UnfinishedProjects

So I decided to set up a nodeBB server on a VPS and am trying to get everything set up - and I am trying to get the fediverse working. I have a couple of questions for anyone who might have some experience.

1. I am using cloudflare for the domain host, and it seems that I need to turn off bot fighting in order for the federation to work. Is this actually the case, or is there something I am doing wrong? If it is the case, is it that big of a deal? Will I get a lot of spam or bot traffic? Is there a custom rule I can make that night not be as good as bot fighting, but mitigate it slightly? (Without paying for additional cloudflare services) I'm not sure what I'm doing with cloudflare tbh, I've just been asking an LLM to help me correctly set it up.

2. I think I have it working, but I followed my piefed account within my nodeBB profile to test it - and while my profile shows that I am following the piefed account, the actual indicator that shows number of people following remains at 0. (See photos. On mobile atm, but it's the same on the desktop.)

3. How does the federation actually work - I'm new to the fediverse, but I'm curious of how to actually use nodeBB with the fediverse. Is /world for people to simply use the forum as a hub to browse their other feeds? Is there also a way to set up each category posting to specific instances? What is the "standard" or "expected" way to integrate the forum into the fediverse - and can it be used to help bring new members to the forum?

Sorry if some of this is trivial, slowly trying to navigate and wrap my head around things. Hopefully someone on here has some experience with this?

cross-posted from: https://piefed.zip/c/strategy_games/p/1093266/i-designed-a-board-game-creative-commons-open-source

Hey I've been working on this abstract strategy board game on and off for more than 10 years. I've picked up the project again trying to get a digital version up and running in the browser that is playable.

It's still under development, but you can check out the repository here: https://github.com/GreenAnts/Amalgam_Webgame/tree/main?tab=readme-ov-file. (There are links on the main page for rules, and etc)

Rulebook: https://github.com/GreenAnts/Amalgam_Webgame/tree/main/assets/Rulebook

Video tutorial: https://youtu.be/LZD5h4siXVM

Play against a (dumb) bot/AI: https://greenants.github.io/Amalgam_Webgame/ (this is the under development game, and a has a lot of placeholder text - but once you enter the bot game, it should actually work.

The game is a bit niche, and I'm assuming probably won't fit the bill for most people in this instance, but I'm hoping someone might be interested and help us grow this project. The game is open source and creative commons licensed, so I'm hoping the game will become community created.

Anyways, if you check it out, I'd greatly appreciate it!

cross-posted from: https://piefed.zip/c/strategy_games/p/1093266/i-designed-a-board-game-creative-commons-open-source

Hey I've been working on this abstract strategy board game on and off for more than 10 years. I've picked up the project again trying to get a digital version up and running in the browser that is playable.

It's still under development, but you can check out the repository here: https://github.com/GreenAnts/Amalgam_Webgame/tree/main?tab=readme-ov-file. (There are links on the main page for rules, and etc)

Rulebook: https://github.com/GreenAnts/Amalgam_Webgame/tree/main/assets/Rulebook

Video tutorial: https://youtu.be/LZD5h4siXVM

Play against a (dumb) bot/AI: https://greenants.github.io/Amalgam_Webgame/ (this is the under development game, and a has a lot of placeholder text - but once you enter the bot game, it should actually work.

The game is a bit niche, and I'm assuming probably won't fit the bill for most people in this instance, but I'm hoping someone might be interested and help us grow this project. The game is open source and creative commons licensed, so I'm hoping the game will become community created.

Anyways, if you check it out, I'd greatly appreciate it!

Hey I've been working on this abstract strategy board game on and off for more than 10 years. I've picked up the project again trying to get a digital version up and running in the browser that is playable.

It's still under development, but you can check out the repository here: https://github.com/GreenAnts/Amalgam_Webgame/tree/main?tab=readme-ov-file. (There are links on the main page for rules, and etc)

Rulebook: https://github.com/GreenAnts/Amalgam_Webgame/tree/main/assets/Rulebook

Video tutorial: https://youtu.be/LZD5h4siXVM

Play against a (dumb) bot/AI: https://greenants.github.io/Amalgam_Webgame/ (this is the under development game, and a has a lot of placeholder text - but once you enter the bot game, it should actually work.

