be appointed. There may be timbits. -

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- If you'd like to run for any of these positions or nominate someone, you - can put your name in a special box on top of the fridge in the CSC - office (MC 3036/3037) or send me (Patrick) an email at cro@csclub - uwaterloo.ca. It is highly recommended to send me an email in addition - to nominating yourself by paper in the office. You can also deposit - nominations in the CSC mailbox in MathSoc or present them to me in person. - Nominations will close at 19:00 on Wednesday, May 11th (24 hours - before the start of elections). -

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- Voting is done heads-down hands-up, and is restricted to Mathsoc social - members. -

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- For the part of the constitution pertaining to elections, - see http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/about/constitution#officers -

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- All members are welcome to run! Especially new members and anyone - interested in being a new exec! Most of the roles have a small guide on - the wiki at https://wiki.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/Exec_Manual and I will - print out a hard copy of a more comprehensive exec manual and bind it myself, I swear. -

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Come out to a talk on surrounding a polygon by Dr. Craig Kaplan! Also stay afterwards for our EOT and socialize :) food will be provided! -

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-Come out to a talk on surrounding a polygon by Dr. Craig Kaplan! Also stay afterwards for our EOT and socialize :) food will be provided! - -The prof talk will be on Surrounding a Polygon: -Dr. Craig Kaplan will explore the problem of surrounding a polygon with copies of itself. This problem raises a number of fascinating mathematical questions, and we can use software as an experimental tool to probe the answers to those questions. - -

-He'll also present known mathematical and computational results related to surrounds of polygons, and discuss what they say about larger open questions in tiling theory. Finally, he will also show how the task of surrounding individual polygons can make for fun and challenging puzzles, and say a bit about his experience creating an app based on those puzzles. -

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The CSC is hosting the first annual member talk series! This is a chance for anyone to come and give a short talk on any relevant topic. -Some talks already arranged are on topics ranging from modern Javascript, to the Linux Kernel.

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-The CSC is hosting the first annual member talk series. This is a chance for anyone to come and give a short talk on any relevant topic. - -We already have some talks arranged, on topics ranging from modern JavaScript, and the Linux Kernel. More speakers are welcome. If you are interested, please email tbelaire@uwaterloo.ca or signup here:http://goo.gl/forms/zNYbDEQSFU - -There will be a break for food halfway through. -

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A talk about SAT and SMT Solvers for Software Engineering and Security by Dr. Vijay Ganesh

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-Boolean SAT and SMT solvers increasingly play a central role in the construction of reliable and secure software, regardless of whether such reliability/security is ensured through formal methods, program analysis or testing. This dramatic influence of solvers on software engineering as a discipline is a recent phenomenon, largely attributable to impressive gains in solver efficiency and expressive power. Dr. Vijay Ganesh will motivate the need for SAT and SMT solvers, sketch out their research story thus far, and then describe his contributions to solver research. Specifically, he will talk about a SAT solver called MapleCMS, and a string SMT solver, called Z3str2, developed in his lab. He will also talk about real-world applications enabled by his solvers, and the techniques he developed that helped make them efficient. -

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Git 102 : Why you learned git in the first place.

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-Learn how to manage multiple remotes, for those times when GitHub goes down. Then learn what to do when you accidentally overwrite your source code! Only basic git knowledge is assumed. -

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-Steve Bourque and Mike Patterson of IST will give a brief overview of campus network connectivity and interconnectivity.

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-Steve Bourque and Mike Patterson of IST will give a brief overview of campus network connectivity and interconnectivity. Steve will describe the general connections, and Mike will talk about specific security measures in place. We'll have refreshments! -

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- It's midterms season, and everyone has to study. So why not come study with the CS Club? Everyone welcome, especially new members! -There will be tea and delicious snacks and outlets. Plus our delightful company. -See you there! - -

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- -Come join CSC at our Tea and Study event! Everyone welcome, especially new members! -There will be tea and delicious snacks and outlets. Plus our delightful company. -

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- Movie Night! Come watch "Big Hero 6" with the CSC! -

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- Come watch "Big Hero 6" with the Computer Science Club this wednesday the 10th at 6:30 PM in the MC Comfy Lounge. - Why "Big Hero 6"? It's an award-winning animated Disney movie involving an inflatable robot fighting evil in "San Frasokyo". Enough said. -

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- The CS Club is having its termly code party! Come out and work on projects, assignments, and more. Food is provided! -

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- Want help installing Linux? Bring a USB, we'll help you. - Want to work on a project, CS homework, or an IRC bot? Come over, we'll have food. - Want to see what it's like to be in the new STC? Plugs at every desk, I'm telling you. - (This term it's going to be in the new STC not in the comfy. We're going for some adventure this term.) -

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- Be there, we'll have dinner! -

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- Interested in Linux, but don't know where to start? Come learn some - basic topics with us including interaction with the shell, motivation - for using it, some simple commands, and more! (Cookies after) -

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- 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! -

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- 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. -

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- eth1: a day-long programming contest. Form teams and hack - together a trading bot to compete against others and the markets. -

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- eth1: a day-long programming contest. Form teams and hack together a trading bot to compete against others and the markets. -

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- Brought to you by: CSC and Jane Street. -

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- Each member of the winning team will receive $1000 USD. -

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- There'll be lots of (free) food and drink available. -

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- 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. -

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- 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. -

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- The contest will be on Saturday, January 23rd, from 11:00AM - 11:00PM. Signups will close on Monday, January 18th at 11:59PM, and we'll send out confirmations to participants on the 20th. -

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- For any other queries, email: eth1-waterloo@janestreet.com -

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- Further details will be announced closer to the event. Teams of up to three will be accepted, but you don't have to have a team to sign up — feel free to turn up as a singleton and we'll form teams on the fly. -

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- Interested in Linux, but don't know where to start? Come learn some - basic topics with us including interaction with the shell, motivation - for using it, some simple commands, and more! (Cookies after) -

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- 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. -

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- 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@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, January 13th. - All members are welcome to run! -

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- WiCS and CSC are watching War Games in the Comfy lounge. -

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- WiCS and CSC are watching War Games in the Comfy lounge. -

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- War Games is this movie where these kids phone a computer and then the computer wants to nuke things. - Cold war stuff. Nowadays computers won't let you do that, you have to SSH in instead. -

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- We're bringing food. Gluten-free, vegetarian options available. Sandwiches, drinks, and popcorn! -

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- An introduction to Google's FOAM framework, an open-source modeling - framework written in Javascript, by Google's Kevin Greer. -

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- FOAM is an open-source modeling framework written in Javascript. With FOAM, - you can create Domain Specific Languages (DSLs), which are high-level - models that can be interpreted or compiled to different languages or - environments (Java/Android, Swift/iOS, and JS/Web). Currently, it supports - DSLs for entities/classes, parsers, animations, database queries, - interactive documents, and, most importantly, new DSLs. -

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- FOAM supports building text, HTML, and graphical views for DSLs using a - small Model View Controller (MVC) library, which is itself modeled with - FOAM. This library can also be used by modeled Javascript applications. -

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- FOAM increases developer productivity by allowing them to express - solutions at a higher, more succinct level. The MVC library also - increases application performance through its efficient data-binding, - caching, and query-optimization mechanisms. -

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- You can get in contact with Kevin Greer on twitter, - @kgrgreer. -

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- An introduction to some basic issues with optimization of imperative - programs, by Sean Harrap -

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- An introduction to some basic issues with optimization of imperative - programs by Sean Harrap, beginning with traditional methods such as tree - traversals. -

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- This will be followed by a more powerful solution to these problems, - providing an overview of its mathematical foundations, and then - describing how it can be used to express optimizations simply and elegantly. -

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- Some familiarity with the second year CS core (CS245, CS241, MATH239) - will be assumed. -

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- Learn how to use Git properly in an exciting talk by Charlie Wang! -

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- git init, git add, git commit, git 'er done! -

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- In Git 101, Charlie Wang will convince you to use Git for your projects and - show you a high level overview of how to use it properly. -

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- - - - - - Between walled gardens, surveillance agencies, and political opponents, - no matter who's winning the war on general purpose computing you're - losing. The Computer Science Club will be hosting Cory Doctorow's talk - in the Theatre of the Arts on October 16. - - -

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- If cyberwar were a hockey game, it'd be the end of the first period and - the score would be tied 500-500. All offense, no defense. -

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- Meanwhile, a horrible convergence has occurred as everyone from car - manufacturers to insulin pump makers have adopted the inkjet printer - business model, insisting that only their authorized partners can make - consumables, software and replacement parts -- with the side-effect of - making it a felony to report showstopper, potentially fatal bugs in - technology that we live and die by. -

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- And then there's the FBI and the UK's David Cameron, who've joined in - with the NSA and GCHQ in insisting that everyone must be vulnerable to - Chinese spies and identity thieves and pervert voyeurs so that the spy - agencies will always be able to spy on everyone and everything, everywhere. -

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- It's been fifteen years since the copyright wars kicked off, and we're - still treating the Internet as a glorified video-on-demand service -- - when we're not treating it as a more perfect pornography distribution - system, or a jihadi recruitment tool. -

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- It's all of those -- and more. Because it's the nervous system of the - 21st century. We've got to stop treating it like a political football. -

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- Cory Doctorow will be talking on Friday October 16, 7pm in - the Theatre of the Arts. Admission is free, and - the talk will be open to the public. Doors open - at 6:30pm. Headsets will be provided for the hard of hearing, - email Patrick at pj2melan@uwaterloo.ca . The theatre is wheelchair accessible. -

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Many people want to make games as signified by all the game development - schools that are appearing everywhere. But how would you do it as a UW - student? This talk shares the experiences of how making Sakura River - Interactive was founded without any Angel/VC investment. -

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Come out to a talk by Alfe Clemencio!

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Many people want to make games as signified by all the game development - schools that are appearing everywhere. But how would you do it as a UW - student? This talk shares the experiences of how making Sakura River - Interactive was founded without any Angel/VC investment. -

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The talk will start off with inspiration drawn of Co-op Japan, to it's - beginnings at Velocity. Then a reflection of how various game - development and business skills was obtained in the unexpected ways at - UW will follow. How the application of probabilities, theory of - computation, physical/psychological attraction theories was used in the - development of the company's first game. Finally how various Computer - Science theories helped evaluate feasibility of several potential - incoming business deals. -

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- Big-O, the Halting Problem, Finite State Machines, and more are concepts that get - even more interesting in the real world. Come and hear Tom Rathborne talk about how theory - hits reality (often with a bang!) at Booking.com. -

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- Back to back talks from John Stix and Francisco Dominguez on turning - a company's culture around and on Software Defined Networks! -

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- Back to back talks from John Stix and Francisco Dominguez on turning - a company's culture around and on Software Defined Networks! -

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- John Stix will be talking about how he turned around the corporate culture at Fibernetics Corporation. -

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- Francisco Dominguez will be talking about Software Defined Networks, which - for example can turn multiple flakey internet connections into one reliable - one. -

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- The CSC is joining WiCS to host a career panel! Come hear from Waterloo - alumni as they speak about their time at Waterloo, experience with coop, - and life beyond the university. Please register at http://bit.ly/1OyJP6D -

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- The CSC is joining WiCS to host a career panel! Come hear from Waterloo - alumni as they speak about their time at Waterloo, experience with coop, - and life beyond the university. A great chance to network and seek - advice! -

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- The Computer Science Club has elected its executive for the term, and a new Office Manager and System Administrator have been appointed. -

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- The Computer Science Club has elected its executive for the term, and a new Office Manager and System Administrator have been appointed. - The quorum for elections had been reached, and voting members of the CSC voted for their President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary from among many qualified candidates. - The new elected executive then proceeded to appoint a System Administrator (who became part of the executive ex officio) and an Office Manager. - - The appointment of a Librarian was delayed because no suitable and willing candidate was found. -

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- The Computer Science Club will be holding elections for the Fall 2015 - term on Tuesday, September 22nd 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. -

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- The Computer Science Club will be holding elections for the Fall 2015 - term on Tuesday, September 22nd 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. -

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- If you'd like to run for any of these positions or nominate someone, you - can write your name on the board in the CSC office (MC 3036/3037) or - send me (Charlie) an email at cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca. 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 Monday, September 21st. - All members are welcome to run! First-years are especially encouraged to - run for secretary, office manager, and librarian, but they are not - limited to those positions. -

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- Come for a talk from Rob Suderman on Cardboard, Google's recent - exploration in affordable, cereal box based Virtual Reality. -

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- Come for a talk from Rob Suderman on Cardboard, Google's recent - exploration in affordable, cereal box based Virtual Reality. -

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- Learn about the tools available to make your own application, some of - the pitfalls to avoid, and an overview of rendering virtual reality - content with some tips and tricks on high performance rendering. The - talk will contain content for everyone interested! -

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- Come to this exciting talk about path-finding algorithms which - is being presented by Professor Anna Lubiw. -

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- Finding shortest paths is a problem that comes up in many applications: - Google maps, network routing, motion planning, connectivity in social - networks, and etc. - The domain may be a graph, either explicitly or implicitly represented, - or a geometric space. -

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- Professor Lubiw will survey the field, from Dijkstra's foundational algorithm to - current results and open problems. - There will be lots of pictures and lots of ideas. -

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- Click here to see the slides from the talk. -

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- Click here for the recorded talk. -

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- Ambient infra sound surrounds us. Richard Mann presents his current - research and equipment on measuring infra sound, and samples of recorded - infra sound. -

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- Infra sound refers to sound waves below the range of human hearing. - Infra sound comes from a number of natural phenomena including weather - changes, thunder, and ocean waves. Common man made sources include - heating and ventilation systems, industrial machinery, moving vehicle - cabins (air, trains, cars), and energy generation (wind turbines, gas - plants). -

- In this talk Richard Mann will present equipment he has built to measure infra sound, and - analyse some of the infra sound he has recorded. -

- Note: In Winter 2016 Richard Mann will be offering a new course, in Computer Sound. The - course will appear as CS489/CS689 ("Topics in Computer Science"). This - is a project-based course (60% assignments, 40% project, no final). - Details at his web page, - ~mannr. -

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Come hang out with the Women in Computer Science and the Computer Science Club! There will be s'mores and frozen yogurt. Also fire. And a creek. Let's enjoy the outdoors!

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Come hang out with the Women in Computer Science and the Computer Science Club! There will be s'mores and frozen yogurt. Also fire. And a creek. Let's enjoy the outdoors!

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- This is a continuation of the Unix10X series of seminars that cover the use - of *nix environments, largely through interacting with a command line shell. In - this instalment we will be covering some of what the School of Computer - Science has left out of their introduction to the Command Line / Bash (from - cs246), as well as a brief introduction to having a useful prompt. -

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- As there are vacancies in the executive council, there will be - by-election on May 22nd. The following positions are open for election: -

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- Derek Rayside presents current research on the field of microfluidics. - Microfluidics are currently developed mainly by trial and error. How can - this be improved? -

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- Microfluidics is an exciting new area concerned with designing devices - that perform some medical diagnoses and chemical synthesis tasks orders - of magnitude faster and less expensively than traditional techniques. - However, microfluidic device design is currently a black art, akin to - how digital circuits were designed before 1980. -

- We have developed a - hardware description language that is appropriate for the description - and synthesis of both single-phase and multi-phase microfluidic devices. - These are new results that have not yet been published. This is - collaborative work with other research groups in Mechanical Engineering, - Chemical Engineering, and Electrical Engineering. -

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- GM for the W2015 term, two main amendments to be discussed: Requiring - elections to be held within two weeks of the beginning of term and - adopting a club-wide code of conduct. -

- Code Party 1 follows, we're doing timed code golf problems, T-shirts might - find themselves on people who do well on code golf. -

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- GM for the W2015 term, two main amendments to be discussed: Requiring - elections to be held within two weeks of the beginning of term and - adopting a club-wide code of conduct. -

- Code Party 1 follows, we're doing timed code golf problems, T-shirts might - find themselves on people who do well on code golf. -

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- Day 2 of Runtime Type Inference in Dynamic Languages with Kannan Vijayan -

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- Day 2 of Runtime Type Inference in Dynamic Languages with Kannan Vijayan -

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- Javascript is fast. In some cases, very close to compiled-language fast. - How is this even possible? How do we know what types our variables have? - How can we optimize it well? Kannan Vijayan will be talking about the - historical advances in JIT-compilation of dynamically typed programs over - two days. Of course, both of those talks will have free food. -

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- How do we make dynamic languages fast? Today, modern Javascript engines - have demonstrated that programs written in dynamically typed scripting lan- - guages can be executed close to the speed of programs written in languages - with static types. So how did we get here? How do we extract precious type - information from programs at runtime? If any variable can hold a value of any - type, then how can we optimize well? -

- This talk covers a bit of the history of the techniques used in this space, and - tries to summarize, in broad strokes, how those techniques come together to - enable efficient jit-compilation of dynamically typed programs. - To do the topic justice, Kannan Vijayan will be talking the Monday and - Tuesday March 9th and 10th. -

- Does that mean two consecutive days of free food? Yes it does. -

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- Murphy Berzish explains how to programmatically determine if a program is satisfiable, - and how to find a concrete counterexample if it is unsatisfiable. At the core - are SAT/SMT solvers. SAT theory deals with Boolean Satisfiability solvers, - while SMT theory--Satisfiability Modulo a Theory--allows SMT to be extended - to common data structures. Free food! -

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- Does your program have an overflow error? Will it work with all inputs? How - do you know for sure? Test cases are the bread and butter of resilient design, - but bugs still sneak into software. What if we could prove our programs are - error-free? -

- Boolean Satisfiability (SAT) solvers determine the ‘satisfiability’ of boolean - set of equations for a set of inputs. An SMT solver (Satisfiability Modulo - a Theory) applies SMT to bit-vectors, strings, arrays, and more. Together, - we can reduce a program and prove it is satisfiable, or provide a concrete - counter-example. The implications of this are computer-aided reasoning tools - for error-checking in addition to much more robust programs. -

- In this talk Murphy Berzish will give an overview of SAT/SMT theory and - some real-world solution methods. He will also demonstrate applications of - SAT/SMT solvers in theorem proving, model checking, and program verification. -

- What else? Oh yes, refreshments and drinks will be served. Come out! -

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- The first code party of Winter 2015, and we have something a litle different - this time. We're running a Code Retreat (coderetreat.org) with Boltmade. - The result of this is that you will be able to do a coding challenge, wherein - you implement Rule 110 (like the Game of Life). Of course, if you want to - work on whatever you can do that as well. Delicious free food, but RSVP! - bit.ly/code-party-0 -

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- The first code party of Winter 2015, and we have something a litle different - this time. We're running a Code Retreat (coderetreat.org) with Boltmade. - The result of this is that you will be able to do a coding challenge, wherein - you implement Rule 110 (like the Game of Life). Of course, if you want to - work on whatever you can do that as well. Delicious free food, but RSVP! - bit.ly/code-party-0 -

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- Part of the Cheriton School of CS' Distinguished Lecture Series, MIT's Leslie Kaelbling will - discuss robotic AI applied to the messy real world. We make a number of - approximations during planning but regain robustness and effectiveness - through a continuous state estimation and replanning process. This allows - us to solve problems that would otherwise be intractable to solve optimally. -

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- The fields of AI and robotics have made great improvements in many - individual subfields, including in motion planning, symbolic planning, - probabilistic reasoning, perception, and learning. Our goal is to - develop an integrated approach to solving very large problems that are - hopelessly intractable to solve optimally. We make a number of - approximations during planning, including serializing subtasks, - factoring distributions, and determinizing stochastic dynamics, but - regain robustness and effectiveness through a continuous state - estimation and replanning process. This approach is demonstrated in - three robotic domains, each of which integrates perception, estimation, - planning, and manipulation. -

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- Theo Belaire, a fourth-year CS student, will be talking about Racket's - match' function. Bug resistant, legible, and super powerful! Especially - useful for CS 241 in writing compilers, but all-round a joy to write. -

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- Come learn how to use the power of the Racket match construct to make your - code easier to read, less bug-prone and overall more awesome! -

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- Theo Belaire, - a fourth-year CS student, will show you the basics of how this amazing - function works, and help you get your feet wet with some code examples and - advanced use cases. -

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- If you're interested in knowing about the more - powerful features of Racket, then this is the talk for you! The material - covered is especially useful for students in CS 241 who are writing their - compiler in Racket, or are just curious about what that might look like. -

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Alex Tsay from AeroFS will talk about the high availability distributed - file systems they develop. -

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The CAP Theorem outlined the fundamental limitations of a distributed system. - When designing a distributed system, one has to constantly be aware of the - trade-off between consistency and availability. - - Most distributed systems are designed with consistency in mind. However, AeroFS - has decided to build a high-availability file system instead. - - In this tech talk, I'll be presenting an overview of AeroFS file system, - advantages and challenges of a high-availability file system, and examine the - inner workings of AeroFS's core syncing algorithm. -

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Alex Tsay from AeroFS will talk about the high availability distributed - file systems they develop. -

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The CAP Theorem outlined the fundamental limitations of a distributed system. - When designing a distributed system, one has to constantly be aware of the - trade-off between consistency and availability. - - Most distributed systems are designed with consistency in mind. However, AeroFS - has decided to build a high-availability file system instead. - - In this tech talk, I'll be presenting an overview of AeroFS file system, - advantages and challenges of a high-availability file system, and examine the - inner workings of AeroFS's core syncing algorithm. -

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Elections for Winter 2015 are being held! Submit a nomination and join - your fellow members in choosing this term's CSC executive. (Please note - the time change to 7PM.) -

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The Computer Science Club will be holding its termly elections this - upcoming Thursday, Jan. 15 at 6PM in the Comfy Lounge (MC 3001). During - the election, the president, vice-president, treasurer and secretary will - be elected, the sysadmin will be ratified, and the librarian and office - manager will be appointed. -

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Voting will be heads-down, hands-up, restricted to MathSoc social - members. If you'd like to review the elections procedure, you can visit - our Constitution - page. -

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- Our speaker, Avery Pennarun, will share some not-very-secret secrets from - the team creating GFiber's open source router firmware, including some - discussion of wifi, marketing truthiness, the laws of physics, something - about coaxial cables, embedded ARM processors, queuing theory, signal - processing, hardware design, and kernel driver optimization. If you're lucky, - he may also rant about poor garbage collector implementations. Also, there - will be at least one slide containing one of those swooshy circle-and-arrow - lifecycle diagrams, we promise. -

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- Please RSVP here: http://bit.ly/GoogleFiberTalk. -

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- Google Fiber's Internet service offers 1000 Mbps internet to a few cities: - that's 100x faster than a typical home connection. The problem with going - so fast is it moves the bottleneck around: for the first time, your Internet - link may be faster than your computer, your wifi, or even your home LAN. -

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- Our speaker, Avery Pennarun, will share some not-very-secret secrets from - the team creating GFiber's open source router firmware, including some - discussion of wifi, marketing truthiness, the laws of physics, something - about coaxial cables, embedded ARM processors, queuing theory, signal - processing, hardware design, and kernel driver optimization. If you're lucky, - he may also rant about poor garbage collector implementations. Also, there - will be at least one slide containing one of those swooshy circle-and-arrow - lifecycle diagrams, we promise. -

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- About Avery Pennarun: - Avery graduated from the University of Waterloo in Computer Engineering, - started some startups and some open source projects, and now works at Google - Fiber on a small team building super fast wifi routers, TV settop boxes, and - the firmware that runs on them. He lives in New York. -

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- Please RSVP here: http://bit.ly/GoogleFiberTalk. -

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- The network is unreliable. 3G networking is slow. Using WiFi drains your battery. - The NSA is spying on you. Different versions of HttpURLConnection have different bugs. -

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- Jesse Wilson, a software developer at Square, will be talking about OkHttp, - a library that he maintains, and how to use it to make your app's networking work even - when conditions aren't ideal. He will talk about how to configure caching to improve behavior - and save resources. He will talk about crypto, and he will give advice on which libraries - to use to make good networking easy. -

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- Please RSVP here: https://www.ticketfi.com/event/77/heroic-android-http. -

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C++ is an interesting study because it supports a large number of - powerful, abstract concepts, yet it operates very close to the - hardware compared to many modern programming languages. There are - also many implementations of C++ which must be made interoperable. - I will discuss some aspects of the Itanium 64 Application Binary - Interface (ABI) for C++, which is now the de facto standard across - Unix-like platforms of all architectures. In particular, I will - cover a number of aspects of the class system fundamental to C++: - data layout, polymorphic types, construction and destruction, and - dynamic casting. -

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- Why sleep when you could be hacking on $SIDE_PROJECT, or working on - $THE_NEXT_BIG_THING with some cool CSC/SE people? - Come when you want, hack on something cool, demo before you leave. -

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- If you don't have a project, don't worry - we have a list of ideas, - and a lot of people will be looking for an extra helping hand on - their projects. -

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- NOTE: Dinner and snacks will only be served to those working on - projects during the event. -

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- In the last few years, there has been breakthrough progress in pattern - recognition -- problems like computer vision and voice recognition. - This sudden progress has come from a powerful class of models called - deep neural networks. -

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- This talk will explore what it means to do pattern recognition, why it - is a hard problem, and why deep neural networks are so effective. We - will also look at exciting and strange recent results, such as state - of the art object recognition in images, neural nets playing video - games, neural nets proving theorems, and neural nets learning to run - python programs! -

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- Our speaker, Christopher Olah, is a math-obsessed and Haskell-loving - research intern from Google's Deep Learning group. He has a blog about - his research here: http://colah.github.io/. -

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- Kang, our guest speaker from Bloomberg, will illustrate some examples and - difficulties associated with working on some of the most fascinating technical - challenges in business and finance. - He will also show some of the machine learning applications at Bloomberg that are - useful in this environment. - Please show up early to ensure a spot (and dinner). -

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- From the massive supercomputer, to your laptop, to a Raspberry Pi: all - computing systems run on an operating system powered by a kernel. The kernel is - the most fundamental software running on your computer, enabling developers and - users to interact with its hardware at a higher level. -

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- This talk will explore the process of writing a minimal kernel from - scratch, common kernel responsibilities, and explore of the challenges of - kernel development. -

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- Women in Computer Science (WiCS) and the Computer Science Club (CSC) will - meet up in the Comfy Lounge to watch a favourite cult classic: Hackers. - Join us as we relive our 90s teenage hacking fantasies and stuff our faces - with popcorn and junk food. -

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- Hackers of the world, unite! -

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- Interested in Unix, but don't know where to start? Then Come learn some - basic topics with us including interaction with the shell, motivation - for using it, some simple commands, and more. -

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- Immediately after UNIX 101, we will be having our first annual code party. - Enjoy a free dinner, relax, and share ideas with your friends about - your favourite topics in computer science. Feel free to show up - with or without personal projects to work on, we've got lots of ideas - to get started with. -

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- The Travelling Salesman Problem is easy to state: given a number of -cities along with the cost of travel between each pair, find the cheapest way -to visit all of the cities and return to your starting point. However, TSP is very difficult to solve. -In this talk, Professor Bill Cook will discuss the history, applications, and computation of this -fascinating problem. -

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- The Travelling Salesman Problem is easy to state: given a - number of cities along with the cost of travel between each - pair of them, find the cheapest way to visit them all and - return to your starting point. Easy to state, but - difficult to solve. Despite decades of research, in - general it is not known how to significantly improve upon - simple brute-force checking. It is a real possibility that - there may never exist an efficient method that is - guaranteed to solve every instance of the problem. This - is a deep mathematical question: Is there an efficient - solution method or not? The topic goes to the core of - complexity theory concerning the limits of feasible - computation and we may be far from seeing its - resolution. This is not to say, however, that the - research community has thus far come away - empty-handed. Indeed, the problem has led to a large - number of results and conjectures that are both - beautiful and deep, and on the practical side solution - methods are used to compute optimal or near-optimal tours - for a host of applied problems on a daily basis, from - genome sequencing to arranging music on iPods. In this - talk we discuss the history, applications, and - computation of this fascinating problem. -

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- Come listen to a Google software engineer give a talk on building a - mobile platform for Android and iOS! - Wesley Tarle has been leading development at Google in Kitchener and - Mountain View, and building stuff for third-party developers on - Android and iOS. He's contributed to Google Play services since its - inception and continues to produce APIs and SDKs focused on mobile - startups. - RSVP at http://goo.gl/Pwc3m4. -

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- Do you like going outside? Are you vitamin-D deficient from being in the - MC too long? Do you think s'mores and bonfire are a delicious - combination? If so, you should join us as the CSC is going outside again! - Around 7:30PM, we're going to Laurel Creek Fire Pit for some outdoor fun. - Come throw frisbees, relax and eat snacks in good company - even if you - aren't a fan of the outside or vitamin-D deficient! We'll also have - some sort of real food - probably pizza. -

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- Learn about the real reasons you should be in school from David Wolever, - CTO of akindi and a director of PyCon Canada. -

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- Hindsight is 20/20, and since leaving university I’ve had five years and three - startups to reflect on the most valuable things I have (and haven’t) taken away - from my time in school. - David studied computer science for three years at the University of Toronto - before leaving to be employee zero at a Waterloo-based startup. Since then - he has been a founder of two more startups, started PyCon Canada, and has - written hundreds of thousands of lines of code. He is currently CTO of Akindi, a - Toronto-based startup trying to make multiple choice testing a bit less terrible. - He’s best found on Twitter at http://twitter.com/wolever -

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- Learn how to host a website and spend the night hacking! -

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- Did you know that by becoming a CSC member, you get 4GB of free webspace? - Join us in MC 3003 on Friday July 11 to learn how to use that space and - host content for the world to see! - - Afterwards we will be moving over to M3 1006 for a night of hacking and - snacking! Work on a personal project, open source software, or anything - you wish. Food will be provided for your hacking pleasure. - - Come join us for an evening of fun, learning, and food! -

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- Five slides. Five minutes. Pure fun. -

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- Create an entertaining slideshow and present someone else's on the spot! - Join us in MC 2035 on Wednesday June 25 at 18:00 for a fun evening of - quick presentations of random slide decks. An example from last semester - can be found at tinyurl.com/battle-decks-example. Please e-mail your - battle deck to l3france@csclub.uwaterloo.ca. Snacks will be provided to - fuel your battle hunger! -

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- Learn how functional programming is used in the real world, while - enjoying free dinner, and free swag. -

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- Enjoy a free dinner while Max Ransan, a lead developer at Bloomberg, - talks about the use of functional programming within a recently developed - product from Bloomberg. This includes UI generation, domain-specific - languages, and more! Free swag will also be provided. -

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- Come throw a frisbee, hang around a bonfire, and roast marshmellows! - This is a social event just for fun, so come relax and eat snacks in - good company! -

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- Meet at the Laurel Creek Fire Pit (the one across Ring Road from EV3) - at 7:30 for a fun night of hanging out with friends. If you aren't sure - where it is, meet at the office ten minutes before hand, and we will - walk over together. We'll start the evening off with throwing around - a frisbee or two, and as the night goes on we'll light up the fire and - get some s'mores cooking! -

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- Interested in Unix, but don't know where to start? Then Come learn some - basic topics with us including interaction with the shell, motivation - for using it, some simple commands, and more. -

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- Afterwards we will be moving over to the MC Comfy Lounge for a - fun night of hacking! The sysadmin position will also be ratified - during a general meeting of the membership at this time. Come join us - for an evening of fun, learning, and food! -

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- Interested in Unix, but don't know where to start? Then start - in MC 3003 on Friday May 30 with basic topics including - interaction with the shell, motivation for using it, some simple - commands, and more. -

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- Afterwards we will be moving over to the MC Comfy Lounge for a - fun night of hacking! Work on a personal project, open source - software, or anything you wish. Food will be available for your - hacking pleasure. The Sysadmin position will also be ratified - during a general meeting at this time. Come join us for an - evening of fun, learning, and food! -

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The Computer Science Club will soon be holding elections for this term's - executive. The president, vice president, treasurer, and secretary for the - spring 2014 term will be elected. The system administrator, office manager, - and librarian are also typically appointed here. -

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    • Catherine Mercer (ccmercer)
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Work on a software project for 24 hours in teams of up to 4 members. Swag will be provided - by Facebook and Google. A Microsoft Surface Tablet will be awarded to the winning team. - Register and find out more at http://hack-waterloo.com.

