Just started this tonight, #gemini Gemtext editor on Android. Syntax highlighting I've done before so that's easy enough but there's some challenges around inline images (EditTexts have ImageSpans, easy to insert but how to remove later?). The exported Gemtext will of course replace the images with a link. I'll make the upload code modular so multiple methods can be implemented (SFTP, Inimeg, Iapetus, Titan, or whatever).

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**hedy** · Jun 17, 2021, 23:57

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**kelbot ◖⎚∠⎚◗** @kelbot@retro.social · Jun 17, 2021, 23:57

Jun 17, 2021, 23:57

kelbot ◖⎚∠⎚◗ @kelbot@retro.social

Gemini

"I've been trying to find a space to keep track of my thoughts on various things for a few years but I always seem to spend time fiddling with tech and not actually posting or writing."

I was saying I'd start a blog for YEARS. I never actually tried that hard. I didn't want to fiddle with a web server, site generator etc. I did want a selfhosted site to write about things I enjoy but not badly enough to do all that. Gemini is so simple that I don't mind the little bit of fiddling.

**hedy** · Jun 14, 2021, 07:27

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**Sotolf** @sotolf@fosstodon.org · Jun 14, 2021, 07:27

Jun 14, 2021, 07:27

Sotolf @sotolf@fosstodon.org

Spiders

TIL: Spiders curl their legs when they die because they use their blood pressure to extend their legs like a hydraulic system, that's pretty fascinating :)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider?locomotion#Locomotion

**hedy** · Jun 11, 2021, 23:39

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**Aaron Toponce ⚛️** @atoponce@fosstodon.org · Jun 11, 2021, 23:39

Jun 11, 2021, 23:39

Aaron Toponce ⚛️ @atoponce@fosstodon.org

Vim versus any IDE

https://www.reddit.com/r/vim/comments/nxrzxc/vim_vs_any_ide

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**hedy** · Jun 12, 2021, 01:23

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**David Bremner** @bremner@mathstodon.xyz · Jun 12, 2021, 01:23

Jun 12, 2021, 01:23

David Bremner @bremner@mathstodon.xyz

#FSF leaves #freenode

https://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-and-gnu-move-official-irc-channels-to-libera-chat-network

**hedy** @hedy@tilde.zone · Jun 10, 2021, 06:50

**hedy** @hedy@tilde.zone · Jun 10, 2021, 06:50

Jun 10, 2021, 06:50

hedy @hedy@tilde.zone

#TIL
whitespace... the programming language

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitespace_(programming_language)

the interpreter ignores characters other than space, tab, and linefeeds

here's a hello world with the code selected

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**hedy** · Jun 03, 2021, 19:01

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**Klaatu - Some Brave Apollo** @Klaatu@noagendasocial.com · Jun 03, 2021, 19:01

Jun 03, 2021, 19:01

Klaatu - Some Brave Apollo @Klaatu@noagendasocial.com

How to Create a Basic HTML Document in Your Browser

open a new tab or window and give it the url

data:text/html, <html contenteditable>

then type away.

do a Ctrl-S to save as an html file.

#howto #til #keep

**hedy** · Jun 09, 2021, 13:29

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Zé @Wylsym@fosstodon.org · Jun 09, 2021, 13:29

Jun 09, 2021, 13:29

Zé @Wylsym@fosstodon.org

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**hedy** · Jun 10, 2021, 02:30

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**XKCD Bot** @xkcd@mastodon.com.br · Jun 10, 2021, 02:30

Jun 10, 2021, 02:30

XKCD Bot @xkcd@mastodon.com.br

#2474 - First Time Since Early 2020

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**hedy** · Jun 10, 2021, 02:59

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**Binyamin Green** @binyamin@fosstodon.org · Jun 10, 2021, 02:59

Jun 10, 2021, 02:59

Binyamin Green @binyamin@fosstodon.org

> Seriously. The idea of a "blog" needs to get over itself. Everybody is treating writing as a "content marketing strategy" and using it to "build a personal brand" which leads to the fundamental flawed idea that everything you post has to be polished to perfection and ready to be consumed.
> [...]
> This idea is toxic and led me to publish less and less over time.

#Blog #PersonalSites

https://joelhooks.com/on-writing-more

**hedy** · May 26, 2021, 03:36

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**kline 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿** @kline@mastodon.sdf.org · May 26, 2021, 03:36

May 26, 2021, 03:36

kline 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @kline@mastodon.sdf.org

andrew lee just seized over 700 channels on freenode because they mentioned libera.chat in their topic.

This includes projects like openbsd, wikimedia, FOSDEM, etc.

https://archive.is/uHw1g shows 720 channels that match what is being checked.

here's an example log: https://gist.github.com/pushcx/ab2a1d5b1d18e964c581ef18ccb3a79f

boost this if you care about foss in any way.

**hedy** · May 25, 2021, 22:20

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**Josias** @josias@theres.life · May 25, 2021, 22:20

May 25, 2021, 22:20

Josias @josias@theres.life

I joined the Fediverse when I was in middle school. I first started hosting a Mastodon instance when in high school.

This made me wonder the age of others when they first joined this network.

So here's a poll:

How old were you all when you first joined the #Fediverse?

#AskFedi

3% 12-14 (middle school)
12% 15-19 (high school)
60% 20-39 (early to mid adulthood)
23% 40+ (older adult)

**hedy** · May 18, 2021, 23:41

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**sтυx⚡** @stux@mstdn.social · May 18, 2021, 23:41

May 18, 2021, 23:41

sтυx⚡ @stux@mstdn.social

These events are only 66 years apart

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**hedy** · May 02, 2021, 09:54

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**Joe ‘~rebello’ Harley 🏴** @joerebelloharley@tilde.zone · May 02, 2021, 09:54

May 02, 2021, 09:54

Joe ‘~rebello’ Harley 🏴 @joerebelloharley@tilde.zone

Nostalgia.

https://xkcd.com/256/

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**hedy** · Feb 09, 2021, 06:15

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**wizard** @wizard@xyzzy.link · Feb 09, 2021, 06:15

Feb 09, 2021, 06:15

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**hedy** · Feb 15, 2021, 17:48

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**kelbot ◖⎚∠⎚◗** @kelbot@retro.social · Feb 15, 2021, 17:48

Feb 15, 2021, 17:48

kelbot ◖⎚∠⎚◗ @kelbot@retro.social

Gemini and discoverability

I'm seeing more hits to my gemini capsule than I would have thought before starting one. I think it is getting more hits than the same content would have if I had started a traditional blog on the web. The relative size of gemini being so small compared to the web means all the eyes are condensed on the smaller number of sites.