diff --git a/index.gmi b/index.gmi index d3d8f26..863ff43 100644 --- a/index.gmi +++ b/index.gmi @@ -42,57 +42,5 @@ Great cli client. It's also a gopher client. => gemini://gemlog.blue/users/acdw/1600890858.gmi The Art to writting textfiles.. or T-FILES by acdw - -## Odd random thoughts - -### More then gopher, but less then modern html/css/js -So I'm old. My first computer was a Commodor VIC-20, and first experance of -internet type stuff was dialing into BBS back in the early 80's. Or using one -of the public terminals at the library to get into the few gopher systems. Which -to 12 or 13 year old me, thought that was just the coolest thing ever. So I'm -guessing that one reason I like Gemini so much, is that there is a sense of -nostilga to it. But also my dislike of what the modern day consumsion of -information on the internet has turned into. - -From that time I had a few other computers, till I got to college and got to use -a trully multi-user system. A Digital Equipment Corp VAX 6520, and two -MicroVax's that the computer science department ran. And while the school had a -couple graphical workstations. Also most all comuter access was done over text -terminals. VT100's, VT220's, and VT320's. This as the late 80's. It was all -text based, and wonderful. - -Why is this important? Well I like to think that what you read is more -important, then how you read it or how it's displayed. Which is something that -modern web stuff seems to like to make you think is more imporant. Where they -like to show you little bit sized chuncks, that get them more views and clicks, -because you have to keep clicking to just read more of the content. And yes, I -understand how this all came about. - -Also IMHO, it seems like we are asking web sites to do more and more then they -where ever designed to do.From that time I had a few other computers, till I got -to college and got to use a trully multi-user system. A Digital Equipment Corp -VAX 6520, and two MicroVax's that the computer science department ran. And -while the school had a couple graphical workstations. Also most all comuter -access was done over text terminals. VT100's, VT220's, and VT320's. This as -the late 80's. It was all text based, and wonderful. - -Why is this important? Well I like to think that what you read is more -important, then how you read it or how it's displayed. Which is something that -modern web stuff seems to like to make you think is more imporant. Where they -like to show you little bit sized chuncks, that get them more views and clicks, -because you have to keep clicking to just read more of the content. And yes, I -understand how this all came about. - -Also IMHO, it seems like we are asking web sites to do more and more then they -where ever designed to do. There are so many layers, frameworks, and libraries -that must be loaded, that everything is bloated beyond imagein. Or maybe it's -we are asking web browsers to do more then they should ever be asked? I had to -stop running chrome because the insane amount of memory it would take up. I -hate to say it, but even the new Microsoft Edge does better on memory. I ended -up tring FireFox (talk about going full circle) and it seems pretty good. But -this isn't supposed to be about web browsers. This is supposed to be about why -I think the Gemini Protocal is COOL. - -* Share info easily. If you can write markdown, you can create a gemini .gmi - file. Really doesn't getting any simpler then that. -* +=> gemini://tilde.team/~drwasabi/random-thoughts.gmi Odd random thoughts about gemini being simple, is better. + diff --git a/random-thoughts.gmi b/random-thoughts.gmi new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cd32851 --- /dev/null +++ b/random-thoughts.gmi @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +# Odd random thoughts + +## More then gopher, but less then modern html/css/js + +So I'm old. My first computer was a Commodor VIC-20, and first experance of +internet type stuff was dialing into BBS back in the early 80's. Or using one +of the public terminals at the library to get into the few gopher systems. Which +to 12 or 13 year old me, thought that was just the coolest thing ever. So I'm +guessing that one reason I like Gemini so much, is that there is a sense of +nostilga to it. But also my dislike of what the modern day consumsion of +information on the internet has turned into. + +From that time I had a few other computers, till I got to college and got to use +a trully multi-user system. A Digital Equipment Corp VAX 6520, and two +MicroVax's that the computer science department ran. And while the school had a +couple graphical workstations. Also most all comuter access was done over text +terminals. VT100's, VT220's, and VT320's. This as the late 80's. It was all +text based, and wonderful. + +Why is this important? Well I like to think that what you read is more +important, then how you read it or how it's displayed. Which is something that +modern web stuff seems to like to make you think is more imporant. Where they +like to show you little bit sized chuncks, that get them more views and clicks, +because you have to keep clicking to just read more of the content. And yes, I +understand how this all came about. + +Also IMHO, it seems like we are asking web sites to do more and more then they +where ever designed to do.From that time I had a few other computers, till I got +to college and got to use a trully multi-user system. A Digital Equipment Corp +VAX 6520, and two MicroVax's that the computer science department ran. And +while the school had a couple graphical workstations. Also most all comuter +access was done over text terminals. VT100's, VT220's, and VT320's. This as +the late 80's. It was all text based, and wonderful. +nfo + +Also IMHO, it seems like we are asking web sites to do more and more then they +where ever designed to do. There are so many layers, frameworks, and libraries +that must be loaded, that everything is bloated beyond imagein. Or maybe it's +we are asking web browsers to do more then they should ever be asked? I had to +stop running chrome because the insane amount of memory it would take up. I +hate to say it, but even the new Microsoft Edge does better on memory. I ended +up tring FireFox (talk about going full circle) and it seems pretty good. But +this isn't supposed to be about web browsers. This is supposed to be about why +I think the Gemini Protocal is COOL. + +* Share info easily. If you can write markdown, you can create a gemini .gmi + file. Really doesn't getting any simpler then that. +*