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|REAL-NAME=Ricky Elrod
|image=CodeBlock.jpg
|homepage=elrod.me
|location=Ohio, USA
|birthday=August 2
|fas-name=codeblock
|email=codeblock@fedoraproject.org
|gpg=FC3C6A07
|irc-nick=relrod
|irc-channels=#fedora-admin, #fedora-noc, #fedora-apps, #haskell, #scalaz, and a bunch of others
|facebook=codeblock
|github=relrod
|callsign=N8SQL
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= Ricky Elrod on the 'net =
= Introduction =
'''FAS''': [https://admin.fedoraproject.org/accounts/user/view/codeblock codeblock]<br />
I live in Youngstown, OH, USA, and am currently attending Youngstown State University where I am majoring in computer science and mathematics. I have a very strong interest in Programming Language Theory (PLT) and the connection between mathematics and programming by way of things like category theory, type theory, and the Curry-Howard correspondence.
'''GPG''': [http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x002710B0DAD3DF0E DAD3DF0E]<br />
'''Freenode''' (nick: CodeBlock or relrod): #fedora-admin, #fedora-noc, #fedora-apps, #fedora-fedmsg, and a bunch of others.<br />
'''Internal/Red Hat''' (nick: relrod)<br />
'''Slashnet''' (nick: CodeBlock): #uakroncs<br />
'''Ham Radio''': [http://callook.info/n8sql N8SQL]<br />
'''Email''': [mailto:codeblock@fedoraproject.org codeblock@fedoraproject.org]<br />
'''Website''': [http://elrod.me/ http://elrod.me/]<br />
'''Blog''': [http://blog.elrod.me/ http://blog.elrod.me/]<br />
'''Github''': [https://www.github.com/codeblock https://www.github.com/CodeBlock]<br />
'''Facebook''': [https://www.facebook.com/codeblock https://www.facebook.com/codeblock]<br />
'''Google+''' (rarely used): [https://plus.google.com/106726601246881076299/ https://plus.google.com/106726601246881076299/]<br />


= What I do within Fedora =
= What I do within Fedora (current-ish) =
* I packaged and maintain a number of [https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/users/packages/codeblock packages] that I find useful.
** I am also a packager sponsor and currently sponsor a small number of people
* I'm a member of the core infrastructure team
** Web app development
** Server maintenance/upkeep
* I lead the [https://github.com/fedora-infra/mobile Fedora Mobile] Android app project
* I am on the websites team and occasionally fix issues with project websites
 
= Timeline of my Fedora history =
* (June 2010) - Sent intro email to infrastructure@lists.fedoraproject.org, started helping out wherever I could.
* (June 2010) - Sent intro email to infrastructure@lists.fedoraproject.org, started helping out wherever I could.
* (January 2011) - Got funded to go to [[FUDCon:Tempe_2011]]. (Thank you, Fedora!)
* (January 2011) - Got funded to go to [[FUDCon:Tempe_2011]]. (Thank you, Fedora!)
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* (June 2011) - Won the [[Scholarship | Fedora Scholarship]]. (Thank you, Fedora!)
* (June 2011) - Won the [[Scholarship | Fedora Scholarship]]. (Thank you, Fedora!)
* (November 2011) - Started administrating the [[Scholarship | Fedora Scholarship]] since the previous winner has the opportunity to run the next year's scholarship.
* (November 2011) - Started administrating the [[Scholarship | Fedora Scholarship]] since the previous winner has the opportunity to run the next year's scholarship.
* (February 2012) - Became an intern at Red Hat (Fedora Engineering Intern).
* (February 2012) - Became an intern at Red Hat (Fedora Engineering Intern).
 
* (December 2013 - present) - Title change to "Associate Software Engineer, Fedora Engineering"
* Perhaps most importantly, I earn badges!
 
{{ #fedorabadges: codeblock }}


= What I do outside of Fedora (in FOSS) =
= What I do outside of Fedora (in FOSS) =
* I work on a lot of small FOSS projects that I started (see my GitHub page linked above).
* I love learning about programming paradigms, particularly Functional Programming.
* I love learning about programming paradigms, particularly Functional Programming.
** Along with that, I love learning the math behind it. Type theory and category theory are enjoyable. :)
** Along with that, I love learning the math behind it. Type theory and category theory are enjoyable. Provable correctness is amazing. :)
* I maintain a small number of [https://rubygems.org/profiles/6607 Ruby Gems].
** In fact Programming Language Theory in general is amazing. :)
* I created (and very badly need to re-create in another language some day) [http://da.gd/ http://da.gd/] and the [https://github.com/CodeBlock/dagd "framework"] that powers it.
* I maintain a small number of [https://rubygems.org/profiles/6607 Ruby Gems], but this is about all I do with Ruby nowadays.
* I maintain some Haskell packages on [http://hackage.haskell.org/user/RickyElrod Hackage].
* I created [http://da.gd/ http://da.gd/] and am currently rewriting it in Haskell.
* I sometimes contribute to [https://github.com/facebook/phabricator Facebook's Phabricator project] in my spare time.
* I sometimes contribute to [https://github.com/facebook/phabricator Facebook's Phabricator project] in my spare time.


