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The Spring of '83 is not over

~littlejohn

Glances around at people who probably don't want to hear about technology on a Sunday*

Boy am I bad at reading rooms.

Hey, have you seen this: https://www.robinsloan.com/lab/specifying-spring-83/ ? Anyone tried it yet?

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~tatterdemalion wrote (thread):

I think it's a neat idea. I have not read the specification yet, only its description, but I get the feeling it is (like most things in 2022) more complex than it needs to be. It boils down to "show only the most recent post from each of my RSS feeds, in a Pinterest-style layout". Or if you don't prefer RSS, there's an IndieWeb way of doing the same thing. This spec adds in some arbitrary limitations (including the maximum number of people on the network!), and adds a gossip protocol and maybe some other things I'm missing. What I'm missing for sure, though, is why you need a spec for this...

~tetris wrote (thread):

Hah, I like to think that there are two types of digital nomads:

Those who create simple protocols to live simple modern lives (Distraction-free nomads)
Those who wish the internet did not develop further than YearXYZ (Amish nomads)

I think this protocol is a mix of both ;-)

Also, check out https://arngren.net/ for a similar kind of feeling