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Work on a software project for 24 hours in teams of up to 4 members. Swag will be provided - by Facebook and Google. A Microsoft Surface Tablet will be awarded to the winning team. - Register and find out more at http://hack-waterloo.com.

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Create a 5-slide PowerPoint presentation about a specific topic. Bring it with - you to the event (on a flash drive). Submit it into the lottery. Select a random - PowerPoint presentation from the lottery and talk about it on the spot. -

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Create a 5-slide PowerPoint presentation about a specific topic. Bring it with - you to the event (on a flash drive). Submit it into the lottery. Select a random - PowerPoint presentation from the lottery and talk about it on the spot. -

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We will be having our 2nd code party this term. Enjoy a free dinner, relax, and - share ideas with your friends about your favourite topics in computer science. -

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We will be having our 2nd code party this term. Enjoy a free dinner, relax, and - share ideas with your friends about your favourite topics in computer science. -

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Learn the basics of using tools found commonly on UNIX-like operating systems. - For students new to this topic, knowledge gained from UNIX 101 would be useful in coursework.

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Learn the basics of using tools found commonly on UNIX-like operating systems. - For students new to this topic, knowledge gained from UNIX 101 would be useful in coursework.

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Immediately after UNIX 101, we will be having our first annual code party. - Enjoy a free dinner, relax, and share ideas with your friends about - your favourite topics in computer science.

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Immediately after UNIX 101, we will be having our first annual code party. - Enjoy a free dinner, relax, and share ideas with your friends about - your favourite topics in computer science.

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- Bloomberg's Alex Scotti will be presenting a talk this Tuesday on concurrency control - implementations in relational databases. Free swag and dinner will be provided. -

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Join Alex Scotti of Bloomberg LP for a discussion of concurrency control - implementation in relational database systems. Focus will be placed on the - optimistic techniques as employed and developed inside Combdb2, Bloomberg's - database system.

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Food will be served by Kismet!

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- Elections for Winter 2014 are being held! The Executive will be elected, - and the Office Manager and Librarian will be appointed by the new - executive. -

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It's elections time again! On Thursday, January 16 at 5:30PM, come to the Comfy Lounge - on the 3rd floor of the MC to vote in this term's President, Vice-President, Treasurer - and Secretary. The Sysadmin, Librarian, and Office Manager will also be chosen at this time.

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Nominations are open until 4:30PM on Wednesday, January 15, and can be written - on the CSC office whiteboard (yes, you can nominate yourself). Full CSC - members can vote and are invited to drop by. You may also send nominations to - the Chief Returning Officer by email.

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    • Visha Vijayanand (vvijayan)
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    • Bryan Coutts (b2coutts)
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    • Visha Vijayanand (vvijayan)
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    • Nicholas Black (nablack)
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    • Marc Burns (m4burns)
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    • Bryan Coutts (b2coutts)
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    • Bryan Coutts (b2coutts)
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- The CSC has been invited to attend this Erlang conference in Toronto. If - you are interested in attending, please sign up on our web form. We have submitted a MEF proposal - to cover the transportation fees of up to 25 math undergraduates. -

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- The CSC has been invited to attend this Erlang conference in Toronto. If you - are interested in attending, please sign up on our web form, so we can coordinate the group. - We have submitted a MEF proposal to cover the transportation fees of up to - 25 math undergraduates to attend. You will be responsible for your - conference fee and transportation, and if the MEF proposal is granted, you - can submit your bus tickets/mileage record and conference badge to MEF for - a reimbursement. From the conference - website:

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"Our first ever Toronto Erlang Factory Lite has been confirmed. Join us - on 23 November for a full day debate on Erlang as a powerful tool for - building innovative, scalable and fault tolerant applications. Our speakers - will showcase examples from their work experience and their personal success - stories, thus presenting how Erlang solves the problems related to - scalability and performance. At this event we will focus on what Erlang - brings to the table in the multicore era." -

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- Join us for a night of code, food, and caffeine! There will be plenty of - edibles and hacking for your enjoyment. If you are interested in getting - involved in Open Source, there will be mentors on hand to get you started. - Hope to see you there—bring your friends! -

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- Join us for a night of code, food, and caffeine! There will be plenty of - edibles and hacking for your enjoyment, including a full catered dinner - courtesy of the Mathematics Society.

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There will be two Open Source projects featured at tonight's code - party, with mentors on hand for each. Here is a quick summary of each of - the projects available:

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OpenHatch: Not sure where to - start? Not to fear! OpenHatch is a project that seeks to introduce people - to Open Source for the first time and help you get involved. There will be - a presentation with an introduction to the tools and information you will - need, and mentors present to help you get set up to fix your first - bug.

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Social - Innovation Simulation Design Jam: The UWaterloo Games Institute and - SiG@Waterloo will be partnering with us tonight to kick off their weekend - hackathon Design Jam. They seek coders, artists, writers, database and - graphics people to help them out with their project. -

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- The last lecture of our security and privacy series. By MMath alumnus - Zak Blacher. -

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- In Zak's talk, "Disk Encryption: Digital Forensic Analysis & Full - Volume Encryption", he aims to cover filesystem forensic analysis - and counter forensics by addressing the entire design stack; starting with - filesystem construction, design, and theory, and drilling down to the inner - workings of hard drives (modern platter hdds, as well as mlc-ssds). This - talk leads in to a discussion on full volume encryption, and how this helps - to protect one's data.

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The sixth and final lecture of our security and privacy series. -

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- This is the fifth lecture of six in the Security and Privacy Lecture - Series. By founding member of the Canadian Cybersecurity Institute and - employee of local ISP Sentex Sean Howard. -

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- Bell's recent announcement of their use of Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) - brings to light a long-standing issue: your internet service provider (ISP) - pwns you. They control your IP allocation, your DNS, your ARP, the AS paths. - The question has never been about ability—it's about trust. Whether - Rogers, AT&T, Virgin, Telus, Vodafone or Wind, your onramp to the - internet is your first and most potent point of security failure.

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Founding member of the Canadian Cybersecurity Institute and employee of - local ISP Sentex Sean Howard will vividly demo the reasons you need to be - ble to trust your internet provider. Come for the talk, stay for the - pizza!

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This is the fifth lecture of six in the Security and Privacy Lecture - Series. -

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- The fourth event in our security and privacy series. By undergraduate - students Murphy Berzish and Nick Guenther. -

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-Nick Guenther and Murphy Berzish will be holding a hands-on seminar in the -Comfy to introduce you to public-private key crypto and how you can practically -use it, so bring your laptops! You will learn about PGP, an encryption protocol -that provides confidentiality and authenticity. At the seminar, you will learn -how to use PGP to send encrypted email and files, provably identify yourself to -others, and verify data. Bring a laptop so we can help help you generate your -first keypair and give you the chance to form a Web of Trust with your -peers.

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A GSIntroducer from www.GSWoT.org will be on -hand. If you are interested in obtaining an elevated level of trust, bring -government-issued photo-ID.

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There will also be balloons and cake. -

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- The third lecture of our security and privacy series. By undergraduate - student Simon Gladstone. -

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- An introduction to and overview of how to use the Tor Browser Bundle to - browse the "Deep Web" and increase security while browsing the Internet. Tor - is not the be all end all of Internet security, but it is definitely a step - up from using the more popular browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, or - Safari.

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The third lecture of our security and privacy series. By undergraduate - student Simon Gladstone. -

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- The second lecture of our security and privacy series. By undergraduate student - Eric Dong. -

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- In this talk, I will discuss censorship firewalls used in countries such as - China and Iran, and how to counteract them. The focus is on advanced - application-layer and Deep Packet Inspection firewalls, and unexpected hurdles - in overcoming censorship by these firewalls due to the need for very - unconventional adversary models. Approaches of the privacy tool Tor, popular - proprietary freeware Ultrasurf and Freegate, payware VPNs, and my own - experimental Kirisurf project are examined, where strengths and difficulties - with each system are noted.

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The second lecture of our security and privacy series. By undergraduate - student Eric Dong. -

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- The first lecture of our security and privacy series. By PhD student Sarah - Harvey. -

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- Recent media coverage has brought to light the presence of various government - agencies' surveillance programs, along with the possible interference of - governments in the establishment and development of standards and software. - This brings to question of just how much we need to be concerned about the - security and privacy of our information.

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In this talk we will discuss what all this means in technological and social - contexts, examine the status quo, and consider the long-standing implications. - This talk assumes no background knowledge of security or privacy, nor any - specific technical background. All students are welcome and encouraged to - attend.

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The first lecture of our security and privacy series. By PhD student - Sarah Harvey. -

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- We will be showing GoingNative - lectures from some of the top individuals working on C++ - approximately biweekly on Thursdays at 6:30PM in the PHY 150 theatre. Every - lecture will be accompanied with free pizza and drinks! Dates are Oct. 3, 17, - 31 and Nov. 7 and 21. Please view this event in detail for more information. -

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- If you're not familiar with the C++ GoingNative series, you can check them - out on the GoingNative - website.

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We will be showing lectures from some of the top individuals working on C++ - approximately biweekly on Thursdays in the PHY 150 theatre. Every lecture will - be accompanied with free pizza and drinks! Here is our schedule and the planned - showings:

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- The second in a series of recorded talks from GoingNative 2013. Featuring -Stephan T. Lavavej. -

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- The second in a series of recorded talks from GoingNative 2013. Featuring -Stephan T. Lavavej. -

- C++ has powerful rules for dealing with low-level program structure. -Before a program is ever executed, the compiler determines valuable information -about every expression in the source code. The compiler understands exactly -how long each object's resources will be needed (lifetime), whether each -expression refers to an object that the program has no other way of accessing -(rvalueness), and what operations can be performed on each object (type). -Using examples from C++98 through C++14, this presentation will demonstrate how -to write code that works with the compiler's knowledge to increase robustness, -efficiency, and clarity. This presentation will also demonstrate the horrible -things that happen when programmers think they can do tasks that are better -left to compilers. -

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- The third in a series of recorded talks from GoingNative 2013. Featuring -Scott Meyers. -

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- The third in a series of recorded talks from GoingNative 2013. Featuring -Scott Meyers. -

- After years of intensive study (first of C++0x, then of C++11, and most -recently of C++14), Scott thinks he finally has a clue. About the effective use -of C++11, that is (including C++14 revisions). At last year’s Going Native, -Herb Sutter predicted that Scott would produce a new version of Effective C++ -in the 2013-14 time frame, and Scott’s working on proving him almost right. -Rather than revise Effective C++, Scott decided to write a new book that -focuses exclusively on C++11/14: on the things the experts almost always do (or -almost always avoid doing) to produce clear, efficient, effective code. In this -presentation, Scott will present a taste of the Items he expects to include in -Effective C++11/14. -

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- The fourth in a series of recorded talks from GoingNative 2013. Featuring -Andrei Alexandrescu. -

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- The fourth in a series of recorded talks from GoingNative 2013. Featuring -Andrei Alexandrescu. -

- Contemporary computer architectures make it possible for slow code to work -reasonably well. They also make it difficult to write really fast code that -exploits the CPU amenities to their fullest. And the smart money is on fast -code—we’re running out of cool things to do with slow code, and the battle will -be on doing really interesting and challenging things at the envelope of what -the computing fabric endures. -

- So how to write quick code, quickly? Turns out it’s quite difficult because -today’s complex architectures defy simple rules to be applied everywhere. It is -not uncommon that innocuous high-level artifacts have a surprisingly high -impact on the bottom line of an application’s run time (and power consumed). -

- This talk is an attempt to set forth a few pieces of tactical advice for -writing quick code in C++. Applying these is not guaranteed to produce optimal -code, but is likely to put it reasonably within the ballpark.

- These tips are based on practical experience but also motivated by the -inner workings of modern CPUs. -

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- The fifth in a series of recorded talks from GoingNative 2013. Featuring -Sean Parent. -

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- The fifth in a series of recorded talks from GoingNative 2013. Featuring -Sean Parent. -

- A look at many of the new features in C++ and a couple of old features you -may not have known about. With the goal of correctness in mind, we’ll see how -to utilize these features to create simple, clear, and beautiful code. Just a -little pinch can really spice things up. -

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- All CSC members and their guests are invited for a night of free bowling at - Bingemans! Transportation will be provided. If you are interested in attending, - please RSVP using the online form by Oct. 18. You can find it by viewing this - event in detail. -

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- We are pleased to kick off the term with free bowling for all interested - members at Bingemans! Transportation will be provided. If you are interested in - attending, please RSVP using this online - form by Oct. 18.

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Please note the event date change (Oct. 23 to Oct. 30). - The bus will be leaving from the Davis Center at 6:00PM sharp on the 30th. -

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- Elections for Fall 2013 are being held! The Executive will be elected, - and the Office Manager and Librarian will be appointed by the new - executive. -

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It's elections time again! On Tuesday, Sept 17 at 4:30PM, come to the Comfy Lounge - on the 3rd floor of the MC to vote in this term's President, Vice-President, Treasurer - and Secretary. The Sysadmin, Librarian, and Office Manager will also be chosen at this time.

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Nominations are open until 4:30PM on Monday, Sept 16, and can be written - on the CSC office whiteboard (yes, you can nominate yourself). Full CSC - members can vote and are invited to drop by. You may also send nominations to - the Chief Returning Officer. A - full list of candidates will be posted when nominations close.

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Nominations are now closed. The candidates are:

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  • President:
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    • Elana Hashman (ehashman)
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    • Sean Hunt (scshunt)
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    • Marc Burns (m4burns)
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    • Matt Thiffault (mthiffau)
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    • Marc Burns (m4burns)
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    • Sean Hunt (scshunt)
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    • Visha Vijayanand (vvijayan)
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    • Jonathan Bailey (jj2baile)
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    • Edward Lee (e45lee)
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    • Marc Burns (m4burns)
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- Come out to the Code Party happening in the Comfy Lounge on July 26 at 7:00 PM! - Why sleep when you could be hacking on $your_favourite_project or doing - $something_classy in great company? Join us for a night of coding, snacks, - and camaraderie! -

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- Come out to the Code Party happening in the Comfy Lounge on July 26 at 7:00 PM! - Why sleep when you could be hacking on $your_favourite_project or doing - $something_classy in great company? Join us for a night of coding, snacks, - and camaraderie! -

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- Convergence between CPU and GPU approaches to processing sets the stage for an - exciting transition to 3D rendering that takes place entirely in software. - TransGaming's Nicolas Capens and Gavriel State will speak about this convergence - and how it will influence the future of graphics. -

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- For some time now, it has been clear that there is strong momentum for convergence - between CPU and GPU technologies. Initially, each technology used radically different - approaches to processing, but over time GPUs have evolved to support more general - purpose use while CPUs have evolved to include advanced vector processing and multiple - execution cores. At TransGaming, we believe that this convergence will continue to the - point where typical systems have only one type of processing unit, with large numbers - of cores and very wide vector execution units available for high performance parallel - execution. In this kind of environment, all graphics processing will ultimately take - place in software. -

- In this talk, we will explore the converging nature of CPU and GPU approaches to - processing, how dynamic specialization allows CPUs to efficiently perform tasks usually - done by GPUs, and why we believe that the increased flexibility of more programmable - architectures will ultimately win out over fixed function hardware, even in areas such - as texture sampling. -

- TransGaming Inc. works at the cutting edge of 3D graphics, building - technologies that bridge the gap between platform boundaries to allow games to be played - on a variety of devices and operating systems. TransGaming works with other industry - leaders to update established APIs such as OpenGL, while also breaking new ground in - software rendering technology, which we believe will become increasingly important as - CPU and GPU technologies converge. -

- Nicolas Capens is the architect of SwiftShader, TransGaming's high - performance software renderer, and is also deeply involved in the ANGLE project, which - provides efficient translation from OpenGL ES to Direct3D APIs for implementing WebGL - on Windows. Nicolas received his MSci.Eng. degree in computer science from Ghent - University in 2007. -

- Gavriel State (Gav) is TransGaming's Founder and CTO, and has worked in - graphics and portability for over 20 years on dozens of platforms and APIs. Gav wrote - his first software renderer when taking CS488 at UW, where he later graduated with a - B.A.Sc. in Systems Design Engineering. -

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- Do you love the combination of s'mores, burgers, and fire? Are you brave enough to - face the newly-grown geese? Do you want to play some Frisbee while listening to some - chill tunes? If so, come hang out with the CSC at the EV3 Fire Pit this Friday! - All are welcome for some outdoor food, games, and music. -

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- Do you love the combination of s'mores, burgers, and fire? Are you brave enough to - face the newly-grown geese? Do you want to play some Frisbee while listening to some - chill tunes? If so, come hang out with the CSC at the EV3 Fire Pit this Friday! - All are welcome for some outdoor food, games, and music. -

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- As a follow on to last term's tutorial on building a ray-tracer from scratch, - this talk will be presenting the basic mechanics of how a bidirectional path-tracer - creates a globally illuminated scene, advantages and limitations of this approach over - other offline global illumination techniques along with a simple example path-tracer - written in C++, and opportunities for hardware acceleration on GPUs, time permitting. -

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- As a follow on to last term's tutorial on building a ray-tracer from scratch, - this talk will be presenting the basic mechanics of how a bidirectional path-tracer - creates a globally illuminated scene, advantages and limitations of this approach over - other offline global illumination techniques along with a simple example path-tracer - written in C++, and opportunities for hardware acceleration on GPUs, time permitting. -

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- While humans started making 3D motion pictures in the 1800's, several technical and - artistic challenges prevented widespread interest in the medium. By investing heavily - in a computerized production pipeline, James Cameron's 2009 release of Avatar ushered - in an era of mainstream interest in 3D film. However, many technical and artistic - problems still find their way into otherwise-modern 3D movies. The talk explores some - of these problems while introducing the fundamentals of 3D film-making from a CS - perspective. -

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- While humans started making 3D motion pictures in the 1800's, several technical and - artistic challenges prevented widespread interest in the medium. By investing heavily - in a computerized production pipeline, James Cameron's 2009 release of Avatar ushered - in an era of mainstream interest in 3D film. However, many technical and artistic - problems still find their way into otherwise-modern 3D movies. The talk explores some - of these problems while introducing the fundamentals of 3D film-making from a CS - perspective. -

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- We are offering a Unix tutorial on Friday, June 7th, 2013! Following the tutorial a code party will take place. - Bring your laptops and chargers for an awesome night of coding, hacking and learning. - All are welcome to join in the comfy lounge! -

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We are offering a Unix tutorial on Friday, June 7th, 2013 at 6:00pm! Following the tutorial a code party will take place. - Bring your laptops and chargers for an awesome night of coding, hacking and learning. - All are welcome to join in the comfy lounge!

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If you have any questions about Unix101/ Code Party 0 please contact exec@csclub.uwaterloo.ca.

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Hope to see you there!

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- Elections for Spring 2013 are being held! The Executive will be elected, - and the Office Manager and Librarian will be appointed by the new - executive. -

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It's elections time again! On Wednesday, May 15 at 6:00PM, come to the Comfy Lounge - on the 3rd floor of the MC to vote in this term's President, Vice-President, Treasurer - and Secretary. The Sysadmin, Librarian, and Office Manager will also be chosen at this time.

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Nominations are open until 4:30PM on Tuesday, May 14, and can be written - on the CSC office whiteboard (yes, you can nominate yourself). Full CSC - members can vote and are invited to drop by. You may also send nominations to - the Chief Returning Officer. A - full list of candidates will be posted when nominations close, along with - instructions for voting remotely.

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Good luck to our candidates!

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The Computer Science Club is running the second code party of the term! Come join us and hack on open source software, your own projects, or whatever comes up. Everyone is welcome; please bring your friends. There will be foodstuffs and sugary drinks available for your hacking pleasure.

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The Computer Science Club is running the second code party of the term! Come join us and hack on open source software, your own projects, or whatever comes up. Everyone is welcome; please bring your friends. There will be foodstuffs and sugary drinks available for your hacking pleasure.

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by Calum T. Dalek. New to the Unix computing environment? If you seek an introduction, look no further. We will be holding a tutorial on using Unix this upcoming Monday. Topics that will be covered include basic interaction with the shell and use of myriad powerful tools.

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New to the Unix computing environment? If you seek an introduction, look no further. We will be holding a tutorial on using Unix this upcoming Monday. Topics that will be covered include basic interaction with the shell and use of myriad powerful tools.

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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.

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Professor Gordon Cormack will be presenting a talk on using machine-learning based spam filters to accurately locate relevent electronic documents - a process which has typically been very manual, and very expensive.

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In a lawsuit, each party is typically entitled to Discovery, in which the -other party is compelled to produce any "documents" in its possession that -may be pertinent to the case. Documents include not only traditional -paper documents, but email messages, text messages, computer files, and -other electronically stored information, or ESI. Suppose you were -compelled to produce every document in your possession pertaining to -software downloads or purchases? How would you do it? If you were a -large corporation, you would probably hire an army of lawyers to read all -your email, plus your assignments, and any other files on your UW account, -your laptop, your phone, and your tablet, at a cost of one dollar or more -per file. As a CSC member, you know there must be a better way. But what -is that better way, and how do you convince the court to let you use it?

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It turns out that spam filters that employ machine learning can do this job -well -- better than that army of lawyers. But lawyers aren't happy about -this. This talk will outline how the technology works and how to prove -that it works, so as to convince scientists, lawyers, and judges.

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"Herb Sutter is a leading authority on software development. He is the best selling author of several books including Exceptional C++ and C++ Coding Standards, as well as hundreds of technical papers and articles [and] has served for a decade as chair of the ISO C++ standards committee." - http://herbsutter.com/about

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High-level languages insulate the programmer from the machine. That's a -wonderful thing -- except when it obscures the answers to the fundamental -questions of "What does the program do?" and "How much does it cost?"

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The C++ and C# programmer is less insulated than most, and still we find -that programmers are consistently surprised at what simple code actually -does and how expensive it can be -- not because of any complexity of a -language, but because of being unaware of the complexity of the machine on -which the program actually runs.

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This talk examines the "real meanings" and "true costs" of the code we -write and run especially on commodity and server systems, by delving into -the performance effects of bandwidth vs. latency limitations, the -ever-deepening memory hierarchy, the changing costs arising from the -hardware concurrency explosion, memory model effects all the way from the -compiler to the CPU to the chipset to the cache, and more -- and what you -can do about them.

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CSC Elections have begun for the Winter 2013 term, nominations are open!

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It's elections time again! On Wednesday January 16th at 4:00PM, come to the Comfy Lounge -on the 3rd floor of the MC to vote in this term's President, Vice-President, Treasurer -and Secretary. The sysadmin, librarian, and office manager will also be chosen at this time.

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Nominations are open until 4:00PM on Tuesday January 15th, and can be -written on the CSC office whiteboard (yes, you can nominate yourself). All CSC members -can vote and are invited to drop by. You may also send nominations to the - - Chief Returning Officer. A full list of candidates will be posted - when nominations close.

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Good luck to our candidates!

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The Computer Science Club is running our third, and last, code party of the term! Whether you're a hacking guru or a newbie to computer science, you're welcome to attend; there will be activities for all. Syed Albiz will be presenting a tutorial on implementing a ray-tracer in C and Scheme.

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The Computer Science Club is running our third, and last, code party of the term! Whether you're a hacking guru or a newbie to computer science, you're welcome to attend; there will be activities for all. Syed Albiz will be presenting a tutorial on implementing a ray-tracer in C and Scheme. Everyone is welcome, so please bring your friends. There will be foodstuffs and sugary drinks available for your hacking pleasure.

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by PMC.The Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Combinatorics & Optimization Club is hosting the Fall 2012 Short Attention Span Math Seminars (SASMS).

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The Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Combinatorics & Optimization Club is hosting the Fall 2012 Short Attention Span Math Seminars (SASMS).

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All talks will be 25 minutes long, and everyone is welcome to give a talk. Applications for speaking are open until the day of the event. For event details, see the PMC event page.

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by Calum T. Dalek. New to the Unix computing environment? If you seek an introduction, look no further. We will be holding a series of tutorials on using Unix, beginning with Unix 101 this upcoming Monday. Topics that will be covered include basic interaction with the shell and use of myriad powerful tools.

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New to the Unix computing environment? If you seek an introduction, look no further. We will be holding a series of tutorials on using Unix, beginning with Unix 101 this upcoming Monday. Topics that will be covered include basic interaction with the shell and use of myriad powerful tools.

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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, which will be held the week of the 26th.

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by Justin Wheeler.In his own words, this talk will cover the virtues - of Perl: CPAN, Moose, CPAN, Catalyst, CPAN, DBIx::Class, CPAN, - TMTOWTDI, and did I mention CPAN?

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In his own words, this talk will cover the virtues - of Perl: CPAN, Moose, CPAN, Catalyst, CPAN, DBIx::Class, CPAN, - TMTOWTDI, and did I mention CPAN?

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If you've never used Perl before, don't be scared away by the - jargon—the talk should be accessible to all CS students, and even if - you find it hard to follow, we will be serving pizza!

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We will be holding our second code party of the term. Watch for - further details, as we plan on working with some robots and Scala, - git, and Haskell.

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We will be holding our second code party of the term. Watch for - further details, as we plan on working with some robots and Scala, - git, and Haskell.

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by Vitalik Buterin. In this talk, we will cover the - cryptographic and game-theory principles behind the currency, including - how the issues of double-spending, the "51% attack," and "mining" are - addressed, the game-theory incentives to use Bitcoins honestly, and - other issues being faced today in practice, such as implementation, - attacks, and future scalability.

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by Vitalik Buterin. Interested in learning more about Bitcoin, - the independent digital cryptographic cash? Then this is the talk for - you!

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In his talk, Vitalik will cover the cryptographic and game-theory - principles behind the currency, including how the issues of - double-spending, the "51% attack," and "mining" are addressed, the - game-theory incentives to use Bitcoins honestly, and other issues being - faced today in practice, such as implementation, attacks, and future - scalability.

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ehashman's lousy frosh event naming scheme continues as we prepare for this week's movie night---a screening of the original TRON in PHY 150. Come watch the groundbreaking film that defined the role of computer graphics and the quality of special effects in modern cinema. And bring your friends!

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ehashman's lousy frosh event naming scheme continues as we prepare for this week's movie night---a screening of the original TRON in PHY 150. Come watch the groundbreaking film that defined the role of computer graphics and the quality of special effects in modern cinema. And bring your friends!

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The Computer Science Club is running our first "welcome back" code party of the term! Whether you're a hacking guru or a newbie to computer science, you're welcome to attend; there will be activities for all! Our party is loosely themed as a Linux installfest, where we will have a team of members dedicated to helping individuals install and learn to use one of many flavours of Linux.

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The Computer Science Club is running our first "welcome back" code party of the term! Whether you're a hacking guru or a newbie to computer science, you're welcome to attend; there will be activities for all! Our party is loosely themed as a Linux installfest, where we will have a team of members dedicated to helping individuals install and learn to use one of many flavours of Linux. Everyone is welcome, so please bring your friends. There will be foodstuffs and sugary drinks available for your hacking pleasure.

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CSC Elections have begun for the Fall 2012 term, nominations are open!

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It's elections time again! On Tuesday September 18th at 4:00PM, come to the Comfy Lounge -on the 3rd floor of the MC to vote in this term's President, Vice-President, Treasurer -and Secretary. The sysadmin, librarian, and office manager will also be chosen at this time.

