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Post #1501980

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 (8)

  • @the_roamer@mastodonapp.uk 2026-01-26 04:27

    @jbowen@mast.hpc.social Interesting questions! #gopher #GeminiProtocol

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  • @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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  • @saintgarou@mstdn.social 2026-01-26 12:07

    @jbowen@mast.hpc.social It's a small act of resistance, but it's a step anyway! The #geminiprotocol seems to be more active than the #gopherProtocol , I find both interesting, but I must admit Gemini is a bit easier and more convenient for making a basic page with hyperlinks. gopher://sdf.org/1/maps Someone made an interface to some LLM from Gopher, did you know? Strange enough, both #gemini and #gopher keywords have now been taken for some IA shits so now even on the fediverse we have to deal with this :(

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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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  • @Dio9sys@haunted.computer 2026-01-26 18:14

    @jbowen@mast.hpc.social I maintain a gemini capsule. I mostly use it to share my own musings in a longer form, or to write cheatsheets and reference texts for whatever thing I'm working on so I can reference it elsewhere. I have no idea if anyone reads it, but that's kind of the point. I like being able to post into the void with no expectation of what I write being professional or marketable.

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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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