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## Welcome
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CoSin is short for Chaos Singularity. We are not quite sure what that means, but
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we do know, what we want with it: We hope to provide a chance for geeks, nerds,
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hackers, discordians, chaots and other interested or curious people, to meet,
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learn, chat, have fun and relax. During three days, we'd like to offer the
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opportunity to investigate technology, think about its effects on society, or
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just chat with other participants in a relaxed atmosphere.
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## What is CoSin?
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CoSin is a technical and political event, where we intend to hold lectures,
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operate a network and have a lot of fun. Lectures are going to be in German and
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English (in the past mostly German). CoSin is a non-profit event, and generally
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chaotic when it comes to our goals. Originally, we just wanted to offer an event
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for geeks, hackers and other friends of constructive chaos, to meet, chat and
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have fun. As such, the event follows a strong do-it-yourself principle,
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i.e. visitors are not consumers, but participants.
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As a courtesy of the political reality, which seems to differ more from our
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ideals - like freedom of information and protection of privacy - each year,
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there is also an ever growing amount of political content. As such, we also hope
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to provide an opportunity for people with technical and political background to
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meet and exchange thoughts.
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Finally, CoSin is also a good chance for people without technical background, to
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gain an insight.
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## Topics
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The content of the CoSin event depends on the participants. Some topics are:
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* Software (e.g. GNU/Linux, BSD)
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* Hardware (e.g. Wireless Routers, amateur radio)
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* Electronics (e.g. soldering workshops)
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* Mate
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* Religious wars (Vi vs Emacs, etc.)
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* Politics (especially information and net-related topics)
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* Fun
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More specific information about talks and workshops can be found in our
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[[schedule|en/schedule]]. Besides sharing knowledge and experience, CoSin and
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the organisations behind it also pursue various long-run objectives:
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* Networking between groups of different geographical areas.
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* Support of free projects around technology and information politics.
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* Advancement of information security.
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* Creation of a broader consciousness for opportunities and risks around
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information society.
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* Investigation of new technologies and analysis of their impact on society.
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* Understanding the interrelation between technology and information freedom.
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Furthermore, CoSin is also meant to offer an opportunity to get to know people
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and their projects in a relaxed atmosphere.
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## For Whom?
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CoSin is open to everyone, who is interested in technology and it's effects on
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society. You don't have to be an Unix guru to participate - all curious people
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are welcome. We'd be happy to meet you at CoSin!
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## What does the Name mean?
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A [singularity][1] is a particular point in time and/or space, where everything
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concentrates (e.g. a black hole - a gravitational [singularity][2]). Chaos
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Singularity could therefore be a concentration of all chaos. A [singularity][3]
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can be something strange, unusual, peculiar or unique. Furthermore,
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[singularity][4] is the point in time, where the exponential growth in
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technology becomes infinite. At this point, all development happens extremely
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fast and almost completely chaotic, making any predictions about the following
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time impossible.
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Cosine is a trigonometric function. It does not have any [singularities][5].
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The value of cosin(2018) is approximately 0.45580812693525397.
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## Who organizes CoSin?
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CoSin is a chaotic event organised by [Chaostreffs][6] of Switzerland.
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These groups share a common support for the German [CCC e.V.][7] and its ideals,
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in Switzerland represented by the [CCC-CH][8].
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The content is provided by all sorts of persons. Everyone is invited to
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contribute to the program, and we are grateful towards all the people who do
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this every year.
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[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singularity
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[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitational_singularity
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[3]: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/singularity
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[4]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_singularity
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[5]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_singularity
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[6]: https://www.chaostreff.ch/
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[7]: https://www.ccc.de/
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[8]: https://ccc-ch.ch
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