#gemini protocol

[soleta]

they will never make me hate "Gemini" by calling some Google AI shit that. Gemini is my good friend

[honysoytquimalpence]

me 2

[linuxmint-official]

save me gemini protocol

[ms2253]

[zine] Circumlunar Transmissions - Issue 1, April 2021

gemini://republic.circumlunar.space/zine/issue001/

[anhendyhap]

new glog post: "shattered horizon"

gemini://wampa.xyz/glog/shattered-horizon.gmi

[n2qfd]

Just getting around to playing with this alternative to http that the "small internet" proposed.

[deafeningcreationearthquake]

Just so everyone knows, my main Gemini capsule will be moving to gemini://dce.cities.yesterweb.org in the coming days. This is to make room for a mirror of my more focused site (https://hellfirehost.uk.eu.org), which will be at gemini://hellfirehost.uk.eu.org once everything is in place.

Thanks!

[the-yoshir]

KeePassXC Debian package situation

gemini://namno.duckdns.org/blog/2024-05-15.gmi

On 23rd of April 2023 Julian Andres Klode, Debian maintainer of keepassxc package have removed all networking and IPC features, including support for YubiKeys, from that package, following a very slow-flowing bugreport thread that complained that additional features may increase attack surface. Additionally, keepassxc-full package was created, that retained all these features. I consider this move to be misguided and harmful for following reasons: Everyone expects full KeePassXC by default In one of the threads created following this decision Julian have said that he would expect complains for a year because no one reads NEWS file. He is correct that no one reads NEWS file (or knows about it in general) but he is wrong in his estimate of complains. Complains will not stop after a year, they will continue until keepassxc package stops giving people cut-down version of KeepPassXC, like it does on all other distros. KeePassXC is advertised with all these features, they are the main reason to choose this package manager over any other. Even Debian package description mentions them: >In contrast to KeePassX (package keepassx), KeePassXC is actively developed and has more features, e.g., connectivity to a Web Browser plugin (package webext-keepassxc-browser).

https://packages.debian.org/testing/keepassxc [HTTPS] If someone needed "more secure" option, they could have picked one of the many alternatives that support same database format, but without features that are unnecessary for them. So the only useres that this "benefit" are those who don't know difference between different package managers and just install what's popular, in which case they probably are even more confused as to why their version of program doesn't work like it does for other people. These are not plugins Many other people defended this decision by saying that many other Debian packages do not include plugins by default. First of all, there is plenty of packages that have (1st party) plugins included in their package, or as a dependency. Second of all. they are not plugins. They are #ifdef-ed pieces of code, that only tested with all of them enabled. Option to disable all of the options (as is the current debian situation) is tested only for its ability to compile and no further. This leads to my third point. Disabling everything decreases safety Many features disabled by Julian are necessary for keeping the security. From physical USB keys, to browser plugin, that among other things helps distinguishing between real and phishing sites, they activly increase security. Disabling these features leads to users opting into less secure options, like transfering password using clipboard. Conclusion I hope that Julian eventually reevaluates his decision and if not reenables these features in main keepassxc package with optional keepasssc-core/minimal/whatever package that you could opt in, at least enables some of the features that actually provide security, like browser integration or secret provider. I also hope that Debain stops thinking that they are center of the universe and stops breaking packages for no good reason.

[capybara-on-the-ezh]

i think that this essay by solderpunk addresses the problem with this kind of belief well

The amount of leftists who can't tell the difference between

"You should recycle, but it's not going to stop impeding climate doom"

and

"You shouldn't recycle because it's not your fault the planet is imploding"

is baffling. Like, you're allowed to be mad about greenwashing while still trying to live as sustainably as possible. Buying glassware instead of plasticware isn't gonna stop the planet from falling apart, but it's certainly better than saying "ah fuck it" and supporting the production and landfilling of plastic waste. Even if it's just by a tiny, individual's amount, it's still better than doing nothing. This "all or nothing" mentality that these people claim is tearing apart American politics is quite literally at the heart of their entire belief system.

[matthewdavidbrown]

A round-robin of cool things (future of the web edition)

It is time for another round-robin of cool stuff. The roving and inconsistently timed round-robin is still only hosted by websites I write for or own. I would love to partner with others who run a website, blog, or web-thing because then this roving list will be so much cooler. I’m not going to include any posts from this blog (even though I could) on account of this round-robin is not supposed…

[thecorruption-thespiralsversion]

What Sign (Astrology) is what Fear (The Magnus Archive)

I remember in the 2010s, on the astrology side of tumblr. A popular thing to was take albums and assign each song to the sign they felt represented. This is inherently an imperfect practice (Astrology is actually a very complicated process.), but taken lightly it can be loads of fun.

Disclaimer, I researched this stuff a years ago, and like The Fear, I'm basing all this on Feeling. I am by no mean an expert.

