What broad themes/topics would you be interested to see in next sem's Friday Hacks?
Final Results
34%
Know-your-Profs - talks by NUS profs about their work or academic interests
36%
Know-your-Devs - talks by devs in various domains (can indicate domain preferences in form above)
31%
Programming Language Design
22%
Computer Graphics
33%
Networks & Security
28%
Fintech
35%
AI/Machine Learning
NUS Hackers
Hey all, We had a good response to our Hack&Roll 2021 Minecraft server, so we've decided to set up an NUS Hackers server incorporating feedback from the previous sever. Come join us (on Minecraft) at mc.nushackers.org! We have creative, survival with Towny…
Hey all,
Do join us on Minecraft if you are bored this summer!
If you need help setting up Minecraft, hop on our Discord server and we'll help you there.
See you there!
Do join us on Minecraft if you are bored this summer!
If you need help setting up Minecraft, hop on our Discord server and we'll help you there.
See you there!
NUS Hackers Project Intern
Summer internship applications for the next year (2022) will start opening up in August.
We understand that the process can be very daunting at first and requires some practice and getting used to. Yet it is something that most of us have to go through. This is why we are conducting discussion sessions, where you'll be paired with someone having substantial experience with internship applications, to guide you through the process. 😄
Sign up at https://bit.ly/nus-hackers-project-intern!
Summer internship applications for the next year (2022) will start opening up in August.
We understand that the process can be very daunting at first and requires some practice and getting used to. Yet it is something that most of us have to go through. This is why we are conducting discussion sessions, where you'll be paired with someone having substantial experience with internship applications, to guide you through the process. 😄
Sign up at https://bit.ly/nus-hackers-project-intern!
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NUS Hackers Project Intern
Hi there! Summer internship applications for the next year (2022) will start opening up in August.
We understand that the process can be very daunting at first and requires some practice and getting used to. And yet it is something that most of us have to…
We understand that the process can be very daunting at first and requires some practice and getting used to. And yet it is something that most of us have to…
Welcome back to Friday Hacks!
We’re hosting the annual Hackers Welcome Tea, followed by a talk about building projects in public 🤠
Find out more about this Friday Hacks on our website!
Hope to see you guys there!
🎦 ZOOM LINK
We’re hosting the annual Hackers Welcome Tea, followed by a talk about building projects in public 🤠
Find out more about this Friday Hacks on our website!
Hope to see you guys there!
🎦 ZOOM LINK
Our welcome tea is starting in 10 minutes! Do tune in if you are interested!
We’re hosting the annual Hackers Welcome Tea, followed by a talk about building projects in public 🤠
🎦 ZOOM LINK
We’re hosting the annual Hackers Welcome Tea, followed by a talk about building projects in public 🤠
🎦 ZOOM LINK
Friday Hacks #205: Project Intern 🌍
Date/Time: 20 August, 7-9 pm
Venue: Online on Zoom
🎦 ZOOM LINK 🎦
Have you ever seen people going for tech internships all over the world?
Wondering if you can get these internships as well?
Come down for this session of Friday Hacks to find out how you can get one yourself!
To the freshmen, it's never too early to start! In this session, we will be learning more about the steps you can take to prepare yourselves for the internship hiring process, such as the application, the resume, and the interview.
We will also be hosting a panel session, featuring a diverse set of people in the industry.
Hope to see you there! 👋
Date/Time: 20 August, 7-9 pm
Venue: Online on Zoom
🎦 ZOOM LINK 🎦
Have you ever seen people going for tech internships all over the world?
Wondering if you can get these internships as well?
Come down for this session of Friday Hacks to find out how you can get one yourself!
To the freshmen, it's never too early to start! In this session, we will be learning more about the steps you can take to prepare yourselves for the internship hiring process, such as the application, the resume, and the interview.
We will also be hosting a panel session, featuring a diverse set of people in the industry.
