Title: Tutorial: How to Program in Cool Languages
Location: Babbage 105
Description: So, you’ve started learning Java? Or C#? They are fine languages, really they are. But are they cool? Are they fun? When you walk into a venue a proclaim your profession, ‘Java Architect’ you proudly exclaim, what happens? Do people swoon? Do they buy you drinks?

Thought not.

So come along to Dan and friends giving you the low-down on more subversive, entertaining languages like Python, Ruby and Smalltalk. Languages changing the tech world!

Followed by the Voodoo Lounge pub quiz, where we will once again fail miserably. But fun will be had!
Start Time: 18:30:00
Date: 2009-10-26
End Time: 20:00:00

Morning All. Sorry for the delay, but here is our lovely tutorial schedule for this term! Things may change, but we shall let you know if they do!

October 19th – Wait, you really do THAT for a living? Hosted by chrishunt
A group tutorial, each volunteer talks a bit about their placement or job and answers questions from the floor. This is a great opportunity for the new people to get to know our Older members (and the ones who graduated but never left!)

26th – How to Program in Cool Languages, Hosted by danbjorn
The Collective Kung Fu Masters of TermiSoc gather to enlighten the young of the dark arts of Python, Ruby and Brain F***

2nd November – So what’s all this Web stuff then? – TBC, please check back!

9th- Stewart’s Makerbot, Hosted by spcs
Stewart shows off his magical open source 3D printer. Did we mention it’s magical?

16th- A history of Console Modding, Hosted by Leovinus
Drew has a chat about the History of modifying Home Consoles to run homebrew code.

23rd- Version Control with Git, Hosted by bma
What version control is, why it’s useful when working alone, why it’s even more useful when working in a group, and examples of how to use Git for version control.

30th – The 2nd Annual Lighting Talks Tutorial, Hosted by chrishunt
Got an interesting project, or any cool thing to talk about? Can you talk about it for five minutes? Share it with us in this session, and we can give you feedback.

December 7th – Pray that there’s intelligent life somewhere up in space, cause there’s bugger all down here on earth!, Hosted by chrishunt
A visit to the edge of the universe, by way of the IVT. (To be confirmed)

14th – Christmas Hijinks, Hosted by Leovinus
Further Gaming – A nice chill out for the last week

And That’s all Folks. Stay tuned for more exciting things, including Socials!

Title: Games, Games, Games
Location: Babbage 105
Description: As alluded to last week, this Monday’s meeting will be another relaxed and friendly affair – 18:30 in Babbage 105 again. We’re going to be hooking up a 360 to the projector and playing a variety of games – Rock Band will be happening (with plenty of DLC), Street Fighter IV may get broken out, I will take on all comers at Bomberman. I might also encourage you all to bring decent multiplayer 360 games if you got ‘em, but please remember that Halo and it’s ilk aren’t really suitable for big groups.

I’ll be bringing along a full set of Rock Band/Guitar Hero instruments, but they are not hugely up-to-date (for those with an interest in such matters, it’ll be an X-plorer, RB1 Strat and drums, and the standard single mic). These will be fine, but if anyone has and wants to bring along some of the newer instruments, please feel free, though we can’t arrange transport for bigger stuff, and you’ll have to take them home before we hit the pub later.

I also encourage you to bring along DSes and PSPs – there may be Mario Kart fun to be had among other things.

Start Time: 18:30
Date: 2009-10-12
End Time: 21:00

Title: See Toy Story in 3D
Location: Meeting at Portland Square at 19:00, heading to Vue for 20:00 showing.
Description: Our first film night of the year – Toy Story in 3D. We’ll meet at Portland Square at 19:00, then wander down to the Vue for the 20:00 showing.
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2009-10-08
End Time: 23:59