Aries - The Sluaghter - As an Archetype, Aries is the sign of The Warrior. The "youngest" of the signs, it's often seen as impulsive and reckless. Angered on the drop of a dime, and always ready for a fight.

Taurus - The Flesh - They are creature of comfort and gluttony. A sign who will work hard now so they can sleep longer later. The Bull, sturdy, strong, and grounded. Somehow the laziest and hardest working sign. They are lover of food, and the physical pleasures.

Gemini - The Stranger - This one feel like the stereotype. All Gemini are two-faced, fake, childish/immature. The eternal child. There is a whimsy to The Stranger.

Cancer - The Corruption - This one is complicated. They're sweet, caring, and nurturing. The Archetype of The Mother, but not The Matriarch. Another Archetype is seen as The Prostitute. This is complicated because it's not about sex, but that of giving yourself for the nurture of another. It is a love that consumes in all ways.

Leo - The Lonely - The Lion, The King. When will you learn that to be on top is to have no peers, no fellows.

Virgo - The Web - Their stereotype is that of a controlling and obsessive compulsive individuals. The is the sign of order.

Libra - The Web - This is a sign often stereotyped as " my way or the highway". Now mind you this is an exaggeration. This is the sign of balance, fairness, and whatever one's perceptions of that is. Equilibrium and Order. The Diplomate, Soft power.

Scorpio - The Dark... The Desolation - Guess this is where the jig is up. There is no one to one. They aren't comparable!!!!! Appropriate that I brake patterns at the sign that actually represents Death. But not The End. I have found most esoteric practice don't regard Death as finality, more a transition. This sign is that of mystery and power. Of night and rage. The Dark Feminine. If I'd have it my way, Agnus Montague would be a Scorpio.

Sagittarius - The Hunt - adventures, philosophy, and discovery are all associated with this sign.

Capricorn - The Buried - The most structured of the signs. This isn't order, but rigidity. Stren and Stoic. They have always been the biggest sweethearts I have ever meet, but they scare me, it not a malicious fear, but that of a child who respects their father. They inspire that sense of "masculine"(not gender specific) discipline.

Aquarius - The Vast - I know many will argue The Stranger, and you're right, all this shit is subjective. But hear me out. The Revolutionaries! The sign that look towards the future, towards endless possibilities, to infinity.

Pisces - The Spiral - The sign closest to divinity, The end of one cycle, and the start of another. What was that about doing the same thing over and over again? But ever The Dreamer you take another turn, another twist.

Aries - The Sluaghter....

The End can't really exist as a concept in this cycle.

But I think The Eye would be all of them. We are all the observers of our lives.

I think therefore I am, we are I.

Archives to our existence. I think that's why I like astrology. It's us trying to observe ourself and others. Find connections, coincidence, and magic in what "I was ment to have for breakfast", and maybe I wasn't. But it fun, these games we play with everyone.

I hope you're all having fun

[honysoytquimalpence]

=> gemini://brainsocks.xyz/projects/textart/

[life-of-a-rat]

Ok so I couldn’t really focus on tmagp #3 bc the whole time I was just

[ms2253]

gemini://rawtext.club/~ploum/2024-03-18-lost-focus.gmi

[blog] a society that lost focus (2024)

[linuxmint-official]

keyboard fuck yeha i love fucking using the keybaord. i can navigate th e eveyrything on the keyboard i am so POWERFUL

[solobeegames]

The Fracture

"Mo, you ready to initiate sampling?" Gem inquires of her sampling droid. The little droid's round maroon bubble head nods up and down in an affirmative, and he makes a little cooing sound before descending into gaping maw of the Fracture. The Substratum team has been stationed at the opening for 18 hours, and the plan is to spend the next 24 hours sampling and exploring the Fracture opening.

"Mo's in place, point five kilometers and holding steady," Gem speaks through her exosuit's intercom system to the rest of her team.

"Shit!" a gruff voice answers. Ramsey, the source of the outburst, hits the side of his suit's helmet. "Latest and greatest in exosuit tech my ass! I wouldn't power a microwave with this crap!" His bushy red eyebrows are deeply furrowed as he finally pairs up all their suit telemetry systems. Eventually Mo's sampling data starts streaming on all their screens.

"Starting early today are we, Ram?" Gem comments with a gentle smirk.

"I don't think he ever finished," Dr. Vincent replies wryly as he combs through the data of their other retcon sampling droid, BeepBoBop - Beep for short. He is having him sample the rock and minerals around the Fracture's opening.

"We all know that if I had been in the room this pile of tin wouldn't have gotten passed mock ups!" Ramsey boasts.

"Undoubtedly," Dr. Vincent continues to comment in his wry tone.

"Focus, Doc! If anything happens to Beep I'll throw yer ass into the Fracture, the world be damned!"

