Fair enough. I just consider it quicker wikipedia, especially for very simple lookups. For what it’s worth, I googled “gopher”, which, shockingly, showed me pictures of gopher. “Gopher network” showed me an online network dedicated to gophers. XD
I 100% get the AI hate, but it did explain it to me, pointed me to a browser, which I installed, and now I’m on Gemini, so I learned something and gemini got a new user.
First impression: good! Looks pretty cool.
this is the start page when I launch Amfora
then I went to Gemini Project, just some address I found on the net
Do we do GPT here?
Gopher is a 1990s-era internet protocol that delivers text and files through simple hierarchical menus.
The small web is a loose movement of minimalist, personal, and non-commercial websites built outside the corporate web.
Gemini is a 2019 protocol for browsing encrypted, text-first sites using a simple markup language called Gemtext.
To connect to Gemini, install a Gemini client like Amfora and open a gemini:// URL.
Thank god that at least they made them ask. Another thing I’m massively happy for is GDPR. I keep getting mails in my inbox for all sort of random accounts I don’t remember signing up for that I probably just checked out once and forgot about, asking me if they can keep my data, please, because if I don’t reply then they can’t, and they would REALLY REALLY LIKE TO C’MON FRIEND BE MY FRIEND
Why would he need protection from them? When was the last time security personnel offed the person they were hired to protect?