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| last name = Polakovs
| last name = Polakovs
| active from = 2019
| active from = 2019
| active until = 2024
| positions = Treasurer
| positions = Treasurer
| notable works = YSTV Live, Keep Talking And Nobody Explodes, Game Night
| hometown = depends who you ask
| hometown = depends who you ask
| current location = Manchester
| current location = Cambridge
| current occupation = Year in Industry
| degrees = MEng Computer Science (with a Year in Industry)
| degrees = MEng Computer Science (with a Year in Industry)
| allegiance = Computing
| allegiance = Computing
| floppys = The F*ckin F*ck F*cksake F*ck Award: Levelest Head (2021-2022)
| floppys = The Tightest Arse Award for Deepest Pockets (2022-23)<br>The F*ckin F*ck F*cksake F*ck Award: Levelest Head (2021-2022)<br>Most Likely To Win A Fight Against A Bear (2020-21)<br>One Of [[Ben Allen]]'s Angels Award (2019-20)
Most Likely To Win A Fight Against A Bear (2020-21)
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* Former Head of Computing at URY ("it was great, but I never want to do that again" - Marks Polakovs 2022)
* Former Head of Computing at URY ("it was great, but I never want to do that again" - Marks Polakovs 2022)
* Technical Director at York Vision
* Former Technical Director at York Vision
* Renowned corporate shill
* Renowned corporate shill
** Owns frankly worrying amounts of his employer's merchandise.
** Owns frankly worrying amounts of their former employer's merchandise.
*** Including a pair of branded socks.
*** Including a pair of branded socks.
* Credited on more than one livestream as "Grumpy Tech Bodger"
* Credited on more than one livestream as "Grumpy Tech Bodger"
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== 2019-20 ==
== 2019-20 ==


Marks was somehow poached by URY very early on and barely got involved with YSTV, with the exception of teaching [[Ben Allen]] the basics of React.js at 3am one night, which lead to the two of them producing many <del>mistakes</del> genuine technical innovations over the years. He was Graphics Op (read: F5-pusher) at [[Elections 2020|ERN 2020]], and also the proud owner of the USB stick that gave Ben a heart attack as he tried to get the stream going on zero hours of sleep.
Marks was somehow poached by URY very early on and barely got involved with YSTV, with the exception of teaching [[Ben Allen]] the basics of React.js at 3am one night, which lead to the two of them developing a lasting bond of friendship, collaboration, and [[fuckary]], and producing many <del>mistakes</del> genuine technical innovations over the years. They were Graphics Op (read: F5-pusher) at [[Elections 2020|ERN 2020]], and also the proud owner of [[Elections 2020#Power delivery|the USB stick that gave Ben a heart attack]] as he tried to get the stream going on zero hours of sleep.


== 2020-21 ==
== 2020-21 ==
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== 2022-23 ==
== 2022-23 ==
Upon their triumphant return from Manchester, Marks dove head-first into YSTV, not only doing whatever a treasurer does (money stuff idk) but also becoming a very prolific techie, contributing in at least some way to most big broadcasts and OBs in first term.
Upon their triumphant return from Manchester, Marks dove head-first into YSTV, not only doing whatever a treasurer does (money stuff idk) but also becoming a very prolific techie, contributing in at least some way to most big broadcasts and OBs in first term.
They also attempted to keep the logistics of [[Roses 2023]] under control, and mostly nearly succeeded.
At the 2023 Elections, they nearly retired, before the copious lack of a new treasurer and the existential crisis the station faced convinced them to un-retire and take on the role for another term. They did not regret this decision.
== 2023-24 ==
Suddenly becoming aware of the fact that they would soon be leaving YSTV for good, they somehow had possibly their most prolific term in the society, despite being in their final year. They (co-)wrote several pieces of software (an entirely new internal site, and NaSTA-award-winning [[Badger]]) for the station that were used throughout the year. They finally produced a full show of their own ([[Game Night]]), decided to abandon it after its first season because it was too much work, were convinced to un-abandon it by [[Cameron Fox]], and then put even more effort into the second season (despite switching format to pre-recorded to reduce the amount of effort...).


==Productions==
==Productions==
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| [[Freshers 2022|Freshers Fair]]
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| Game Day - Women's Rugby v Northumbria
| Game Day - Women's Rugby v Northumbria
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| Game Day - Football (Women's v Leeds & Men's v Bradford)
| Game Day - Football (Women's v Leeds & Men's v Bradford)
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| Yorktoberfest
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| Sound Op
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| York Yesterday (various episodes)
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|York Yesterday episodes 3 & 4
|York Yesterday episodes 3 & 4
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|Game Day - Battle of the Birds
|Game Day - Battle of the Birds
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|55th Anniversary - 48 Hour Livestream (various segments)
|[[55th Anniversary - 48 Hour Livestream]] (various segments)
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|55th Anniversary - 48 Hour Livestream - Bin Bag Reviews
|[[55th Anniversary - 48 Hour Livestream]] - Bin Bag Reviews
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|Boxing Fight Night 2022
|Boxing Fight Night 2022
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|[[YSTV Does Hunted - Live|Hunted Live]]
|[[YSTV Does Hunted - Live|Hunted Live]]
|Graphics Lead, techie, roaming camera op
|Graphics Lead, techie, roaming camera op
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|YSTV Live (various episodes)
|Tech, VT Op, Bean Bag Fort Builder
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|Hide And Seek
|Editor, Participant
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|Elections 2023: 60 Second Manifestos
|Spare pair of hands
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|Elections 2023: Debate Night
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|Elections 2023: Results Night
|Sound Op, Tech
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|Roses 2023
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Latest revision as of 19:41, 23 July 2024

