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sydneybrokeit/README.md

Hi! I'm Sydney Schreckengost. I do weird things with computers. Sometimes I stand in front of total strangers and tell them what I think about the world! I also play a lot of tabletop RPGs like Pathfinder and Starfinder (and occasionally try to write tooling for it!)

Where to find me

Primary Technologies

  • Golang
  • Python
  • Bash
  • Ruby
  • AWS
  • Ansible
  • Linux

Highlight Projects

  • Ansible-Demo - a tutorial and walkthrough of using Ansible
  • Docker-demo - a tutorial and walkthrough for getting started wtih Docker.
  • Gotchi - a golang-based "Tamagotchi" game for Twitch streamers to engage with fans
  • imageBot - a Rust based application to automatically post images to Slack from a desktop
  • netbeat - an SNMP monitor using libbeat (golang) for sending data to ElasticSearch
  • dangerBongo - a golang-based application to control the fan and color on Corsair AIO coolers example of the AIO cooler in use
  • difmScript - a Python application for interacting with the di.fim (digitally imported radio) API to have it print out nicely in tmux
  • XIV_Census - a set of R scripts to parse the Final Fantasy XIV Lodestone and generate graphs about player character demographics, achievements, and job levels. Graph of each server, broken down by gender Graph of each server, broken down by race Graph of Monk secondary and tertiary class levels
  • VR Theremin - I made a toy electrotheremin (electronic instrument based on capacitance) for VR, using Unity and C#.

YouTube video of the VR Theremin

My next steps

  • I want to get better at Go
  • Learn more about system architecture and design
  • Continue speaking - it's fun, it's a good way to challenge myself, and I've met cool people doing it
  • Become a better communicator and mentor
  • Give back to the communities that have helped me!

Other hobbies

  • PC Hardware
  • Electronics
  • Math/Science
  • Tabletop RPGs (Pathfinder and Starfinder especially)

Pinned

  1. docker-demo docker-demo Public

    How to get started with Docker

    Go 2

  2. HAProxyGoStat HAProxyGoStat Public

    A golang library for working with HAProxy stats

    Go 1

  3. XIV_Census XIV_Census Public

    Go through XIV_Stats data and make pretty charts, using R!

    R 1

  4. ansible-demo ansible-demo Public

    How to get started with Ansible

    1

  5. dangerbongo dangerbongo Public

    Go-based application to control color and fan on Corsair AIO coolers.

    Go

  6. difmScript difmScript Public

    A script to work with di.fm's (undocumented) API.

    Python