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    should make an alternative markup and transfer protocol for fediverse. copy the best bits of the web, but take away the baggage so it’s easier to build new browser engines

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      for some folks that’s gopher or Gemini, and I can’t say I disagree with that choice. I wonder how fancy one could get with rendering, within the bounds of those protocols?

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        e: I had an extended rant here about how Gemini doesn’t support sessions or posting text, but it seems the Gemini site is a liar and it does sessions more or less exactly how I hoped it did. I’m gonna try some shit, if it works stay tuned for a quick and dirty Gemini interface for our instance