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Nominations are open until 4:00PM on Monday September 17th, and can be -written on the CSC office whiteboard (yes, you can nominate yourself). All CSC members -can vote and are invited to drop by. You may also send nominations to the - - Chief Returning Officer. A full list of candidates will be posted - when nominations close.

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Good luck to our candidates!

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The School of Computer Science is hosting a dinner event for incoming first-year students. You'll get to meet us, some of the faculty, and other new undergraduates. Food will be provided.

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The School of Computer Science is hosting a dinner event for incoming first-year students. You'll get to meet us, some of the faculty, and other new undergraduates. Food will be provided.

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The Computer Science Club is running the first code party of the term! Come join us and hack on open source software, your own projects, or whatever comes up. Everyone is welcome; please bring your friends. There will be foodstuffs and sugary drinks available for your hacking pleasure.

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The Computer Science Club is running the first code party of the term! Come join us and hack on open source software, your own projects, or whatever comes up. Everyone is welcome; please bring your friends. There will be foodstuffs and sugary drinks available for your hacking pleasure.

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CSC Elections have begun for the Spring 2012 term, nominations are open!

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It's elections time again! On Thursday May 10th at 4:30PM, come to the Comfy Lounge -on the 3rd floor of the MC to vote in this term's President, Vice-President, Treasurer -and Secretary. The sysadmin, librarian, and office manager will also be chosen at this time.

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Nominations are open until 4:30PM on Wednesday May 9th, and can be -written on the CSC office whiteboard (yes, you can nominate yourself). All CSC members -who have paid their Mathsoc fee can vote and are invited to drop by. -You may also send nominations to the - Chief Returning Officer. A full list of candidates will be posted - when nominations close.

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Good luck to our candidates!

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Palantir is a Palo Alto-based intelligence analysis software company that has partnered with the CSC to put on a tech talk and social. There will be free food, free drinks, and for one lucky winner, a free iPad, so why not come on out?

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In the aftermath of the 2008 economic crisis, large banks have been saddled with the prospect of foreclosing on millions of distressed mortgages, at a financial cost of billions of dollars and an incalculable social cost. Crucial to solving this problem is the ability to model and analyze these millions of loans in real time, enabling lenders to price homes so that they can find effective and mutually beneficial alternatives to foreclosure.

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In this talk, we'll describe how engineers at Palantir are working on a calculation engine that supports such analyses. We'll outline our design goals of constructing a platform that supports queries against large sets of data at interactive speeds and exposes a high-level object-oriented interface that enables analysts to construct models intuitively without having to worry about the underlying implementation details. We'll describe the different architectures we explored in prototyping the system, demo how to use our product to analyze massive datasets, and discuss how we've ultimately deployed it in the field.

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by Bill Cowan. Programming systems that obey hard real-time constraints is difficult. So is programming multiple CPUs that interact to solve a single problem. This talk will describe the nature of computation typical of real-time systems, architectural solutions currently employed in CS 452, and possible architectures for multi-CPU systems.

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- Programming systems that obey hard real-time constraints is difficult. So is programming multiple CPUs that interact to solve a single problem. -

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- On rare occasions it is possible to mix two difficult problems to create one easy problem and multi-CPU real-time is, on the face of it, just such an occasion. Give each deadline its own CPU and it will never be missed. This intuition is, unfortunately, incorrect, which does not, however, prevent it being tried in many real-time systems. -

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- For three decades, fourth year students have been exploring this problem in CS452, using multiple tasks (virtual CPUs) running on a single CPU. It is now time to consider whether modern developments in CPU architecture make it possible to use multiple CPUs in CS452 given the practical constraint of a twelve week semester. -

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by Calum T. Dalek. The Computer Science Club will be running the -second installment of our introductory UNIX tutorials for the term. We -will be covering topics intended to show off the development-friendliness of -the UNIX computing environment: "real" document editors, development tools, -bash scripting, and version control. -

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New to the UNIX computing environment? If you seek an introduction, look -no further. We will be covering more advanced topics in the second installment -of our introductory tutorials, that will help you become a more effective -developer. -

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We will be introducing "real" document editors, bash scripting, and -version control. We'll prove to you how much more efficient you can develop -with these tools and teach you how to do it for yourself. It will save you hours -of work! -

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by Calum T. Dalek. The University of Waterloo Computer Science Club and AMD's OpenCL programming competition comes to a close, as the contest ends at midnight and prizes are awarded! Open submissions will be judged, so make sure to come out and watch. -

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The University of Waterloo Computer Science Club and AMD's OpenCL programming competition comes to a close, as the contest ends at midnight and prizes are awarded! Open submissions will be judged, so make sure to come out and watch. -

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by Calum T. Dalek. Join the Computer Science Club and PhysClub every Wednesday evening for the rest of the term for our five screenings of the classic 1964 Messenger Lecture Series by Richard Feynman in PHY 150. Dinner provided! -

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The Physics Club and the Computer Science Club are proud to present the 1964 Feynman Messenger Lecture Series in PHY 150 on Wednesday evenings at 5:30 PM. The screenings will be taking place as follows (please note times and dates):

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by Calum T. Dalek. The University of Waterloo Computer Science Club and AMD are running an OpenCL programming competition. If you're interested in writing massively parallel software on the OpenCL platform, come out and join us for our introductory code party!

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The University of Waterloo Computer Science Club and AMD are running an OpenCL programming competition. If you're interested in writing massively parallel software on the OpenCL platform, come out and join us for our introductory code party!

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by Calum T. Dalek. New to the Unix computing environment? If you seek an introduction, look no further. We will be holding a series of tutorials on using Unix, beginning with Unix 101 this upcoming Thursday. 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!

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New to the Unix computing environment? If you seek an introduction, look no further. We will be holding a series of tutorials on using Unix, beginning with Unix 101 this upcoming Thursday. 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!

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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.

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by Victor Fan. Join Victor Fan for his talk, intended for all second-year math students with a solid first-year background. Even if you are a first-year or a seasoned veteran, you will probably still take home something new, so please come out to enjoy the talk! Refreshments will be served.

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Are you interested in algorithms? What is an algorithm anyway? We will discuss two or three neat problems with very elegant answers. Some of these answers are actually fast, and some will result in a proof that the problem is NP-complete. (What does that mean?) We will also discuss the motivating thoughts that led us to the solutions.

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Join Victor Fan for his talk, intended for all second-year math students with a solid first-year background. Even if you are a first-year or a seasoned veteran, you will probably still take home something new, so please come out to enjoy the talk! Refreshments will be served.

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by Calum T. Dalek. The Computer Science Club is running the first code party of the term! Come join us and hack on open source software, your own projects, or whatever comes up. Everyone is welcome; please bring your friends. There will be foodstuffs and sugary drinks available for your hacking pleasure.

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The Computer Science Club is running the first code party of the term! Come join us and hack on open source software, your own projects, or whatever comes up. Everyone is welcome; please bring your friends. There will be foodstuffs and sugary drinks available for your hacking pleasure.

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CSC Elections have begun for the Winter 2012 term, nominations are open!

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It's elections time again! On Thursday January 12th at 4:30PM, come to the Comfy Lounge -on the 3rd floor of the MC to vote in this term's President, Vice-President, Treasurer -and Secretary. The sysadmin, librarian and office manager will also be chosen at this time.

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Nominations are open until 4:30PM on Wednesday January 11th, and can be -written on the CSC office whiteboard (yes, you can nominate yourself). All CSC members -who have paid their Mathsoc fee can vote and are invited to drop by. -You may also send nominations to the - Chief Returning Officer. A full list of candidates will be posted - when nominations close.

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by Calum T. Dalek. The Computer Science Club is teaming up with the UW Open Data Initiative to bring you our third code party of the term! Everyone is welcome; please bring your friends. There will be foodstuffs and sugary drinks available for your hacking pleasure.

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We're teaming up with the UW Open Data Initiative to host our next code party on Friday, November 18 at 7PM in the MC Comfy Lounge.

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by Calum T. Dalek. The Computer Science Club has a limited number of tickets available for the Design Our Tomorrow Conference at the University of Toronto on Saturday, November 12, 10:00 - 16:30. See event information for ticket details.

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-The Computer Science Club has tickets available for the Design Our Tomorrow Conference at the University of Toronto on Saturday, November 12, 10:00 - 16:30, and would like to invite you to attend. The DOT Conference is a TED-style event geared towards students in high school, undergraduate, and graduate studies. The goal of the event is to inspire young people to create, innovate, better themselves, and in the process, better the world. The conference is free for students and is valued at $500 a ticket for non-students. For more details about the conference, visit http://designourtomorrow.com/.

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Tickets have been reserved for the CSC, and transportation to the conference has been funded by the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science; a $5 deposit is required to secure a seat on the bus, which will be refunded to attendees upon departure. To sign up, visit the CSC office at MC 3036/3037 with exact change. You will need to provide your full name, e-mail, and student ID number. Please note that students who have already registered for the conference *should not* try to register through the CSC. For more details, visit the CSC website at http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/.

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This event is not restricted to CSC members—any student is free to attend. Tickets are very limited, so please sign up as soon as possible.

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On the morning of November 12, attendees should meet in front of the Davis Center at 7:30 am. The bus will be leaving promptly at 8:00 am, so please arrive no later than 7:30 so we can process refunds and depart on time.

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by Calum T. Dalek. The next installment in the CS Club's popular Unix tutorials UNIX 102 introduces powerful text editing tools for programming and document formatting. -

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Unix 102 is a follow up to Unix 101, requiring basic knowledge of the shell. If you missed Unix 101 but still know your way around you should be fine. Topics covered include: "real" editors, text processing, navigating a multiuser Unix environment, standard tools, and more. If you aren't interested or feel comfortable with these tasks, watch out for Unix 103 and 104 to get more depth in power programming tools on Unix.

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by Calum T. Dalek. The Computer Science Club is having our second code party of the term! Everyone is welcome; please bring your friends. There will be foodstuffs and sugary drinks available for your hacking pleasure.

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- The Computer Science Club is having our second code party of the term! Everyone is welcome; please bring your friends. There will be foodstuffs and sugary drinks available for your hacking pleasure. -

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by Ehsan Akhgari. Veteran Mozilla engineer Ehsan Akhgari will present a talk on the internals of web browsers. The material will range from the fundamentals of content rendering to the latest innovations in browser design. Click on the talk title for a full abstract.

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-Web browsers have evolved. From their humble beginnings as simple HTML -rendering engines they have grown and evolved into rich application -platforms. This talk will start with the fundamentals: how a browser -creates an on-screen representation of the resources downloaded from -the network. (Boring, right? But we have to start somewhere.) From -there we'll get into the really exciting stuff: the latest innovations -in Web browsers and how those innovations enable — even encourage — -developers to build more complex applications than ever before. You'll -see real-world examples of people building technologies on top of -these "simple rendering engines" that seemed impossible a short time -ago. - -Bio of the speaker: -Ehsan Akhgari has contributed to the Mozilla project for more than 5 -years. He has worked on various parts of Firefox, including the user -interface and the rendering engine. He originally implemented Private -Browsing in Firefox. Right now he's focusing on the editor component -in the Firefox engine. -

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by Calum T. Dalek. The Computer Science Club is having our first code party of the term! The theme for this code party will be collaborative development. We'll present several ideas of small projects to work on for the unexperienced. Everyone is welcome; please bring your friends! There will be foodstuffs and sugary drinks available for your hacking pleasure.

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- The Computer Science Club is having our first code party of the term! The theme for this code party will be collaborative development. We'll present several ideas of small projects to work on for the unexperienced. Everyone is welcome; please bring your friends! There will be foodstuffs and sugary drinks available for your hacking pleasure. -

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by Calum T. Dalek. New to Unix? No problem, we'll teach you to power use circles around your friends!

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Unix 101 is the first in a series of tutorials on using Unix. This tutorial will present an introduction to the Unix shell environment, both on the student servers and on other Unix environments. Topics covered include: using the shell, both basic interaction and more advanced topics like scripting and job control, the filesystem and manipulating it, and secure shell. If you feel you're already familiar with these topics, don't hesitate to come to Unix 102 to learn about documents, editing, and other related tasks, or watch out for Unix 103, 104, and 201 that get much more in depth with power tools and software authoring on Unix.

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- Club elections. See related news items for details. -

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- The end of another term is here, and so we're having our End-of-Term dinner. - - Everybody's welcome to come to CTRL-D. We are running this like a potluck, so bringing food is suggested. -

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- The final Code Party of the term is here! Come hack on some code, - solve some puzzles, and have some fun. The event starts in the evening and will run - all night. You can show up for any portion of it. You should bring a laptop, and - probably have something in mind to work on, though you're welcome with neither. -

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- Please note this date is postponed from the originally scheduled date due to - conflicts with Kitchener Ribfest & Craft Beer Show -

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- As part of the CSC member talks series, Yomna Nasser will be presenting an introduction to steganography. - Steganography is the act of hiding information such that it can only be found by its intended recipient. - It has been practiced since ancient Greece, and is still in use today. -

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- This talk will include an introduction to the area, history, and some basic techniques for hiding information - and detecting hidden data. There will be an overview of some of the mathematics involved, but nothing too - rigorous. -

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Do you like going outside? Are you - vitamin-D deficient from being in the MC too long? Do you think - marshmallows, hotdogs, and fire are a delicious combination?

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Around 4PM, we're going to Columbia Lake for some outdoor fun. - We'll have Frisbees, kites, snacks, and some drinks. We'll be - sticking around until dusk, when we're going to have a campfire - with marshmallows and hotdogs. We plan to be there until 10PM, but - of course you're welcome to come for any subinterval.

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- A joint work between Professors Tim Brecht, Ashif Harji, and - Peter Buhr, this talk describes experiences using the Linux - kernel as a platform for conducting performance evaluations. -

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- Linux provides researchers with a full-fledged operating system that is - widely used and open source. However, due to its complexity and rapid - development, care should be exercised when using Linux for performance - experiments, especially in systems research. The size and continual - evolution of the Linux code-base makes it difficult to understand, and - as a result, decipher and explain the reasons for performance - improvements. In addition, the rapid kernel development cycle means - that experimental results can be viewed as out of date, or meaningless, - very quickly. We demonstrate that this viewpoint is incorrect because - kernel changes can and have introduced both bugs and performance - degradations. -

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- This talk describes some of our experiences using the Linux kernel as a - platform for conducting performance evaluations and some performance - regressions we have found. Our results show, these performance - regressions can be serious (e.g., repeating identical experiments - results in large variability in results) and long lived despite having - a large negative impact on performance (one problem appears to have - existed for more than 3 years). Based on these experiences, we argue - that it is often reasonable to use an older kernel version, - experimental results need careful analysis to explain why a change in - performance occurs, and publishing papers that validate prior research - is essential. -

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- This talk will be about 20-25 minutes long with lots of time for - questions and discussion afterwards. -

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- The second Code Party of the term takes place this Friday! Come hack on some code, - solve some puzzles, and have some fun. The event starts in the evening and will run - all night. You can show up for any portion of it. You should bring a laptop, and - probably have something in mind to work on, though you're welcome with neither. -

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- - - - - Ever use software with 100s or 1000s of commands? Ever have a hard time - finding the right commands to perform your task? In this talk, we'll - present AdaptableGIMP, a new version of GIMP developed at Waterloo to - help simplify complex user interfaces. - - -

- Ever use software with 100s or 1000s of commands? Ever have a hard time - finding the right commands to perform your task? We have. And we have - some new ideas on how to deal with software bloat. -

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- In this talk, we'll present AdaptableGIMP, a new version of GIMP - developed by the HCI Lab here at the University of Watreloo. - AdaptableGIMP introduces the notion of crowdsourced interface - customizations: Any user of the application can customize the interface - for performing a particular task, with that customization instantly - shared with all other users through a wiki at adaptablegimp.org. In the - talk, we'll demo this new version of GIMP and show how it can help - people work faster by simplifying feature-rich, complex user - interfaces. -

- - - - - In the first of our member talks for the term, Katie Hyatt will give a - short introduction to General Purpose Graphics Processing Unit - computing. This expanding field has many applications. The primary - focus of this talk will be nVidia's CUDA architecture. - - -

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- GPGPU (general purpose graphics processing unit) computing is an - expanding area of interest, with applications in physics, chemistry, - applied math, finance, and other fields. nVidia has created an - architecture named CUDA to allow programmers to use graphics cards - without having to write PTX assembly or understand OpenGL. CUDA is - designed to allow for high-performance parallel computation controlled - from the CPU while granting the user fine control over the behaviour - and performance of the device. -

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- In this talk, I'll discuss the basics of nVidia's CUDA architecture - (with most emphasis on the CUDA C extensions), the GPGPU programming - environment, optimizing code written for the graphics card, algorithms - with noteworthy performance on GPU, libraries and tools available to - the GPGPU programmer, and some applications to condensed matter - physics. No physics background required! -

- - - - - The Computer Science Club is having our first code party of the term. - The theme for this week's code party is personal projects. Come show us - what you've been working on! Of course, everybody is welcome, even if you - don't have a project. - - - The Computer Science Club is having our first code party of the term. - The theme for this week's code party is personal projects. Come show us - what you've been working on! Of course, everybody is welcome, even if you - don't have a project. - - Personal projects are a great way to flex your CS muscles, and learn interesting - and new things. Come out and have some fun! - - Two more are scheduled for later in the term. - - - - -

CSC Elections, final list of nominations for Spring 2011

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CSC Elections have begun for the Spring 2011 term, nominations are open!

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It's time to elect your CSC executive for the Spring 2011 term. The - elections will be held on Monday May 9th at 5:30PM in the Comfy Lounge - on the 3rd floor of the MC. Nominations can be sent to the Chief - Returning Officer, cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca. - Nominations will be open until 4:30PM on Monday May 9th. You can also stop by the office in - person to write your nominations on the white board.

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Everyone is encouraged to run if they are interested, regardless of - program of study, age, or experience. If you can't make the election, - that's OK too! You can give the CRO a statement to read on your - behalf. If you can't make it or are out of town, your votes can be - sent to the CRO in advance of the elections. For the list of nominees, - watch the CSC website, or ask the CRO.

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by Stanley Khaing. What are the requirements for obtaining a patent? Should software be patentable?

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by Calum T. Dalek. In this long-awaited third installment of the popular Unix Tutorials the friendly experts of the CSC will teach you the simple art of version control. -

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You will learn the purpose and use of two different Version Control Systems (git and subversion). This tutorial will advise you in the discipline of managing the source code of your projects and enable you to quickly learn new Version Control Systems in the work place -- a skill that is much sought after by employers.

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by Calum T. Dalek. Come one, come all to the Code Party happening in the Comfy Lounge this Friday. The event starts at 7:00PM and will run through the night.

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Why sleep when you could be hacking on $your_favourite_project or doing $something_classy in great company? Join us for a night of coding and comraderie! Food and caffeine will be provided.

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by Calum T. Dalek. The next installment in the CS Club's popular Unix tutorials UNIX 102 introduces powerful text editing tools for programming and document formatting. -

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Unix 102 is a follow up to Unix 101, requiring basic knowledge of the shell. If you missed Unix 101 but still know your way around you should be fine. Topics covered include: "real" editors, document typesetting with LaTeX (great for assignments!), bulk editing, spellchecking, and printing in the student environment and elsewhere. If you aren't interested or feel comfortable with these tasks, watch out for Unix 103 and 104 to get more depth in power programming tools on Unix.

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by Calum T. Dalek. New to Unix? No problem, we'll teach you to power use circles around your friends! -

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This first tutorial is an introduction to the Unix shell environment, both on the student -servers and on other Unix environments. Topics covered include: using the shell, both basic -interaction and advanced topics like scripting and job control, the filesystem and manipulating -it, and ssh. If you feel you're already familiar with these topics don't hesitate to come -to Unix 102 to learn about documents, editing, and other related tasks, or watch out -for Unix 103 and 104 that get much more in depth into power programming tools on Unix. -

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by Dr. Craig S. Kaplan. In this talk, I discuss the role of the computer in the process of designing mazes. I present some well known algorithms for maze construction, and more recent research that attempts to novel mazes with non-trivial mathematical or aesthetic properties. -

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For thousands of years, mazes and labyrinths have played -an important role in human culture and myth. Today, solving -mazes is a popular pastime, whether with pencil on paper -or by navigating through a cornfield. -

The construction of compelling mazes encompasses a variety of -challenges in mathematics, algorithm design, and aesthetics. -The maze should be visually attractive, but it should also be -an engaging puzzle. Master designers balance these two goals -with wonderful results. -

In this talk, I discuss the role of the computer in the process -of designing mazes. I present some well known algorithms for -maze construction, and more recent research that attempts to -novel mazes with non-trivial mathematical or aesthetic properties. -

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The CSC is going to Toronto to visit UofT's CSSU, see what they do, and have beer with them. - If you would like to come along, please come by the office and sign up. The cost for the trip is $2 per member. - - The bus will be leaving from the Davis Center (DC) Saturday Nov. 13 at NOON (some people may have been told 1pm, this is an error). Please show up a few minutes early so we may - board.

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Come join the CSC for a night of code, music with only 8 bits, and comradarie. We will be in the C&D Lounge from 7pm until 7am working on personal projects, open source projects, and whatever else comes to mind. If you're interested in getting involved in free/open source development, some members will be on hand to guide you through the process. -

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Come join the CSC for a night of code, music with only 8 bits, and comradarie. We will be -in the C&D Lounge from 7pm until 7am working on personal projects, open source projects, and -whatever else comes to mind. If you're interested in getting involved in free/open source development, -some members will be on hand to guide you through the process. -

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In this talk, we will give a few examples that illustrate the basic method and show how it can be used to prove the existence of objects with desirable combinatorial properties as well as produce them in expected polynomial time via randomized algorithms. Our main goal will be to present a very slick proof from 1995 due to Spencer on the performance of a randomized greedy algorithm for a set-packing problem. Spencer, for seemingly no reason, introduces a time variable into his greedy algorithm and treats set-packing as a Poisson process. Then, like magic, he is able to show that his greedy algorithm is very likely to produce a good result using basic properties of expected value. -

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The probabilistic method is an extremely powerful tool in combinatorics that can be -used to prove many surprising results. The idea is the following: to prove that an -object with a certain property exists, we define a distribution of possible objects -and use show that, among objects in the distribution, the property holds with -non-zero probability. The key is that by using the tools and techniques of -probability theory, we can vastly simplify proofs that would otherwise require very -complicated combinatorial arguments. -

As a technique, the probabilistic method developed rapidly during the latter half of -the 20th century due to the efforts of mathematicians like Paul Erdős and increasing -interest in the role of randomness in theoretical computer science. In essence, the -probabilistic method allows us to determine how good a randomized algorithm's output -is likely to be. Possibly applications range from graph property testing to -computational geometry, circuit complexity theory, game theory, and even statistical -physics. -

In this talk, we will give a few examples that illustrate the basic method and show -how it can be used to prove the existence of objects with desirable combinatorial -properties as well as produce them in expected polynomial time via randomized -algorithms. Our main goal will be to present a very slick proof from 1995 due to -Spencer on the performance of a randomized greedy algorithm for a set-packing -problem. Spencer, for seemingly no reason, introduces a time variable into his -greedy algorithm and treats set-packing as a Poisson process. Then, like magic, -he is able to show that his greedy algorithm is very likely to produce a good -result using basic properties of expected value. -

Properties of Poisson and Binomial distributions will be applied, but I'll remind -everyone of the needed background for the benefit of those who might be a bit rusty. -Stat 230 will be more than enough. Big O notation will be used, but not excessively. -

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This installment in the CS Club's popular Unix tutorials UNIX 102 introduces powerful text editing tools for programming and document formatting. -

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Unix 102 is a follow up to Unix 101, requiring basic knowledge of the shell. -If you missed Unix101 but still know your way around you should be fine. -Topics covered include: "real" editors, document typesetting with LaTeX -(great for assignments!), bulk editing, spellchecking, and printing in the -student environment and elsewhere. -

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Unix 103 will cover version control systems and how to use them to manage your projects. Unix 101 would be helpful, but all that is needed is basic knowledge of the Unix command line (how to enter commands). -

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Unix 103 will cover version control systems and how to use them to manage -your projects. Unix 101 would be helpful, but all that is needed is basic -knowledge of the Unix command line (how to enter commands). -

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By Dr. Chris Eliasmith. Theoretical neuroscience is a new discipline focused on constructing mathematical models of brain function. It has made significant headway in understanding aspects of the neural code. However, past work has largely focused on small numbers of neurons, and so the underlying representations are often simple. In this talk I demonstrate how the ideas underlying these simple forms of representation can underwrite a representational hierarchy that scales to support sophisticated, structure-sensitive representations. -

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By Dr. Chris Eliasmith. Theoretical neuroscience is a new discipline focused on constructing -mathematical models of brain function. It has made significant -headway in understanding aspects of the neural code. However, -past work has largely focused on small numbers of neurons, and -so the underlying representations are often simple. In this -talk I demonstrate how the ideas underlying these simple forms of -representation can underwrite a representational hierarchy that -scales to support sophisticated, structure-sensitive -representations. I will present a general architecture, the semantic -pointer architecture (SPA), which is built on this hierarchy -and allows the manipulation, processing, and learning of structured -representations in neurally realistic models. I demonstrate the -architecture on Progressive Raven's Matrices (RPM), a test of -general fluid intelligence. -

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By Ian Seyler, Return to Infinity. BareMetal is a new 64-bit OS for x86-64 based computers. The OS is written entirely in Assembly, while applications can be written in Assembly or C/C++. High Performance Computing is the main target application. -

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By Ian Seyler, Return to Infinity. BareMetal is a new 64-bit OS for x86-64 based computers. The OS is written entirely in Assembly, -while applications can be written in Assembly or C/C++. -High Performance Computing is the main target application. -

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By Peter Barfuss. In this talk, I will go over the concepts used in video encoding (such as motion estimation/compensation, inter- and intra- frame prediction, quantization and entropy encoding), and then demonstrate these concepts and algorithms in use in the MPEG-2 and the H.264 video codecs. In addition, some clever optimization tricks using SIMD/vectorization will be covered, assuming sufficient time to cover these topics. -

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By Peter Barfuss. With the recent introduction of digital TV and the widespread success -of video sharing websites such as youtube, it is clear that the task -of lossily compressing video with good quality has become important. -Similarly, the complex algorithms involved require high amounts of -optimization in order to run fast, another important requirement for -any video codec that aims to be widely used/adopted. -

In this talk, I -will go over the concepts used in video encoding (such as motion -estimation/compensation, inter- and intra- frame prediction, -quantization and entropy encoding), and then demonstrate these -concepts and algorithms in use in the MPEG-2 and the H.264 video -codecs. In addition, some clever optimization tricks using -SIMD/vectorization will be covered, assuming sufficient time to cover -these topics. -

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Come meet and greet your professors, advisors, and the heads of the school. Talk to the CSC executive and other upper year students about CS at Waterloo. Free food and beverages will also be available, so there is really no excuse to miss this. -

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Come meet and greet your professors, advisors, and the heads of the school. -Talk to the CSC executive and other upper year students about CS at Waterloo. -Free food and beverages will also be available, so there is really no excuse -to miss this. -

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Need to use the Unix environment for a course, want to overcome your fears of the command line, or just curious? Attend the first installment in the CSC's popular series of Unix tutorials to learn the basics of the shell and how to navigate the unix environment. By the end of the hands on workshop you will be able to work efficiently from the command line and power-use circles around your friends. -

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Need to use the Unix environment for a course, want to overcome your fears of -the command line, or just curious? Attend the first installment in the CSC's -popular series of Unix tutorails to learn the basics of the shell and how to -navigate the unix environment. By the end of the hands on workshop you will -be able to work efficiently from the command line and power-use circles around -your friends. -

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The CSC is happy to be hosting Jeff Potter, author of "Cooking for Geeks" for a presentation on the finer arts of food science. Jeff's book has been featured on NPR, BBC and his presentations have wowed audiences of hackers & foodies alike. We're happy to have Jeff joining us for a hands on demonstration. -

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The CSC is happy to be hosting Jeff Potter, author of "Cooking for Geeks" for a presentation on the finer arts of food science. -Jeff's book has been featured on NPR, BBC and his presentations have wowed audiences of hackers & foodies alike. -We're happy to have Jeff joining us for a hands on demonstration. -

But you don't have to take our word for it... here's what Jeff has to say: -

Hi! I'm Jeff Potter, author of Cooking for Geeks (O'Reilly Media, 2010), and I'm doing a "D.I.Y. Book Tour" to talk -about my just-released book. I'll talk about the food science behind what makes things yummy, giving you a quick -primer on how to go into the kitchen and have a fun time turning out a good meal. -Depending upon the space, I’ll also bring along some equipment or food that we can experiment with, and give you a chance to play with stuff and pester me with questions. -

If you have a copy of the book, bring it! I’ll happily sign it. -

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by Dr. Prabhakar Ragde, Cheriton School of Computer Science. I'll be workshopping some lecture ideas involving representations of - numbers, specification of computation in functional terms, reasoning about - such specifications, and comparing the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches. -

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I'll be workshopping some lecture ideas involving representations - of numbers, specification of computation in - functional terms, reasoning about such specifications, and comparing the - strengths and weaknesses of - different approaches. No prior background is needed; the talk should be accessible - to anyone attending - the University of Waterloo and, I hope, interesting to both novices and experts. -

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Fall term executive elections and general meeting.

 - - - - - - -In this talk, we shall explore the incompressibility method---an interesting and -extremely powerful framework for determining the average-case runtime of -algorithms. Within the right background knowledge, the heapsort question can be -answered with an elegant 3-line proof. - - -

Heapsort. It runs in $\Theta(n \log n)$ time in the worst case, and in $O(n)$ - time in the best case. Do you think that heapsort runs faster than $O(n - \log n)$ time on average? Could it be possible that on most inputs, - heapsort runs in $O(n)$ time, running more slowly only on a small fraction - of inputs?