= Non-software things that I do =
= Non-software things that I do =
* I am a part-time student, currently majoring in CS at Youngstown State University.
* I am a full-time student, currently dual-majoring in Computer Science and Mathematics at Youngstown State University.
** I am the former Vice President and current Events Coordinator for the YSU ACM student chapter.
** I am the former Vice President for [http://www.w8upd.org/ W8UPD], The University of Akron's Amateur Radio Club.
** I am the former Vice President for [http://www.w8upd.org/ W8UPD], The University of Akron's Amateur Radio Club.
** I am the former Vice President for [http://acm.cs.uakron.edu ACM at UAkron].
** I am the former Vice President for [http://acm.cs.uakron.edu ACM at UAkron].
* I am a founder of [http://synhak.org The SYN/HAK Hackerspace] in Akron, Ohio.
* I am a founder of the [https://noexc.org/ Northeast Ohio Experimenters Club] in Ohio, USA.
* I am learning Guitar in my free time.
* I was a founder of [http://synhak.org The SYN/HAK Hackerspace] in Akron, Ohio, USA.
* I am learning calligraphy in my free time.
* I dabble with calligraphy.
* I play the keyboard for fun. I'm not good at it.
* I enjoy photography - I shoot Pentax.
* I enjoy photography - I shoot Pentax.
* I enjoy astronomy and should learn more about it one day.
* I'm an amateur radio operator (N8SQL) and ARRL VE.
* I play drums (but only as a hobby).
* I play guitar (also only as a hobby).
[[Category:Ambassadors from the USA]]

Revision as of 19:36, 23 April 2018

Ricky Elrod
Ricky Elrod
Personal information
Location: Ohio, USA
Birthday: August 2
Homepage: elrod.me
E-mail: codeblock@fedoraproject.org
GPG key: FC3C6A07
Contact information
Ham Radio: N8SQL​
Facebook: codeblock​
GitHub: relrod

​

Fedora-specific information
FAS name: codeblock
Fedora e-mail: codeblock@fedoraproject.org
Fedora homepage: codeblock.fedorapeople.org
Fedora Badges earned (142)
Senior Editor Speak Up! Flock 2013 Attendee Associate Editor Junior Editor Bloggin' it! (Planet II) Involvement Bloggin' it! (Planet I) If you build it... (Koji Success II) If you build it... (Koji Success I) If you build it... (Koji Success III) Tagger (Tagger II) Junior Tagger (Tagger I) Badge Muse (Badge Ideas I) Riddle Me This Tanked! Junior Badger (Badger I) Keepin Fedora Beautiful (F20) Like a Rock (Updates-Stable I) Like a Rock (Updates-Stable II) Crypto Panda Secretary General You can call me "Patches" (SCM I) You can call me "Patches" (SCM II) You can call me "Patches" (SCM III) Is this thing on? (Updates-Testing I) Paranoid Panda Is this thing on? (Updates-Testing II) Trust me, I know what I am doing Mugshot Let Me Introduce Myself White Rabbit Bona Fide Packager Sponsor What goes up... (Koji Failure III) What goes up... (Koji Failure I) What goes up... (Koji Failure II) Maestro Bloggin' it! (Planet III) White Hat Nuancier In Search of the Bull (Tester I) Embryo Baby Badger Flock 2013 Speaker Senior Badger (Badger II) Is this thing on? (Updates-Testing III) Tadpole Building the Outer Ring (Copr Build I) Egg Binary Star No Longer a Ronin Rockin' & Rollin' Take this and call me in the morning Discovery of the Footprints (Tester II) Fedora Scholar Junior Package Tagger (Package Tagger I) Senior Package Tagger (Package Tagger III) Package Tagger (Package Tagger II) Building the Outer Ring (Copr Build II) Proven Packager Building the Outer Ring (Copr Build III) Partners in Crime Override, you say? Helping Hand What goes around comes around (Karma I) The Blessing of the FPL Flock 2014 Speaker Master Editor Crypto Badger If you build it... (Koji Success IV) Building the Outer Ring (Copr Build IV) Flock 2014 Attendee Missed the Train Ambassador Party Pirate Badge Off! Corporate Drone Building the Outer Ring (Copr Build V) Consolation Prize Building the Outer Ring (Copr Build VI) Tadpole with Legs Fedora 21 Change Accepted Shellshocked Associate Badger (Badger 1.5) Nom Nom Nom Origin Bloggin' it! (Planet IV) Flock 2015 Speaker Delivery Like a Rock (Updates-Stable III) Fedora 22 Change Accepted Master Badger (Badger III) Fedora Legal Badge of Doom Flock 2015 Attendee Macaron (Cookie I) You can call me "Patches" (SCM IV) Dancing with Toshio Top 100 Websites.NEXT It still works! Top 500 Mirror, Mirror on the Wall What goes around comes around (Karma II) Chocolate Chip (Cookie II) Flock 2016 Attendee Krakow Brews! Bob Loblaw (Planet V) Froglet Horcrux Black and White (Cookie III) Extra! Extra! Clickbait (Fedora Magazine I) Don't Call it a Comeback Curious Penguin (Ask Fedora I) The Panda Is In Flock 2017 Attendee Flock Paparazzi Steampunk Arcade LISA17 Inside Job Rollercoaster Restaurant Amateur Radio SIG Member What goes up... (Koji Failure IV) Pizzelle (Cookie IV) Flock 2018 Attendee You’re on a boat! Fedora Advocate Readiness We Can Do It! Adult Frog Meeting of the Minds DevConf.cz 2020 Attendee Flock 2019 Attendee Long Life to Pagure (Pagure I) Long Life to Pagure (Pagure VI) Long Life to Pagure (Pagure IV) Long Life to Pagure (Pagure V) Fedora & CentOS Social @ Summit 2020 Rainbow (Cookie V) nest-attendee-2020 Long Life to Pagure (Pagure II)
 



