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@jbowen@mast.hpc.social

2026-01-26 04:01 UTC

Are folks retreating from the LLM hellscape of the web to Gopher or Gemini protocols? I'd really like to hear from folks about what's going on in the "small web" these days. Where to look for info, is one protocol gaining/losing tracking, or have they attracted userbases with different interests? Any fedi-like communities on these protocols? Boosts for visibility are appreciated, but there's no pressure to do so. #smallweb #gopher #geminiprotocol

Replies (5)

  • @jake4480@c.im 2026-01-26 04:34

    @jbowen@mast.hpc.social kinda, yeah. Some. Seen a lot of people talking about it. I've collected up a bunch of things on it and will probably write about it at some point this year. Fascinating stuff

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  • @cousinsd@mastodon.nz 2026-01-26 06:31

    @jbowen@mast.hpc.social I'm curious too. I have a space on the small web. Little to see, though I feed my mastodon posts to the gemini capsule and I use telescope browser (Omar Polo) to browse all the following protocols. Otherwise I've nothing to add to the conversation. I never managed to gain traction. Go well. gopher://cousinsd.net gemini://cousinsd.net finger://@cousinsd.net

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  • @kissyagni@techhub.social 2026-01-26 08:51

    @jbowen@mast.hpc.social For me, it's like walking in city VS walking in a forest. On classical Web, everything is overcrowded. Adds everywhere, everyone rush. You go here because you live there, and it's practical to go shopping. Gemini is more like a peaceful plain or forest you go on weekend. There is not much to see, but sometimes you find a beautiful flower, or a nice bird. And if you met someone, you can have a quick talk with him/her and feel much more connected, because you are probably the only people for miles around.

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  • @allanon@mastodon.uno 2026-01-26 18:11

    @jbowen@mast.hpc.social as I will get some free time I'll setup a #gopherhole on a cheap VPS. I prefer gopher because it can be accessed by vintage computers.

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  • @gnomon@mastodon.social 2026-01-26 23:14

    @jbowen@mast.hpc.social @mos_8502@studio8502.ca have you seen @andros@activity.andros.dev 's org-social platform? It uses HTTP (although I don't think that's a strict requirement) but not HTML.

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