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Added upcoming member talk and code party.

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Elana Hashman 2012-10-10 19:01:12 -04:00
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<eventdefs>
<!-- Fall 2012 -->
<eventitem date="2012-10-26" time="7:00 PM" room="MC 3001" title="CSC Code
Party 2">
<short>
<p>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.</p>
</short>
<abstract>
<p>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.</p>
</abstract>
</eventitem>
<eventitem date="2012-10-18" time="4:00 PM" room="MC 2034" title="The
Cryptographic and Game-Theoretical Fundamentals behind Bitcoin">
<short>
<p><i>by Vitalik Buterin.</i> 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.</p>
</short>
<abstract>
<p><i>by Vitalik Buterin.</i> Interested in learning more about Bitcoin,
the independent digital cryptographic cash? Then this is the talk for
you!</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Refreshments will be provided.</p>
</abstract>
</eventitem>
<eventitem date="2012-09-28" time="7:00 PM" room="PHY 150" title="Tron Screening: Frosh-A-Tron">
<short>
<p>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!</p>