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Most students would say no. It "feels" intuitively obvious that heapsort - should take the full $n \log n$ steps on most inputs. However, proving this - rigourously with probabilistic arguments turns out to be very difficult. - Average case analysis of algorithms is one of those icky subjects that most - students don't want to touch with a ten foot pole; why should it be so - difficult if it is so intuitively obvious?

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In this talk, we shall explore the incompressibility method---an interesting - and extremely powerful framework for determining the average-case runtime of - algorithms. Within the right background knowledge, the heapsort question - can be answered with an elegant 3-line proof.

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The crucial fact is that an overwhelmingly large fraction of randomly - generated objects are incompressible. We can show that the inputs to - heapsort that run quickly correspond to inputs that can be compressed, - thereby proving that heapsort can't run quickly on average. Of course, - "compressible" is something that must be rigourously defined, and for this - we turn to the fascinating theory of Kolmogorov complexity.

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In this talk, we'll briefly discuss the proof of the incompressibility - theorem and then see a number of applications. We won't dwell too much on - gruesome mathemtical details. No specific background is required, but - knowledge of some of the topics in CS240 will be helpful in understanding - some of the applications.

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Edgar Bering will be giving a talk titled: Halftoning and Digital Art

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Halftoning is the process of simulating a continuous tone image - with small dots or regions of one colour. Halftoned images may be seen - in older newspapers with a speckled appearance, and to this day colour - halftoning is used in printers to reproduce images. In this talk I will - present various algorithmic approaches to halftoning, with an eye not - toward exact image reproduction but non-photorealistic rendering and - art. Included in the talk will be an introduction to digital paper - cutting and a tutorial on how to use the CSC's paper cutter to render - creations. -

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There is a CSC Code Party Friday starting at 7:00PM (1900) - until we get bored (likely in the early in morning). Come out for - fun hacking times. -

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There is a CSC Code Party Friday starting at 7:00PM (1900) - until we get bored (likely in the early in morning). Come out for - fun hacking times. -

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Nomair Naeem, a P.H.D. Student at Waterloo, will be giving a talk about Dataflow Analysis

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- After going through an introduction to Lattice Theory and a formal treatment to - Dataflow Analysis Frameworks, we will take an in-depth view of the - Interprocedural Finite Distributive Subset (IFDS) Algorithm which implements a - fully context-sensitive, inter-procedural static dataflow analysis. Then, using - a Variable Type Analysis as an example, I will outline recent extensions that we - have made to open up the analysis to a larger variety of static analysis - problems and making it more efficient. -

- The talk is self-contained and no prior knowledge of program analysis is - necessary. -

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Professor Ragde will be giving the first of our Professor talks for the Spring 2010 term.

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- Number theory was thought to be mathematically appealing but practically - useless until the RSA encryption algorithm demonstrated its considerable - utility. I'll outline how combinatory logic (dating back to 1920) has a - similarly unexpected application to efficient and effective compilation, - which directly catalyzed the development of lazy functional programming - languages such as Haskell. The talk is self-contained; no prior knowledge - of functional programming is necessary. -

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Why Programming is a Good Medium for Expressing Poorly Understood and Sloppily Formulated Ideas

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Spring term executive elections and general meeting.

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The last talk in the CS10 series will be presented by Jordan Saunders, in which he will discuss methods for processing brush-based constructive solid geometry. -

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For some would-be graphics programmers, the biggest barrier-to-entry is getting data to render. This is why there exist so -many terrain renderers: by virtue of the fact that rendering height-fields tends to give pretty pictures from next to no -"created" information. However, it becomes more difficult when programmers want to do indoor rendering (in the style of the -Quake and Unreal games). Ripping map information from the Quake games is possible (and fairly simple), but their tool-chain -is fairly clumsy from the point of view of adding a conversion utility. -

My talk is about Constructive Solid Geometry from a Brush-based perspective (nearly identical to Unreal's and still very similar -to Quake's). The basic idea is that there are brushes (convex volumes in 3-space) and they can either be additive (solid brushes) -or subtractive (hollow, or air brushes). The entire world starts off as an infinite solid lump and you can start removing sections -of it then adding them back in. The talk pertains to fast methods of taking the list of brushes and generating world geometry. I may -touch on interface problems with the editor, but the primary content will be the different ways I generated the geometry and what I found to be best. -

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Get the opportunity to learn about Microsoft's Cloud Services Platform, Windows Azure. Attend this Hands-on-lab session sponsored by Microsoft. -

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We are in the midst of an industry shift as developers and businesses embrace the Cloud. -Technical innovations in the cloud are dramatically changing the economics of computing -and reducing barriers that keep businesses from meeting the increasing demands of -today's customers. The cloud promises choice and enables scenarios that previously -were not economically practical. -

Microsoft's Windows Azure is an internet-scale cloud computing services platform hosted -in Microsoft data centers. The Windows Azure platform, allows developers to build and -deploy production ready cloud services and applications. With the Windows Azure platform, -developers can take advantage of greater choice and flexibility in how they develop and -deploy applications, while using familiar tools and programming languages. -

Get the opportunity to learn about Microsoft's Cloud Services Platform, Windows Azure. -Attend the Hands-on-lab session sponsored by Microsoft. -

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Once again the CSC will be holding its traditional end of term dinner. It will be at the Vice President's house. If you don't know how to get there meet at the club office at 6:30 PM, a group will be leaving from the MC then. The dinner will be potluck style so bring a dish for 4-6 people, or some plates or pop or something. -

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Once again the CSC will be holding its traditional end of term dinner. It will -be at the Vice President's house. If you don't know how to get there meet -at the club office at 6:30 PM, a group will be leaving from the MC then. The -dinner will be potluck style so bring a dish for 4-6 people, or some plates -or pop or something. -

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Member Sam Pasupalak will present some of his ongoing work in Natural User Interfaces and Robotics in this sixth installment of CS10. -

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Bill Gates in his article “A Robot in every home” in the Scientific American describes how the current -robotics industry resembles the 1970’s of the Personal Computer Industry. In fact it is not just -Microsoft which has already taken a step forward by starting the Microsoft Robotics studio, but robotics -researchers around the world believe that robotics and automation systems are going to be ubiquitous in -the next 10-20 years (similar to Mark Weiser’s analogy of Personal Computers 20 years ago). Natural User -Interfaces (NUIs) are going to revolutionize the way we interact with computers, cellular phones, household -appliances, automated systems in our daily lives. Just like the GUI made personal computing a reality, -I believe natural user interfaces will do the same for robotics. -

During the presentation I will be presenting my ongoing software project on natural user interfaces as well -as sharing my goals for the future, one of which is to provide an NUI SDK and the other to provide a common -Robotics OS for every hardware vendor that will enable people to make applications without worrying about -underlying functionality. If time permits I would like to present a demo of my software prototype. -

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There is a CSC/CMC Code Party Friday starting at 7:00PM (1900) until we get bored (likely in the early in morning). Come out for fun hacking times, spreading Intertube memes (optional), hacking on open source projects, doing some computational math, and other general classiness. There will be free energy drinks for everyone's enjoyment. This is the last of the term so don't miss out. -

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There is a CSC/CMC Code Party Friday starting at 7:00PM (1900) until we -get bored (likely in the early in morning). Come out for fun hacking -times, spreading Intertube memes (optional), hacking on open source projects, -doing some computational math, and other -general classiness. There will be free energy drinks for everyone's -enjoyment. This is the last of the term so don't miss out. -

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Despite it being 2010, code is still being exploited due to stack overflows, a 40+ year old class of security vulnerabilities. In this talk, I will go over several common methods of program exploitation, both on the stack and on the heap, as well as going over some of the current mitigation techniques (i.e. stack canaries, ASLR, etc.) for these holes, and similarly, how some of these can be bypassed as well. -

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Despite it being 2010, code is still being exploited due to -stack overflows, a 40+ year old class of security vulnerabilities. In -this talk, I will go over several common methods of program -exploitation, both on the stack and on the heap, as well as going over -some of the current mitigation techniques (i.e. stack canaries, ASLR, -etc.) for these holes, and similarly, how some of these can be -bypassed as well. -

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There is a CSC Code Party Friday starting at 7:00PM (1900) until we get bored (likely in the early in morning). Come out for fun hacking times, spreading Intertube memes (optional), hacking on the OpenMoko, creating music mixes, and other general classiness. There will be free energy drinks for everyone's enjoyment. -

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There is a CSC Code Party Friday starting at 7:00PM (1900) until we -get bored (likely in the early in morning). Come out for fun hacking -times, spreading Intertube memes (optional), hacking on the OpenMoko, -creating music mixes, and other -general classiness. There will be free energy drinks for everyone's -enjoyment. -

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The fifth installment in CS10: Undergraduate Seminars in CS, features CSC member Elyot Grant introducing the theory of approximation algorithms. Fun times and a lack of gruesome math are promised. -

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The theory of NP-completeness suggests that some problems in CS are inherently hard—that is, -there is likely no possible algorithm that can efficiently solve them. Unfortunately, many of -these problems are ones that people in the real world genuinely want to solve! How depressing! -What can one do when faced with a real-life industrial optimization problem whose solution may -save millions of dollars but is probably impossible to determine without trillions of -years of computation time? -

One strategy is to be content with an approximate (but provably "almost ideal") solution, and from -here arises the theory of approximation algorithms. However, this theory also has a depressing side, -as many well-known optimization problems have been shown to be provably hard to approximate well. -

This talk shall focus on the depressing. We will prove that various optimization problems (such as -traveling salesman and max directed disjoint paths) are impossible to approximate well unless P=NP. -These proofs are easy to understand and are REALLY COOL thanks to their use of very slick reductions. -

We shall explore many NP-hard optimization problems and state the performance of the best known -approximation algorithms and best known hardness results. Tons of open problems will be mentioned, -including the unique games conjecture, which, if proven true, implies the optimality of many of the -best known approximation algorithms for NP-complete problems like MAX-CUT and INDEPENDENT SET. -

I promise fun times and no gruesome math. Basic knowledge of graph theory and computational -complexity might help but is not required. -

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A fevered night of code, friends, fun, energy drinks, and the CSC. -

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A fevered night of code, friends, fun, energy drinks, and the CSC. -

Come join us for a night of coding. Get in touch with more experianced coders, -advertize for/bug squash on your favourite open source project, write that personal -project you were planning to do for a while but haven't found the time. Don't -have any ideas but want to sit and hack? We can find something for you to do. -

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The fourth Undergraduate Seminar in Computer Science will be presented by Brennan Taylor, a club member. He will be discussing various concurrent computing problems, and introducing Software Transactional Memory as a solution to them. -

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Concurrency is hard. Well maybe not hard, but it sure is annoying to get right. Even the -simplest of synchronization tasks are hard to implement correctly when using synchronization -primitives such as locks and semaphores. -

In this talk we explore what Software Transactional Memory (STM) is, what problems STM solves, -and how to use STM in Haskell. We explore a number of examples that show how easy STM is to use -and how expressive Haskell can be. The goal of this talk is to convince attendees that STM is -not only a viable synchronization solution, but superior to how synchronization is typically -done today. -

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The CSC is going bowling. $9.75 for shoes and two games. The bowling alley serves fried food and beer. Join us for - some or all of the above

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Dr. John Watrous of the IQC will present his recent result "QIP=PSPACE". The talk will not assume any familiarity with quantum computing or complexity theory, and light refreshments will be provided. -

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The interactive proof system model of computation is a cornerstone of -complexity theory, and its quantum computational variant has been -studied in quantum complexity theory for the past decade. In this -talk I will discuss an exact characterization of the power of quantum -interactive proof systems that I recently proved in collaboration with -Rahul Jain, Zhengfeng Ji, and Sarvagya Upadhyay. The characterization -states that the collection of computational problems having quantum -interactive proof systems consists precisely of those problems -solvable with an ordinary classical computer using a polynomial amount -of memory (or QIP = PSPACE in complexity-theoretic terminology). This -characterization implies the striking fact that quantum computing does -not provide any increase in computational power over classical -computing in the context of interactive proof systems. -

I will not assume that the audience for this talk has any familiarity -with either quantum computing or complexity theory; and to be true to -the spirit of the interactive proof system model, I hope to make this -talk as interactive as possible -- I will be happy to explain anything -related to the talk that I can that people are interested in learning -about. -

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The contest is coming to a close tomorrow, so to finish it in style we will be having ice cream and code friday night. - It would be a shame if Waterloo lost (we're not on top of the leaderboard right now) so come out and hack for the home team.

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Come to a town hall style meeting with the managers of CSCF to discuss how to improve the undergraduate (student.cs) computing environment. Have gripes? Suggestions? Requests? Now is the time to voice them. -

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Come to a town hall style meeting with the managers of CSCF to discuss how -to improve the undergraduate (student.cs) computing environment. Have gripes? -Suggestions? Requests? Now is the time to voice them. -

CSCF management (Bill Ince, Associate Director; Dave Gawley, Infrastructure Support; -Dawn Keenan, User Support; Lawrence Folland, Research Support) will be at the -meeting to listen to student concerns and suggestions. Information gathered from -the meeting will be summarized and taken to the CSCF advisory committee for -discussion and planning. -

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In this talk Nicholas Harvey discusses the prevalence of randomized algorithms and their application to solving optimization problems on graphs; with startling results compared to deterministic algorithms. -

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For many problems, randomized algorithms are either the fastest algorithm or the simplest algorithm; -sometimes they even provide the only known algorithm. Randomized algorithms have become so prevalent -that deterministic algorithms could be viewed as a curious special case. In this talk I will describe -some startling examples of randomized algorithms for solving some optimization problems on graphs. -

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Cairo is an open source, cross platform, vector graphics library with the ability to output to many kinds of surfaces, including PDF, SVG and PNG surfaces, as well as X-Window, Win32 and Quartz 2D backends. Unlike the raster graphics used with programmes and libraries such as The Gimp and ImageMagick, vector graphics are not defined by grids of pixels, but rather by a collection of drawing operations. These operations detail how to draw lines, fill shapes, and even set text to create the desired image. This has the advantages of being infinitely scalable, smaller in file size, and simpler to express within a computer programme. This talk will be an introduction to the concepts and metaphors used by vector graphics libraries in general and Cairo in particular. -

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Cairo is an open source, cross platform, vector graphics library with the ability to -output to many kinds of surfaces, including PDF, SVG and PNG surfaces, as well as -X-Window, Win32 and Quartz 2D backends. Unlike the raster graphics used with programmes -and libraries such as The Gimp and ImageMagick, vector graphics are not defined by grids -of pixels, but rather by a collection of drawing operations. These operations detail how to -draw lines, fill shapes, and even set text to create the desired image. This has the -advantages of being infinitely scalable, smaller in file size, and simpler to express within -a computer programme. This talk will be an introduction to the concepts and metaphors used -by vector graphics libraries in general and Cairo in particular. -

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New to Unix? No problem, we'll teach you to power use circles around your friends! The popular tutorial returns for a second session, in case you missed the first one. -

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New to Unix? No problem, we'll teach you to power use circles around your friends! -The popular tutorial returns for a second session, in case you missed the first one. -

This first tutorial is an introduction to the Unix shell environment, both on the student -servers and on other Unix environments. Topics covered include: using the shell, both basic -interaction and advanced topics like scripting and job control, the filesystem and manipulating -it, and ssh. If you feel you're already familiar with these topics don't hesitate to come -to Unix 102 to learn about documents, editing, and other related tasks, or watch out -for Unix 103 and 104 that get much more in depth into power programming tools on Unix. -

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New to Unix? No problem, we'll teach you to power use circles around your friends! -

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New to Unix? No problem, we'll teach you to power use circles around your friends! -

This first tutorial is an introduction to the Unix shell environment, both on the student -servers and on other Unix environments. Topics covered include: using the shell, both basic -interaction and advanced topics like scripting and job control, the filesystem and manipulating -it, and ssh. If you feel you're already familiar with these topics don't hesitate to come -to Unix 102 to learn about documents, editing, and other related tasks, or watch out -for Unix 103 and 104 that get much more in depth into power programming tools on Unix. -

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Paul Lutus describes his early Apple II software development days, conducted from the far end of a 1200-foot power cord, in a tiny Oregon cabin. Paul describes how he wrote a best-seller (Apple Writer) in assembly language, while dealing with power outages, lightning storms and the occasional curious bear. -

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Paul Lutus describes his early Apple II software development days, conducted -from the far end of a 1200-foot power cord, in a tiny Oregon cabin. Paul -describes how he wrote a best-seller (Apple Writer) in assembly language, -while dealing with power outages, lightning storms and the occasional -curious bear. -

Paul also describes his subsequent four-year solo around-the-world sail in a -31-foot boat. And be ready with your inquiries -- Paul will answer your -questions. -

Paul Lutus has a wide background in science and technology. He designed spacecraft -components for the NASA Space Shuttle and created a mathematical model of the solar -system used during the Viking Mars lander program. Then, at the beginning of the -personal computer revolution, Lutus switched career paths and took up computer -science. His best-known program is "Apple Writer," an internationally successful -word processing program for the early Apple computers. -

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Geoffrey Hinton, from the University of Toronto and the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, will discuss some of his latest work in learning networks and artificial intelligence. The talk will be accessable, so don't hesitate to come out. More information about Dr. Hinton's research can be found on his website. -

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Deep networks can be learned efficiently from unlabeled data. The layers -of representation are learned one at a time using a simple learning -module, called a "Restricted Boltzmann Machine" that has only one layer -of latent variables. The values of the latent variables of one -module form the data for training the next module. Although deep -networks have been quite successful for tasks such as object -recognition, information retrieval, and modeling motion capture data, -the simple learning modules do not have multiplicative interactions which -are very useful for some types of data. -

The talk will show how a third-order energy function can be factorized to -yield a simple learning module that retains advantageous properties of a -Restricted Boltzmann Machine such as very simple exact inference and a -very simple learning rule based on pair-wise statistics. The new module -contains multiplicative interactions that are useful for a variety of -unsupervised learning tasks. Researchers at the University of Toronto -have been using this type of module to extract oriented energy from image -patches and dense flow fields from image sequences. The new module can -also be used to allow motions of a particular style to be achieved by -blending autoregressive models of motion capture data. -

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Come on out to the club's termly end of term dinner, details in the abstract

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The dinner will be potluck style at the Vice President's house, please RSVP (respond swiftly to the vice president) - here if you plan on attending. If you don't know how to get there meet at the club - office at 6:30 PM, a group will be leaving to lead you there.

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A fevered night of code, friends, fun, energy drinks, and the CSC. Facebook will be around to bring some food and hang out. -

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Come join us for a night of coding. Get in touch with more experianced coders, -advertize for/bug squash on your favourite open source project, write that personal -project you were planning to do for a while but haven't found the time. Don't -have any ideas but want to sit and hack? Try your hand at the Facebook puzzles, -write a new app, or just chill and watch scifi. -

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To most CS students an OS kernel is pretty low level. But there is something even lower, the instructions that must be executed to get the CPU ready to accept a kernel. That is, if you look at any processor's reference manual there is a page or two describing the state of the CPU when it powered on. This talk describes what needs to happen next, up to the point where the first kernel instruction executes. -

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To most CS students an OS kernel is pretty low level. But there is -something even lower, the instructions that must be executed to get the -CPU ready to accept a kernel. That is, if you look at any processor's -reference manual there is a page or two describing the state of the CPU -when it powered on. This talk describes what needs to happen next, -up to the point where the first kernel instruction executes. -

This part of execution is extremely architecture-dependent. Those of -you who have any experience with this aspect of CS probably know the x86 -architecture, and think it's horrible, which it is. I am going to talk -about the ARM architecture, which is inside almost all mobile phones, -and which allows us to look at a simple implementation that includes -all the essentials. -

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We're going to Dooly's to play pool. What more do you want from us? Come to the Club office and we'll all bus there together. We've got discount tables for club members so be sure to be there. -

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We're going to Dooly's to play pool. What more do you want from us? -Come to the Club office and we'll all bus there together. We've got -discount tables for club members so be sure to be there. -

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Come on out for a night of code, contests, and energy drinks. Join the Computer Scinece Club for the finale of the Google AI Challenge and an all night code party. Finish up your entry, or start it (its not too late). Not interested in the contest? Come out anyway for a night of coding and comradarie with us. -

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Come on out for a night of code, contests, and energy drinks. Join the Computer -Scinece Club for the finale of the Google AI Challenge and an all night code party. -Finish up your entry, or start it (its not too late). Not interested in the contest? -Come out anyway for a night of coding and comradarie with us. -

Included in the party will be the contest finale and awards cerimony, so if you've -entered be sure to stick arround to collect the spoils of victory, or see just who -that person you couldn't edge off is. -

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In this long-awaited third installment of the popular Unix Tutorials the friendly experts of the CSC will teach you the simple art of version control. You will learn the purpose and use of two different Version Control Systems (git and subversion). This tutorial will advise you in the discipline of managing the source code of your projects and enable you to quickly learn new Version Control Systems in the work place -- a skill that is much sought after by employers. -

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In this long-awaited third installment of the popular Unix Tutorials the -friendly experts of the CSC will teach you the simple art of version control. -You will learn the purpose and use of two different Version Control Systems -(git and subversion). This tutorial will advise you in the discipline of -managing the source code of your projects and enable you to quickly learn new -Version Control Systems in the work place -- a skill that is much sought after -by employers. -

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"Is Graduate School for You?" Get the answers to your grad school questions - and have a bite to eat, our treat

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Join Prof. Greg Wilson, faculty member in the Software Engineering research group in the UofT's Department of Computer Science, - as he gives insight into studying at the graduate level-what can be expected, what does UofT offer, is it right for you? Pizza and pop will - be served. Come see what grad school is all about!. All undergraduate students are welcome; registration is not required.

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For any questions about the program, visit UofT's website. This - event is not run by the CS Club, and is announced here for the benefit of our members.

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Interested in trying Linux but don't know where to start? - Come to the Linux install fest to demo Linux, get help installing it - on your computer, either stand alone or a dual boot, and help setting - up your fresh install. Have lunch and hang around if you like, or just come in for a CD. -

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Interested in trying Linux but don't know where to start? -Come to the Linux install fest to demo Linux, get help installing it on -your computer, either stand alone or a dual boot, and help setting -up your fresh install. Have lunch and hang around if you like, or just -come in for a qick install. -

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The next installment in the CS Club's popular Unix tutorials UNIX 102 introduces powerful text editing tools for programming and document formatting. -

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Unix 102 is a follow up to Unix 101, requiring basic knowledge of the shell. -If you missed Unix101 but still know your way around you should be fine. -Topics covered include: "real" editors, document typesetting with LaTeX -(great for assignments!), bulk editing, spellchecking, and printing in the -student environment and elsewhere. -

If you aren't interested or feel comfortable with these taskes, watch out for -Unix 103 and 104 to get more depth in power programming tools on Unix. -

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Come learn how to write an intelligent game-playing program. - No past experience necessary. Submit your program using the online web interface - to watch it battle against other people's programs. Beginners and experts welcome! Prizes provided by google, - including the delivery of your resume to google recruiters. -

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Come learn how to write an intelligent game-playing program. - No past experience necessary. Submit your program using the online - web interface to watch it battle against other people's programs. - Beginners and experts welcome! -

The contest is sponsored by Google, so be sure to compete for a chance - to get noticed by them. -

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- New to Unix? No problem, we'll teach you to power use circles around your friends! -

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- New to Unix? No problem, we'll teach you to power use circles around your friends! -

- This first tutorial is an introduction to the Unix shell environment, both on the student - servers and on other Unix environments. Topics covered include: using the shell, both basic - interaction and advanced topics like scripting and job control, the filesystem and manipulating - it, and ssh. If you feel you're already familiar with these topics don't hesitate to come - to Unix 102 to learn about documents, editing, and other related tasks, or watch out - for Unix 103 and 104 that get much more in depth into power programming tools on Unix. -

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- Nominations are open now, either place your name on the nominees board or - e-mail the CRO - to nominate someone for a position. - Come to the Comfy Lounge to elect your fall term executive. Contact - the CRO if you have questions. -

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- In this long-awaited third installment of the popular Unix Tutorials the dark - mages of the CSC will train you in the not-so-arcane magick of version control. - You will learn the purpose and use of two different Version Control Systems - (git and subversion). This tutorial will advise you in the discipline of - managing the source code of your projects and enable you to quickly learn new - Version Control Systems in the work place -- a skill that is much sought after - by employers. -

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- Have an assignment or project you need to work on? We - will be coding from 7:00pm until 4:00am starting on Friday, July 17th - in the Comfy lounge. Join us! -

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- This talk provides a personal overview of the evolution of the - undergraduate computer science curriculum at UW over the past forty - years, concluding with an audience discussion of possible future - developments. -

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Come and drink tea and read an academic CS paper with - the Paper Club. We will be meeting from 4:30pm until 6:30pm on - Monday, June 22th on the 4th floor of the MC (exact room number - TBA). See http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/~paper -

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- The CSC will be playing pool at Dooly's. Join us for only a few dollars. -

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- Have an assignment or project you need to work on? We - will be coding from 7:00pm until 7:00am starting on Friday, June 5th - in the Comfy lounge. Join us! -

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- Need to use the UNIX environment for a course, want to overcome your fears of - the command line, or just curious? Come and learn the arcane secrets of the - UNIX command line interface from CSC mages. After this tutorial you will be - comfortable with the essentials of navigating, manipulating and viewing files, - and processing data at the UNIX shell prompt. -

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PHP Programming Contest Info Session

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- Port or create a new PHP web application and you could win a prize - of up to $10k. Microsoft is running a programming contest for PHP - developers willing to support the Windows platform. The contest is - ongoing; this will be a short introduction to it by - representatives of Microsoft and an opportunity to ask questions. - Pizza and pop will be provided. -

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A talk by Craig S. Kaplan.

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The combination of computer graphics, geometry, and rapid -prototyping technology has created a wide range of exciting -opportunities for using the computer as a medium for creative -expression. In this talk, I will describe the most popular -technologies for computer-aided manufacturing, discuss -applications of these devices in art and design, and survey -the work of contemporary artists working in the area (with a -focus on mathematical art). The talk will be primarily -non-technical, but I will mention some of the mathematical -and computational techniques that come into play. -

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- Join the Club That Really Likes Dinner for the End Of Term - party! Inquire closer to the date for details. -

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- This is not an official club event and receives no funding. - Bring food, drinks, deserts, etc. -

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- CSC Code Party! Same as always - no sleep, lots of caffeine, - and really nerdy entertainment. Bonus: Free Cake! -

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- This code party will have the usual, plus it will double as the - closing of the programming contest. Our experts will be - available to help you polish off your submission. -

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- Come out and try your hand at writing a computer program that - plays Minesweeper Flags, a two-player variant of the classic - computer game, Minesweeper. Once you're done, your program - will compete head-to-head against the other entries in a - fierce Minesweeper Flags tournament. There will be a contest - kick-off session on Thursday March 19 at 4:30 PM in room - MC3036. Submissions will be accepted until Saturday March 28. -

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- Come out and try your hand at writing a computer program that - plays Minesweeper Flags, a two-player variant of the classic - computer game, Minesweeper. Once you're done, your program - will compete head-to-head against the other entries in a - fierce Minesweeper Flags tournament. There will be a contest - kick-off session on Thursday March 19 at 4:30 PM in room - MC3036. Submissions will be accepted until Saturday March 28. -

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- Come out and watch the SIGGRAPH (Special Interest Group on - Graphics) conference video review. A video of insane, amazing, - and mind blowing computer graphics. . -

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- The ACM SIGGRAPH (Special Interest Group on Graphics) hosts a - conference yearly in which the latest and greatest in computer - graphics premier. They record video and as a result produce a - very nice Video Review of the conference. Come join us watching - these videos, as well as a few professors from the UW Computer - Graphics Lab. There will be some kind of food and drink, and its - guranteed to be dazzling. -

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- See cutc.ca for more details. -

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- The Canadian Undergraduate Technology Conference is Canada's - largest student-run conference. From humble roots it has emerged - as a venue that offers an environment for students to grow - socially, academically, and professionally. We target to exceed - our past record of 600 students from 47 respected institutions - nationwide. The event mingles ambitious as well as talented - students with leaders from academia and industry to offer - memorable experiences and valuable opportunities. -

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- Functional Lexing and Parsing

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- This talk will describe a non-traditional functional approach - to the classical problems of lexing (breaking a stream of - characters into "words" or tokens) and parsing (identifying - tree structure in a stream of tokens based on a grammar, - e.g. for a programming language that needs to be compiled or - interpreted). The functional approach can clarify and organize - a number of algorithms that tend to be opaque in their - conventional imperative presentation. No prior background in - functional programming, lexing, or parsing is assumed. -

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- A brief intro to Quantum Computing and why it matters, - followed by a talk on programming quantum computers. Meet at - the CSC at 4:00PM for a guided walk to the RAC. -

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- Raymond Laflamme is the director of the Institute for Quantum - Computing at the University of Waterloo and holds the Canada - Research Chair in Quantum Information. He will give a brief - introduction to quantum computing and why it matters, followed - by a talk on programming quantum computers. There will be - tours of the IQC labs at the end, and pizza will be provided - back at the CSC for all attendees. -

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- Come join the CSC as we head to Dooly's.

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- Meet us at the Club office as we head to Dooly's for cheap tables and good times.

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- Continuing the popular Unix Tutorials with a rerun of 101 and the debut of 102.

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- Unix 101 is an introduction to the Unix shell environment, both on the student - servers and on other Unix environments. Topics covered include: using the shell, both basic - interaction and advanced topics like scripting and job control, the filesystem and manipulating - it, and ssh.

- Unix 102 is a follow up to Unix 101, requiring basic knowledge of the shell. - If you missed Unix101 but still know your way around you should be fine. - Topics covered include: "real" editors, document typesetting with LaTeX - (great for assignments!), bulk editing, spellchecking, and printing in the - student environment and elsewhere.

