News 02/03
News from 02/03!
Minnits - 1 March 2003
Sat 01 Mar 2003
Tutorials, new exec, budget, Comic Relief, University of Portsmouth Computing Society, LANs, shop, sponsorship, VNC.
Read more >>3D Graphics Tutorials
Tue 25 Feb 2003
Ahead of the 3D graphics tutorials starting tomorrow I have put up the slides and some links on my web-site, you can find it all here.
Read more >>CompSoc Exec 2003-2004
Sun 23 Feb 2003
The elections for next year's CompSoc Exec were held at the LAN. The results are as follows:
Read more >>Minnits - 15 February 2003
Sat 15 Feb 2003
Since they were clearly present it was felt that something should be said about the presence of the new recruits. It was decided that “Hello” was the best thing to say. New recruits to report for brainwashing. Recruit Noisy to report for brain transplant.
Read more >>LAN signups
Sun 09 Feb 2003
Oops! Sorry, we meant Sunday in the newsletter for LAN signups. Everything else stands, though - and signups are open now - just select the LAN from the list on the right on the website.
Read more >>Minnits - 8 February 2003
Sat 08 Feb 2003
This is a class 1 top secret document, for viewing only by those with alpha level clearance. If you do not have this clearance, please hand this document and yourself over to the nearest authority for brainwas^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hdebriefing.
Read more >>Minnits - 2 February 2003
Sun 02 Feb 2003
Chris is lame for not having bought the speakers yet - Chris to buy them this week. Chris has investigated (and mailed info to the mailing list) and we can spend £4-500 on a decent spec box. Scrimping would only save about £40 so isn’t really worth it. The RAID option was examined but considered too expensive and not worth it.
Read more >>New server! Yay!
Thu 30 Jan 2003
We are pleased to announce that our games server, insomnia, has (eventually) been installed onto the Piazza network. We are in the process of setting it up to provide numerous services, including a variety of games servers. If you have any suggestions for games or other facilities this server could provide, do not hesitate to contact the exec.
Read more >>Signup Quicker
Mon 27 Jan 2003
The signup process just got even quicker! Now, instead of wading through the menu of the left, finding the event, going to the 'Options' page - you just drop-down the list, and click. "But where is this?", you ask. On the homepage, of course - just to the right of the news items!
Read more >>Minnits - 25 January 2003
Sat 25 Jan 2003
Insomnia should be installed on Monday 27th. The game servers should then be up by the next weekend, followed by miscellaneous otehr funky stuff.
Read more >>Let the LAN...
Sun 12 Jan 2003
...commence! In less than a week, CompSoc will be holding the first LAN for this term - and we want you there. Starting next Friday 8pm, and going on until Sunday 10pm, with signups up at 12 noon today! Expect the usual fun, with up to 32 people in the room, and lots of multiplayer games - it's certainly an unique atmosphere.
Read more >>Minnits - 11 January 2003
Sat 11 Jan 2003
The official start will be 8pm on Friday: on-exec members not to turn up earlier unless this is unavoidable. The exec should arrive at 7pm to set-up the tables, etc. There will be no sleeping rota as there should be no need for one. Power will be nabbed from LIB1 as last time so we should be able to get up to 32 people in LIB2. Any signups which are not filled by Wednesday can be taken by guests. Matt Smith volunteered to try and organise a Warcraft III tourney. Dave to put a note in the news…
Read more >>Christmas
Wed 25 Dec 2002
Yes, it's here again. It's that time of year when you wrap lots of things up one night, only for them to be unwrapped the next morning. Anyway, I'm just here to say one thing: Happy Christmas!
Read more >>Term 1; end.
Thu 05 Dec 2002
And so, term 1 comes to a close. We hope you enjoyed it, and are all ready for the new year! Keep an eye out for events we are planning for next term, and be sure to send in any suggestions you have to the exec.
Read more >>Minnits - 16 November 2002
Sat 16 Nov 2002
The laminates got sent back because we hadn’t picked them up, so we will dispense with membership cards (for this year at least). James to put a page on the website where you can enter your uni ID to get an e-mail telling you your membership number and user code. There should also be an option to be sent a new password.
Read more >>No, we're not dead...
Sat 09 Nov 2002
...instead, we're planning like mad, to bring you more varied and better events. For your perusal this time, the LAN, Bowling, Tutorials and the Linux Users' Group (LUG).
LAN: From 8pm Friday 22nd Nov (end of week 8), untill 10pm Sunday 24th. That's 50 hours, folks! Signup for your place from 12pm today (Saturday).
Bowling: Planned for sometime in week 9, more details to come later. Signup if you're interested.
Tutorials: Want to learn Perl? PHP? These and others are all pos…
Minnits - 8 November 2002
Fri 08 Nov 2002
The laminates have arrived in the student shop - Henry to pick these up. Chris to take the receipt to Student Union and get the money back. The cards will be difficult to distribute - put a note in the next newsletter saying cards can be collected at future Compsoc events (LANs, gaming etc.) but people will need the printout from the union compsoc website.
Read more >>Newsletter for 8 November 2002
Fri 08 Nov 2002
2002-11-08 - Newsletters - About - CompSoc
Read more >>Minnits - 1 November 2002
Fri 01 Nov 2002
Tom Cropper to join Compsoc (or else). Chris Fanning sucks for misplacing the Pad.
Read more >>Minnits - 25 October 2002
Fri 25 Oct 2002
Dave/Doom is away. He receives one Irreversible Antiplus™.
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