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@hiivelabs.com
Developer with almost thirty years of experience. If you follow me expecting me to follow back, you are likely to be disappointed unless your posts interest me.
Remember: AI ≠ GenAI
https://hiivelabs.com/blog
Remember: AI ≠ GenAI
https://hiivelabs.com/blog
A little bit more work on my #Zertz #ML #boardgame visualization tools. I can now render an entire game, turn-by-turn from the SGF files on boardspace.net :)
October 30, 2025 at 7:21 PM
A little bit more work on my #Zertz #ML #boardgame visualization tools. I can now render an entire game, turn-by-turn from the SGF files on boardspace.net :)
First pass of #AI implementation for my #ML #Zertz #boardgame experiment. I've been working on the visualization of player 2 thinking.
Player 1 is Random.
Player 2 is MCTS.
If you look closely you can see the thinking visualization for player 2. It's especially noticeable on their first turn.
Player 1 is Random.
Player 2 is MCTS.
If you look closely you can see the thinking visualization for player 2. It's especially noticeable on their first turn.
October 26, 2025 at 2:10 AM
First pass of #AI implementation for my #ML #Zertz #boardgame experiment. I've been working on the visualization of player 2 thinking.
Player 1 is Random.
Player 2 is MCTS.
If you look closely you can see the thinking visualization for player 2. It's especially noticeable on their first turn.
Player 1 is Random.
Player 2 is MCTS.
If you look closely you can see the thinking visualization for player 2. It's especially noticeable on their first turn.
A little bit more #zertz #ml #boardgame fun. Mostly cosmetic, but it's fun to look at, if a little impractical.
October 22, 2025 at 9:57 PM
A little bit more #zertz #ml #boardgame fun. Mostly cosmetic, but it's fun to look at, if a little impractical.
So now I have five cats. Sigh. I'm gonna need a bigger house.
October 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
So now I have five cats. Sigh. I'm gonna need a bigger house.
I already have four cats, so obviously I can't take in any more. Unfortunately, I'm a sucker, so this happened...
Meet Truffle. She's been to the vet, has a clean bill of health, and will be spayed in a couple of weeks. And I suck at not adopting cats. 2/2
Meet Truffle. She's been to the vet, has a clean bill of health, and will be spayed in a couple of weeks. And I suck at not adopting cats. 2/2
October 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I already have four cats, so obviously I can't take in any more. Unfortunately, I'm a sucker, so this happened...
Meet Truffle. She's been to the vet, has a clean bill of health, and will be spayed in a couple of weeks. And I suck at not adopting cats. 2/2
Meet Truffle. She's been to the vet, has a clean bill of health, and will be spayed in a couple of weeks. And I suck at not adopting cats. 2/2
Okay, I'm cherry-picking, and I've still got some bugs to fix, but this is promising... #zertz #ml #boardgame fun.
October 20, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Okay, I'm cherry-picking, and I've still got some bugs to fix, but this is promising... #zertz #ml #boardgame fun.
Fun with the #boardgame #zertz #ml project. This image shows the equivalent permutations (via reflection/rotation) of a specific board state. The more equivalent permutations, the more we can reduce the state space we have to search.
October 18, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Fun with the #boardgame #zertz #ml project. This image shows the equivalent permutations (via reflection/rotation) of a specific board state. The more equivalent permutations, the more we can reduce the state space we have to search.
Managed to get some more time in on my #ML distraction project that I return to every six months or so - this is a board game called Zértz - one of the Gipf Project.
October 16, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Managed to get some more time in on my #ML distraction project that I return to every six months or so - this is a board game called Zértz - one of the Gipf Project.
More fun tweaks on a side-#ML project I've been working on. I've added intention indicators. Green for placement, red for removal, blue for capture. (It's just random play right now, but I've been working on making sure the rules are enforced correctly. Not as easy as one would think.)
October 10, 2025 at 4:50 AM
More fun tweaks on a side-#ML project I've been working on. I've added intention indicators. Green for placement, red for removal, blue for capture. (It's just random play right now, but I've been working on making sure the rules are enforced correctly. Not as easy as one would think.)
It's been a while, but I finally got some time to work on the fun bits of a side-#ML project I've been working on. I don't get to play with this very often, so it's a nice break.
October 7, 2025 at 1:51 AM
It's been a while, but I finally got some time to work on the fun bits of a side-#ML project I've been working on. I don't get to play with this very often, so it's a nice break.
This is particularly relevant, and probably more than you need/want to know.
September 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
This is particularly relevant, and probably more than you need/want to know.
Can't believe I forgot this gem. (3D Monster Maze).
August 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Can't believe I forgot this gem. (3D Monster Maze).
Alone in the Dark, 1992 creeped me out; his part, the zombie dog part, and the ballroom part.
Honorable mention goes to Silent Hill 2.
Honorable mention goes to Silent Hill 2.
August 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Alone in the Dark, 1992 creeped me out; his part, the zombie dog part, and the ballroom part.
Honorable mention goes to Silent Hill 2.
Honorable mention goes to Silent Hill 2.
Testing something useful for my sekrit project...
August 21, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Testing something useful for my sekrit project...
I hope you're able to take advantage of the FAA delayed flight compensation rules?
August 19, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I hope you're able to take advantage of the FAA delayed flight compensation rules?
My first five Steam acquisitions.
August 15, 2025 at 10:38 PM
My first five Steam acquisitions.
No, Demon, this is not how pair programming works.
August 6, 2025 at 1:18 PM
No, Demon, this is not how pair programming works.
This is what I have to deal with.
July 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
This is what I have to deal with.
Okay. I'll bite. The output is in the alt text. It reads like a dating profile.
June 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Okay. I'll bite. The output is in the alt text. It reads like a dating profile.
There are plenty of legitimate reasons (e.g. IP theft) to criticize LLMs and the massive techbro hype around them without resorting to straw(berry)man arguments.
A fish can't swing from tree to tree either, but you don't see people criticizing the fish.
A fish can't swing from tree to tree either, but you don't see people criticizing the fish.
June 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
There are plenty of legitimate reasons (e.g. IP theft) to criticize LLMs and the massive techbro hype around them without resorting to straw(berry)man arguments.
A fish can't swing from tree to tree either, but you don't see people criticizing the fish.
A fish can't swing from tree to tree either, but you don't see people criticizing the fish.
June 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM