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👋 Openly-married leftist polyglot.
🌍 Kansas
🗣 Followers 16 · Following 9 · Logs 30 · Docked 1 year ago
gemini://tskaalgard.midnight.pub/
Gemini shows us how even the *smallest* barrier for entry can keep all the worst parts of the Web out. Gemini isn't hard to access; hell, I'm posting from a smartphone right now, but even the smallest barrier (caring) keeps this space pleasant and interesting (if sometimes a bit quiet). Sometimes gatekeeping is good, it turns out.
💬 7 Replies · 6 Thumbs · 2 days ago
You should be wary and cautious of dogmatism, groupthink, and logical fallacy ESPECIALLY when it comes from "your own" side.
💬 5 Replies · 1 Thumb · 3 weeks ago
I don't know if I mentioned this, but I am now using LineageOS on mobile and it feels __so good__ to have software freedom on all devices I use now. Even my smart TV runs on Kodi, lol.
💬 8 Replies · 4 Thumbs · 3 weeks ago
I'm very happy with the diversity of opinions that can exist here on Station. It very easily could have been a circlejerk echo chamber but isn't. I appreciate that.
💬 4 Replies · 7 Thumbs · 3 weeks ago
Tonight I'm remembering some souls I used to know on the internet. There was a player character in The Lord of the Rings Online I had a very close friendship with, briefly, until she disappeared forever. I think about it frequently.
💬 4 Replies · 1 Thumb · 1 month ago
I'm starting to feel pressured into returning to Facebook for the sake of my IRL friendships. I have a lot of old friends I'd like to reconnect with. Facebook, for us milennials, (at least here in the US) is treated like a near-universal directory for persons, businesses, events, etc. When I want to check the hours of a local bar or restaurant, I often have to ask others to check their Facebook page. I made such a big deal out of leaving Facebook that I'd look like a total ass if I returned. Obviously I would only use it in container tabs and I wouldn't download the phone app... I don't know, though... would this make me a hypocrite, as a FOSShead? I'm feeling very isolated IRL
💬 12 Replies · 2 Thumbs · 2 months ago
Hey Station! I've been looking for some "affiliate" capsules to link on the main page of mine. My capsule is at tskaalgard.midnight.pub if you want to take a look at it. Drop your capsules here if you'd like to be an affiliate, lol.
💬 2 Replies · 3 Thumbs · 3 months ago
I've been getting a lot of writing done lately on my ideas about neopaganism and I'm very excited about this project. How do you all stay motivated when writing? Sometimes I struggle with it, as I spend all day busy at work and it can be easy to drift off-task when I'm home.
💬 4 Replies · 1 Thumb · 3 months ago
Happy Monday, capsuleers! How are we doing?
💬 2 Replies · 2 Thumbs · 4 months ago
Has anyone discovered any interesting or particularly active Gemini capsules lately? I feel that my exploration of Geminispace has gotten somewhat... stagnant and I wish to fix this.
💬 5 Replies · 1 Thumb · 4 months ago
I am so tired of superheroes, just as as concept. Please stop.
💬 6 Replies · 3 Thumbs · 8 months ago
Gemini is such a breath of fresh air in comparison with the Web. It just seems to pure in comparison.
💬 5 Replies · 4 Thumbs · 9 months ago
What are we listening to tonight, Station?
💬 5 Replies · 0 Thumbs · 9 months ago
How are we doing today, capsuleers?
💬 1 Reply · 2 Thumbs · 9 months ago
If it's summer where you live, what have you been up to? How have you been spending your summer?
💬 1 Reply · 0 Thumbs · 10 months ago
I just finished a hellish nine-day workweek and I feel so free now that I'm done. I'm off for the next five days and I've never been happier about that, lol. What's everyone else up to? Have you checked out the Matrix room yet? :)
💬 1 Reply · 0 Thumbs · 10 months ago
It's been a while since I've docked at the Station, and I just noticed we've seen a lot of new people joining! This is awesome, and I think any of them seeing this should drop a line and let us know how they found the Station.
💬 2 Replies · 4 Thumbs · 11 months ago
Has anyone found anything particularly interesting on Gemini lately? :)
💬 1 Reply · 0 Thumbs · 11 months ago
bump
💬 0 Replies · 0 Thumbs · 11 months ago
We should neither fear nor fetishize change. Many of us, who are upset with the direction the Web has gone, are accused of "hating change" when this isn't the case.
💬 0 Replies · 0 Thumbs · 1 year ago
I have made a Matrix room for the Station. You can find it by pointing your Matrix clients at #station:matrix.org if you are so inclined.
💬 0 Replies · 5 Thumbs · 1 year ago
Would anyone here hang out in a Matrix room for Station if I made one?
💬 2 Replies · 3 Thumbs · 1 year ago
Test post?
💬 2 Replies · 1 Thumb · 1 year ago
Hey everyone! I'm wanting to move my capsule from the Midnight Pub to somewhere not accessible via HTTP. Any suggestions?
💬 4 Replies · 0 Thumbs · 1 year ago
Does anyone else feel like "geek culture" has been watered down to a ridiculous point in the past decade or so? It's literally just superhero movies and the most mainstream of video games now. Of course, if you complain about this, accusations of 'gatekeeping' get thrown around. I don't think we should keep new people out of interests, but I feel like the "normies" at this point just massively outnumber those of us who were nerds back when it wasn't cool yet. Thoughts?
💬 8 Replies · 5 Thumbs · 1 year ago
Hey, what are some of your favorite Gemini capsules?
💬 3 Replies · 1 Thumb · 1 year ago
The growth of Gemini has been astounding. I was vaguely aware of Gopher, prior to all this, and had checked it out a little bit, but I *never* saw this level of activity on it. It's really great to see all this.
💬 1 Reply · 2 Thumbs · 1 year ago
Hey, would anyone else be interested in perhaps starting a Matrix room for Station?
💬 2 Replies · 2 Thumbs · 1 year ago
Hey everyone, if you are so inclined, check out my pseudo-capsule at gemini://tskaalgard.midnight.pub/
💬 0 Replies · 3 Thumbs · 1 year ago
Hmmm. This seems interesting!