- If you aren't interested or feel comfortable with these taskes, watch out for - Unix 103 and 104 to get more depth in power programming tools on Unix.

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New to Unix? No problem, we'll teach you to power use circles around your friends!

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This first tutorial is an introduction to the Unix shell environment, both on the student - servers and on other Unix environments. Topics covered include: using the shell, both basic - interaction and advanced topics like scripting and job control, the filesystem and manipulating - it, and ssh. If you feel you're already familiar with these topics don't hesitate to come - to Unix 102 to learn about documents, editing, and other related tasks, or watch out - for Unix 103 and 104 that get much more in depth into power programming tools on Unix.

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- There is a CSC Code Party starting at 7:00PM (19:00). Come out - and enjoy some good old programming and meet others interested - in writing code! Free energy drinks and snacks for all. Plus, - we have lots of things that need to be done if you're looking - for a project to work on! -

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- Code Party. Awesome. Need we say more? -

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There is a CSC Code Party Tonight starting at 7:30PM - (1930) until we get bored (likely in the early in morning). Come - out for fun hacking times, spreading Intertube memes (optional), - hacking on the OpenMoko, creating music mixes, and other general - classyness. If we manage to swing it, there will be delicious - energy drinks for your consumption! Alternatively, if we don't we - will have each other as well as some delicious tea and - coffee. Perhaps a crumpet -

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There is a CSC Code Party Tonight starting at 7:30PM - (1930) until we get bored (likely in the early in - morning). Come out for fun hacking times, spreading Intertube - memes (optional), hacking on the OpenMoko, creating music - mixes, and other general classyness. If we manage to swing it, - there will be delicious energy drinks for your consumption! - Alternatively, if we don't we will have each other as well as - some delicious tea and coffee. Perhaps a crumpet -

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The Free Software Movement and the GNU/Linux Operating System

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- Richard Stallman will speak about the Free Software Movement, which - campaigns for freedom so that computer users can cooperate to - control their own computing activities. The Free Software Movement - developed the GNU operating system, often erroneously referred to as - Linux, specifically to establish these freedoms.

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About Richard Stallman: - Richard Stallman launched the development of the GNU operating system (see - www.gnu.org) in 1984. GNU is free - software: everyone has the freedom to copy it and redistribute it, - as well as to make changes either large or small. The GNU/Linux - system, basically the GNU operating system with Linux added, is used - on tens of millions of computers today. Stallman has received the - ACM Grace Hopper Award, a MacArthur Foundation fellowship, the - Electronic Frontier Foundation's Pioneer award, and the the Takeda - Award for Social/Economic Betterment, as well as several honorary - doctorates.

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Joel Spolsky, of Joel on Software will be giving a talk entitled "Computer Science Education and the Software Industry".

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About Joel Spolsky: Joel Spolsky is a - globally-recognized expert on the software development process. His - website Joel on Software - (www.joelonsoftware.com) - is popular with software developers around the world and has been - translated into over thirty languages. As the founder - of Fog Creek Software in New - York City, he - created FogBugz, a - popular project management system for software teams. He is the - co-creator of Stack - Overflow, a programmer Q&A site. Joel has worked at - Microsoft, where he designed VBA as a member of the Excel team, and - at Juno Online Services, developing an Internet client used by - millions. He has - written four - books: User Interface Design for Programmers (Apress, - 2001), Joel on Software (Apress, 2004), More Joel on - Software (Apress, 2008), and Smart and Gets Things Done: - Joel Spolsky's Concise Guide to Finding the Best Technical - Talent (Apress, 2007). He also writes a monthly column - for Inc - Magazine. Joel holds a BS from Yale in Computer - Science. Before college he served in the Israeli Defense Forces as a - paratrooper, and he was one of the founders of Kibbutz Hanaton.

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Winter Elections

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Organized by Queen's students, Changing the World aims to bring together the world's greatest visionaries to inspire people to innovate and better our world. Among these speakers include Nobel Peace Prize winner, Eric Chivian. He was a recipient for his work on stopping nuclear war. -

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Organized by Queen's students, Changing the World - aims to bring together the world's greatest visionaries to - inspire people to innovate and better our world. Among these - speakers include Nobel Peace Prize winner, Eric Chivian. He - was a recipient for his work on stopping nuclear war. -

The conference is modeled after TED (Technology, - Entertainment, Design), an annual conference uniting the - world's most fascinating thinkers and doers, and like TED, - each speaker is given 18 minutes to give the talk of their - lives. -

Specifically for students in CS/Math, 50 tickets have - been reserved (non-students: $500). For those who would like - to attend, please pick up your ticket in the Computer Science - Club office. The tickets are limited and they are first come - first serve. -

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Come join the CSC in celebrating the new releases of - Ubuntu Linux, Free BSD and Open BSD, and get a hand installing one - of them on your own system. -

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Come join the CSC in celebrating the new releases of - Ubuntu Linux, Free BSD and Open BSD, and get a hand installing - one of them on your own system. -

This is an event to celebrate the releases of new - versions of Ubuntu Linux, OpenBSD, and FreeBSD. CDs will be - available and everyone is invited to bring their PC or laptop - to get help installing any of these Free operating - systems. Knowledgeable CSC members will be available to help - with any installation troubles, or to troubleshooting any - existing problems that users may have. -

This event will also promote gaming on Linux, as well as - FLOSS (Free/Libre and Open Source Software) in general. We may - also have a special guest (Ian Darwin, of OpenBSD and OpenMoko - fame). -

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This talk will survey concepts, techniques, and - languages for functional programming from both historical and - contemporary perspectives, with reference to Lisp, Scheme, ML, - Haskell, and Erlang. No prior background is assumed. -

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This talk will survey concepts, techniques, and - languages for functional programming from both historical and - contemporary perspectives, with reference to Lisp, Scheme, ML, -Haskell, and Erlang. No prior background is assumed. -

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- Come join us for a night of coding. Get in touch with more experianced coders, - advertize for/bug squash on your favourite open source project, write that personal - project you were planning to do for a while but haven't found the time. Don't - have any ideas but want to sit and hack? We can find something for you to do. -

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- A fevered night of code, friends, fun, free energy drinks, and the CSC. -

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- Come out and watch the SIGGRAPH (Special Interest Group on Graphics) conference video - review. A video of insane, amazing, and mind blowing computer graphics. -

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- The ACM SIGGRAPH (Special Interest Group on Graphics) hosts a conference yearly - in which the latest and greatest in computer graphics premier. They record video - and as a result produce a very nice Video Review of the conference. Come join us - watching these videos, as well as a few professors from the UW Computer Graphics - Lab. There will be some kind of food and drink, and its guranteed to be dazzling. -

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- Come out and meet other CSC members, find out about the CSC, meet the executive - nominees, and join if you like what you see. Nominees should plan on attending. -

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- Elections are scheduled for Tues, Sep 16 @ 4:30 pm in the comfy lounge. - The nomination period closes on Mon, Sep 15 @ 4:30 pm. Nominations may be - sent to cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca. Candidates should not engage in - campaigning after the nomination period has closed. -

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- New to Unix? No problem, we'll teach you to power use circles around your friends! -

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- This first tutorial is an introduction to the Unix shell environment, both on the student - servers and on other Unix environments. Topics covered include: using the shell, both basic - interaction and advanced topics like scripting and job control, the filesystem and manipulating - it, and ssh. If you feel you're already familiar with these topics don't hesitate to come - to Unix 102 to learn about documents, editing, and other related tasks, or watch out - for Unix 103 and 104 that get much more in depth into power programming tools on Unix. -

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- New to Unix? No problem, we'll teach you to power use circles around your friends! -

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- This first tutorial is an introduction to the Unix shell environment, both on the student - servers and on other Unix environments. Topics covered include: using the shell, both basic - interaction and advanced topics like scripting and job control, the filesystem and manipulating - it, and ssh. If you feel you're already familiar with these topics don't hesitate to come - to Unix 102 to learn about documents, editing, and other related tasks, or watch out - for Unix 103 and 104 that get much more in depth into power programming tools on Unix. -

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- Want more from Unix? No problem, we'll teach you to create and quickly edit high quality documents. -

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- This is a follow up to Unix 101, requiring basic knowledge of the shell. If you missed - Unix101 but still know your way around you should be fine. Topics covered include: "real" editors, - document typesetting with LaTeX (great for assignments!), bulk editing, spellchecking, and printing - in the student environment and elsewhere. If you aren't interested or feel comfortable with these - taskes, watch out for Unix 103 and 104 to get more depth in power programming tools on Unix. If you - don't think you're ready go to Unix 101 on Tuesday to get familiarized with the shell environment. -

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Juancho Buchanan, CTO Relic Entertainment

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- In this talk I will give an overview of the history of Relic and our - development philosophy. The Talk will then proceed to talk about work - that is being pursued in the area of early game prototyping with the - introduction of game sketching methodology. -

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- Bio: - - Fired from his first job for playing Video Games Juancho Buchanan is - currently the director of Technology for Relic Entertainment. Juancho - Buchanan Wrote his first game in 1984 but then pursued other interests - which included a master's in Program Visualization, A Doctorate in - Computer Graphics, a stint as a professor at the University of Alberta - where he pioneered early work in Non photo realistic rendering, A stint - at Electronic Arts as Director, Advanced Technology, A stint at EA as - the University Liaison Dude, A stint at Carnegie Mellon University where - he researched the Game Sketching idea. His current role at Relic has - him working with the soon to be released Dawn of War II. -

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- The second official general meeting of the term. Items on the adgenda are CSC Merch, - upcoming talks, and other possible planned events, as well as the announcement of - a librarian and planning of an office cleanout and a library organization day. -

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-Tyler Lessard from RIM will present a brief history of BlackBerry -technology and will discuss how the evolution of BlackBerry as an -end-to-end hardware, software and services platform has been -instrumental to its success and growth in the market. Find out how the -BlackBerry service components integrate with wireless carrier networks -and get a sneak peek at where the wireless data market is going. -

- - - - Raymond Laflamme -

- Information processing devices are pervasive in our society; from the 5 - dollar watches to multi-billions satellite network. These devices have - allowed the information revolution which is developing around us. It has - transformed not only the way we communicate or entertain ourselves but - also the way we do science and even the way we think. All this - information is manipulated using the classical approximation to the laws - of physics, but we know that there is a better approximation: the - quantum mechanical laws. Would using quantum mechanics for information - processing be an impediment or could it be an advantage? This is the - fundamental question at the heart of quantum information processing - (QIP). QIP is a young field with an incredible potential impact reaching - from the way we understand fundamental physics to technological - applications. I will give an overview of the Institute for Quantum - Computing, comment on the effort in this field at Waterloo and in - Canada and, time permitted visit some of the IQC labs. -

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- Contestants will be writing an artificial intelligence to play Risk. The - prize will be awarded to the intelligence which wins the most - head-to-head matches against competing entries. We're providing easy - APIs for several languages, as well as full documentation of the game - protocol so contestants can write wrappers for any additional language - they wish to work in. -

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- We officially support entries in Scheme, Perl, Java, C, and C++. If you - would like help developing an API for some other language contact us - through the systems committee mailing list (we will require that your API - is made available to all entrants). -

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- To kick off the contest we're hosting an in-house coding session starting - at 4:00PM on Thursday, February 14th in MC2061. Members of our contest - administration team will be available to help you work out the details of - our APIs, answer questions, and provide the necessities of life (ie, - pizza). Submissions will open no later than 5:00PM on February 14th - and will close no earlier than 12:00PM on February 17th. -

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- Visit our contest site here! -

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- The problem: coordinating and communicating between multiple processors - in a distributed system (possibly containing heterogeneous elements) -

- The open source TIPC (transparent interprocess communication) protocol - has been incorporated into the Linux kernel and is available in VxWorks - and, soon, other OSes. This emerging protocol has a number of - advantages in a clustered environment to simplify application - development while maintaining a familiar socket programming interface. - The service oriented capabilities of TIPC help in applications easily - finding required services in a system. The location transparent aspect - of TIPC allows services to be located anywhere in the system as well as - allowing redundant services for both load reduction and backup. - - Learn about the emerging cluster protocol. -

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- Elections are scheduled for Tues, Jan 15 @ 4:30 pm in the comfy lounge. - The nomination period closes on Mon, Jan 14 @ 4:30 pm. Candidates should - not engage in campaigning after the nomination period has closed. -

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- There is a general meeting scheduled for Friday, October 19, 2007 at 17:00. -

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- This is a chance to bring out any ideas and concerns about CSC happenings into the open, as well as a chance to make sure all CSC staff is up to speed on current CSC doings. The current agenda can be found at http://wiki.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/wiki/Friday_19_October_2007. -

- - - - - Susan Abramovitch - -

- This talk is run by the School of Computer Science -

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- How should virtual property created in games, such as weapons used in -games like Mir 3 and real estate or clothing created or acquired in -games like Second Life, be treated in law. Although the videogaming -industry continues to multiply in value, virtual property created in -virtual worlds has not been formally recognized by any North American -court or legislature. A bridge has been taking shape from gaming's -virtual economies to real world economies, for example, through -unauthorized copying of designer clothes sold on Second Life for in-game -cash, or real court damages awarded against deletion of player-earned -swords in Mir 3. The trading of virtual property is important to a -large number of people and property rights in virtual property are -currently being recognized by some foreign legal bodies. -

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-Susan Abramovitch will explain the legal considerations in determining -how virtual property can or should be governed, and ways it can be -legally similar to tangible property. Virtual property can carry both -physical and intellectual property rights. Typically video game -developers retain these rights via online agreements, but Ms. -Abramovitch questions whether these rights are ultimately enforceable -and will describe policy issues that may impact law makers in deciding -how to treat virtual property under such agreements. -

- - - - - Brennan Taylor - -

A lecture on why functional languages are important, practical applications, and some neat examples. Starting with an introduction to -basic functional programming with ML syntax, continuing with the strengths of OCaml and F#, followed by some exciting examples. Examples include GUI -programming with F#, Web Crawlers with F#, and OpenGL/GTK programming with OCaml. This lecture aims to display how powerful functional languages can -be.

- - - - Brennan Taylor - -

- A lecture on the fundamentals of Pi-Calculus followed by an introduction -to Join-Calculus in JoCaml with some great examples. Various concurrent -control structures are explored, as well as the current limitations of -JoCaml. The examples section will mostly be concurrent programming, -however some basic distributed examples will be explored. This lecture -focuses on how easy concurrent programming can be. -

- - - - - Ian Goldberg - -

-Instant messaging (IM) is an increasingly popular mode of communication -on the Internet. Although it is used for personal and private -conversations, it is not at all a private medium. Not only are all of -the messages unencrypted and unauthenticated, but they are all -routedthrough a central server, forming a convenient interception point -for an attacker. Users would benefit from being able to have truly -private conversations over IM, combining the features of encryption, -authentication, deniability, and forward secrecy, while working within -their existing IM infrastructure. -

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-In this talk, I will discuss "Off-the-Record Messaging" (OTR), a widely -used software tool for secure and private instant messaging. I will -outline the properties of Useful Security and Privacy Technologies that -motivated OTR's design, compare it to other IM security mechanisms, and -talk about its ongoing development directions. -

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-Ian Goldberg is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the -University of Waterloo, where he is a founding member of the -Cryptography, Security, and Privacy (CrySP) research group. He holds a -Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, where he discovered -serious weaknesses in a number of widely deployed security systems, -including those used by cellular phones and wireless networks. He also -studied systems for protecting the personal privacy of Internet users, -which led to his role as Chief Scientist at Zero-Knowledge Systems (now -known as Radialpoint), where he commercialized his research as the -Freedom Network. -

- - - - - - Andrei Barbu - - - - - Andrei Barbu - -Haskell is a modern lazy, strongly typed functional language with type inferrence. This talk will focus on multiple monads, existential types, -lambda expressions, infix operators and more. Along the way we'll see a parser and interpreter for lambda calculus using monadic parsers. STM, -software transactional memory, a new approach to concurrency, will also be discussed. Before the end we'll also see the solution to an ACM problem -to get a hands on feeling for the language. Don't worry if you haven't seen the first talk, you should be fine for this one anyway! - - - - - - Brennan Taylor - -

- A lecture on the fundamentals of Pi-Calculus followed by an introduction to Join-Calculus in JoCaml with some great examples. - Various concurrent control structures are explored, as well as the current limitations of JoCaml. The examples section will - mostly be concurrent programming, however some basic distributed examples will be explored. This lecture focuses on how easy - concurrent programming can be. -

- - - - - David Tenty - -

- With today's fast growing linux user base, a large porportion of legacy applications have established open-source equivalents or ports. - However, legacy games provided an intresting problem to gamers who might be inclinded to migrate to linux or other open platforms. - PE executable translation software will be presented that provides a solution to this dilema and will be contrasted with the windows compatiblity framwork Wine. - Postponed to a later date. -

- - - - - Win Prizes! - -

- The Computer Science club is holding a programming contest from 1:00 to 6:30 open to all! C++,C,Perl,Scheme are allowed. - Prizes totalling in value of $75 will be distributed. You can participate online! For more information, including source files visit http://www.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/contest -

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- And Free Pizzaa for all who attend! -

- - - - Multi-Player Gaming with Linux [Possibly Pizza!] - -

- Come out for multi-player gaming on Linux. If you don't have linux on your machine, we will have LiveCDs available. - Lots of fun! Possible Pizzaa! -

- - - - - Brennan Taylor - -

- A quick introduction on the current state of distributed programming and various grid computing projects. Followed by some - history and features of the Erlang language and finishing with distributed examples including operating on a cluster. -

- - - - - Holden Karau - -

- An overview on Google Summer of Code 2007. This talk will look at some of the Summer of Code projects, the project organization, etc. -

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- Holden Karau participated in Google Summer of Code 2007 as a student on the subversion team. He created a set of scheme bindings for the - subversion project. -

- - - - - - - - - Bjarne Stroustrup -

- A good programming language is far more than a simple collection of - features. My ideal is to provide a set of facilities that smoothly work - together to support design and programming styles of a generality beyond - my imagination. Here, I briefly outline rules of thumb (guidelines, - principles) that are being applied in the design of C++0x. Then, I - present the state of the standards process (we are aiming for C++09) and - give examples of a few of the proposals such as concepts, generalized - initialization, being considered in the ISO C++ standards committee. - Since there are far more proposals than could be presented in an hour, - I'll take questions. -

- - - - Richard Stallman -

- Copyright developed in the age of the printing press, and was designed - to fit with the system of centralized copying imposed by the printing - press. But the copyright system does not fit well with computer - networks, and only draconian punishments can enforce it. -

- The global corporations that profit from copyright are lobbying for - draconian punishments, and to increase their copyright powers, while - suppressing public access to technology. But if we seriously hope to - serve the only legitimate purpose of copyright--to promote progress, for - the benefit of the public--then we must make changes in the other - direction. -

- The CSC would like to thank MEF and Mathsoc for funding this talk. -

- The Freedom Software Foundation's description
- FSF's anti-DRM campaign
- Why you shouldn't use Microsoft Vista
- The GNU's Not Unix Project
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- - - - A talk by Michael Terry -

- What is the typical monitor resolution of a GIMP user? How many monitors - do they have? What size images do they work on? How many layers are in - their images? The answers to these questions are generally unknown: No - means currently exist for open source applications to collect usage - data. In this talk, I will present ingimp, a version of GIMP that has - been instrumented to automatically collect usage data from real-world - users. I will discuss ingimp's design, the type of data we collect, how - we make the data available on the web, and initial results that begin to - answer the motivating questions. -

- ingimp can be found at http://www.ingimp.org. -

- - - - Ken Ho -

- E-mail transactions and confirmations have become commonplace and the - information therein can often be sensitive. We use email for purposes as - mundane as inbound marketing, to as sensitive as account passwords and - financial transactions. And nearly all our email is sent in clear text; - we trust only that others will not eavesdrop or modify our messages. But - why rely on the goodness or apathy of your fellow man when you can - ensure your message's confidentiality with encryption so strong not even - the NSA can break? Speaker (Kenneth Ho) will discuss email encryption, - and GNU Privacy Guard to ensure that your messages are sent, knowing - that only your intended recipient can receive it. -

An optional code-signing party will be held immediately - afterwards; if you already have a PGP or GPG key and wish to - participate, please submit the public key to - - gpg-keys@csclub.uwaterloo.ca. -

- Laptop users are invited also to participate in key-pair sharing - on-site, though it is preferable to send keys ahead of time. -

- - - - Peter Macdonald -

- The purpose of the talk is to address how students interact with the - internet, and possibilities for how they could do so more efficiently. - Information on events and happenings on UW campus is currently hosted - on a desperate, series of internet applications. Interactions with - WatSFIC is done over a Yahoo! mailing list, GLOW is organized through a - Facebook group, campus information at large comes from - imprint.uwaterloo.ca. There - has been historical pressures from various bodies, including some - thinkers in feds and the administration, to centralize these issues. To - create a one stop shop for students on campus. -

- It is not through confining data in cages that we will finally link all - student activities together, instead it is by truly freeing it. When - data can be anywhere, then it will be everywhere students need it. This - is the underlying concept behind metadata, data that is freed from the - confines of it's technical imprisonment. Metadata is the extension of - people, organizations, and activities onto the internet in a way that is - above the traditional understanding of how people interact with their - networks. The talk will explore how Metadata can exist freely on the - internet, how this affects concepts like Web 3.0, and how the university - and the federation are poised to take advantage of this burgeoning new - technology through adoptions of portals which will allow students to - interact with a metaverse of data. -

- - - - - - A talk by Richard M. Stallman (RMS) [CANCELLED] -

- Richard Stallman has cancelled his trip to Canada. -

- - - - A talk by Simina Branzei -

- Abstract coming soon! -

- - - - Bill Gates is coming to visit the CSClub - -

- While reading Slashdot, Bill came across the recently digitized audio - recording of his 1989 talk at the Computer Science Club. As Bill has always - had a soft-spot for the Computer Science Club, he has decided to pay us a - surprise visit. -

- Bill promises to give away free copies of Windows Vista Ultimate, because - frankly, nobody here (except j2simpso) wants to pay for a frisbee. Be sure - to bring your resumes kids, because Bill will be recruiting for some - exciting new positions at Microsoft, including Mindless Drone, Junior Code - Monkey, and Assistant Human Cannonball. -

- - - - - A talk by David Tenty and Alex Parent - -

- Coming Soon! -

- - - - - - - A demo/introduction to a new source code search engine. A talk by Holden Karau - -

-Source code search engines are a relatively new phenomenon . The general idea of most source code search engines is helping programmers find -pre-existing code. So if you were writing some code and you wanted to find a csv library, for example, you could search for csv. -All The Code is a -next generation source code search engine. Unlike earlier generations of source code search engines, it considers how code is used to help determine -relevance of code. -

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-The talk will primarily be a demo of All The Code, -along with a brief discussion of some of the technology behind it. -

- - - - - - A talk by Michael Biggs. This talk is RESCHEDULED due to unexpected - circumstances - -

-I am going to take an intuitive, CS-style approach to a discussion about the -use of kernels in modern data analysis. This approach often lends us -efficient ways to consider a dataset under various choices of inner product, -which is roughly comparable to a measure of "similarity". Many new tools in -AI arise from kernel methods, such as the infamous Support Vector Machines for -classification, and kernel-PCA for nonlinear dimensionality reduction. I will -attempt to highlight, and provide visualization for some of the math involved -in these methods while keeping the material at an accessible, undergraduate -level. -

- - - - - - - A talk by Alex Ionescu - -

-The ReactOS operating system has been in development for over eight years and aims to provide users -with a fully functional and Windows-compatible distribution under the GPL license. ReactOS comes with -its own Windows 2003-based kernel and system utilities and applications, resulting in an environment -identical to Windows, both visually and internally. -

-More than just an alternative to Windows, ReactOS is a powerful platform for academia, allowing -students to learn a variety of skills useful to software testing, development and management, as well as -providing a rich and clean implementation of Windows NT, with a kernel compatible to published -internals book on the subject. -

-This talk will introduce the ReactOS project, as well as the various software engineering challenges -behind it. The building platform and development philosophies and utilities will be shown, and -attendees will grasp the vast amount of effort and organization that needs to go into building an -operating system or any other similarly large project. The speaker will gladly answer questions related to -his background, experience and interests and information on joining the project, as well as any other -related information. -

-Speaker Bio -

-Alex Ionescu is currently studying in Software Engineering at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec -and is a Microsoft Technical Student Ambassador. He is the lead kernel developer of the ReactOS Project -and project leader of TinyKRNL. He regularly speaks at Linux and Open Source conferences around the -world and will be a lecturer at the 8th International Free Software Forum in Brazil this April, as well as -providing hands-on workshops and lectures on Windows NT internals and security to various companies. -

- - - - - - A talk by James deBoer - -

- -This talk will introduce the Haskell programming language and and walk -through building a recognizer for regular languages. The talk will -include a quick overview of regular expressions, an introduction to -Haskell and finally a line by line analysis of a regular language -recognizer. -

- - - - - A talk by Chris "The Prof" Evensen - -

- A talk for those interested in 3-dimensional graphics but unsure of where to - start. Covers the basic math and theory behind projecting 3-dimensional - polygons on screen, as well as simple cropping techniques to improve - efficiency. Translation and rotation of polygons will also be discussed. -

- - - - - A talk by James Simpson - -

-A common misconception amongst software developers is that top quality software -encompasses certain platforms, is driven by a particular new piece of -technology, or relies solely on a particular programming language. However as -developers we tend to miss the less hyped issues and techniques involved in -writing world class software. These techniques are universal to all -programming languages, platforms and deployed technologies but are often times -viewed as being so obvious that they are ignored by the typical developer. The -topics covered in this lecture will include: -

-- Writing bug-free to extremely low bug count software in real-time
-- The concept of single-source, universal platform software
-- Programming language interoperability
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-... and other less hyped yet vitally important concepts to writing -World Class Software -

- - - - - A talk by Larry Smith - -

- A discussion of software start-ups founded by UW students and what they did - that helped them grow and what failed to help. In order to share the most - insights and guard the confidences of the individuals involved, none of the - companies will be identified. -

- - - - - - How a Waterloo software company is changing the way people program computers. - A talk by Stefanus Du Toit - -

- For decades, mainstream parallel processing has been thought of as -inevitable. Up until recent years, however, improvements in -manufacturing processes and increases in clock speed have provided -software with free Moore's Law-scale performance improvements on -traditional single-core CPUs. As per-core CPU speed increases have -slowed to a halt, processor vendors are embracing parallelism by -multiplying the number of cores on CPUs, following what Graphics -Processing Unit (GPU) vendors have been doing for years. The Multi- -core revolution promises to provide unparalleled increases in -performance, but it comes with a catch: traditional serial -programming methods are not at all suited to programming these -processors and methods such as multi-threading are cumbersome and -rarely scale beyond a few cores. Learn how, with hundreds of cores in -desktop computers on the horizon, a local software company is looking -to revolutionize the way software is written to deliver on the -promise multi-core holds. -

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- Refreshments (and possible pizza!) will be provided. -

- - - - - - A talk by Reg Quinton - -

- IST monitors the campus network for vulnerabilities and scans - systems for security problems. - This informal presentation will look behind the scenes to show the - strategies and technologies used and to show the problem magnitude. We - will review the IST Security web site with an emphasis on these pages -

- http://ist.uwaterloo.ca/security/vulnerable/
- http://ist.uwaterloo.ca/security/security-wg/reports/20061101.html
- http://ist.uwaterloo.ca/security/position/20050524/
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- - - - - - - - - - - - Come out for the Club that Really Likes Dinner - -

-Summer: the sparrows whistle through the teapot-steam breeze. The -ubiquitous construction team tears the same pavement up for the third -time, hammering passers-by with dust and noise: our shirts, worn for -the third time, noisome from competing heat and shame. As Nature -continues her Keynesian rotation of policy, and as society decrees yet -another parting of ways, it is proper for the common victims to have -an evening to themselves, looking both back and ahead, imagining new -opportunities, and recognising those long since missed. God fucking -damn it. -

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-This term's CTRL-D end-of-term dinner is taking place tomorrow -(Saturday) at 7:00 P.M. at East Side Mario's, in the plaza. Meet in -the C.S.C. fifteen minutes beforehand, so they don't take away our -seats or anything nasty like that. -

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-A lot of people wanted to go to the Mongolian Grill, but I'm pretty -sure this place has a similar price-to-tasty ratio; what's more, -they'll actually grant us a reservation more than four nights a week. -I've confirmed that the crazy allergenic peanuts no longer exist -(sad), and they have a good vegetarian selection, which is likely -coincides with their kosher and halal menus. -

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-Come out for the tasty and the awesome! If you pretend it's your -birthday, everyone's a loser! Tell your friends, because I told the -telephone I wanted to reserve for 10 to 12 people, and I don't wish to -sully Calum T. Dalek's good name! -

- - - - - - - Come out for some retro Amiga-style Lemmings gaming action! - -

- Does being in CS make you feel like a lemming? Is linear algebra driving you - into walls? Do you pace back and forth, constantly, regardless of whatever's - in your path? Then you should come out to CSC Lemmings Day. This time, we're - playing the pseudo-sequel: Oh No! More Lemmings! -

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- - - - - A part of Linux Awareness Week - -

- The Computer Science Club is once again stepping forward to fulfill its ancient duty to the people-this time by installing one of the many -fine distributions of Linux for you. -

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- Ubuntu? Debian? Gentoo? Fedora? We might not have them all, but we seem to have an awful lot! Bring your boxen down to the D.C. Fishbowl for -the awesome! -

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- Install Linux on your machine-install fear in your opponents! -

- - - - - - or How communities of interest drive modern software development. - -

- Simon Law leads the Quality teams for Ubuntu, a free-software operating - system built on Debian GNU/Linux. As such, he leads one of the largest - community-based testing efforts for a software product. This does get a - bit busy sometimes. -

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- In this talk, we'll be exploring how the Internet is changing how - software is developed. Concepts like open source and technologies like - message forums are blurring the lines between producer and consumer. - And this melting pot of people is causing people to take note, and - changing the way they sling code. -

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- Co-Sponsored with CS-Commons Committee -

- - - - - The Computer Science Club will be showing March of the Penguins - -

- March of the Penguins , an epic nature documentary, as dictated -by some guy with a funny voice is being shown by the Computer Science club because penguins are cute and were bored [that and the -whole Linux awareness week that forgot to tell people about]. -

- - - - - - Albert O'Connor will be introducing the joys of programming in python - -

- Albert O'Connor, a UW grad, will be giving a ~30 minute talk on introducing the joys of programming python. Python is an open source -object-oriented programming language which is most awesome. -

- - - - - Alex Tsay will look at the common hack used to simulate multi-processing in a real time embedded environment. - -

-In an embedded environment resources are fairly limited, especially. Typically an embedded system has strict time constraints in which it must -respond to hardware driven interrupts and do some processing of its own. A full fledged OS would consume most of the available resources, hence -crazy hacks must be used to get the benefits without paying the high costs. This talk will look at the common hack used to simulate multi-processing -in a real time embedded environment. -

- - - - - - Simon Woodside, founder of Semacode, comes to discuss image what it is like to start a business and how imaging code works - -

-Could you write a good image recognizer for a 100 MHz mobile phone -processor with 1 MB heap, 320x240 image, on a poorly-optimized Java -stack? It needs to locate and read two-dimensional barcodes made up of -square modules which might be no more than a few pixels in size. We -had to do that in order to establish Semacode, a local start up -company that makes a software barcode reader for cell phones. The -applications vary from ubiquitous computing to advertising. Simon -Woodside (founder) will discuss what it's like to start a business and -how the imaging code works. -

- - - - - - - - - Come out to discuss current & future plans/projects for the Club - -

- The Computer Science Club (CSClub) has "new" DEC Alphas which are most awesome. Come out, help take them part, put them back -together, solder, and eat free food (probably pizza). -

- - - - - - Come out to discuss current & future plans/projects for the Club - -

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  • Ideas for talks (people, topics, etc...). We requested Steve Jobs and Steve Balmer, so no idea is too crazy.

