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[[!meta title="MIT Student Information Processing Board"]]
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+## About us
-We are MIT's volunteer student computing group, improving computing at
-MIT [[since 1969|history]]. Today, [[SIPB projects|projects]] provide innovative [[services|projects]] and
-special expertise to the MIT community. We have [[an office|office]] just
-outside the Athena cluster in the student center W20, and you are
-welcome to come by to [[ask us for help|computer_help]] or to hang around, use our
-computers, and maybe [[get involved|join]].
-We have [meetings](https://stuff.mit.edu/afs/sipb/admin/minutes/) every Monday at 19:30.
-You can find out what's abuzz in the SIPB community at [Planet SIPB](https://sipb.mit.edu/planet). We host a number of events, which are enumerated on our [[calendar]].
+We are MIT's volunteer student computing group, improving computing at MIT [[since 1969|history]]. Today, [SIPB projects](https://sipb-projectdb.scripts.mit.edu/projectlist.py) provide innovative services and special expertise to the MIT community. We have [[an office|office]] just outside the Athena cluster in the [student center W20](https://whereis.mit.edu/?go=W20), and you are welcome to come by to [[ask us for help|computer_help]] or to hang around, use our computers, and maybe [[get involved|join]]. We have [meetings](https://stuff.mit.edu/afs/sipb/admin/minutes/) every Monday at 19:30 (now also on Zoom!). You can find out what's abuzz in the SIPB community at [Planet SIPB](https://sipb.mit.edu/planet). We host a number of events, which are enumerated on our [[calendar]].
-**If you want to get involved with SIPB / be part of the discussion please [join Mattermost](https://mattermost.xvm.mit.edu/signup_user_complete/?id=pnfpw5qkpjnxxrq319ynh94eke).**
+If you want to [get involved with SIPB](https://sipb.mit.edu/join/) / be part of the discussion, please [join the Mattermost](https://mattermost.xvm.mit.edu/signup_user_complete/?id=pnfpw5qkpjnxxrq319ynh94eke).
## SIPB Projects and Services
What does SIPB do for you?
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Your own virtual server. Reliable, easy, and flexible. ([Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/invirt), [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/xvm), [Trac](https://xvm.scripts.mit.edu/))
* [debathena.mit.edu](https://debathena.mit.edu/)
Bringing MIT's Athena environment to Debian and Ubuntu, first for our laptops, and then back to the clusters. ([Trac](https://debathena.mit.edu/trac/))
+* [Hydrant](https://hydrant.mit.edu/)
+Class planner for MIT students.
* [[Your project here!|join]]
""" col2="""
-* [linerva.mit.edu](http://linerva.mit.edu/)
-Linerva has been retired, effective 2014-01-29. Please connect to IS&T's athena.dialup.mit.edu (available via ssh or [web](https://athena.dialup.mit.edu/)).
* [[Documentation|doc]]
Helpful and informative documents about various computing topics at MIT, written by SIPB.
* [[Computer Help|computer_help]]
Have a computing question or need some help? Come drop by our office.
+* [Interstellar](https://sipb-projectdb.scripts.mit.edu/projectlist.py)
+Students simply list (or upload a courseroad for) the classes they are registering for to discover other students in those classes.
+* [dormdigest](https://sipb-projectdb.scripts.mit.edu/projectlist.py)
+Eats [dormspam](https://how-to-dormspam.mit.edu/) emails and aggregates them into a single calendar for students. (in progress)
* [[...and many more|projects]]
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Teach or learn. Knowledge is power.
* [[SIPB Computer Tours and Stories|computer_stories]]
At the beginning of each school year, SIPB offers tours of the MIT computing infrastructure, including Athena server rooms, interesting labs. Stay after the tour to hear interesting computer stories about MIT.
-* [[SIPB Reading Group|office/readingGroup]]
-Every week we pick, read, and hold a discussion about a different paper relating to computer science. Come join us! Blanche yourself onto sipb-reading-group@mit.edu for announcements and access to the papers.
## Getting Involved
-SIPB is always open to new contributors. You can join one of the projects above, start your own, or learn about more potential projects by coming to a meeting. Learn more about [[getting_involved|join]].
+SIPB is always open to new contributors. You can join one of the projects above, start your own, or learn about more potential projects by coming to a meeting.
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+If you want to join, be sure to:
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