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i12

Thu 08 Aug 2002

Even though we're out of term time, the society is still ticking over! This weekend a legion of dedicated gamers are heading down to Newbury to take part in the 4-day LAN heaven that is 'i12'. For those of you that couldn't go, there's always i14 :D

BBQ!

Fri 21 Jun 2002

Although it's short notice, there will be a CompSoc BBQ this year - and it's this Sunday! Starting at 5pm, with food from 6pm, and in the same location as last year (head down Health Centre road, towards Gibbet Hill, and stop when you get to the water).

Molotov State

Fri 14 Jun 2002

At about 8pm last night (Thursday, 13th) there was a momentary power outage that affected most of campus, including our server Molotov. While Molotov booted up ok after the power came back, it failed to correctly talk to the network, rendering it useless. At about 11:20am today (Friday) James Ross, Mike Smith and Robert Stacey attempted to get Molotov up and working.

BFL signups

Tue 21 May 2002

Due to a, um... accident, the newsletter sent out earlier today states that the BFL signups will go live today - this is not true. They will be going live at 12 noon Wednesday 22nd May 2002. Apologies for any confusion caused.

~womm~

Tue 07 May 2002

Well, s7 has been and gone, and there was one hell of a lot of ~womm~ing going on... and not just in JK! Expect some good pictures later. While JK2 was certainly the main attraction, other games were played - most notably Dungeon Siege - although there was also lots of Operation Flashpoint action, along with Unreal Tournament, Quake 3, Starcraft and even a bit of Grand Prix 3 and Rollcage.

Yay, more downtime!

Sat 27 Apr 2002

Once again, molotov needs some downtime. This is just a simple reboot, so all will (should) go as planned. I will be rebooting molotov at 14:00, on Monday, April 29th. Things should be back to (relatively) normal by 14:10. I will post in the newsgroup (uwarwick.societies.computing) when it's all over.

Molotov downtime

Wed 24 Apr 2002

On Wednesday (24th April) morning, from approx 7:15 until 11:45, molotov was not working. This was due to a failed power supply, which has now been replaced. All systems should be back to normal, if not, mail me.

S7 Signups!

Wed 24 Apr 2002

In case there's anyone still in confusion, the signups for S7 - the next big LAN - are open, as of 12:00 today. Spaces are running out, so go signup now.

The Countdown Begins

Fri 19 Apr 2002

Well, term 3 is almost upon us, Warwick Piazza almost works, and CompSoc are planning more events as usual... this term we're planning: 2 LANs (one of them will be big), possibly a BBQ (if we can arrange it), and the usual quota of 2 gaming sessions and one open source project meeting a week - that's 27 events total. Oh, and while you're trying to work that calculation out, you would be strongly advised to get yourself a shiny website password, which you'll need for signing up to events from …

Email downtime

Thu 28 Mar 2002

The email system on Molotov will be going down for upgrades at 10pm on Sunday, 7th April. This only affects you if you have a Molotov account and use it for email. No email should be lost, and all other services will continue without interruption. We expect email to be back up and running by 11pm. If you have any concerns about this, please email me.

Fun, Games and Security

Fri 08 Mar 2002

Our open source project, Lightbikes 3D is progressing very nicely at the moment, and while it may be hard for coders to join the team at this stage, we would welcome anyone interested in developing levels, playtesting, etc. - just ask on #lb3d on our IRC server.

Downtime

Fri 01 Mar 2002

Molotov is going down from 10pm Sunday, 3rd March, for routine maintenance. We expect Molotov to be up and running again well before 11pm, but this depends on any difficulties we may encounter. Services affected: all those on Molotov, including the website, IRC and games servers. The exec e-mail address will continue to function as normal.

Elections

Wed 27 Feb 2002

Well, we've had s6, we've all screwed up our sleep patterns, and now we have a new Exec too. So, here they are:

LANs and Stuff

Wed 06 Feb 2002

Well, LANs are all very well, but we ran out of room on the provisional signup list for s6 in under 48 hours - but never fear - we could be holding a really, no, really, big LAN party at the end of term 3, in week 30. However, we need to know now many people are really interested, so please signup for it if you would like and/or would come to such a LAN (more details).

What's going on?

Tue 29 Jan 2002

It's week 4 now, and we've already done a lot this term, but don't fear if you've missed out - there's plenty more still to come! We, as always, have our twice weekly gaming sessions at 10pm (9pm in the airport) on Friday and Saturday nights in ITS011 (under L3), and the open source project is still going at 6pm in Meeting Room 6, Union North, every Sunday.

Welcome Back

Wed 09 Jan 2002

Well, a new term is upon us, and we've got Molotov back up and running (as you can see). We hope you enjoyed your Christmas holiday, and are ready for some great events this term.

The End of Term

Sat 08 Dec 2001

The end of term is upon us, and you've all gone home, and campus is closed. You may be wondering what you're going to do for the next 4 weeks, well, you can hang around on our IRC server, for general chat on #compsoc, or discussing games on #games. You could, of course, help with our open source project Lightbikes 3D - any help is welcome! But, whatever you do in the next 4 weeks, have a good Christmas.

New website

Fri 30 Nov 2001

Well, here it is at last, the new-look and feel CompSoc website. You should find everything working, including signups for socials! More will be added to the site over the coming weeks, including an updated technical section, and the minutes from exec meetings.

s4

Fri 09 Nov 2001

"He looked at the page in disbelief. Two letters, 12 points tall, stood there staring back defiantly. Two letters that offered so much. Two letters which could take so much. In his mind flash visions of helicopters, rails, redeemers and AWPs. Visions of the Zerg and of the Soviets. Visions of a rally car navigating a two-right-over-crest. And he knew that it was his destiny."

Java Swing / Open Source Project

Fri 26 Oct 2001

On Sunday week 4 (28 Oct) CompSoc will be having it's first tutorial for this year: and it's about Swing - Java's Graphical User Interface (GUI). It will be from 1-3pm in Union North, Meeting Room 2. Also, the first Open Source Project meeting will be Sunday week 5 (4 Nov), in Meeting Room 4/5 from 6pm. Anyone who is even slightly interested is encouraged to come along as we will have people from last year explaining what we decided upon, you will get to see current state of the program, and …