And the answer was not very far.

Python ? That’s even more popular than Rust.

Indeed. One of the problems with Lemmy (and now Ibis) is that it is coded in Rust and there are a lot less people out there who known it compared to something popular, like Python. It’s why I have high hopes for this. It feels almost inevitable at this stage.

The main issue I forsee is an enthusiastic CCG fan hacking BookWyrm into CardWyrm but it wouldn’t help the rest of us and that’s why I am trying to steer things in the direction of GeneralWyrm because this idea has come up in relation to a BookWyrm for films or TV or vinyl and can be extended into pretty much anything collectable (Funko Pops, dolls, action figures, baseball cards, etc, etc), so making a modular GeneralWyrm that would provide people with a base to add in specific things for whatever the specialism is (like a TV tracker as suggested here).

It’s not really clear what the post is about - it goes big on sweeping statements and skimps on specifics, so I was asking for clarification.

I’m not a developer myself but I’m sure I could find some skill that would be useful to help at that. The ground code is layout and you layout a plan. You even have a mascot. Soon or later it will happened.

Yeah, there is a need for this, at some point the idea will gain enough traction. I keep jumping into discussions as it helps me spread the word and it is useful for firming up my ideas.

BookWyrm is written in Python which I don’t know enough about to start messing with the code but I have been assembling my thoughts, making notes and it should mean there’s planning done to make this work.

Were did you hear about the BookWyrms reckoning ? On GitHub ? Lemmy ? Mastodon ?

You can follow my larger discussions on the topic back in time:

https://feddit.uk/comment/3046414

https://feddit.uk/comment/2070975

https://feddit.uk/comment/988350

https://feddit.uk/comment/604106

Then that last one links to earlier discussion:

https://lemmy.ml/post/133722

If this idea started to gain momentum, I’d have a word directly with the devs and see if there are any tips they’d have.

Dick or guillotine?

Like One Laptop Per Child?

“Student” and “conversation”.

Now I am off to Google some words, I may be some time…

Also beers.

I started a post along these lines on !ibis@lemmy.ml. I, personally, think this will be the killer application for Ibis.

It’s probably safe to say that everyone does but when the studios are putting down a lot of cash for The Next Big Thing, they tend to want a safer bet like a sequel or remake or part of a franchise. This doesn’t seem to be working as well as it was and it is increasingly looking like spending smaller amounts spread around could generate a big hit too but that does need them to be able to spot good ideas and they don’t have a great track record on this.

That guy is a fuckin menace, and a liar to boot.

Yes and yes. I am frequently shocked at the things he will admit to doing.

Guy I know was in his car when it was hit by kids having a snowball fight. So he drove straight at them onto the pavement, trapped them in a shop doorway and cracked their heads together before heading in his way. There was an article in the local paper about the police looking for him because one of the kids suffered a broken jaw. He still feels that it was a justifiable course of action .

This has come up a few times. I’m just drawing my notes together on previous discussions but in summary:

• The BookWyrm devs reckon it would be easy enough to alter their code for other uses but they don’t have the time.
• There are occasional posts about folks looking for similar services for film and TV, vinyl and music, etc.
• I think it might be worthwhile first creating a more modular GeneralWyrm (with a wyrm/worm wearing a general’s hat as a symbol) that could then be modified for other uses: ScreenWyrm, MusicWyrm, ActionFigureWyrm, etc.

Features for a ScreenWyrm would include:

• Standard IMDb/Trakt features like voting, reviewing, etc.
• Lists - with the option to import from IMDb/Trakt
• Something like Trakt’s Kodi tracker
• Release calendar for movies and TV shows. I currently use something (Episode Tracker?) to bring TV shows into my calendar app but it isn’t really fine-grained enough for me but it’s good enough for now.

It is (k)not.

It’s a little known fact that the pretzel was invented in Staffordshire after some dough got caught up and knotted in a pottery wheel.

Nope, it’s all out war now for tea supremacy.

I started the community after the Saltgate uproar died down or it would get nasty quick.

That’s exactly the kind of post we are looking for!

I’m not sure even they do a 2 litre mug.