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Curious what actually defines a tilde site now? This seems to have stylesheets etc, not quite as minimalist as what I remembered the other pages to be like.

mxuribe 6y ago
I couldn't tell you what the exact definition might be...but according to tildeverse.org's homepage, "...tildes are pubnixes in the spirit of tilde.club, which was created in 2014 by paul ford..." So, sort of unix/linux shell accounts for public users; in essence a *community of people on a single unix/linux server*. And then these users do stuff on the server (virtually of course), like chat with each other, have really meaningful discussions, share stuff, publish basic blogs, etc. The appearance of many (though not all) tilde-related sites seems to have the aesthetic of the typical linux/unix command line with black background, and green or amber or white text; that sort of look. But beyond that command line-esque appearance, there seems to be a desire to experience a simpler internet; without too much of the glitz, bloat, over-done "design", etc. Between tilde sites, geminispace, the fediverse, and the matrix network, it sure seems like quite a number of folks are seeking engagement away from the typical web/social destinations. While i clearly frequent HN, i've spent lots more time on tildes.net in the last year (because of the engaging discourse, not because of the site's aesthetic). You might want to conduct your own research around tilde communities. If you're interested in joining tildes.net specifically, feel free to reach out to me as i still have a few invites left. Good luck!
Seirdy 6y ago
A tilde is a pubnix server that also serves as a social community. They typically let users host pages on Web, Gopher, Gemini, and/or Finger protocols too. Admins often run services such as IRC bouncers, mail servers, pastebins, or (in my tilde's instance) a Fediverse node and Matrix server. The official IRC channel of the Gemini community is on the tilde.chat server, made for members of the Tildeverse.

mxuribe 6y ago

I couldn't tell you what the exact definition might be...but according to tildeverse.org's homepage, "...tildes are pubnixes in the spirit of tilde.club, which was created in 2014 by paul ford..." So, sort of unix/linux shell accounts for public users; in essence a *community of people on a single unix/linux server*. And then these users do stuff on the server (virtually of course), like chat with each other, have really meaningful discussions, share stuff, publish basic blogs, etc. The appearance of many (though not all) tilde-related sites seems to have the aesthetic of the typical linux/unix command line with black background, and green or amber or white text; that sort of look. But beyond that command line-esque appearance, there seems to be a desire to experience a simpler internet; without too much of the glitz, bloat, over-done "design", etc. Between tilde sites, geminispace, the fediverse, and the matrix network, it sure seems like quite a number of folks are seeking engagement away from the typical web/social destinations. While i clearly frequent HN, i've spent lots more time on tildes.net in the last year (because of the engaging discourse, not because of the site's aesthetic). You might want to conduct your own research around tilde communities. If you're interested in joining tildes.net specifically, feel free to reach out to me as i still have a few invites left. Good luck!

Seirdy 6y ago

A tilde is a pubnix server that also serves as a social community. They typically let users host pages on Web, Gopher, Gemini, and/or Finger protocols too. Admins often run services such as IRC bouncers, mail servers, pastebins, or (in my tilde's instance) a Fediverse node and Matrix server. The official IRC channel of the Gemini community is on the tilde.chat server, made for members of the Tildeverse.