⛰️ Mntn's gemlog

2021-10-26 A proposal for links among sites published using git

Linking between decentralized content is a hard problem.

2021-10-21 On the history of email (a reply)

A followup regarding the history of email, in which I issue a much-needed correction.

2021-10-20 Re: The Monstrosity Email Has Become

Thoughts on email, in response to a post that considers a simpler alternative to email.

2021-10-11 Short thoughts on making a modern PDA, and Re: PDA vs books

Options for a modern homebrew PDA, and why I might like to build one.

2021-10-09 Re: Dithering: an idea whose time has finally come?

A response to a reply to my post on dithering, and to recent discussions arguing against dithering.

2021-10-09 Dithering: an idea whose time has finally come?

On dithering: why it may be a great thing for Gemini capsules, and a couple of tools to help with dithering your capsule.

2021-09-12 The Eye of Sauron

How and why I'm actively ignoring mainstream search engines.

2021-09-04 Contributing to free software projects can be easy(ish)

How I finally started contributing to free software projects, and why it took me so long to get involved.

2021-08-28 Backbone surveillance and the future of privacy

Your packets are being collected and sold by shady companies. What does this mean for your privacy?

2021-08-22 Hello world! Building a multi-protocol blog with Nix, Hugo, gmnhg, and Sourcehut

In which I explain how this blog works and how I came to build it.

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