Introduction

I live in Youngstown, OH, USA, and am currently attending Youngstown State University where I am majoring in computer science and mathematics. I have a very strong interest in Programming Language Theory (PLT) and the connection between mathematics and programming by way of things like category theory, type theory, and the Curry-Howard correspondence.

What I do within Fedora (current-ish)

  • I packaged and maintain a number of packages that I find useful.
    • I am also a packager sponsor and currently sponsor a small number of people
  • I'm a member of the core infrastructure team
    • Web app development
    • Server maintenance/upkeep
  • I lead the Fedora Mobile Android app project
  • I am on the websites team and occasionally fix issues with project websites

Timeline of my Fedora history

  • (June 2010) - Sent intro email to infrastructure@lists.fedoraproject.org, started helping out wherever I could.
  • (January 2011) - Got funded to go to FUDCon:Tempe_2011. (Thank you, Fedora!)
  • (February 2011) - Was asked about and gladly accepted entrance into sysadmin-main, the core sysadmin group for the Fedora Project.
  • (June 2011) - Won the Fedora Scholarship. (Thank you, Fedora!)
  • (November 2011) - Started administrating the Fedora Scholarship since the previous winner has the opportunity to run the next year's scholarship.
  • (February 2012) - Became an intern at Red Hat (Fedora Engineering Intern).
  • (December 2013 - present) - Title change to "Associate Software Engineer, Fedora Engineering"

What I do outside of Fedora (in FOSS)

  • I work on a lot of small FOSS projects that I started (see my GitHub page linked above).
  • I love learning about programming paradigms, particularly Functional Programming.
    • Along with that, I love learning the math behind it. Type theory and category theory are enjoyable. Provable correctness is amazing. :)
    • In fact Programming Language Theory in general is amazing. :)
  • I maintain a small number of Ruby Gems, but this is about all I do with Ruby nowadays.
  • I maintain some Haskell packages on Hackage.
  • I created http://da.gd/ and am currently rewriting it in Haskell.
  • I sometimes contribute to Facebook's Phabricator project in my spare time.

Non-software things that I do

  • I am a full-time student, currently dual-majoring in Computer Science and Mathematics at Youngstown State University.
    • I am the former Vice President and current Events Coordinator for the YSU ACM student chapter.
    • I am the former Vice President for W8UPD, The University of Akron's Amateur Radio Club.
    • I am the former Vice President for ACM at UAkron.
  • I am a founder of the Northeast Ohio Experimenters Club in Ohio, USA.
  • I was a founder of The SYN/HAK Hackerspace in Akron, Ohio, USA.
  • I dabble with calligraphy.
  • I enjoy photography - I shoot Pentax.
  • I enjoy astronomy and should learn more about it one day.
  • I'm an amateur radio operator (N8SQL) and ARRL VE.
  • I play drums (but only as a hobby).
  • I play guitar (also only as a hobby).
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