"Hold up," interjects Seo-jun. He looks up from where he was doing calculations in his notebook - something he prefers doing over utilizing computers and calculators. "I believe Mo might have isolated something!" His eyes pour over the data streaming on his helmet screen and without looking down, his hands move rapidly over his notebook pages, almost as if he were a computer himself.

"This is amazing!" he exclaims in wonder. "The gravitational fluctuations are shifting rapidly - almost like bubbles forming, collapsing, and reforming!"

"Damn," replies Ramsey, impressed. Gem's golden brown eyes glisten with excitement and extreme fascination.

"Mo, focus on sector N59NE35 - I want to see what kind of data we can collect in the center of one these gravitational bubbles themselves!"

The droid replies affirmative, but just as he makes his way in the new direction, there is a deep, ominous rumble that builds up from the underneath their feet. The ground begins to shiver and shake. Gem loses her footing and almost falls over, but Dr. Vincent quickly maneuvers and catches her fall. And just as sudden as the earthquake began, it stops. The eerie silence that follows and echoes back at them from deep out of the surrounding green jungles is somehow more ominous than the earthquake itself.

"Are you guys seeing this?!" exclaims Seo-jun excitedly, as if he hadn't even registered that there had been an earthquake. "These gravitational fluctuations are changing so rapidly! I've never seen anything like this!"

Both Gem and Dr. Vincent look over at Seo-jun, notice simultaneously that Gem is still in his arms, and quickly pull away from one another awkwardly.

"Thank you," Gem says to him quietly, and begins pouring through the same information as her mathematician. Suddenly a loud electronic wail is heard and Mo shoots rapidly out of the Fracture's opening and high up into the air.

"Mo!" exclaims Gem in distress. She moves rapidly to gain control of the droid and maneuver it back towards their base camp. Mo reappears above them and falls right into Ramsey's outstretched arms.

"Calm yerself, little guy!" he affirms gently, his hardened demeanor shifting almost to the softness of a mother with her child, as he looks the droid over to assess any damage.

"Is he okay?" Gem rushes over.

"Yeah, he's fine! Whatever gravitational pocket he hit must have been a doozy!"

"Here, there be dragons," Dr. Vincent says poetically. He is referencing to the fact that no matter how one approaches the Anomaly, it is met with resistance, confusion, and the inexplicable. The fact that they have been able to collect any data at all without losing their wits is a miracle in of itself. The same could not be said of the original analysts who had studied the Anomaly data at the beginning. They are still in the psych ward, catatonic. Dr. Vincent's life-long friend and colleague is one of those analysts.

Gem's eyes harden in resolve. "Alright, Ram - I want you to pack up the habitat we are cutting observation of the Fracture short and we will start our descent immediately! Kim, I want you to find us a safe entrance into the Fracture!"

"Yes, ma'am!" the both of them respond and get to work.

"Dr. Gemini, I do believe you are making a rash decision here," interjects Dr. Vincent very coolly. "We've barely gotten any useful preliminary readings, and I wanted to sample the mineral content within this area before we left."

"I understand that, Vincent," Gem replies curtly. "I just do not believe we are going to find any useful data here. It is best not to waste time on dead ends."

"And you believe jumping blind right into the Fracture is really the wisest course of action?"

"Doctor, I really don't have time for you to second guess my every decision right now! I've made myself very clear, this isn't up for debate!"

This was not their first argument, and if they made it through this thing, it would not be their last. It has been this way almost from the very beginning that they were introduced and briefed on the first exhibition of the Substratum Protocol. Everyone knew that Dr. Vincent believed he should have been chosen as the team leader, and he and Gemini rarely saw eye to eye on anything.

"No, but we are a scientific team chosen specifically for our specialized knowledge not yes men to fall in line with whatever the great Dr. Gemini dictates!"

"Excuse me, but how many successful missions have you headed, Doctor?"

"If we are to have - as they say - a dick measuring contest, my credentials are as every bit as impressive as yours, and certainly I would exceed them considering I've had more experience with geological locations and excavations, as well as having a significant hand in creating the very procedures of the Substratum Protocol." Gem rolls her eyes.

"As you never cease to remind me, but considering it was I who was chosen for this mission, doesn't hold much weight!"

The both of them square off eye to eye, although Dr. Vincent is almost a head taller than Gem, and she is a tall woman herself. Gem hates how Dr. Vincent's eyes cut into her, his steel meeting her own, never backing down.

"Hey! Will you two lovebirds quit it!" exclaims Ramsey with a broad smirk on his face. "We don't have time for this little foreplay you guys got going on!"

Gem shoots an angry glance at Ramsey, but before she could say anything there is another sickening rumble from the Earth's bowels and the ground begins to shift and shiver once more. However, this time the ground crumbles like fine sand, and before any of them could move it gives away completely! The chasm widens and the Substratum team plunges deep into the darkness, the earth swallowing them whole.

| Substratum Protocol by Pandion Games.