The game is a bit niche, and I'm assuming probably won't fit the bill for most people in this instance, but I'm hoping someone might be interested and help us grow this project. The game is open source and creative commons licensed, so I'm hoping the game will become community created.

Anyways, if you check it out, I'd greatly appreciate it!

cross-posted from: https://piefed.zip/c/machinelearning/p/1092955/looking-for-ml-coders-for-help-with-open-source-creative-commons-board-game-ai-player-logi

I know this is probably a long shot, but I'm not sure where else to ask so I'm going to take a shot.

I've designed and abstract board game (think chess, shogi, go, etc) and have completed coding the rules for play against an AI player, however getting the actual AI to be good is a whole other problem.

I would love if someone who is experienced in ML would be interested in collaborating on this open source project.

The game is strictly a hobby project, with absolutely no plans for monitization or anything. Currently it's playable in the browser against AI (no multiplayer yet set up) at: https://greenants.github.io/Amalgam_Webgame/

GitHub Repo: https://github.com/GreenAnts/Amalgam_Webgame

Disclaimer: I've mostly used AI to code this project, as I'm a pretty novice programmer. Obviously that's controversial, so I want to make that clear - but remember this is simply a hobby project, and is a way for me to get my board game design digitized and actually played by others. The code will likely be a bit on the messy side, but I think for the most part the ML coder would only be interacting with the controller - so shouldn't be too much of a factor.

From my limited understanding, the actual search depth and complexity of the game is quite high, far higher than chess, so it's been quite hard for me to try and get this set up even with the help of AI coding with hueristics.

If you are interested in in the project at all, I'm always looking for help to farther this project - as I've been working on the board game itself (on and off) for more than 10 years.

The GitHub Repo listed above (in the README.md) has a graphical rulebook as well as a video tutorial linked for you to learn the rules and get an idea of the game complexity if you are interested.

Like I said, I know this is a long shot, and unlikely anyone will be interested, but I figured I'd give it a shot :)

cross-posted from: https://piefed.zip/c/machinelearning/p/1092955/looking-for-ml-coders-for-help-with-open-source-creative-commons-board-game-ai-player-logi

I know this is probably a long shot, but I'm not sure where else to ask so I'm going to take a shot.

I've designed and abstract board game (think chess, shogi, go, etc) and have completed coding the rules for play against an AI player, however getting the actual AI to be good is a whole other problem.

I would love if someone who is experienced in ML would be interested in collaborating on this open source project.

The game is strictly a hobby project, with absolutely no plans for monitization or anything. Currently it's playable in the browser against AI (no multiplayer yet set up) at: https://greenants.github.io/Amalgam_Webgame/

GitHub Repo: https://github.com/GreenAnts/Amalgam_Webgame

Disclaimer: I've mostly used AI to code this project, as I'm a pretty novice programmer. Obviously that's controversial, so I want to make that clear - but remember this is simply a hobby project, and is a way for me to get my board game design digitized and actually played by others. The code will likely be a bit on the messy side, but I think for the most part the ML coder would only be interacting with the controller - so shouldn't be too much of a factor.

From my limited understanding, the actual search depth and complexity of the game is quite high, far higher than chess, so it's been quite hard for me to try and get this set up even with the help of AI coding with hueristics.

If you are interested in in the project at all, I'm always looking for help to farther this project - as I've been working on the board game itself (on and off) for more than 10 years.

The GitHub Repo listed above (in the README.md) has a graphical rulebook as well as a video tutorial linked for you to learn the rules and get an idea of the game complexity if you are interested.

Like I said, I know this is a long shot, and unlikely anyone will be interested, but I figured I'd give it a shot :)

I know this is probably a long shot, but I'm not sure where else to ask so I'm going to take a shot.

I've designed and abstract board game (think chess, shogi, go, etc) and have completed coding the rules for play against an AI player, however getting the actual AI to be good is a whole other problem.

I would love if someone who is experienced in ML would be interested in collaborating on this open source project.

The game is strictly a hobby project, with absolutely no plans for monitization or anything. Currently it's playable in the browser against AI (no multiplayer yet set up) at: https://greenants.github.io/Amalgam_Webgame/

GitHub Repo: https://github.com/GreenAnts/Amalgam_Webgame

Disclaimer: I've mostly used AI to code this project, as I'm a pretty novice programmer. Obviously that's controversial, so I want to make that clear - but remember this is simply a hobby project, and is a way for me to get my board game design digitized and actually played by others. The code will likely be a bit on the messy side, but I think for the most part the ML coder would only be interacting with the controller - so shouldn't be too much of a factor.