Hope to see you there! 👋
Hackerschool: Intro to Python 🐍
Date/Time: 21 Aug 2021@ 10am - 12pm
Venue: Online on Zoom
📝Sign up here 📝
WELCOME BACK TO HACKERSCHOOL!! 🎓
This week, we will learn some basic programming and the basic syntax of Python. In the subsequent week’s Hackerschool, we will use some cool third-party libraries to showcase the extensibility and ease of scripting of Python with some real-life automation use cases.
** Zoom link will be sent to registrants at the sign-up link closer to the event's date
Date/Time: 21 Aug 2021@ 10am - 12pm
Venue: Online on Zoom
📝Sign up here 📝
WELCOME BACK TO HACKERSCHOOL!! 🎓
This week, we will learn some basic programming and the basic syntax of Python. In the subsequent week’s Hackerschool, we will use some cool third-party libraries to showcase the extensibility and ease of scripting of Python with some real-life automation use cases.
** Zoom link will be sent to registrants at the sign-up link closer to the event's date
Forwarded from Chaitanya Baranwal
Hey everyone, thanks for joining today's Project Intern Friday Hacks! You can find the slides here and the recording here. Also thanks to whoever signed up for the Project Intern 1:1 sessions, hope you found it useful!
If you were not able to join the 1:1 sessions, or would like to ask anything about tech internships and/or jobs, feel free to join the Project Intern Telegram group here. People more experienced in the process can help you out, and some seniors also have plans to hold weekly "office hours" about careers in tech (open to everyone!).
All the best for the upcoming application season!
If you were not able to join the 1:1 sessions, or would like to ask anything about tech internships and/or jobs, feel free to join the Project Intern Telegram group here. People more experienced in the process can help you out, and some seniors also have plans to hold weekly "office hours" about careers in tech (open to everyone!).
All the best for the upcoming application season!
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Friday Hacks: Project Intern (2021)
Project Intern Friday Hacks #205 Project Intern Telegram Group https://t.me/projectintern Ask anything about tech internships and/or new grad jobs in Singapore/overseas! NUS Hackers Channel https://t.me/nushackers Be notified of our events and discuss cool…
Hacker Tools: Virtual Machines and Ubuntu Install
Date/Time: 24 Aug 2021, 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm
Venue: Zoom
Sign up form https://forms.gle/LQ2tMGZvawdWnw8u5
Please download Ubuntu, and download and install VirtualBox beforehand, because the files may be large and will take a while to download:
- VirtualBox: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
- Ubuntu: https://download.nus.edu.sg/mirror/ubuntu-releases/focal/ubuntu-20.04.2.0-desktop-amd64.iso
Please also make sure you have virtualisation enabled in your system firmware. See this page for a guide: https://archive.is/SLebO
See you there!
Date/Time: 24 Aug 2021, 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm
Venue: Zoom
Sign up form https://forms.gle/LQ2tMGZvawdWnw8u5
Please download Ubuntu, and download and install VirtualBox beforehand, because the files may be large and will take a while to download:
- VirtualBox: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
- Ubuntu: https://download.nus.edu.sg/mirror/ubuntu-releases/focal/ubuntu-20.04.2.0-desktop-amd64.iso
Please also make sure you have virtualisation enabled in your system firmware. See this page for a guide: https://archive.is/SLebO
See you there!
Friday Hacks #206: Video Streaming & Observability in Production
Date/Time: 27th August @ 7pm
Zoom link
Talk #1: From Netflix to Zoom: Demystifying Video Streaming
This talk will explain the "magic" behind such video streaming applications. No networking background is necessary. Prof Ooi will first lay down the basic concepts of networking at a very high level before exploring the fundamental principles of video streaming, delving into the challenges faced by such applications and the various techniques used to overcome them.
Speaker Profile
Prof Ooi is an associate Professor of Computer Science at the National University of Singapore
Talk #2: Observability in Production
This talk will cover some observability tools we use in production, including prometheus, grafana, ELK, real user metrics, as well as Extended Berkeley Packet Filter (eBPF), which gives xray vision into linux.
Speaker Profile
Omer is the Engineering Lead for BOOYAH! Live, a new live streaming platform from Garena.
