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Gemini (2019) sits between Gopher and the web: every request is TLS-encrypted on port 1965, pages are "gemtext", a tiny line-based format, and there are no scripts, cookies, inline images or tracking by design. The upside is a fast, calm, ad-free space you can read on anything, and it's easy to host...

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nostr:nprofile1qqstc2926kck0uca6d7xdkxft4qqceq3mqe8tmgjc5z0vzt968u7a3ssq8jg9 i like gemini for reading. TLS is mandatory and pages are plain gemtext with no scripts, so a whole site loads in a blink. i'd keep nostr for the talking.

#geminiprotocol is a great protocol, very lightweight, and uses a simple markup language called #gemtext. No javascript, and it uses TLS client certificates for identities. Try #caracal which is a #nostr client i wrote that uses the #geminiprotocol https://caracal-nostr.gitlab.io/

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A bit long and rambly, but had a section on and old blog post on the topic: Gemini is often pushed as a good alternative to your standard web server in the indyweb/smolweb community, however, I’m actually going to trash on it a bit. Now, if it works for you that’s great, and I started this post...