From my limited understanding, the actual search depth and complexity of the game is quite high, far higher than chess, so it's been quite hard for me to try and get this set up even with the help of AI coding with hueristics.

If you are interested in in the project at all, I'm always looking for help to farther this project - as I've been working on the board game itself (on and off) for more than 10 years.

The GitHub Repo listed above (in the README.md) has a graphical rulebook as well as a video tutorial linked for you to learn the rules and get an idea of the game complexity if you are interested.

Like I said, I know this is a long shot, and unlikely anyone will be interested, but I figured I'd give it a shot :)

cross-posted from: https://piefed.zip/c/politics/p/1090319/highly-recommended-video-capitalism-is-not-natural-i-would-like-your-thoughts

Let me start by saying that I thought this interview was great, and highly encourage you to watch it in its entirety and share it with others.

I think a lot of "anti-capitalist" videos and discussions you see are geared towards the people who are already left leaning. But this interview discusses it from an economic perspective, and is communicated in such a clear and pragmatic way, while also being extremely charismatic and interesting to listen to.

I don't mean to upsell this video so much, but I just thoroughly enjoyed it and highly recommend it. If you are a very "pro-capitalist" person, id love to hear your genuine thoughts on the matter (not a debate or argument, just your genuine and well meaning thoughts - as I'm genuinely curious).

Let me start by saying that I thought this interview was great, and highly encourage you to watch it in its entirety and share it with others.

I think a lot of "anti-capitalist" videos and discussions you see are geared towards the people who are already left leaning. But this interview discusses it from an economic perspective, and is communicated in such a clear and pragmatic way, while also being extremely charismatic and interesting to listen to.

I don't mean to upsell this video so much, but I just thoroughly enjoyed it and highly recommend it. If you are a very "pro-capitalist" person, id love to hear your genuine thoughts on the matter (not a debate or argument, just your genuine and well meaning thoughts - as I'm genuinely curious).

Hey everyone, the attached link is my write-up about the plans for a new community I am trying to get established.
Since I know a lot of people don't actually follow links to read articles, I'll copy and paste some stuff here:

My ideal for this platform is to build a space that values creativity, learning, and working/tinkering at various projects - whatever that may be, from arts and crafts, to software development, to 3D printing, to scientific research. As the forum title suggests, "UnfinishedProjects" is meant to bring people together to share what they are working on, provide a network to collaborate and work together, and just overall enjoy the journey and make some friends along the way.

The forum is not meant to be a "hyper-niche" space, but instead a place for creatives and tinkerers (the kind of people who always have three half-finished projects sitting on their desk) to come together. While the forum has a slight leaning towards the open source and Creative Commons space, to support the "Libre" community - it's meant to be more of a general philosophy rather than a strict gate-keeping measure.

To initially get started, I am using a free hosting platform, but as soon as I am sure the community has enough members who are committed to the community, I plan on transferring over to nodeBB which has native support for Fediverse integration.

Also, addressing the questions of "why not just create a Lemmy/PieFed instance":

Let me start off by saying that I recognize that mega-forum platforms like Reddit, Lemmy, and PieFed exist, and serve an important function. While Lemmy and PieFed have yet to gain traction, I personally hope that they might eventually mature enough to replace Reddit - but as of now, Reddit is a central platform that allows users to find almost any sub for a random topic, and get questions answered from other people who are also interested in that specific niche. This is great, and I think this is where mega-forums excel.

However, I feel that individual forums (like this one that I am trying to create) have very much died off, with the exception of some already well established and long lived ones (BoardGameGeek, I'm looking at you). What I think a personal forum like this has to offer that mega-forums do not, is the permanence and commitment from its members - generally leading to a smaller but more tightly-knit community and network of individuals. On mega-forums like Reddit, it is so easy for members to move from one sub to another, and get lost in the "social-media" type of posts and memes that detract from the intent of any one specific forum.

Additionally, subs on these platforms are often hyper-niche, which can offer a lot of benefits, but a traditional forum may provide a better place to bring people together from various skill sets, interests, and hobbies to share and encourage one another.

