Once upon a time, when I first started this blog, it was not on the regular internet. The indieweb is a niche, and I was in a niche of a niche.
This blog began as a gemini capsule. Briefly, gemini is an alternative to the http(s) system that most of the internet runs on. The result is a “secret” web that you need a special browser to use. Now what’s the point of that? Gemini is specfically designed for small/indie web purposes. It simply does not support the things that make the standart web complex: there is no scripting, there isn’t even any way to control appearance. It’s just text and links.
As the setup I use to build my site changed, it eventually moved over to the “big” web and the gemini side was left behind. I have wanted to get it back up and running for a while now. There’s some nice people over there.
It was mostly a matter of dragging my feet. The simplicity of gemini means that “converting” things is a simply affair—with the exception of links. So now I’ve got a little program I wrote acting as a second static site generator on top of my main one. It was quite satisfying to build it myself—there are no off the self programs for this kind of thing.
It’s good to finally be back.
Also the recent Artemis mission was really cool. Actual space is great too.