Date/Time: 27th August @ 7pm
Zoom link
Talk #1: From Netflix to Zoom: Demystifying Video Streaming
This talk will explain the "magic" behind such video streaming applications. No networking background is necessary. Prof Ooi will first lay down the basic concepts of networking at a very high level before exploring the fundamental principles of video streaming, delving into the challenges faced by such applications and the various techniques used to overcome them.
Speaker Profile
Prof Ooi is an associate Professor of Computer Science at the National University of Singapore
Talk #2: Observability in Production
This talk will cover some observability tools we use in production, including prometheus, grafana, ELK, real user metrics, as well as Extended Berkeley Packet Filter (eBPF), which gives xray vision into linux.
Speaker Profile
Omer is the Engineering Lead for BOOYAH! Live, a new live streaming platform from Garena.
Hackerschool: Automation with Python
Date/Time: 28 Aug 2021@ 10am - 1pm
Venue: Online on Zoom
Sign up here
Welcome back to Hackerschool! This week, we will go through how to automate tasks in Python such as reading and writing files, web scraping, downloading videos from youtube, manipulating images in bulk and more.
This workshop will be held on Zoom, and you will need a local installation of Python 3.6 and above to participate in the workshop.
**Zoom link will be sent to registrants at the sign-up link closer to the event’s date
Date/Time: 28 Aug 2021@ 10am - 1pm
Venue: Online on Zoom
Sign up here
Welcome back to Hackerschool! This week, we will go through how to automate tasks in Python such as reading and writing files, web scraping, downloading videos from youtube, manipulating images in bulk and more.
This workshop will be held on Zoom, and you will need a local installation of Python 3.6 and above to participate in the workshop.
**Zoom link will be sent to registrants at the sign-up link closer to the event’s date
Attention!
We're so excited to announce that we're resuming in person Friday Hacks this week at AS6-LT15!
But what if you can't make it for the in-person talk?
FRET NOT! We're making the talk a hybrid session so you can still join the talk via zoom here!!!
So.......join us for this Friday Hacks either online or offline, and tune in to talks about Video Streaming & Observability in Production!
Disclaimer: In light of covid restrictions, only NUS students will be allowed to sign up for the in person event. We encourage non-NUS people to attend the session online :D
We're so excited to announce that we're resuming in person Friday Hacks this week at AS6-LT15!
But what if you can't make it for the in-person talk?
FRET NOT! We're making the talk a hybrid session so you can still join the talk via zoom here!!!
So.......join us for this Friday Hacks either online or offline, and tune in to talks about Video Streaming & Observability in Production!
Disclaimer: In light of covid restrictions, only NUS students will be allowed to sign up for the in person event. We encourage non-NUS people to attend the session online :D
Hello everyone, follow-up to the previous announcement: only NUS students are allowed to sign up for the in-person Friday Hacks this week. Please fill in the form as we have a limited capacity in the physical venue, so we can hold seats for those who sign up.
Sign up here!!
Sign up here!!
Hacker Tools: Shell and scripting
Date/Time: Wednesday, 1st Sep 2021, 7pm – 9pm
Venue: Zoom
Sign-up here
The shell is a fast, efficient textual interface to your computer. Come learn to use the shell, and write shell scripts, to do things from managing files and processing text, to writing quick scripts that help you automate and speed up your daily computing life.
Please ensure you have access to a POSIX-compatible shell, such as Bash. If you are on macOS or a Linux distribution, you are set; if you use Windows, consider installing Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) or Ubuntu in VirtualBox.
- WSL: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10
Date/Time: Wednesday, 1st Sep 2021, 7pm – 9pm
Venue: Zoom
Sign-up here
The shell is a fast, efficient textual interface to your computer. Come learn to use the shell, and write shell scripts, to do things from managing files and processing text, to writing quick scripts that help you automate and speed up your daily computing life.
Please ensure you have access to a POSIX-compatible shell, such as Bash. If you are on macOS or a Linux distribution, you are set; if you use Windows, consider installing Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) or Ubuntu in VirtualBox.
