Hi, I'm Simone

About Me

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My nickname was borrowed from "Starship Troopers" - A military science fiction novel by U.S. writer Robert A. Heinlein. "roughnecks" is the name of the first Mobile Infantry Squad led by Rico. I'm still not sure why I chose a plural name for my persona; it's a bit odd, I reckon, but I got attached to it and it stuck.
I'm currently unemployed, mainly because of health issues, but I studied and worked for a bit in IT Department; that's still one of my greatest passions, along with PC Gaming. I consider myself as an eternal noob - in both categories - since there's always something new to learn and things often get more complicated over the years.

Pictures

My Weapon of Choice: Steam

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PC MasterRace

I like RPG, Simulation, Racing, FPS, Turn Based Strategy, Narrative, Point & Click, Space and Card Games but I kinda play almost every genre. I'm not good at Fast-Paced and Stealth Games, RTS, Platformers and most probably something else too. I don't like Trivia, Match3, Word Games, Clickers, Mobile-Ports, Time Management, Flash Games, MMO and a few others for sure.
Also, I don't play so much as of lately...

CUSPIDE:
𝙲𝙰𝚂𝙴: 𝚒𝚃𝚎𝚔 𝚅𝙴𝚁𝚅𝙴
𝙼𝙾𝙱𝙾: 𝙶𝚒𝚐𝚊𝚋𝚢𝚝𝚎 𝙱𝟺𝟻𝟶 𝙰𝙾𝚁𝚄𝚂 𝙼
𝙲𝙿𝚄: 𝙰𝙼𝙳 𝚁𝚢𝚣𝚎𝚗 𝟻 𝟸𝟼𝟶𝟶𝚇
𝙶𝙿𝚄: 𝙼𝚂𝙸 𝙶𝚃𝚇 𝟷𝟼𝟼𝟶 𝙶𝙰𝙼𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝚇 𝟼𝙶𝙱
𝚁𝙰𝙼: 𝟷𝟼𝙶𝙱 𝙳𝙳𝚁𝟺 𝟸𝟼𝟼𝟼 𝚌𝟷𝟼 𝙲𝚘𝚛𝚜𝚊𝚒𝚛
𝚂𝚂𝙳: 𝙺𝙸𝙽𝙶𝚂𝚃𝙾𝙽 𝙼.𝟸 𝟸𝟻𝟶𝙶𝙱 𝙽𝚅𝙼𝙴
𝙷𝙳𝙳: 𝚂𝚎𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝙱𝙰𝚁𝚁𝙰𝙲𝚄𝙳𝙰 𝟸𝚃𝙱
𝙿𝚂𝚄: 𝙲𝚘𝚘𝚕𝚎𝚛 𝙼𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝟻𝟶𝟶𝚆 𝟾𝟶+
            

My Reputation

TF2 Favorite Maps

You can use these download links on your private servers, if you wish :)

• LazyTown LazyDay
• LazyTown LazyNitez

My Steam BoT

• Meet ZED, a Trading BoT
• Join ZED's Group Chat for other functionalities

Steam on XMPP

• Join the public Steam Chatroom

Services

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If you want to join any of these services or have any question, scroll down below to the "Contact" section and send me a message, I'll be glad to help you out!

XMPP Server

I'm hosting an XMPP server, which is basically a decentralized and secure chat service. I'm doing this just for myself and friends who'd like to join, so public registrations are closed and you need an invite to join.
The registration process is quite easy, your generated invite link will take you to the basic steps of choosing a client - there are many for each platform, Windows, Linux, Web, Android, iOS and MacOS - and sign-up, or just let you sign-up if you already have a preferred client.
Two Web Clients are also hosted locally on my server, reachable here and here.


The compliance test is sometimes wrong, because of my slidge setup: it should always be a 100%, but for the reason mentioned it doesn't detect MAM and vCard modules as working. They are :)

XMPP Gateways: Slidge

• Whatsapp Gateway: connect to your Whatsapp account and sync contacts/groups
• Telegram Gateway: same as Whatsapp but for your Telegram account
• Steam Gateway: chat with your friends on Steam
• Matrix Gateway: have your Matrix's group synced and chat from xmpp

To discover these services from XMPP you need a client like Gajim (maybe Cheogram will work as well - untested so far)

Schleuder List

Hosted on this server there is also an Encrypted Mailing List powered by Schleuder.
The list ("decentralizeit [at] woodpeckersnest [dot] space") is about decentralized networks (Matrix, XMPP, the Fediverse etc..) but it's also a place for friends who want to join.. It's mostly for Italian people, but we can speak English too. About joining, here is how to:

1. Send any unencrypted message to "decentralizeit-sendkey [at] woodpeckersnest [dot] space". The system will reply you with a message containg the key to be used in the next step.
2. With the key you got before, send an encrypted message to "decentralizeit-owner [at] woodpeckersnest [dot] space". That's the list's admin account. You must paste your public PGP Key in the body of the message or - preferred - attach it as a file to the mail, so that I can add you to the list as a member. Maybe explain why you want to join if we don't know each other.
3. Wait for a welcome message posted on the list itself.
4. Enjoy the mailing list, you can now write to "decentralizeit [at] woodpeckersnest [dot] space"

Euro Truck Simulator 2 Convoy

Connect to the Convoy section in ETS2 and look for "[ITA][DEDICATO] Dumb & Dumber" in the list (should be at the top); if you cannot find the server, search for its id which is "85568392925766072/101"

Also, join my Trucksbook Company and check out our Mumble server below.

Mumble Voice Chat Server

Connect to "mumble.woodpeckersnest.space" on default port. We have a dedicated room for ETS2 convoys, with up to 8 participants - no registration required - and a music bot.
Direct connection to the convoy room

RSS Reader

Hosted here there is a web RSS Feed Reader powered by "FreshRss"; public registration is currently disabled but, as always, I can invite friends to join :)

Shaarli Links

We also have a Shaarli instance: The personal, minimalist, super-fast, database free, bookmarking service.

CalDAV/CardDAV

Manage your personal calendar and addressbook with Radicale, the Free and Open-Source CalDAV and CardDAV Server.

Standalone BoTs

I'm also running 8 6 standalone bots

• ZED : A trading and chat bot for Steam
• Eggdrop : "verne" - runs on libera.chat
• Eggdrop : "birbanta" - runs on Twitch IRC
• Mastodon Bridge : Mostly for personal use, but I might invite friends
• feed-to-muc : RSS BoT which runs on this Italian MUC
• xmpp-bot : "ted" - runs on my XMPP Server, connected to a couple MUCs
• ChatBot : Conversational chat-bot for Delta Chat, using OpenAI API
• Music Bot : "Birbanta" is a Mumble music bot - connect to our server to find out more

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