Marks Polakovs
Years Active 2019 – 2024
Positions Held
Treasurer
Notable Works
YSTV Live
Keep Talking And Nobody Explodes
Game Night
FLOPPYs Won:
The Tightest Arse Award for Deepest Pockets (2022-23)
The F*ckin F*ck F*cksake F*ck Award: Levelest Head (2021-2022)
Most Likely To Win A Fight Against A Bear (2020-21)
One Of Ben Allen's Angels Award (2019-20)
Hometowndepends who you ask
Current LocationCambridge
DegreesMEng Computer Science (with a Year in Industry)
AllegianceComputing


Latvian.

Trivia

  • Former Head of Computing at URY ("it was great, but I never want to do that again" - Marks Polakovs 2022)
  • Former Technical Director at York Vision
  • Renowned corporate shill
    • Owns frankly worrying amounts of their former employer's merchandise.
      • Including a pair of branded socks.
  • Credited on more than one livestream as "Grumpy Tech Bodger"
    • Except for when that somehow becomes "Tech Director" in the credits
  • Relieves stress by swearing at inanimate objects
    • Usually Blackmagic Design's products.
  • Addicted to caffeine, Club-Mate, and breadsticks

2019-20

Marks was somehow poached by URY very early on and barely got involved with YSTV, with the exception of teaching Ben Allen the basics of React.js at 3am one night, which lead to the two of them developing a lasting bond of friendship, collaboration, and fuckary, and producing many mistakes genuine technical innovations over the years. They were Graphics Op (read: F5-pusher) at ERN 2020, and also the proud owner of the USB stick that gave Ben a heart attack as he tried to get the stream going on zero hours of sleep.

2020-21

lol

2021-22

Somehow, despite (or perhaps due to?) moving away from York to Manchester for a year in industry, 2021-22 became the year that Marks switched allegiances and gave worrying amounts of his free time to YSTV, including being elected as Treasurer.

Marks worked alongside Ben Allen to produce a graphics program for Roses 2022 using browsers inside OBS.

2022-23

Upon their triumphant return from Manchester, Marks dove head-first into YSTV, not only doing whatever a treasurer does (money stuff idk) but also becoming a very prolific techie, contributing in at least some way to most big broadcasts and OBs in first term.

They also attempted to keep the logistics of Roses 2023 under control, and mostly nearly succeeded.

At the 2023 Elections, they nearly retired, before the copious lack of a new treasurer and the existential crisis the station faced convinced them to un-retire and take on the role for another term. They did not regret this decision.

2023-24

Suddenly becoming aware of the fact that they would soon be leaving YSTV for good, they somehow had possibly their most prolific term in the society, despite being in their final year. They (co-)wrote several pieces of software (an entirely new internal site, and NaSTA-award-winning Badger) for the station that were used throughout the year. They finally produced a full show of their own (Game Night), decided to abandon it after its first season because it was too much work, were convinced to un-abandon it by Cameron Fox, and then put even more effort into the second season (despite switching format to pre-recorded to reduce the amount of effort...).

Productions

YEAR 1

# Show Position Description
Spring Term
1 Election Results Night 2020 Graphics Op
Summer Term
2 Quarantine Weekly (episode 2?Unverified or incomplete information) Participant

YEAR 2

# Show Position Description
Summer Term
3 Roses 2021 General Techie


YEAR 3

# Show Position Description
Spring Term
4 Election Results Night 2022 Grumpy Tech Bodger
5 NaSTA 2022 Grumpy Tech Bodger
Summer Term
6 Roses 2022 Graphics Lead
Summer Vacation
7 The Race Across Campus Editor

YEAR 4

# Show Position Description
Autumn Term
8 Freshers Fair Setup Tech
9 Game Day - Women's Rugby v Northumbria Tech
10 Game Day - Football (Women's v Leeds & Men's v Bradford) Tech
11 Yorktoberfest Sound Op
12 York Yesterday (various episodes) Tech
13 York Yesterday episodes 3 & 4 Vision Mixer
14 Game Day - Battle of the Birds Tech
15 55th Anniversary - 48 Hour Livestream (various segments) Tech
16 55th Anniversary - 48 Hour Livestream - Bin Bag Reviews Presenter
17 Boxing Fight Night 2022
18 Hunted Live Graphics Lead, techie, roaming camera op
Spring Term
19 YSTV Live (various episodes) Tech, VT Op, Bean Bag Fort Builder
20 Hide And Seek Editor, Participant
21 Elections 2023: 60 Second Manifestos Spare pair of hands
22 Elections 2023: Debate Night Tech
23 Elections 2023: Results Night Sound Op, Tech
Summer Term
24 Roses 2023 Logistics Coordinator,
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