Derick Florian (he/him) @derickflorian@qoto.org

@admitsWrongIfProven ok, thank you, that makes sense! The only problem is my lack of knowledge so I appreciate you explaining the high level of it. I will dig into it and that sounds like the best option from an overall cost standpoint.

My first attempt at minecraft resulted in death. For what it’s worth my second living person is at level 5.

The crafting is fun and immense so far. I am very grateful for tons of torches keeping mobs from spawning near my house. 🙏

I just need to find more sheep! Don’t have enough wool to make a bed after multiple days.:/

#Minecraft #VoxelGames

@jellycrystals Wow, I have so much to learn. I did built a spruce boat but might build a spruce boat with a chest too. I will have to watch some vids on fishing to see how it works!

@admitsWrongIfProven I just don’t trust myself I guess. Would that involve having a separate router to wall off my network? And doing stuff like fail2ban and disabling login via password to the pi?

I think you can actually host the classic java version or the new “bedrock” edition.

My third thought was there are open source voxel games that I could try and potentially host. Minetest comes up over and over but I really liked Terasology the most from this list: https://opensource.com/alternatives/minecraft

I had a really great time playing ~5 min of Minecraft last night. I am definitely going to start a new game tonight.

My biggest challenge was building a roof on my hideout. I ran out of time so I walled myself into a cave I dug for the night. If I’m being honest I also wasted time on frivolous things like picking berries and hunting foxes. This tells me Minecraft is realistic. Without society and many support systems I would probably die because it’s winter and i have a bunch of delicious berries but no shelter or warmth.:)

I want to play with my siblings an RPi LAN setup won’t do. I tried a “Free” private server but the catch is you have to renew it every few days. It looks like hosting is cheap and I could get a a 10 player server for around $30 USD per year. There are also free public servers but I’m not sure if they are good for new players.

#minecraft #gameHosting

@FailForward @ypc_bunsen @freemo I did consider moving or having an alt but I’m not sure I really want to interact people who already blocked me transitively by blocking QOTO. All because they didn’t like the personality of an admin or one outreach attempt(in the most recent round of blocking).

I am missing out on other’s voices that aren’t involved in the blocking but at the same time for me the decision is to stay. I get that some people when they say free speech mean hate speech, and I have blocked those people. But I also don’t agree with people on the other side of the spectrum that block entire swathes of people for the reason they don’t like an opinion or a style of communicating.

@_litui_ really like the track!

@itsOasus Do you think they can change/are changing? It seems like they have had a bad track record based on statements made by officials of the organization and actions:
- https://medium.com/james-finn/please-dont-support-the-salvation-army-9f1408c333ff
- https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/19/the-salvation-army-claimed-not-anti-lgbt-anymore/

They at least have statements on their website saying they are caring for lgbtq people equally now.

The most recent incident I saw was in 2017/2018 so it’s probably too early to tell unless there are more recent ones I don’t know about.

Thanks for your post, I won't donate to them until they can demonstrate they can treat lgbtq people with respect and dignity.