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- If you have ideas, but can't attend, please email them to president@csclub.uwaterloo.ca and they will be read them at the meeting. -

- - - - - - Eighteen Years in the Software Tools Business at Microsoft, a talk by Rico Mariani, (BMath CS/EEE 1988) - -

- Rico Mariani, (BMath CS/EEE 1988) now an (almost) 18 year Microsoft veteran but then a CSC president comes to talk to us about the -evolution of software tools for microcomputers. This talk promises to be a little bit about history and perspective (at least from -the Microsoft side of things) as well as the evolution of software engineers, different types of programmers and their needs, and what -it's like to try to make the software industry more effective at what it does, and sometimes succeed! -

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-A video of the talk is available for download in our media section. -

- - - - - Unix 101 and 102 recording - -

- Have you heard of our famous Unix 101 and Unix 102 tutorials. We've decided to try - and put them on the web. This Sunday we will be doing a first take. - At the same time, we're going to be looking at adding new material - that we haven't covered in the past.

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- Why should you come out? Not only will you get to hang out with a wonderful group of people, - you can help impart your knowledge to the world. Don't know anything about Unix? That's cool too, - we need people to make sure its easy to follow along and hopefully keep us from leaving something - out by mistake. -

- - - - - We don't know enough about V4L - -

- We don't know Video 4 Linux, but increasingly people are wanting to do interesting stuff with our webcam which -could benefit from a better understanding of Video 4 Linux. So, this Saturday a number of us will be trying to learn -as much as possible about Video 4 Linux and doing weird things with webcam(s). -

- - - - - Come out and vote for the Spring 2006 executive! - -

- The Computer Science Club will be holding its elections for the Spring 2006 - term on Monday, May 8th. The elections will be held at 4:30 PM in the - Comfy Lounge, on the 3rd floor of the MC. Please remember to come out and - vote! -

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- We are accepting nominations for the following positions: President, - Vice-President, Treasurer, and Secretary. The nomination period continues - until 4:30 PM on Sunday, May 7th. If you are interested in running for - a position, or would like to nominate someone else, please email - cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca before the deadline. -

- - - - - - - A talk by Larry Smith - -

- A discussion of how software creators can identify application opportunities - that offer the promise of great social and commercial significance. Particular - attention will be paid to the challenge of acquiring cross domain knowledge - and setting up effective collaboration. -

- - - - - - Come out and meet your professors. Free food provided! - -

Come out and meet your professors! This is a great opportunity to - mingle with your professors before midterms or find out who you might - have for future courses. All are welcome!

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Best of all, there will be free food!

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You can pick up invitations for your professors at the Computer Science - Club office in MC 3036.

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Pints with Profs will be held this term on Thursday, 9 February 2006 - from 5:30 to 8:00 PM in the Bombshelter.

- - - - - - - Come out, program, and win shiny things! - -

- The Computer Science club is holding a programming contest open to all students on Tuesday the 29th of November at 5:30PM. C++,C,Perl,Scheme* are allowed. Prizes totalling in value of $75 will be distributed. - -

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And best of all... free food!!!

- - - - - - Get to know your profs and be the envy of your - friends! - -

- Come out and meet your professors!! This is a great opportunity to - meet professors for Undergraduate Research jobs or to find out who - you might have for future courses. One and all are welcome! -

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And best of all... free food!!!

- - - - - - You Too Can Be a Unix Taskmaster - -

- This is the third in a series of seminars that cover the use of the - UNIX Operating System. UNIX is used in a variety of applications, both - in academia and industry. We will provide you with hands-on experience - with the Math Faculty's UNIX environment in this tutorial. -

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- If you do not have a Math computer account, don't panic; one will be lent to - you for the duration of this class. -

- - - - - - Fun with Unix - -

- This is the second in a series of seminars that cover the use of the - Unix Operating System. Unix is used in a variety of - applications, both in academia and industry. We will provide you with hands-on - experience with the Math Faculty's Unix environment in this tutorial. -

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- If you do not have a Math computer account, don't panic; one will be lent to - you for the duration of this class. -

- - - - - First UNIX tutorial - -

- The CSC UNIX tutorials are intended to help first year CS and other - interested learn UNIX and the CS UNIX environment. -

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- This is the first in a series of two or three tutorials. It will cover basic shell - use, and simple text editors. -

- - - - - - - Shriram Krishnamurthi will be talking about continuations in Web Programming - -

-Server-side Web applications have grown increasingly common, sometimes -even replacing brick and mortar as the principal interface of -corporations. Correspondingly, Web browsers grow ever more powerful, -empowering users to attach bookmarks, switch between pages, clone -windows, and so forth. As a result, Web interactions are not -straight-line dialogs but complex nets of interaction steps. -

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-In practice, programmers are unaware of or are unable to handle these -nets of interaction, making the Web interfaces of even major -organizations buggy and thus unreliable. Even when programmers do -address these constraints, the resulting programs have a seemingly -mangled structure, making them difficult to develop and hard to -maintain. -

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-In this talk, I will describe these interactions and then show how -programming language ideas can shed light on the resulting problems -and present solutions at various levels. I will also describe some -challenges these programs pose to computer-aided verification, and -present solutions to these problems. -

- - - -Come out to here Prabhakar Ragde talk about our UW's CS curriculum - -

-I'll survey the evolution of our computer science curriculum over the -past thirty-five years to try to convey the reasons (not always entirely -rational) behind our current mix of courses and their division into core -and optional. After some remarks about constraints and opportunities in -the near future, I'll open the floor to discussion, and hope to hear -some candid comments about the state of CS at UW and how it might be -improved. -

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-About the speaker: -

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-Prabhakar Ragde is a Professor in the School of Computer Science at UW. -He was Associate Chair for Curricula during the period that saw the -creation of the Bioinformatics and Software Engineering programs, the -creation of the BCS degree, and the strengthening of the BMath/CS degree. -

- - - - - - Come out for some retro Amiga-style Lemmings gaming action! - -

- Does being in CS make you feel like a lemming? Is linear algebra driving you - into walls? Do you pace back and forth, constantly, regardless of whatever's - in your path? Then you should come out to CSC Lemmings Day. This time, we're - playing the pseudo-sequel: Oh No! More Lemmings! -

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  • Lemmings look-alike contest
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  • Enjoy classic Lemmings tunes
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- - - - - Fun with Unix - -

- This is the second in a series of seminars that cover the use of the - Unix Operating System. Unix is used in a variety of - applications, both in academia and industry. We will provide you with hands-on - experience with the Math Faculty's Unix environment in this tutorial. -

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- Topics that will be discussed include: -

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  • Interacting with Bourne and C shells
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  • Editing text using the vi text editor
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  • Editing text using the Emacs display editor
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  • Multi-tasking and the screen multiplexer
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- If you do not have a Math computer account, don't panic; one will be lent to - you for the duration of this class. -

- - - - - - First UNIX tutorial - -

- The CSC UNIX tutorials are intended to help first year CS and other - interested learn UNIX and the CS UNIX environment. -

-

- This is the first in a series of two or three tutorials. It will cover basic shell - use, and simple text editors. -

- - - - - - Come out and vote for the Winter 2005 executive! - -

- The Computer Science Club will be holding its elections for the Winter 2005 - term on Thursday, January 13. The elections will be held at 4:30 PM in the - Comfy Lounge, on the 3rd floor of the MC. Please remember to come out and - vote! -

-

- We are accepting nominations for the following positions: President, - Vice-President, Treasurer, and Secretary. The nomination period continues - until 4:30 PM on Wednesday, January 12. If you are interested in running for - a position, or would like to nominate someone else, please email - cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca before the deadline. -

- - - - - - - - This semesters CTRL-D (or the club that really likes -dinner) is going to be at Mongolian grill. Be there or be square - -

-Come to the end of term CTRL-D (club that really likes dinner) meeting. -Remember : food is good -

- - - - - - In this talk, I'll study linkages (objects built from sticks that are connected with flexible joints), and explain some -interesting examples that can or cannot be straightened out - -

- In this talk, I'll study linkages (objects built from sticks that are connected with flexible joints), and explain some -interesting examples that can or cannot be straightened out

- - - - - - - How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the IDE - -

- How I stopped worrying and Learned to Love the IDE -

-

- Audience: anyone who as ever used the Java programming language to do anything. Especially if you don't like -the IDEs you've seen so far or still use (g)Vi(m) or (X)Emacs. -

- -

- I'll go through some of the coolest features of the best IDE (which stands for "IDEs Don't Eat" or -"Integrated Development Environment") I've seen. For the first year and seasoned almost-grad alike! -

- - - - - - - Wiki software in PHP+MySQL - -

- GracefulTavi is an open source wiki programmed by Net Integration - Technologies Inc. It is used internally by more than 25 people, and is - the primary internal wiki for NITI's R&D and QA. -

-

- I'll start with a very brief introduction to wikis in general, then - show off our special features: super-condensed formatting syntax, - hierarchy management, version control, highlighted diffs, SchedUlator, - the Table of Contents generator. As part of this, we'll explain the - simple plugin architecture and show people how to write a basic wiki - plugin. -

- -

- As well, I will show some of the "waterloo specific" macros that have - been coded, and explain future plans for GracefulTavi. -

- -

- If time permits, I will explain how gracefulTavi can be easily used - for a personal calendar and notepad system on your laptop. -

- - - - - - - Everyone else is doing it! - -

- Does being in CS make you feel like a lemming? Is linear algebra driving you into walls? Do you pace back and forth , constantly , -regardless of whatever's in your path? Then you should come out to CSC Lemmings Day! -

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  • Play some old-skool Lemmings, Amiga-style
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  • Live-action lemmings
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  • Lemmings look-alike contest
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  • Enjoy classic Lemmings tunes
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- Everyone else is doing it! -

- - - - - - CSC Programming Contest - -

- The Computer Science Club will be hosting a programming competition. - You have the entire afternoon to design and implement an AI for a simple - game. The competition will run until 5pm. -

- - - - - - You Too Can Be a Unix Taskmaster - -

- This is the third in a series of seminars that cover the use of the - UNIX Operating System. UNIX is used in a variety of applications, both - in academia and industry. We will provide you with hands-on experience - with the Math Faculty's UNIX environment in this tutorial. -

- Topics that will be discussed include: -

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  • Shell scripting
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  • Searching through text files
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  • Batch editing text files
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- If you do not have a Math computer account, don't panic; one will be lent to - you for the duration of this class. -

- - - - - Fun with Unix - -

- This is the second in a series of seminars that cover the use of the - Unix Operating System. Unix is used in a variety of - applications, both in academia and industry. We will provide you with hands-on - experience with the Math Faculty's Unix environment in this tutorial. -

-

- Topics that will be discussed include: -

    -
  • Interacting with Bourne and C shells
    • -
  • Editing text using the vi text editor
    • -
  • Editing text using the Emacs display editor
    • -
  • Multi-tasking and the screen multiplexer
    • -
-

-

- If you do not have a Math computer account, don't panic; one will be lent to - you for the duration of this class. -

- - - - - - - First UNIX tutorial - -

- The CSC UNIX tutorials are intended to help first year CS and other - interested learn UNIX and the CS UNIX environment. -

-

- This is the first in a series of three tutorials. It will cover basic shell - use, and simple text editors. -

- - - - Come out and vote for the Fall 2004 executive! - -

- The Computer Science Club will be holding its elections for the Fall 2004 - term on Friday, September 17. The elections will be held at 4:00 PM in the - Comfy Lounge, on the 3rd floor of the MC. Please remember to come out and - vote! -

-

- We are accepting nominations for the following positions: President, - Vice-President, Treasurer, and Secretary. The nomination period continues - until 4:30 PM on Thursday, September 16. If you are interested in running - for a position, or would like to nominate someone else, please email - cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca before the deadline. -

- - - - -Attention AI buffs: Game Complexity presentation - -

-Why are some games hard to play well? The study of computational -complexity gives one answer: the games encode long computations.

- -

Any computation can be interpreted as an abstract game. Playing the -game perfectly requires performing the computation. Remarkably, some -natural games can encode these abstract games and thus simulate -general computations. The more complex the game, the more complex the -computations it can encode; games that can encode intractable problems -are themselves intractable.

- -

-I will describe how games can encode computations, and discuss some -examples of both provably hard games (checkers, chess, go, etc.) and -games that are believed to be hard (hex, jigsaw puzzles, etc.). -

- - - - - Come and learn how to make your computer 1337! - -

-Are you bored of beige?
-Tired of an overheating computer?
-Is your computer's noise level on par with a jet engine? -

-

-Got a nifty modded case?
-Want one? -

-

-The Computer Science Club will be holding a Case Modding Workshop -to help answer these questions. -

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-There will be demonstrations on how to make a case window, how -to paint your case, managing cables and keeping your computer -quiet and cool. -

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-The event is FREE and there will be FREE PIZZA. All are welcome! -

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-To help you on your way to getting a wicked computer case, we have a limited -number of "Case Modding Starters Kits" available. They come with an LED fan, -a fan grill, a sheet of Plexan, thumbscrews, wire ties, and more! They're -only $10 and will be on sale at the event. Here's a picture. -

-

-If you already have a modded case, we encourage you to bring it out -and show it off! There will be a prize for the best case!! -

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-We hope to see you there! -

-

-This event is sponsored by Bigfoot Computers. -

- - - - - A talk by Richard Mann; School of Computer Science - -

-When an observer moves through a 3D scene, nearby surfaces move faster in the -image than do distant surfaces. This effect, called motion parallax, provides -an observer with information both about their own motion relative the scene, -and about the spatial layout and depth of surfaces in the scene. -

-

-Classical methods for measuring image motion by computer have concentrated on -the cases of optical flow in which the motion field is continuous, or layered -motion in which the motion field is piecewise continuous. Here we introduce a -third natural category which we call ``optical snow''. Optical snow arises in -many natural situations such as camera motion in a highly cluttered 3-D scene, -or a passive observer watching a snowfall. Optical snow yields dense motion -parallax with depth discontinuities occurring near all image points. As such, -constraints on smoothness or even smoothness in layers do not apply. -

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-We present a Fourier analysis of optical snow. In particular we show that, -while such scenes appear complex in the time domain, there is a simple -structure in the frequency domain, and this may be used to determine the -direction of motion and the range of depths of objects in the scenes. Finally -we show how Fourier analysis of two or more image regions may be combined to -estimate heading direction. -

-

-This talk will present current research at the undergraduate level. All are -welcome to attend. -

- - - - - - A talk by Larry Smith - -

- Larry will challenge conventional assumptions about the directions of - computing and software. The role of AI, expert systems, communications - software and business applications will be presented both from a - functional and commercial point of view. The great gaps in the - marketplace will be highlighted, together with an indication of how - these vacant fields will become home to new empires. -

- - - - Come out and vote for the Spring 2004 executive! - -

- The Computer Science Club will be holding its elections for the Spring - 2004 term on Wednesday, May 12. The elections will be held at 4:30 PM in - the Comfy Lounge, on the 3rd floor of the MC. Please remember to come out - and vote! -

-

- We are accepting nominations for the following positions: President, - Vice-President, Treasurer, and Secretary. The nomination period continues - until 4:30 PM on Tuesday, May 11. If you are interested in running - for a position, or would like to nominate someone else, please email - cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca before the deadline. -

- - - - - - - A talk by Simon Law - -

- The work report is a familiar chore for any co-op student. Not only is - there a report to write, but to add insult to injury, your report is - returned if you do not follow your departmental guidelines. -

- -

- Fear no more! In this talk, you will learn how to use LaTeX and a - specially developed class to automatically format your work reports. - This talk is especially useful to Mathematics, Computer Science, - Electrical & Computer Engineering, and Software Engineeering co-op - students about to go on work term. -

- - - - - Get to know your profs and be the envy of your - friends! - -

- Come out and meet your professors!! This is a great opportunity to - meet professors for Undergraduate Research jobs or to find out who - you might have for future courses. One and all are welcome! -

- -

And best of all... free food!!!

- - - - - A talk by Simon Law - -

- LaTeX is a document processing system. What this means is you describe - the structure of your document, and LaTeX typesets it appealingly. - However, LaTeX was developed in the late-80s and is now showing its age. -

- -

- How does it compete against modern systems? By being easily extensible, - of course. This talk will describe the fundamentals of typesetting in - LaTeX, and will then show you how to extend it with freely available - packages. You will learn how to teach yourself LaTeX and how to find - extensions that do what you want. -

- -

- As well, there will be a short introduction on creating your own - packages, for your own personal use. -

- - - - - A talk by Simon Law - -

- If you've ever worked with other group members, you know how difficult - it is to code simultaneously. You might be working on one part of your - assignment, and you need to send your source code to everyone else. Or - you might be fixing a bug in someone else's part, and need to merge in - the change. What a mess! -

- -

- This talk will explain some Best Practices for developing code in a - distributed fashion. Whether you're working side-by-side in the lab, or - developing from home, these methods can apply to your team. You will - learn how to apply these techniques in the Unix environment using GNU - Make, CVS, GNU diff and patch. -

- - - - - A talk by James Morrison - -

- Making a compiler? Bored? Think CISC sucks and RISC rules? -

- -

- This talk will run through the SPARC v8, IEEE-P1754, architecture. - Including all the fun that can be had with register windows and the - SPARC instruction set including the basic instructions, floating - point instructions, and vector instructions. -

- - - - - A talk by Simon Law - -

- If you have used Unix for a while, you know that you've created - configuration files, or dotfiles. Each program seems to want its own - particular settings, and you want to customize your environment. In a - power-user's directory, you could have hundreds of these files. -

- -

- Isn't it annoying to migrate your configuration if you login to another - machine? What if you build a new computer? Or perhaps you made a - mistake to one of your configuration files, and want to undo it? -

- -

- In this talk, I will show you how to manage your home directory using - CVS, the Concurrent Versions System. You can manage your files, revert - to old versions in the past, and even send them over the network to - another machine. I'll also discuss how to keep your configuration files - portable, so they'll work even on different Unices, with different - software installed. -

- - - - - A talk by Simon Law - -

- In today's world, people have hundreds of connexions. And you can - express these connexions with a graph. For instance, you may wish to - represent the network of your friends. -

- -

- Originally, webs-of-trust were directed acyclic graphs of people who had - identified each other. This way, if there was a path between you and - the person who want to identify, then you could assume that each person - along that path had verified the next person's identity. -

- -

- I will show you how to generate your own web-of-trust graph using Free - Software. Of course, you can also use this knowledge to graph anything - you like. -

- - - - - Perl Modules: A look under the hood - - -

In Perl, a module is the basic unit of code-reuse. The talk will be - mostly a look into GD::Text::Arc, a module written to draw TrueType text - around the edge of a circle. The talk will consider:

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  • using and writing object-oriented perl code
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  • the Virtue of Laziness: or, reusing other peoples' code.
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  • writing tests while coding
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  • beer coasters
    • -
- - - - - - Vote to change the CSC Constitution - - -

During the General Meeting on 19 January 2004, a proposed constitution - change was passed around. This change is in response to a change in the - MathSoc Clubs Policy (Policy 4, Section 3, Sub-section f).

- -

This general meeting is called to vote on this proposed change. We must - have quorum of 15 Full Members vote on this change. The following text was - presented at the CSC Winter 2004 Elections.

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We propose to make a Constitutional change on this day, 19 January 2004.
-The proposed change is to section 3.1 of the constitution which
-currently reads:
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-    In compliance with MathSoc regulations and in recognition of the
-    club being primarily targeted at undergraduate students, full
-    membership is open to all undergraduate students in the Faculty of
-    Mathematics and restricted to the same.
-
-Since MathSoc has changed its requirements for club membership, we
-propose that it be changed to:
-
-    In compliance with MathSoc regulations and in recognition of the
-    club being primarily targeted at undergraduate students, full
-    membership is open to all Social Members of the Mathematics Society
-    and restricted to the same.
- - - - - See http://uw-dig.uwaterloo.ca/installfest/ - - -

An Installfest is an opportunity to install software on your computer. - People come with computers. Other people come with experience. The people - get together and (when all goes well) everybody leaves satisfied.

- -

You are invited to our first installfest of the year. Come to get some - software or to learn more about Open Source Software and why it is relevant - to your life. The event is free, but you may want to bring blank CDs and/or - money to purchase some open source action for your computer at home.

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See the UW-DIG - website for more details.

- - - - - - - - Free and Open Source software has been around for a long - time, even longer then shrink-wrapped code. - -

Free and Open Source software has been around for a long time, even -longer then shrink-wrapped code. It has a long and noble history in the annals -of education. Even more than ever, due to the drop of hardware prices and the -increase of worldwide communications, Free and Open Source can open new -avenues of teaching and doing research, not only in computer science, but in -other university fields as well.

-

Learn how Linux as an operating system can -run on anything from a PDA to a supercomputer, and how Linux is reducing the -cost of computing dramatically as the fastest growing operating system in the -world. Learn how other Free and Open Source projects, such as office suites, -audio and video editing and playing software, relational databases, etc. are -created and are freely available.

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Map and directions

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Speaker's Biography

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Jon "maddog" Hall is the Executive Director of Linux International, -a non-profit association of computer vendors who wish to support and promote -the Linux Operating System. During his career which spans over thirty years, -Mr. Hall has been a programmer, systems designer, systems administrator, -product manager, technical marketing manager and educator. He has -worked for such companies as Western Electric Corporation, Aetna Life and -Casualty, Bell Laboratories, Digital Equipment Corporation, VA Linux Systems, -and is currently funded by SGI.

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He has taught at Hartford State Technical College, Merrimack College and -Daniel Webster College. He still likes talking to students over pizza and beer -(the pizza can be optional).

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Mr. Hall is the author of numerous magazine and newspaper articles, many -presentations and one book, "Linux for Dummies".

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Mr. Hall serves on the boards of several companies, and several non-profit -organizations, including the USENIX Association.

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Mr. Hall has traveled the world speaking on the benefits of Open Source -Software, and received his BS in Commerce and Engineering from Drexel -University, and his MSCS from RPI in Troy, New York.

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In his spare time maddog is working on his retirement project:

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maddog's monastery for microcomputing and microbrewing
- - - - - - Come have a pint with your favourite CS profs! - -

Come meet CS profs in a relaxed atmosphere this Wednesday at - the Grad House (by South Campus Hall). This is your chance to meet those CS profs - you enjoyed in lectures in person, have a chat with them - and find out what they're doing outside the lecture halls.

- -

We'll be providing free food, including hamburgers and nachos, - and the Grad House offers a great selection of drinks.

- -

If you'd like to invite a particular prof, stop by on the third - floor of the MC (outside of the Comfy) to pick up an invitation.

- -

Persons of all ages are welcome!

- - - - - - A talk by James Perry - - -

.NET is Microsoft's new development platform, including amongst - other things a language called C# and a class library for various - operating system services. .NET aims to be portable, although it is - currently mostly only used on Windows systems.

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With the full backing of Microsoft, it seems unlikely that .NET - will disappear any time soon. There are several efforts underway to - bring .NET to the GNU/Linux platform. Hosted by the Computer Science - Club, this talk will discuss a number of the issues surrounding .NET - and Linux.

- - - - - - Sh is a GPU metaprogramming language developed at the UW - Computer Graphics Lab - - -

Sh is a GPU metaprogramming language developed at the University of - Waterloo Computer Graphics Lab. It allows graphics programmers to - write programs which run directly on the GPU (Graphics Processing - Unit) using familiar C++ syntax. Furthermore, it allows - metaprogramming of such programs, that is, writing programs which - generate other programs, in an easy and natural manner.

- -

This talk will give a brief overview of how Sh works, the design of - its intermediate representation and the (still somewhat simplistic) - optimizer that the current reference implementation has and problems - with applying traditional compiler optimizations.

- -

Stefanus Du Toit is an undergraduate student at the University of - Waterloo. He is also a Research Assistant for Michael McCool from the - University of Waterloo Graphics Lab. Over the Summer of 2003 Stefanus - reimplemented the Sh reference implementation and designed and - implemented the current Sh optimizer.

- - - - - More free pizza from the Poster Team - -

Are you interested in getting involved in the Computer Science - Club?

- -

Come on out to the second meeting of our Poster Team, a bunch of - students helping out with promotion for our events. The agenda for - this meeting will include painting posters, designing event - invitations, and organizing poster runs. Once again, we will be - serving free pizza!

- -

See you there!

- - - - - GCC, GDB, Make - -

This tutorial will provide you with a practical introduction to GNU - development tools on Unix such as the gcc compiler, the gdb debugger - and the GNU make build tool.

- -

This talk is geared primarily at those mostly unfamiliar with these - tools. Amongst other things we will introduce:

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  • gcc options, version differences, and peculiarities
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  • using gdb to debug segfaults, set breakpoints and find out what's - wrong
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  • tiny Makefiles that will compile all of your 2nd and 3rd year CS - projects.
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If you're in second year CS and unfamiliar with UNIX development it - is highly recommended you go to this talk. All are welcome, including - non-math students.

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Arrive early!

- - - - - vi vs. emacs: The Ultimate Showdown - -

-Have you ever wondered how those cryptic UNIX text editors work? Have you -ever woken up at night with a cold sweat wondering "Is it CTRL-A, or CTRL-X -CTRL-A?" Do you just hate pico with a passion?

- -

Then come to this tutorial and learn how to use vi and emacs!

- -

Basic UNIX commands will also be covered. This tutorial will be especially -useful for first and second year students.

- - - - - - Join the Poster Team and get Free Pizza! - -
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  • Do you like computer science?
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  • Do you like posters?
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  • Do you like free pizza?
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-

If the answer to one of these questions is yes, then come -out to the first meeting of the Computer Science Club Poster Team! The -CSC is looking for interested students to help out with promotion and -publicity for this term's events. We promise good times and free -pizza!

- - - - - CSC Fall 2003 Elections - -

Elections will be held on Wednesday, September 17, 2003 at 4:30 PM in the - - Comfy Lounge, MC3001.

- -

I invite you to nominate yourself or others for executive positions, - starting immediately. Simply e-mail me at cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca - with the name of the person who is to be nominated and the position - they're nominated for.

- -

Nominees must be full-time undergraduate students in Math. Sorry!

- -

Positions open for elections are:

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  • President: Organises the club, appoints committees, keeps everyone busy. - If you have lots of ideas about the club in general and like bossing - people around, go for it!
    • - -
  • Vice President: Organises events, acts as the president if he's not - available. If you have lots of ideas for events, and spare time, go - for it!
    • - -
  • Treasurer: Keeps track of the club's finances. Gets to sign cheques - and stuff. If you enjoy dealing with money and have ideas on how to - spend it, go for it!
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  • Secretary: Takes care of minutes and outside correspondence. If you - enjoy writing things down and want to use our nifty new letterhead - style, go for it!
- -

Nominations will be accepted until Tuesday, September 16 at 4:30 PM.

- -

Additionally, a Sysadmin will be appointed after the elections. If you - like working with Unix systems and have experience setting up and - maintaining them, go for it!

- -

I hope that lots of people will show up; hopefully we'll have a great - term with plenty of events. We always need other volunteers, so if you - want to get involved just talk to the new exec after the - meeting. Librarians, webmasters, poster runners, etc. are always - sought after!

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There will also be free pop.

- -

Memberships can be purchased at the elections or at least half an hour - prior to at the CSC. Only undergrad math members can vote, but anyone can - become a member.

- - - - - - - Writing beautiful work reports - - -

The work report is a familiar chore for any co-op student. Not only is - there a report to write, but to add insult to injury, your report is - returned if you do not follow your departmental guidelines.

- -

Fear no more! In this talk, you will learn how to use LaTeX and a - specially developed class to automatically format your work reports. - This talk is especially useful to Mathematics, Computer Science, - Electrical & Computer Engineering, and Software Engineeering co-op - students about to go on work term.