If this is something that you think you might be interested in supporting, I kindly ask that you might be willing to join our community and help us build a place that we can all be proud to participate in.

I hope you all have a great day!
Stay safe in these crazy times ✊

-Anthony

Hey everyone, the attached link is my write-up about the plans for a new community I am trying to get established.
Since I know a lot of people don't actually follow links to read articles, I'll copy and paste some stuff here:

My ideal for this platform is to build a space that values creativity, learning, and working/tinkering at various projects - whatever that may be, from arts and crafts, to software development, to 3D printing, to scientific research. As the forum title suggests, "UnfinishedProjects" is meant to bring people together to share what they are working on, provide a network to collaborate and work together, and just overall enjoy the journey and make some friends along the way.

The forum is not meant to be a "hyper-niche" space, but instead a place for creatives and tinkerers (the kind of people who always have three half-finished projects sitting on their desk) to come together. While the forum has a slight leaning towards the open source and Creative Commons space, to support the "Libre" community - it's meant to be more of a general philosophy rather than a strict gate-keeping measure.

To initially get started, I am using a free hosting platform, but as soon as I am sure the community has enough members who are committed to the community, I plan on transferring over to nodeBB which has native support for Fediverse integration.

Also, addressing the questions of "why not just create a Lemmy/PieFed instance":

Let me start off by saying that I recognize that mega-forum platforms like Reddit, Lemmy, and PieFed exist, and serve an important function. While Lemmy and PieFed have yet to gain traction, I personally hope that they might eventually mature enough to replace Reddit - but as of now, Reddit is a central platform that allows users to find almost any sub for a random topic, and get questions answered from other people who are also interested in that specific niche. This is great, and I think this is where mega-forums excel.

However, I feel that individual forums (like this one that I am trying to create) have very much died off, with the exception of some already well established and long lived ones (BoardGameGeek, I'm looking at you). What I think a personal forum like this has to offer that mega-forums do not, is the permanence and commitment from its members - generally leading to a smaller but more tightly-knit community and network of individuals. On mega-forums like Reddit, it is so easy for members to move from one sub to another, and get lost in the "social-media" type of posts and memes that detract from the intent of any one specific forum.

Additionally, subs on these platforms are often hyper-niche, which can offer a lot of benefits, but a traditional forum may provide a better place to bring people together from various skill sets, interests, and hobbies to share and encourage one another.

If this is something that you think you might be interested in supporting, I kindly ask that you might be willing to join our community and help us build a place that we can all be proud to participate in.

I hope you all have a great day!
Stay safe in these crazy times ✊

-Anthony

With the new Discord changes and the controversy causing people to leave the platform, I decided it was a great excuse for me to finally try to ditch discord. I mostly used discord for my creative endeavors through the years (collaborating on projects, help with software - looking at you Blender and Godot, and etc) but now I really only have my small community that I was trying to start back up based on my board game project.

As someone who drifts from project to project, and often tries to find other people who want to participate in projects - this forum is meant to fill two needs:

‣A communication and contributor hub for the various open source and creative commons projects I am currently working on, as well as a centralized location to access information and assets for said projects.

‣ A place for other creative individuals to network, collaborate, and share their own projects - or even simply chat and meet like minded individuals.

I am a huge advocate for the creative commons, open source software, and the overall Libre community that counters the capitalist models that are so prevalent in the online space. While members of this community don’t need to share these same ideals, I would like to foster a community that can lift up and encourage others who contribute to this space. It would be nice if we could create a community where people help and contribute to each others creative endeavors and improve the FOSS/CC community.

And honestly, I kind of miss the days when forums were the primary form of communication, before discord - so I am excited to see if this community can take off at all.

The community is extremely sparse at the moment, but if any of you would be willing to check it out and stick around for a while to see if we can grow - I would be greatly appreciative. If anyone has feedback for improvement or ideas for direction of the forum, I would love to hear any and all constructive criticism.

And to get ahead of the "Lemmy/Piefed is a forum" comments:
I personally think there is great value in mega-forums like Lemmy, PieFed, and Reddit, and while there are subs for niche topics, the idea of a standalone forum for my specific purpose seems like it has more of an opportunity to create the “small, close-knit” type of community that doesn’t seem to fit within the sphere of these mega-forums.

I could totally be wrong, and maybe its nostalgia, but something about a good old forum seems to bring something different to the table in my eyes.