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title: Setting the Scene
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date: 2016-01-25T16:44:00Z
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layout: Post
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hero: https://picsum.photos/id/866/1920/400
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hero credit: https://unsplash.com/photos/9RqA6tnT0gA
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hero credit text: Samuel Zeller
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- university tech
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This must, by now, be my fifth or sixth attempt at a blog. As per usual, I'll tell myself that I'll do better this time, and I'll write regularly, and post when I find solutions to interesting problems.
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Whatever, hopefully I'll at least manage to keep some useful content here.
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To set the scene for some of the material I'll be blogging about anyway:
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I'm a university student at [Imperial College London](https://www.imperial.ac.uk) in the [Department of Computing](https://www.imperial.ac.uk/computing). As of this writing, I'm a third year, on the four-year MEng programme.
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In my spare time, I indulge in a number of hobbies:
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* Playing [Heroes of the Storm](https://eu.battle.net/heroes/en/), a "Hero Brawler" (or a MOBA...) by Blizzard Entertainment
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* Running [Imperial Cinema](http://www.imperialcinema.co.uk), the student-run cinema of Imperial. This year, I'm the chair. Last year, I was treasurer. Ho hum.
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* Acting as Media Technical Manager for Imperial College Union's Media Group.
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## Heroes of the Storm
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Not much to say here. If you like playing (EU West!), then poke me. Maybe I'll play a match or two with you - I'm not very good...
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## Imperial Cinema
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There's a lot of fun technical stuff that goes on here. We've got:
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* _Digital Projector_: Barco DP2K-10Sx (without the Barco Alchemy board)
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* _Media Server_: Doremi ShowVault (with the web GUI hacks)
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* _Audio Kit_: Some Flare surrounds, primarily because they're small
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* _Servers_:
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* `ernie`: webserver and database server. Stores ticketing info.
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* `avantgarde`: acts as a bridge between our automation and the outside world
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## Media Technical Manager
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This is fun. I manage:
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* `onyx`: an ESXi install, with a bunch of different OSs on it.
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* `cog`: CentOS. On `onyx`. Runs our directory server - we use [FreeIPA](https://www.freeipa.org).
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* `gears`: Debian. On `onyx`, bound to `cog`. This is the storage VM, running home directories, media storage for Rivendell. Supports NFS, AFP (netatalk) and SMB (Samba), as well as SFTP, if you have shell access rights.
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* `galen`: Debian. On `onyx`. Media group webserver. Runs some websites.
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* `hubs`: OS X Server. Mostly around for Profile Manager and Apple Remote Desktop.
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* `icr-firestar`: Debian. Runs the [ICRadio](http://www.icradio.com) website.
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* `icr-optimus`: CentOS. Central server for the [Rivendell](http://www.rivendellaudio.org) radio broadcast system we use.
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* `stoic-blackadder`: Debian. Used for [ICTV](http://www.imperialcollege.tv)'s playout system.
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* `stoic-dexter`: Debian. Also used for various internal bits of ICTV.
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* `stoic-hannibal`: Windows, used for live video production, running [CasparCG](http://www.casparcg.com)
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* `nucleus`: OS X Server (again). This is a Mac Mini.
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as well as a bunch of Mac clients of varying vintages:
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* `silverbolt`
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* `airraid`
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* `slingshot`
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* `fireflight`
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* `skydive`
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* `groove`
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* `streetwise`
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* `superion`
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* `omegasupreme`
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* `tachyon`
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* `lightspeed`
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* `cliffjumper`
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* `stoic-macedit1`
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* `hyperon`
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* `boron`
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...some Mac Minis used for live production purposes:
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* `hardhead`
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* `chromedome`
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* `brainstorm`
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...some Apple TVs:
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* `felix-atv`
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* `media-atv`
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There's quite a bit here, and all the Mac clients are bound to `cog` for directory purposes, and to `hubs` for Profile Management (and Munki).
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