- -

http://www.eng.uwaterloo.ca/~sfllaw/programs/uw-wkrpt/

- - - - - - It's not 6. - - -

In 1976, a University of California Berkeley student by the name of - Bill Joy got sick of his text editor, ex. So he hacked it such that - he could read his document as he wrote it. The result was "vi", which - stands for VIsual editor. Today, it is shipped with every modern - Unix system, due to its global influence.

- -

In this talk, you will learn how to use vi to edit documents - quickly and efficiently. At the end, you should be able to:

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  • Navigate and search through documents
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  • Cut, copy, and paste across documents
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  • Search and replace regular expressions
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If you do not have a Math computer account, don't panic; one will be lent - to you for the duration of this class.

- - - - - - See Abstract for minutes - - 
---paying Simon for Sugar
--Unanimous yea.
--ACTION ITEM: Mark
-	Expense this to MathSoc in lieu of foreign speaker.
-
---We currently have (including CD-R and pop-income not
-currently in safe) $972.85
--We have $359.02 on budget that we can expense to MathSoc.
-
---We got MEF money for books and video card. Funding for
-wireless microphone is dependent on whether MFCF is
-willing to host it.
--Funding for casters was denied.
--Shopping for the Video card.
--Expecting it after August (Stefanus shopping for it.)
--Will have to hear back regarding the microphone, best to
-delay that now, discuss it with MEF.
-	-Better to do it this term, so it doesn't get lost.
-	-Let MFCF know about this concern.
--Regarding books, can be done anytime before September.
-
---Events feedback
-	-Generally, Jim Eliot talk when really well.
-		-Apparently he was generally offensive.
-	-When was the LaTeX talk? End of the month.
-	-Kegger at Jim's place on the 16th.
-
---Getting people in on the 6th, 7th, 8th for csc commercials
-filmed by Jason
-	-Hang out in here, and he'll make a CSC commercial.
-	-Co-ordinate when everyone should be in here, so we can email Jason.
-
---CEO progress
-	-CEO needs it's database changed to use ISBN as a primary key.
-	-Needs functionality to take out/return books.
-
---Mark just entered financial stuff into GNUcash
-
---Choose CRO for next term.
--Stefanus has expressed desire not to be CRO.
--Gary Simmons was suggested (and he accepted)
--Unanimous yea
-
---Mike Biggs has to get here naked.
-	-Four unanimous votes.
-	-Nakedness only applies to getting here, not being here.
-
-
-From last meeting:
-ACTION ITEM: Biggs and Cass
--get labelmaker tape, masking tape
-whiteboard makers, coloured paper, CD sleeves
--keep receipts for CSC office expenses.
-
-How is the progress on allowing executives and voters to be non-math
-members?
--The vote is coming up Monday.
--Proposal: Anyone who is a paying member can be a member
-	-So you can either do two things:
-	Pay MathSoc fees, or
-	Get your faculty society to recognize CSC as a club.
-
-Stefanus wanted to mention that we should talk to Yolanda,
-Craig or Louie about a EYT event for frosh week.
--Organized by Meg.
--Sugar Mountain trying to hook all the Frosh
-ACTION ITEM: Jim
--Email Meg
-
-Reminder for Next Year's executive.
--September 16th @ 5:00pm, get a table for Clubs day, and 17th
-and 18th, maintain the booth (full day events).
--Update pamphlets.
-ACTION ITEM: Gary
--There should be executive before then
-
-Note: There needs to be a private section in the CSC Procedures Manual.
-(Only accessible by shell)
-ACTION ITEM: Simon
--Do it.
-
-ACTION ITEM: Mike
--Talk to Plantops about:
--Locks on doors
--Mounting corkboard.
--Talk about CSC Sign
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- - - - - SIGGRAPH Electronic Theatre Showing - -

- SIGGRAPH is the ACM's Special Interest Group for Graphics and - simultaneously the world's largest graphics conference and - exhibition, where the cutting edge of graphics research is presented - every year. -

- With support from UW's Computer Graphics Lab, the CSC invites you to - capture a glimpse of SIGGRAPH 2002. We will be presenting the - Electronic Theatre showings from 2002, demonstrating the best of the - animated, CG-produced movies presented at SIGGRAPH. -

Don't miss this free showing!

- - - - A talk by Jim Elliott. Jim is responsible for IBM's in Open Source - activities and IBM's mainframe operating systems for Canada and the - Carribbean. - -

- Linux and Open Source have become a significant reality in the - working world of Information Technology. An indirect result has been a - "rebirth" of the mainframe as a strategic platform for enterprise - computing. In this session Jim Elliott, IBM's Linux Advocate, will provide - an overview of these technologies and an inside look at IBM's participation - in the community. Jim will examine Linux usage on the desktop, embedded - systems and servers, a reality check on the common misconceptions that - surround Linux and Open Source, and an overview of the history and current - design of IBM's mainframe servers.

-

- Jim Elliott is the Linux Advocate for IBM Canada. He is responsible - for IBM's participation in Linux and Open Source activities and IBM's - mainframe operating systems in Canada and the Caribbean. Jim is a popular - speaker on Linux and Open Source at conferences and user groups across the - Americas and Europe and has spoken to over 300 organizations over the past - three years. Over his 30 years with IBM he has been the co-author of over - 15 IBM publications and he also coordinated the launch of Linux on IBM - mainframes in the Americas. In his spare time, Jim is addicted to reading - historical mystery novels and travel to their locales. -

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Slides -

- - - - Come Visit the University of Guelph's Computer Science Club -

- The University of Waterloo Computer Science Club is going to visit the - University of Guelph Computer Science Club. There will be a talk given - as well as dinner with a fun social atmosphere.

Drivers Wanted

-

Cancelled -- sorry Guelph cancelled on us.

- - - - Metaprogramming your way to stunning effects. - -

- Modern graphics processors allow developers to upload small "shader - programs" to the GPU, which can be executed per-vertex or even - per-pixel during the rendering. Such shaders allow stunning effects to - be performed in real-time, but unfortunately aren't very easy to - program since one generally has to write them at the assembly level. -

- Recently a few high-level languages for shader programming have become - available. Sh, a result of research at UW, is one such language. It - allows programming powerful shaders in simple and intuitive ways. Sh - is particularly interesting because of the way it is - implemented. Instead of coming up with a language grammar and writing - a full-fledged compiler, Sh is implemented as a C++ library, and - shader programs are effectively written in C++. The actual compilation - then takes place in a manner similar to JIT (Just-in-time) - compilers. This has many advantages over the traditional approach, - including C++'s familiar syntax for users, and much less work for the - Sh implementers. -

- In this talk I will give an overview of GPUs and the Sh language as - well as some interesting details on how Sh was implemented. -

- Stefanus Du Toit is a research assistant at the University of - Waterloo. He has implemented the current version of Sh from scratch - and is actively developing it under supervision of Michael McCool, the - original designer of the language. -

- - - - It's not 6. - - -

In 1976, a University of California Berkeley student by the name of - Bill Joy got sick of his text editor, ex. So he hacked it such that - he could read his document as he wrote it. The result was "vi", which - stands for VIsual editor. Today, it is shipped with every modern - Unix system, due to its global influence.

- -

In this talk, you will learn how to use vi to edit documents - quickly and efficiently. At the end, you should be able to:

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  • Navigate and search through documents
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  • Cut, copy, and paste across documents
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  • Search and replace regular expressions
    • -
- -

If you do not have a Math computer account, don't panic; one will be lent - to you for the duration of this class.

- - - - - - Have an issue that should be brought up? We'd love to hear it! - - 
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-Budget: All the money we requested
-	--No money from Pints from Profs
-	--MathSoc has promised us $1250
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-Feedback from Completed Events
-	UNIX Talks: 17 people for first
-			--12 people for second
-			--Things going well
-			--Last talk today
-			--VI next week
-	IPsec
-	--Sparse crowd
-	--People Jim didn't know talked to him for 1/2 hour
-
-	History of CSC talk went well
-	--Good variety of people
-
-	Pints with Profs
-	--NO CS Profs
-	--Only 1 E& CE prof
-	--Only 2 Math profs
-	--Jim will harass the profs at the School of CS Council meeting.
-
-	We're starting to fall behind in planning
-
-	RoShamBo rules
-	--Got a web site up
-	--Might have to move RSB back
-	--International site has a few test samples
-	--Stefanus had some ideas
-	--Coding will probably take an afternoon/evening
-	--We need volunteers to run the competition
-	--We have volunteers to code: Phil and Stefanus
-
-	ACTION ITEM: Phil and Stefanus
-	--code whatever you volunteered to code for.
-
-	--Mike intends to visit classes and directly advertise
-	--Email Christina Hotz
-
-	--GH guy: Mike has an abstract, will have posters by tomorrow
-
-	CSC Movie Night
-	--Mathnet, Hackers, Wargames, Tron
-	--Mike will get a room
-	--Will be closed member
-
-	Mike McCool is offering rooms for showing SIGGRAPH
-	ACTION ITEM: Jim
-	-check with Mike McCool.
-
-	ACTION ITEM: Mike
-	-Make posters for Movie Nights
-
-	When is other movie night? (Will plan some time in July)
-
-	Who is our foreign speaker?
-	Action Item: jelliot@ca.ibm.com (Check name first) about
-	getting a foreign speaker -- Note: Has already been contacted.
-
-	Simon got money from Engsoc
-
-	Cass needs coloured paper (CSC is out)
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-	ACTION ITEM: Cass and Mark
-	--get labelmaker tape, masking tape,
-	whiteboard makers, coloured paper
-	--keep receipts for CSC office expenses
-
-	NOTICE: Mike is now Imapd
-
-	Simon distributed budget list
-	Mark got the money from Mathsoc for last budget, deposited it.
-
-	ACTION ITEM:Mark
-	--Get MEF funding by July 4th (equipment)
-	ACTION ITEM: Simon
-	--Get WEEF funding by June 27th (book)
-
-	Jim still working on allowing executives and voters to be
-	non-math members
-
-	We get free photocopying from MathSoc
-	ACTION ITEM: Mike
-	--write down code for free photocopying from MathSoc
-
-	Simon has been able to get into the cscdisk account, still
-	looking into getting into the cscceo account.
-
-	Damien got an e-mail stating that the files for cscdisk are
-	out of date.
-
-	ACTION ITEM: Simon
-	--provide SSH key to Phil for getting into cscdisk, cscceo, etc...
-	--Renumber bootup scripts for sugar and powerpc so that they
-	boot up happily.
-
-	ACTION ITEM: Mike needs to do all the plantops stuff again.
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-	ACTION ITEM: Mike -- "Stapler if you say please" sign.
-
-	CVS Tree for CEO has been exported.
-	Damien has volunteered to finish CEO (found by Cass)
-
-	All books with barcodes have been scanned
-	All books without barcodes need to be bar-coded.
-
-	ACTION ITEM: Mark
-	--Find a Credit-card with a $500 or less limit.
-
-	Note: There needs to be a private section in the
-	CSC Procedures Manual. (Only accessible by shell)
-
-	Stefanus Wanted to mention that we should talk to
-	Yolanda, Craig or Louie about a EYT event for Frosh Week.
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War, insanity, espionage, beauty, domination, sacrifice, and tragic -death... not what one might associate with the history of computer -science. In this talk I will focus on the origin of our discipline in -the fields of engineering, mathematics, and science, and on the -complicated personalities that shaped its evolution. No advanced -technical knowledge is required.

- - - - - - Get to know your profs and be the envy of your friends! - - -

Come out and meet your professors!! This is a great opportunity to -meet professors for Undergraduate Research jobs or to find out who you might -have for future courses. One and all are welcome!

- -

Best of all... free food!!!

- - - - - - Learn Unix and be the envy of your friends! - - -

This is the first in a series of seminars that cover the use of the - Unix Operating System. Unix is used in a variety of applications, both - in academia and industry. We will provide you with hands-on experience - with the Math Faculty's Unix environment in this seminar.

- -

Topics that will be discussed include:

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  • Navigating the Unix environment
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  • Using common Unix commands
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  • Using the PICO text editor
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  • Reading electronic mail and news with PINE
    • -
- -

If you do not have a Math computer account, don't panic; one will be lent - to you for the duration of this class.

- - - - - - Talking to your Unix can be fun and profitable - - -

This is the second in a series of seminars that cover the use of the - Unix Operating System. Unix is used in a variety of applications, both in - academia and industry. We will provide you with hands-on experience with - the Math Faculty's Unix environment in this tutorial.

- -

Topics that will be discussed include:

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  • Interacting with Bourne and C shells
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  • Editing text with the vi text editor
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  • Editing text with the Emacs display editor
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  • Multi-tasking and the screen multiplexer
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- -

If you do not have a Math computer account, don't panic; one will be - lent to you for the duration of this class

- - - - - - You too can be a Unix taskmaster - - -

This is the third in a series of seminars that cover the use of the - Unix Operating System. Unix is used in a variety of applications, both in - academia and industry. We will provide you with hands-on experience with - the Math Faculty's Unix environment in this tutorial.

- -

Topics that will be discussed include:

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  • Shell scripting
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  • Searching through text files
    • -
  • Batch editing text files
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- -

If you do not have a Math computer account, don't panic; one will be - lent to you for the duration of this class

- - - - - -The execs discuss what needs discussion - -
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-Minutes for CSC Exec Meeting
-May 22, 2003
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-* Add staff to burners group.
-	-- Only office staff (people who do stuff) on burners list
-  	-- No objections from executives
-
-* We still need a webmaster, imapd
-	-- Action Item: Mike
-		--Check for pop delivery services (Like Grocery Gateway)
-		so that we can replace imapd with an automated cronjob
-		-- If this gets implemented, we must make sure that
-		someone is around to receive the pop whenever it is
-		delivered.
-
-* Budgets
-    	Action Item: Simon
-		-- Make sure execs receive a copy of the proposed budget
-	Action Item: Mark
-		-- Look into claiming money from Mathsoc for the last
-		term.
-	--Will be looked over the week after next Monday at the Mathsoc
-	Budget meeting.
-	--June 27th is the WEF (Engineering Endowment Fund) deadline
-	--EngSoc proposal for donations by the end of the month
-	-- Around 15 events planned
-		--Foreign Speaker
-			--CS Departmant will pay for flight
-			-- We can pay local expenses
-		--Pints with Profs
-		--Ro-Sham-Bo
-
-*Changes in the MathSoc Clubs Policy
-	Action Item: Jim and Stefanus
-		--Bring thus up with MathSoc
-		--Might be good to talk to Bioinformatics about this, as
-		they have science faculty members to take care of as well.
-	--Major issue: People who revoke their Mathsoc fees can still be
-	voting 	members
-	--We want it so that only people who have paid dues to Mathsoc
-	can vote.
-	--Execs should not take back fees, as that is bad form.
-	--All execs unanimously agreed with this proposal
-
-*Confirming that we have free printing and photocopying
-	Action Item: Mark
-		--Does Faculty of Math billing code apply to CSC
-		(as Faculty of Math department?)
-		-- Procedures manual has a billing code, but it should
-		be confirmed.
-		-- Ask MUO, then Shirley after that.
-	Action Item: Simon
-		--Apparently there is a special Watcard that provides
-		free printing from MFCF
-		--We do not know what account it is mapped to,
-		or the password.
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-* Getting csc_disk, csc, csc_ceo accounts on undergrad to work again.
-	Action Item: Phil
-		-- Get csc-disk back up for student use.
-		-- What group permissions do we need?
-		-- CSC-Disk should be used as a repository for custom
-		window managers, Mozilla, etc... (selling factor for
-		CSC accounts)
-		-- We should also have an announcement (MOTD, perhaps?)
-		that we are providing and supporting this software.
-			--Consider: Having university-wide accessible
-			binaries might be a pain, as different machines
-			might require different compilations.
-		-- CSC-Disk is full of user data. Should that be blown away?
-
-*Getting locker #7 from MathSoc (Don't we already have lockers 788 and
-789?)
-	--Why were the locks snipped? (Bring up at council meeting)
-	--We would prefer one combo-lock and one key-lock.
-
-* Review of the CSC office organization
-	Action Item: Damien
-		--Give Mike sudo access for shutdown
-			--Will be rewiring stuff on Saturday
-				--involves re-plugging machines
-	Action Item: Simon
-		--Get rubber wheels for chairs
-
-	Action Item: Mike
-		-- Ask PlantOps about:
-			--Waxing floors
-			--Installing Electronic Lock (asap)
-				--According to Faculty of Math,
-				we shouldn't need keys.
-				--Currently, we still need keys
-				--It is kosher to install Electronic lock
-				--This provides access right control as
-				compared to key-control.
-				--Might be long term project.
-				--Will green men do it?
-			--Steam-clean chairs (at least once a term)
-			--Cork-board
-			--Making ugly wall prettier
-				--PlantOps knows about office
-				organization, making environment better.
-	--Whiteboards need to be put up
-	--Proposal: Cork-board on pillar (no objections)
-	--Metal frames on Whiteboard will be in least annoying place
-
-*Do we provide public stapler access?
-	--People are often unappreciative and rude
-	--Sign -  "Stapler if you say please" -- Unanimously voted
-						 stapler policy
-
-*MathSoc Sign
-	--Action Item: Jim
-		--Find out where to get CSC sign before Monday so we
-		can claim it in old budget.
-
-* Librarian's Report
-	--Action Item: Jim
-		--Find perl volunteer to finish CEO
-		--Force Stefanus to export CVS tree and put onto Peri
-
-	--Books were scanned into system with help of Mark
-	--All books with valid barcodes entered into system on
-	May 20th
-	--Books without valid barcodes are not in system
-		--Someone needs to do it
-	--Plan is to implement Dewey decimal system
-		--May be inefficient as all books are about CS
-		--We will figure out a system later
-	--No plans to purchase new books
-	--Librarian's Request:	Office Staff should not lend out books
-	that do not have barcodes (No objects to request)
-	--We are still using /media/iso/request to track books
-	--Should be charge late fees for books?
-	--We should have money in budget for repairing,maintaining books
-	--Before spending money on maintaining books, check if DC will
-	do it
-		--will it be cheaper/easier/better?
-
-*Setting up extra quota for fun and profit.
-	-- We don't implement quota properly right now
-	-- Low demand for extra quota
-	-- Counterpoint: Old CSC made tons of money
-	-- Counter-counter-point: It's not that necessary for extra
-	quota nowadays.
-	-- Executives voted against proposal.
-
-*Jim will spam with an update about the term
-	--Consider making it opt-in
-	--One email from a service you are using should be considered
-	reasonable mass mailing
-
-*Should Jim bring anything up at the MathSoc meeting?**
-	-- Has a list
-
-* Student branches for ACM and IEEE
-	Action Item: Gaelan
-		--Contact IEEE Computing Society in UW and ask if they want
-		to merge or transfer society to us
-	--Simon volunteers to be put down as exec for ACM
-		--ACM rules state requirement that exec is a ACM member
-	--Do we renew Calum's ACM membership?
-		--Yes (3 Yes; 1 No; 1 Abstention)
-	--ACM membership money in budget
-	--ACM Student chapter form has not come in
-
-* What to do with the donated Procedures Manual?
-	--Term Task for webpage:
-		--Put procedures manual on web-page.
-		--Merge with current manual
-	--We don't have a hard copy
-	--Would be a good thing to read.
-	--Many parts need updating
-
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- - - - - Come on out and vote for your exec! - -

Elections will be held on Wednesday, May 14, 2003 at 4:30 PM in the -Comfy Lounge, MC3001.

- -

I invite you to nominate yourself or others for executive positions, -starting immediately. Simply e-mail me at sjdutoit@uwaterloo.ca or -cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca with the name of the person who is to be -nominated and the position they're nominated for.

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Nominees must be full-time undergraduate students in Math. Sorry!

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Positions open for elections are:

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  • -President: Organises the club, appoints committees, keeps everyone busy. -If you have lots of ideas about the club in general and like bossing -people around, go for it! -
    • - -
  • -Vice President: Organises events, acts as the president if he's not -available. If you have lots of ideas for events, and spare time, go -for it! -
    • - -
  • -Treasurer: Keeps track of the club's finances. Gets to sign cheques -and stuff. If you enjoy dealing with money and have ideas on how to -spend it, go for it! -
    • - -
  • -Secretary: Takes care of minutes and outside correspondence. If you -enjoy writing things down and want to use our nifty new letterhead -style, go for it! -
    • -
- -

Nominations will be accepted until Tuesday, May 13 at 4:30 PM.

- -

Additionally, a Sysadmin will be appointed after the elections. If you -like working with Unix systems and have experience setting up and -maintaining them, go for it!

- -

I hope that lots of people will show up; hopefully we'll have a great -term with plenty of events. We always need other volunteers, so if you -want to get involved just talk to the new exec after the -meeting. Librarians, webmasters, poster runners, etc. are always -sought after!

- -

There will also be free pop, and if I remember, timbits :).

- -

Memberships can be purchased at the elections. Only undergrad math -members can vote, but anyone can become a member.

- -

Don't forget! Mark it on your calendar/wrist watch/PDA/brain implant!

- - - - - - - - Learn Unix and be the envy of your friends! - - -

This is the first in a series of seminars that cover the use of the - UNIX Operating System. UNIX is used in a variety of applications, both - in academia and industry. We will provide you with hands-on experience - with the Math Faculty's UNIX environment in this seminar.

- -

Topics that will be discussed include:

- -
    -
  • Navigating the UNIX environment
    • -
  • Using common UNIX commands
    • -
  • Using the PICO text editor
    • -
  • Reading electronic mail and news with PINE
    • -
- -

If you do not have a Math computer account, don't panic; one will be lent - to you for the duration of this class.

- - - - - - Learn more Unix and be the envy of your friends! - - -

Abstract to come soon.

- - - - - - Learn more Unix and be the envy of your friends! - - -

Abstract to come soon.

- - - - - - Come out and vote for the new exec! - - -

This term's elections will take place on Monday, January 13 at 6:00 PM in the -MC "comfy lounge" (MC3001). Nominations are open from now on (Thursday, -January 2) until 4:30 PM of the day before elections (Sunday, January 12). -In order to nominate someone you can either e-mail me directly, by depositing -a form with the required information in the CSC mailbox in the Mathsoc office -or by writing the nomination and clearly marking it as such on the large -whiteboard in the CSC office. E-mail is probably the best choice. -Please include the name of the person to be nominated as well as the position -you wish to nominate them for.

- -

Candidates must be full members of the club. This means they must have paid -their membership for the given term and (due to recent changes in the -constitution) must be full-time undergraduate math students. -The same requirements hold for those voting. Please bring your Watcard to -the elections so that I can verify this. I will have a list of members with -me also.

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The positions open are:

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President -- appoints all committees of the club, calls and presides at all -meetings of the club and audits the club's financial records. Really, this -is the person in charge.

- -

Vice President -- assumes President's duties in case he/she is absent, -plans and coordinates events with the programmes committee and assumes any -other duties delegated by the President. -This is a really fun job if you enjoy coordinating events!

- -

Secretary -- keeps minutes of the meetings and cares for any correspondence. -A fairly light job, good choice if you just want to see what being an exec -is all about.

- -

Treasurer -- maintains all the finances of the club. -If you like money and keeping records, this is the job for you!

- -

Additionally a Systems Administrator will be picked by the new executive.

- -

Last term was a great term for the CSC -- many events, some office renovations -and a much improved image were all part of it. I hope to see the next term's -exec continue this. If you're interested in seeing this happen, do consider -going for a position, or helping out as office staff or on one of the -committees.

- -

Anyways, hopefully I'll see many of you at the elections. -Remember: Monday, January 13, 6:00 PM, MC3001/Comfy Lounge.

- -

If you have any further questions don't hesitate to contact the CRO, - Stefanus Du Toit by e-mail.

- - - - - Find your perfect match - - -

Stephen Kleene developed regular expressions to describe what he - called the algebra of regular sets. Since he was a pioneering - theorist in computer science, Kleene's regular expressions soon made - it into searching algorithms and from there to everyday tools.

- -

Regular expressions can be powerful tools to manipulate text. - You will be introduced to them in this talk. As well, we will go - further than the rigid mathematical definition of regular - expressions, and delve into POSIX regular expressions which are - typically available in most Unix tools.

- - - - - - Unix text editing - - -

sed is the Unix stream editor. A powerful way to - automatically edit a large batch of text. awk is a - programming language that allows you to manipulate structured data - into formatted reports.

- -

Both of these tools come from early Unix, and both are still - useful today. Although modern programming languages such as Perl, - Python, and Ruby have largely replaced the humble sed and - awk, they still have their place in every Unix user's - toolkit.

- - - - - - Typesetting beautiful text - - -

Unix was one of the first electronic typesetting platforms. The - innovative AT&T troff system allowed researches at Bell - Labs to generate high quality camera-ready proofs for their papers. - Later, Donald Knuth invented a typesetting system called - TEX, which was far superior to other typesetting - systems in the 1980s. However, it was still a typesetting language, - where one had to specify exactly how text was to be set.

- -

LATEX is a macro package - for the TEX system that allows an author to describe - his document's function, thereby typesetting the text in an - attractive and correct way. In addition, one can define semantic - tags to a document, in order to describe the meaning of the - document; rather than the layout.

- - - - - - Writing reports that look good. - - -

Work term reports, papers, and other technical documents can be - typeset in LATEX to great - effect. In this session, I will provide examples on how to typeset - tables, figures, and references. You will also learn how to make - tables of contents, bibliographies, and how to create footnotes.

- -

I will also examine various packages of - LATEX that can help you - meet requirements set by users of inferior typesetting systems. - These include double-spacing, hyphenation and specific margin - sizes.

- - - - - - LaTeX => fun - - -

It is widely acknowledged that the best system by which to - typeset beautiful mathematics is through the TE - typesetting system, written by Donald Knuth in the early 1980s.

- -

In this talk, I will demonstrate - LATEX and how to typeset - elegant mathematical expressions.

- - - - - - Free for all - - -

Before the GNU project ever existed, before the phrase - "Free Software" was ever coined, students and researchers - at the University of California, Berkeley were already - practising it. They had acquired the source code to a - little-known operating system developed at AT&T - Bell Laboratories, and were creating improvements at a - ferocious rate.

- -

These improvements were sent back to Bell Labs, and - shared to other Universities. Each of them were licensed - under what is now known as the "Original BSD license". Find - out what this license means, its implications, and what are - its descendents by attending this short talk.

- - - - - - The teeth of Free Software - - -
- The licenses for most software are designed to take away your - freedom to share and change it. By contrast, the GNU General - Public License is intended to guarantee your freedom to share and - change free software---to make sure the software is free for all - its users. -
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--- Excerpt from the GNU GPL
-
- -

The GNU General Public License is one of the most influential - software licenses in this day. Written by Richard Stallman for the - GNU Project, it is used by software developers around the world to - protect their work.

- -

Unfortunately, software developers do not read licenses - thoroughly, nor well. In this talk, we will read the entire GNU GPL - and explain the implications of its passages. Along the way, we - will debunk some myths and clarify common misunderstandings.

- -

After this session, you ought to understand what the GNU GPL - means, how to use it, and when you cannot use it. This session - should also give you some insight into the social implications of - this work.

- - - - - - Give your documents more markup - - -

XML is the eXtensible Markup Language, a standard - maintained by the World Wide Web Consortium. A descendant of IBM's - SGML. It is a metalanguage which can be used to define markup - languages for semantically describing a document.

- -

This talk will describe how to generate correct XML documents, - and auxiliary technologies that work with XML.

- - - - - - Transforming your documents - - -

XSLT is the eXtended Stylesheet Language Transformations, - a language for transforming XML documents into other XML - documents.

- -

XSLT is used to manipulate XML documents into other forms: a sort - of glue between data formats. It can turn an XML document into an - XHTML document, or even an HTML document. With a little bit of - hackery, it can even be convinced to spit out non-XML conforming - documents.

- - - - - - Held in co-operation with the UW Cognitive Science Club - - -

A lot of claims have been made lately about the intelligence of - computers. Some researchers say that computers will eventually attain - super-human intelligence. Others call these claims... um, poppycock. - Oddly enough, in the search for the truth of the matter, both camps - have overlooked an obvious strategy: interviewing a computer and asking - her opinion.

- -

"Judy is as much fun as a barrel of wind-up cymbal-monkeys, and - lots more entertaining." --- Bill Rodriguez, Providence Phoenix

- -

"Tom Sgouros's witty play, co-starring the charming robot Judy, is an - imagination stretcher that delights while it exercises your mind. If you - think you can't imagine a conscious robot, you're wrong---you can, - especially once you've met Judy." --- Daniel C. Dennett, - author of Consciousness Explained, Brainchildren, - &c.

- -

"...an engrossing evening... Real questions about - consciousness, freedom to act, the relationship between the creator - and the created are woven into a bravura performance." --- Will - Stackman, Aislesay.com

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Sponsored by the Mathematics Society, the Federation of Students, the - Arts Student Union, the Graduate Student Association, and the Department of - Philosophy. Tickets available at the Humanities box office (888-4908) and - the offices of the Psychology Society and the Computer Science Club for - $5.50. For - more information: http://www.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/cogsci.

- - - - - - A talk by Assistant Professor Michael McCool - - -

Stream processing is an enhanced version of SIMD processing that - permits efficient execution of conditionals and iteration. Stream - processors have many similarities to GPUs, and a hardware prototype, - the Imagine processor, has been used to implement both OpenGL and - Renderman.

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It is possible that GPUs will acquire certain properties - of stream processors in the future, which should make them easier - to use and more efficient for general-purpose computation that includes - data-dependent iteration and conditionals.

- - - - - - Abusing template metaprogramming in C++ - - -

Templates are a useful feature in C++ when it comes to writing - type-independent data structures and algorithms. But that's not all - they can be used for. Essentially, it is possible to write certain - programs in C++ that execute completely at compile-time rather - than run-time. Combined with some optimisations this is an interesting - twist on regular C++ programming.

