+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ title = "Why you should join Compsoc" date = 2024-09-17 slides = true +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ## Why you should join UL Computer Society ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ## Hello 1st years! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Or any other year, we arent picky) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ((Some of your lecturers are even members)) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- (((If you are ISE we are here to help you escape this building)) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- We are UL Computer Society and we are here to ~~kidnap~~ recruit you today! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- As you might guess we really like computers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Though we would rather say we are in teh business of networking. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We do the usual networking with switches and cables ------------------------------------------------------------------------- But we also do Social Networking (aided by free pizza every so often) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- On top of that we do intra-society networking (like Games Development) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Or if brave inter-society networking with other computer societies ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ## What else we do ------------------------------------------------------------------------- We have a mix of Software, Social and Hardware events ------------------------------------------------------------------------- And go to Tech Conferences like PyCon or SISTEM ------------------------------------------------------------------------- We also provide a (long) list of services to our members ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ## Skynet ------------------------------------------------------------------------- (the good kind) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ((We swear)) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- (((Though it is self updating.....))) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Skynet is our (semi) enterprise grade computer cluster ------------------------------------------------------------------------- It is ~32 years old now ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 100TB+ of data storage ------------------------------------------------------------------------- It is also FOSS ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Can get hands on with the ``root`` team if ye want (?) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ## Meetups We meet every Wendesday at 6pm in teh Courtyard room in Student Life ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ## Wolves <> ![Computer Soc - Ul Wolves ](./4_intro/qr_wolves.png) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ## Discord <> ![Computer Soc - Discord](./4_intro/qr_discord.png) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ## Any questions? This presentation: <> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- //vanishes in a puff of smoke//