- WSL: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10
NUS Hackers
Hello everyone, follow-up to the previous announcement: only NUS students are allowed to sign up for the in-person Friday Hacks this week. Please fill in the form as we have a limited capacity in the physical venue, so we can hold seats for those who sign…
Hello everyone! A gentle reminder that our first in-person Friday Hacks this semester is happening tomorrow. Don't hesitate to meet our speakers Prof Ooi and Omer in real life and sign up here!
To all SoC Freshmen,
Welcome to the School of Computing! You’ve already started the first of what’s going to be an immense four years in university. The ride is going to be arduous, caffeinated, adrenaline-filled, and, we hope, fun.
At NUS Hackers, we’re looking to inject the adrenaline and fun of computer science through hacker culture. The aim is to empower people to solve problems using tech like the hassle in planning your module timetable, create their own projects (e.g. NUSMods in 2013) , and contribute to popular open-source projects, (e.g. NUSMods today).
At the same time, computing can be daunting for freshmen. We’ve found that freshmen could use guidance about the long-term: what they’re looking to achieve in SoC, and how; and advice about the short-term: choosing which modules suit them, deciding which field to specialize, crafting a study plan, navigating internships, and more.
As such, NUS Hackers is launching Project Mentor, a semester-long mentorship program, to help computing freshmen gain exposure to hacker culture, and transition to SoC life in their first semester.
As part of our pilot, we’re looking to match around 35 mentees with 35 mentors. In particular, we will pair two mentors to two mentees to allow for richer discussion and to make it less daunting to ask for advice. The mentors are seniors or alumni from SoC who are passionate about hacking, and about helping freshmen do well at SoC.
You can sign up for the program here: https://nus.campuslabs.com/engage/submitter/form/start/499264. Sign ups will be open between this Friday 10:00AM, 27th August 2021, to next Friday 10:00AM, 3rd September 2021. If your application is successful, you will be contacted by your mentor within a week, after we have finalized the groupings.
Do note the following:
This program is only open to freshmen enrolling at the School of Computing.
Mentees will be selected through random balloting from the sign-ups. There is no first-come-first-serve priority.
The programme will start in the second week or third week of September and end in December.
Further questions may be directed to coreteam@nushackers.org.
Welcome to the School of Computing! You’ve already started the first of what’s going to be an immense four years in university. The ride is going to be arduous, caffeinated, adrenaline-filled, and, we hope, fun.
At NUS Hackers, we’re looking to inject the adrenaline and fun of computer science through hacker culture. The aim is to empower people to solve problems using tech like the hassle in planning your module timetable, create their own projects (e.g. NUSMods in 2013) , and contribute to popular open-source projects, (e.g. NUSMods today).
At the same time, computing can be daunting for freshmen. We’ve found that freshmen could use guidance about the long-term: what they’re looking to achieve in SoC, and how; and advice about the short-term: choosing which modules suit them, deciding which field to specialize, crafting a study plan, navigating internships, and more.
As such, NUS Hackers is launching Project Mentor, a semester-long mentorship program, to help computing freshmen gain exposure to hacker culture, and transition to SoC life in their first semester.
As part of our pilot, we’re looking to match around 35 mentees with 35 mentors. In particular, we will pair two mentors to two mentees to allow for richer discussion and to make it less daunting to ask for advice. The mentors are seniors or alumni from SoC who are passionate about hacking, and about helping freshmen do well at SoC.
You can sign up for the program here: https://nus.campuslabs.com/engage/submitter/form/start/499264. Sign ups will be open between this Friday 10:00AM, 27th August 2021, to next Friday 10:00AM, 3rd September 2021. If your application is successful, you will be contacted by your mentor within a week, after we have finalized the groupings.
Do note the following:
This program is only open to freshmen enrolling at the School of Computing.
Mentees will be selected through random balloting from the sign-ups. There is no first-come-first-serve priority.
The programme will start in the second week or third week of September and end in December.
Further questions may be directed to coreteam@nushackers.org.
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The next talk by Omer will be starting at 8.30!
https://nus-sg.zoom.us/j/83651946480?pwd=dG84TWFOQUltWjE4bUlWaWF1bEcvdz09
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