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This talk will give a short overview of the features of templates - and then go on to describe how to "abuse" templates to perform complex - computations at compile time. The speaker will present three programs of - increasing complexity which execute at compile time. First a factorial - listing program, then a prime listing program will be presented. Finally - the talk will conclude with the presentation of a Mandelbrot - generator running at compile time.

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Some basic knowledge of C++ will be assumed.

- - - - - - Once more into the breach - - -

The Secure Shell (SSH) has now replaced traditional remote login - tools such as rsh, rlogin, rexec and - telnet. It is used to provide secure, authenticated, - encrypted communications between remote systems. However, the SSH - protocol provides for much more than this.

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In this talk, we will discuss using SSH to its full extent. Topics - to be covered include:

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- The first of this term's CSC social events, we will be going to see - the movie ``Brainstorm'' at the Princess Cinema. This outing is - intended primarily for the new first-year students. -

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- The Princess Cinema is Waterloo's repertoire theatre. This month - and next, they are featuring a ``Cyber Film Festival''. Upcoming - films include: -

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- Admission is $4.25 for a Princess member, $7.50 for a non-member. - Membership to the Princess is $7.00 per year. -

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- What is the next step in the evolution of computer languages? - Intelligent agents? Distributed objects? or visual languages? -

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- Visual languages overcome many of the drawbacks and limitations - of the textual languages that software development is based on - today. Do you think about programming in a linear fashion? Or do - you draw a mental picture of your algorithm and then linearize it - for the benefit of your compiler? Wouldn't it be nice if you could - code the same way you think? -

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- Visual C++ and Visual BASIC aren't visual languages, but Prograph - is. Prograph is a commercially available, visual, object-oriented, - data-flow language. It is well suited to graphical user interface - development, but is as powerful for general-purpose programming as - any textual language. -

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- The talk will comprise a discussion of the problems of textual - languages that visual languages solve, a live demonstration of - Prograph, and some of my observations of the applications of - Prograph to software development. -

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Big Money and Prizes!

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- So you think you're a pretty good programmer? Pit your skills - against others on campus in this triannual event! Contestants will - have three hours to solve five programming problems in either C or - Pascal. -

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- Last fall's winners went on to the International Finals and came - first overall! You could be there, too! -

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Need something to do between assignments/beers?

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- Did you know that your undergrad account at Waterloo gives you - access to the world's largest computer network? With thousands - of discussion groups, gigabytes of files to download, multimedia - information browsers, even on-line entertainment? -

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- The resources available on the Internet are vast and wondrous, but - the tools for navigating it are sometimes confusing and arcane. In - this hands-on tutorial you will get the chance to get your feet wet - with the world's most mind-bogglingly big computer network, the - protocols and programs used, and how to use them responsibly and - effectively. -

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From the Minimax Theorem, through Alpha-Beta, and beyond...

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- This will be a discussion of the pitfalls of using mathematics and - algorithms to play classical board games. Thorough descriptions - shall be presented of the simple techniques used as the building - blocks that make all modern computer game players. I will use - tic-tac-toe as a control for my arguments. Other games such as - Chess, Othello and Go shall be the be a greater measure of progress; - and more importantly the targets of our dreams. -

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- To enhance the discussion of the future, Barney Pell's Metagamer - shall be introduced. His work in define classes of games is - important in identifying the features necessary for analysis. -

- - - - - - - By Blair MacIntyre and Elizabeth Mynatt - -

by Blair MacIntyre and Elizabeth Mynatt

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The Future Computing Environments (FCE) Group at Georgia Tech - is a collection of faculty and students that share a desire to - understand the partnership between humans and technology that - arises as computation and sensing become ubiquitous. With - expertise covering the breadth of Computer Science, but - focusing on HCI, Computational Perception, and Machine - Learning, the individual research agendas of the FCE faculty - are grounded in a number of shared "living laboratories" where - their research is applied to everyday life in the classroom - (Classroom 2000), the home (the Aware Home), the office - (Augmented Offices), and on one's person. Professors - MacIntyre and Mynatt will discuss a variety of these projects, - with an emphasis on the HCI and Computer Science aspects of - the FCE work. -

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- In addition to their affiliation with the FCE group, - Professors Mynatt and MacIntyre are both members of the - Graphics, Visualization and Usability Center (GVU) at Georgia - Tech. This interdisciplinary center brings together research - in computer science, psychology, industrial engineering, - architecture and media design by examining the role of - computation in our everyday lives. During the talk, they will - touch on some of the research and educational opportunities - available at both GVU and the College of Computing. -

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- Debugging can be the most difficult and time consuming part of - any program's life-cycle. Far from an exact science, it's more - of an art ... and close to some kind of dark magic. Cryptic - error messages, lousy error checking, and icky things like - implicit casts can make it nearly impossible to know what's - going on inside your program. -

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- Several tools are available to help automate your - debugging. GDB and Purify are among the most powerful - debugging tools available in a UNIX environment. GDB is an - interactive debugger, allowing you to `step' through - a program, examine function calls, variable contents, stack - traces and let you look at the state of a program after it - crashes. Purify is a commercial program designed to help find - and remove memory leaks from programs written in languages - without automatic garbage collection. -

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- This talk will cover how to compile your C and C++ programs - for use with GDB and Purify, as well as how to use the - available X interfaces. If a purify license is available on - undergrad at the time of the talk, we will cover how to use it - during runtime. -

- - - - - By Jan Gray - -

by Jan Gray

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With the advent of large inexpensive field-programmable gate - arrays and tools it is now practical for anyone to design and - build custom processors and systems-on-a-chip. Jan will discuss - designing with FPGAs, and present the design and implementation - of xr16, yet another FPGA-based RISC computer system with - integrated peripherals.

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Jan is a past CSC pres., B.Math. CS/EEE '87, and wrote - compilers, tools, and middleware at Microsoft from 1987-1998. He - built the first 32-bit FPGA CPU and system-on-a-chip in - 1995.

- - - - - End-of-term dinner - - No abstract available. - - - - - By Edgar Dijkstra - -

By Edgar Dijkstra

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This talk will use partial orders, lattice theory, and, if - time permits, the Galois connection as carriers to illustrate - the use of calculi in mathematics. We hope to show the brevity - of many calculations (in order to fight the superstition that - formal proofs are necessarily impractically long), and the - strong heuristic guidance that is available for their - design.

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Dijkstra is known for early graph-theoretical algorithms, - the first implementation of ALGOL 60, the first operating system - composed of explicitly synchronized processes, the invention of - guarded commands and of predicate transformers as a means for - defining semantics, and programming methodology in the broadest - sense of the word.

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His current research interests focus on the formal - derivation of proofs and programs, and the streamlining of the - mathematical argument in general.

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Dijkstra held the Schlumberger Centennial Chair in Computer - Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin until retiring in - October.

- - - - - - By Edsger Dijkstra - -

This talk will show the use of programs for the proving of - theorems. Its purpose is to show how our experience gained in - the derivations of programs might be transferred to the - derivation of proofs in general. The examples will go beyond the - (traditional) existence theorems.

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Dijkstra is known for early graph-theoretical algorithms, - the first implementation of ALGOL 60, the first operating system - composed of explicitly synchronized processes, the invention of - guarded commands and of predicate transformers as a means for - defining semantics, and programming methodology in the broadest - sense of the word.

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His current research interests focus on the formal - derivation of proofs and programs, and the streamlining of the - mathematical argument in general.

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Dijkstra held the Schlumberger Centennial Chair in Computer - Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin until retiring in - October.

- - - - - - By Edsger Dijkstra - No description available. - - - - - - No description available. - -

by Floyd Marinescu -

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- The first talk will be an introduction to the Enterprise Java - API's: Servlets, JSP, EJB, and how to use them to build - eCommerce sites. -

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- The second talk will be about how these technologies were used - to implement a real world portal. The talk will include an - overview of the design patterns used and will feature - architectural information about the yet to be release portal - (which I am one of the developers) called theserverside.com. -

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Real World J2EE - Design Patterns and architecture behind the - yet to be released J2EE portal: theserverside.com

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This talk will feature an exclusive look at the architecture - behind the new J2EE portal: theserverside.com. Join Floyd - Marinescu in a walk-through of the back-end of the portal, - while learning about J2EE and its real world patterns, - applications, problems and benefits.

- - - - - - - End-of-term dinner - No abstract available. - - - - - - Fall 2000 Elections for the CSC. - -

- Would you like to get involved in the CSC? Would you like to have a - say in what the CSC does this term? Come out to the CSC Elections! - In addition to electing the executive for the Fall term, we will be - appointing office staff and other positions. Look for details in - uw.csc. -

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Nominations for all positions are being taken in the CSC office, MC - 3036.

- - - - - SIGGraph Video Night Featuring some truly awesome computer - animations from Siggraph '99. - -

Interested in Computer Graphics? -

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Enjoy watching state-of-the-art Animation? -

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Looking for a cheap place to take a date? -

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SIGGraph Video Night - - Featuring some truly awesome computer animations from Siggraph '99. -

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Come out for the Computer Science Club general elections at 6:00 - pm, right before SIGGraph!

- - - - - By Frank Clegg of Microsoft Canada - -

Vitals

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By
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Frank Clegg
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President, Microsoft Canada
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Monday, September 25, 2000
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http://infranet.uwaterloo.ca:81/infranet/semform.htm
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(519) 888-4004
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Abstract

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The Internet and the Web have revolutionized our communications, our access -to information and our business methods. However, there is still much room -for improvement. Frank Clegg will discuss Microsoft's vision for what is -beyond browsing and the dotcom. Microsoft .NET (pronounced "dot-net") is a -new platform, user experience and set of advanced software services planned -to make all devices work together and connect seamlessly. With this next -generation of software, Microsoft's goal is to make Internet-based -computing and communications easier to use, more personalized, and more -productive for businesses and consumers. In his new position of president -of Microsoft Canada Co., Frank Clegg will be responsible for leading the -organization toward the delivery of Microsoft .NET. He will speak about -this new platform and the next generation Internet, how software developers -and businesses will be able to take advantage of it, and what the .NET -experience will look like for consumers and business users.

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The Speaker

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Frank Clegg was appointed president of Microsoft Canada Co. this month. -Prior to his new position, Mr. Clegg was vice-president, Central Region, -Microsoft Corp. from 1996 to 2000. In this capacity, he was responsible for -sales, support and marketing activities in 15 U.S. states. Mr. Clegg joined -Microsoft Corp. in 1991 and headed the Canadian subsidiary until 1996. -During that time, Mr. Clegg was instrumental in introducing several key -initiatives to improve company efficiency, growth and market share. Mr. -Clegg graduated from the University of Waterloo in 1977 with a B. Math.

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For More Information

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-Shirley Fenton
-The infraNET Project
-University of Waterloo
-519-888-4567 ext. 5611
-http://infranet.uwaterloo.ca/ -
- - - - - - - - Winter 2001 CSC Elections. - -

Would you like to get involved in the CSC? Would you like to - have a say in what the CSC does this term? Come out to the CSC - Elections! In addition to electing the executive for the - Winter term, we will be appointing office staff and other - positions. Look for details in uw.csc. -

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- Nominations for all positions are being taken in the CSC - office, MC 3036. -

- - - - Second CSC meeting for Winter 2001. - -

Proposed agenda

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Book purchases
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They haven't been done in 2 terms. - We have an old list of books to buy. - Any suggestions from uw.csc are welcome.

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CD Burner
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For doing Linux burns. It was allocated money on the budget - request - about $300. We should be able to get a decent 12x - burner with that (8x rewrite).

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The obvious things to sell are Linux Distros and BSD variants. - Are there any other software that we can legally burn and sell - to students?

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Unix talks
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Just a talk of the topics to be covered, when, where, whatnot. - Mike was right on this one, this should have been done earlier - in the term. Oh well, maybe we can fix this for next fall term.

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Game Contest
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We already put a bit of work into planning the Othello contest - before I read Mike's post. I still think it's viable. I've got - at least 2 people interested in writing entries for it. This - will be talked about more on Monday. Hopefully, Rory and I will - be able to present a basic outline of how the contest is going - to be run at that time.

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Peri's closet cleaning
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Current sysadmin (jmbeverl) and I (kvijayan) and - President (geduggan) had a nice conversation about this 2 - days ago, having to do with completely erasing all of - peri, installing a clean stable potato debian on it, and - priming it for being a gradual replacement to calum. We'll - probably discuss how much we want to get done on this - front on Monday.

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Any comments from the newsgroup are welcome.

- - - - - Practice for the ACM international programming - contest - -

Our ACM-Style practice contests involve answering five questions in three -hours. Solutions are written in Pascal, C or C++. Seven years in a row, -Waterloo's teams have been in the top ten at the world finals. -For more information, see -the contest web page.

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Easy Question:

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A palindrome is a sequence of letters that reads the same backwards and -forwards, such as ``Madam, I'm Adam'' (note that case doesn't matter and -only letters are important). Your task is to find the longest palindrome in -a line of text (if there is a tie, print the leftmost one).

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-asfgjh12dsfgg kj0ab12321BA wdDwkj   abBA
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Hard Question:

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An anagram is a word formed by reordering the letters of another word. -Find all sets of anagrams that exist within a large dictionary. The -input will be a sorted list of words (up to 4000 words), one per line. -Output each set of anagrams on a separate line. Each set should be -in alphabetical order, and all lines of sets should be in alphabetical -order. A word with no anagrams is a set of anagrams itself, and should -be displayed with no modifications.

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-post        post pots stop
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- - - - - No description available. - No abstract available. - - - - No description available. - No abstract available. - - - - No description available. - No abstract available. - - - - - - Practice for the ACM international programming - contest - -

Our ACM-Style practice contests involve answering five questions in three -hours. Solutions are written in Pascal, C or C++. Seven years in a row, -Waterloo's teams have been in the top ten at the world finals. -For more information, see -the contest web page.

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Easy Question:

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A palindrome is a sequence of letters that reads the same backwards and -forwards, such as ``Madam, I'm Adam'' (note that case doesn't matter and -only letters are important). Your task is to find the longest palindrome in -a line of text (if there is a tie, print the leftmost one).

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-asfgjh12dsfgg kj0ab12321BA wdDwkj   abBA
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Hard Question:

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An anagram is a word formed by reordering the letters of another word. -Find all sets of anagrams that exist within a large dictionary. The -input will be a sorted list of words (up to 4000 words), one per line. -Output each set of anagrams on a separate line. Each set should be -in alphabetical order, and all lines of sets should be in alphabetical -order. A word with no anagrams is a set of anagrams itself, and should -be displayed with no modifications.

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- - - - - - - - Bored of GNU/Linux? Try this experimental operating - system! - -

GNU Hurd is an operating system kernel based on the microkernel -architecture design. It was the original GNU kernel, predating Linux, -and is still being actively developed by many volunteers.

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The Toronto-area Hurd Users Group, in co-operation with the Computer -Science Club, is hosting an afternoon to show the Hurd to anyone -interested. Jeff Bailey, a Hurd developer, will give a presentation on -the Hurd, followed by a GnuPG/PGP keysigning party. To finish it off, -James Morrison, also a Hurd developer, will be hosting a Debian -GNU/Hurd installation session.

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All interested are invited to attend. Bring your GnuPG/PGP fingerprint -and mail your key to sjdutoit@uwaterloo.ca with the subject -``keysigning'' (see separate announcement).

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Questions? Suggestions? Contact James Morrison.

- - - - Get more signatures on your key! - -

- GnuPG and PGP provide public-key based encryption for e-mail and - other electronic communication. In addition to preventing others - from reading your private e-mail, this allows you to verify that an - e-mail or file was indeed written by its perceived author. -

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- In order to make sure a GnuPG/PGP key belongs to the respective - person, the key must be signed by someone who has checked the - user's key fingerprint and verified the user's identification. -

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- A keysigning party is an ideal occasion to have your key signed by - many people, thus strengthening the authority of your key. Everyone - showing up exchanges key signatures after verifying ID and - fingerprints. The Computer Science Club will be hosting such a - keysigning party together with the Hurd presentation by THUG (see - separate announcement). See - the - keysigning party homepage for more information. -

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- Before attending it is important that you mail your key to - sjdutoit@uwaterloo.ca with the subject ``keysigning.'' Also make - sure to bring photo ID and a copy of your GnuPG/PGP fingerprint on - a sheet of paper to the event. -

- - - - - This is the first in a series of seminars that cover the use of - the UNIX Operating System. UNIX is used in a variety of - applications, both in academia and industry. We will be covering - the basics of the UNIX environment, as well as the use of PINE, an - electronic mail and news reader. - - - - Billy Biggs will be holding a talk on DVD technology - (in particular, CSS and playback issues) under Linux, giving some - technical details as well as an overview of the current status of - Free Software efforts. All are welcome. - -

DVD copy protection: Content Scrambling System (CSS)

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DVD-Video specifics: Menus and navigation

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- - - - This the second in a series of UNIX tutorials. Simon Law and - James Perry will be presenting some more advanced UNIX - techniques. All are welcome. Accounts will be provided for those - needing them. - -

- This is the second in a series of seminars that cover the use of - the UNIX Operating System. UNIX is used in a variety of - applications, both in academia and industry. We will provide you - with hands-on experience with the Math Faculty's UNIX environment - in this tutorial. -

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- If you do not have a Math computer account, don't panic; one will - be lent to you for the duration of this class. -

- - - - Thomas Wolf from Brock University will be holding a talk on - the Asian game of Go. All are welcome. - -

- The Asian game go is unique in a number of ways. It is the oldest - board game known. It is a strategy game with very simple - rules. Computer programs are very weak despite huge efforts and - prizes of US$ > 1.5M for a program beating professional - players. The talk will quickly explain the rules of go, compare go - and chess, mention various attempts to program go and describe our - own efforts in this field. Students will have an opportunity to - solve computer generated go problems. Prizes will be available. -

- - - - - - - Come and vote for this term's exec - -

- Vote for the exec this term. Meet at the CSC office. -

- - - - - - - - Come and vote for this term's exec - -

- Vote for the exec this term. Meet at the comfy - lounge. There will be an opportunity to obtain or renew - memberships. This term's CRO is Siyan Li - (s8li@csclub.uwaterloo.ca). -

- - - - - Vote on a constitutional change. - -

- The executive has unanimously decided to try to change our -constitution to comply with MathSoc policy. The clause we are trying -to change is the membership clause. The following is the proposed new -reading of the clause. -

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- In compliance with MathSoc regulations and in recognition of -the club being primarily targeted at undergraduate students, full -membership is open to all undergraduate students in the Faculty of -Mathematics and restricted to the same. -

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- The proposed change is illustrated on - a web page. -

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- There will be a business meeting on 30 Sept 2002 at 18:30 in - the comfy lounge, MC 3001. Please come and vote -

- - - - - First Steps with UNIX - -

- Get to know UNIX and be the envy of your friends! -

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- This is the first in a series of seminars that cover the use - of the UNIX Operating System. UNIX is used in a variety of - applications, both in academia and industry. We will provide - you with hands-on experience with the Math Faculty's UNIX - environment in this seminar. -

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- If you do not have a Math computer account, don't panic; one will be -lent to you for the duration of this class. -

- - - - - Get to know your profs and be the envy of your friends! - -

Come out and meet your professors. This is a great opportunity to -meet professors for Undergraduate Research jobs or to find out who you might -have for future courses.

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Profs who have confirmed their attendance are:

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- - - - - Talking to your UNIX can be fun and profitable. - -

This is the second in a series of seminars that cover the use of -the UNIX Operating System. UNIX is used in a variety of applications, -both in academia and industry. We will provide you with hands-on -experience with the Math Faculty's UNIX environment in this -tutorial.

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Topics that will be discussed include:

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If you do not have a Math computer account, don't panic; one will be -lent to you for the duration of this class.

- - - - - - A talk by Filip Spacek, KGI developer - - Linux has proven itself as a reliable operating system but arguably, - it still lacks in support of high performance graphics - acceleration. This talk will describe basic components of a PC video - card and the design and limitations the current Linux display driver - architecture. Finally a an overview of a new architecture, the Kernel - Graphics Interface (KGI), will be given. KGI attempts to solve the - shortcomings of the current design, and provide a lightweight and - portable interface to the display subsystem. - - - - - - No abstract available yet. - - - - Abusing template metaprogramming in C++; aka. writing a - Mandelbrot generator that runs at compile time - -

Templates are a useful feature in C++ when it comes to writing - type-independent data structures and algorithms. Relatively soon - after their appearance it was realised that they could be used to - do much more than this. Essentially it is possible to write - certain programs in C++ that execute completely at compile - time rather than run time. Combined with constant-expression - optimisation this is an interesting twist on regular C++ - programming.

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This talk will give a short overview of the features of - templates and then go on to describe how to "abuse" - templates to perform complex computations at compile time. The - speaker will present three programs of increasing complexity which - execute at compile time. First a factorial listing program, then a - prime listing program will be presented. Finally the talk will - conclude with the presentation of a Mandelbrot generator running - at compile time.

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If you are interested in programming for the fun of it, the C++ - language or silly tricks to do with languages, this talk is for - you. No C++ knowledge should be necessary to enjoy this talk, but - programming experience will make it more worthwile for you.

- - - - - Bring over your computer and we'll help you install GNU/Linux - -

The CSC, the KW-Linux User Group, and the UW Debian Interest Group - are jointly hosting a GNU/Linux InstallFest. GNU/Linux is a - powerful, free operating system for your computer. It is mostly - written by talented volunteers who like to share their efforts - and help each other.

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Perhaps you have are you interested in installing GNU/Linux. - If so, bring your computer, monitor and keyboard; and we will - help you install GNU/Linux on your machine. You can also find - knowledgeable people who can answer your questions about - GNU/Linux.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Q: What is GNU/Linux?
-A: GNU/Linux is a free operating system for your computer. It is mostly - written by talented volunteers who like to share their efforts. -

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Q: Free?
-A: GNU/Linux is available for zero-cost. As well, it allows you such - freedom to share it with your friends, or to modify the software to - your own needs and share that with your friends. It's very friendly. -

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Q: What is an InstallFest?
-A: An InstallFest is a meeting where volunteers help people install - GNU/Linux on their computers. It's also a place to meet users, and - talk to them about running GNU/Linux. -

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Q: What kind of computer do I need to use GNU/Linux?
-A: Almost any recent computer will do. If you have an old machine - kicking around, you can install GNU/Linux on it as well. If it is - at least 5 years old, it should be good enough. -

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Q: Can I have Windows and GNU/Linux on the same computer?
-A: If you can run Windows now, and you have an extra gigabyte (GB) of - disk space to spare; then it should be possible. -

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Q: What should I bring if I want to install GNU/Linux?
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- -The licenses for most software are designed to take away your freedom -to share and change it. By contrast, the GNU General Public License -is intended to guarantee your freedom to share and change free -software---to make sure the software is free for all its users. -
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The GNU General Public License is one of the most influential -software licenses in this day. Written by Richard Stallman for the -GNU Project, it is used by software developers around the world to -protect their work. -

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-Unfortunately, software developers do not read licenses thoroughly, nor -well. In this talk, we will read the entire GNU GPL and explain the -implications of its passages. Along the way, we will debunk some myths -and clarify common misunderstandings. -

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-After this session, you ought to understand what the GNU GPL means, how -to use it, and when you cannot use it. This session should also give -you some insight into the social implications of this work. -

- - - - - A talk by Michael McCool of the Computer Graphics Lab. - -

-Modern graphics accelerators, or "GPUs", have embedded high-performance -programmable components in the form of vertex and fragment shading units. -Recently, these units have evolved from 8-bit computations to floating-point, -and other operations provide array gather, scatter, and summation. -These capabilities make GPUs akin to array processors of the -past, but with a difference: every PC now has one! I am interested -in finding the best way to exploit this computational capacity for not -only graphics but for general-purpose computation. -

-Current APIs permit specification of the programs for GPUs -using an assembly-language level interface. Compilers for high-level -shading languages are available, such as NVIDIA's Cg, and OpenGL 2.0 and -DirectX will also include standardized shading languages. This talk will -review these. However, compilers for these languages read in an external -string specification, which can be inconvenient. -

-However, it is possible, using standard C++, to define a high-level -shading language directly in the API. Such a language can be nearly -indistinguishable from a special-purpose programming language, yet -permits more direct interaction with the specification of textures -(arrays) and parameters, simplifies implementation, and enables -on-the-fly generation, manipulation, and specialization of shader programs. -A shading language built into the API also permits the lifting of -C++ host language type, modularity, and scoping constructs into the shading -language without any additional implementation effort. Such an -embedded language could be used to program other embedded processors -(such as DSP chips in sound cards) or even to generate machine language -on the fly for the host CPU. -

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YUCC and the UW CSC have having a join meeting at York -University. Dave Makalsky, the President of YUCC, will be giving a talk on -Design-by-contract and Eiffel. Stefanus Du Toit, Vice-President of the UW -CSC, will be giving a talk on the evil depths of the black art known as C++. -

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- Perl, the Practical Extraction and Reporting Language can only - be described as an eclectic language, invented and refined by - a deranged system administrator, who was trained as a - linguist. This man, however, has declared: -

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- Whenever a language is designed by a committee, it is common - wisdom to avoid it. Not so with Perl, for it cannot get - worse. However strange these Perl people seem, Perl 6 is a - good thing coming. In this talk, I will demonstrate some Perl - 5 programs, and talk about their Perl 6 counterparts, to show - you that Perl 6 will be cleaner, friendlier, and prettier. -

- - - - - A talk by Dan Brovkovich, Mathsoc's Computing Director -

-Samba is a free implementation of the Server Message Block (SMB) -protocol. It also implements the Common Internet File System (CIFS) -protocol, used by Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP to share files and -printers.

-SMB was originally developed in the early to mid-80's by IBM and was -further improved by Microsoft, Intel, SCO, Network Appliances, Digital -and many others over a period of 15 years. It has now morphed into CIFS, -a form strongly influenced by Microsoft.

-Samba is considered to be one of the key projects for the acceptance of -GNU/Linux and other Free operating systems (e.g. FreeBSD) in the -corporate world: a traditional Windows NT/2000 stronghold.

-We will talk about interfacing Samba servers and desktops with the -Windows world. From a simple GNU/Linux desktop in your home to the -corporate server that provides collaborative file/printer sharing, -logons and home directories to hundreds of users a day.

- - - - - Carlos O'Donnell talks about "the last of the legacy processors to fall before the barbarian horde" - -

This whirlwind talk is aimed at providing an overview of the -GNU/Linux port for the HP PARISC processor. The talk will focus on -the "intricacies" of the processor, and in particular the -implementations of the Linux kernel and GNU Libc. After the talk -you should be acutely aware of how little code needs to be written -to support a new architecture! Carlos has been working on the port -for two years, and enjoying the fruits of his labour on a 46-node -PARISC cluster.

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-Carlos is currently in his 5th year of study at the University -of Western Ontario. This is his last year in a concurrent -Computer Engineering and Computer Science degree. His research -interest range from distributed and parallel systems to low -level optimized hardware design. He likes playing guitar and -just bought a Cort NTL-20, jumbo body, solid spruce top with -a mahogany back. Carlos hacks on the PARISC Linux kernel, GNU libc, -GNU Debugger, GNU Binutils and various Debian packages. -

- - - - - - - Marcus Brinkmann, a GNU Hurd developer, talks about the Hurd server interfaces, at the heart of a GNU/Hurd system - -

The Hurd server interfaces are at the heart of the Hurd system. They - define the remote procedure calls (RPCs) that are used by the servers, the - GNU C library and the utility programs to communicate with the Hurd system - and to implement the POSIX personality of the Hurd as well as other - features.

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This talk is a walk through the Hurd RPCs, and will give an overview of how - they are used to implement the system. Individual RPCs will be used to - illustrate important or exciting features of the Hurd system in general, - and it will be shown how those features are accessible to the user at the - command line, too.

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Marcus Brinkmann is a math student at the Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum in - Germany. He is one of maintainers of the GNU Hurd project and the - initiator of the Debian GNU/Hurd binary distribution. He designed and - implemented the console subsystem of the Hurd, wrote the FAT filesystem - server, and fixed a lot of bugs, thus increasing the stability and - usability of the system.

- - - - - - Neal Walfield, a GNU Hurd developer, talks about a possible Virtual Memory Management subsystem for the GNU Hurd - -

Virtual memory management is one of the cornerstones of multiuser -operating systems. Most systems available today place all of the -policy in a monolithic virtual memory manager, VMM, isolated from the -rest of the system. Although secure and lightweight, users have no -way to communicate their anticipated memory needs and usage to the -system pager. As a result, the VMM can only implement a global paging -policy (typically, an approximation of LRU) which may be good on -average but is best for nobody.

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With the port of Hurd to the L4 microkernel, this situation is being -readdressed. Due to its more distributed nature, a centralized -resource manager is not only more difficult to implement efficiently -but also contrary to the philosophy of the rest of the system. We are -currently exploring a model whereby each program is fully self-paged -and all compete for memory from a physical memory server. This talk -will first discuss how paging currently works in Mach and other -systems. An argument for an external paging policy will then be -presented followed by the requirements of such a design and the design -itself.

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Neal Walfield, a GNU Hurd developer, is from the University of Massachusetts -Lowell. Neal spent the summer of 2002 at University of Karlsruhe working -on porting the GNU Hurd to L4.

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The Debian Project produces a "Universal Operating System" that is -comprised entirely of Free Software. This talk focuses on using Debian -GNU/Linux in an enterprise environment. This includes:

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- Do you ever wonder what java is doing while you wait? Have you ever used -Modula-3? Do you wonder how lazily you can Mark and Sweep? Would you like to -know how to Stop-and-Copy? -

- Come out to this talk and learn these things and more. No prior knowledge of -Garbage Collection or memory management is needed. -

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