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This seems less "decentralized social network" and more "html-less www with extra steps," especially since it's only going to allow socializing between the spec

This seems less "decentralized social network" and more "html-less www with extra steps," especially since it's only going to allow socializing between the specific types of people who fall within 3 very specific Venn diagram circles who 1) use emacs, 2) use org-mode, and 3) want to go through the trouble of hosting their own section of the network.

bee_rider 1y ago
I guess this is an internet for the folks who are still annoyed by the Eternal September?
- Joe_Cool 1y ago
  I thought that was Gemini: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_(protocol) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_(protocol)
  - thesuitonym 1y ago
    Gemini is for hipsters who want to look like they like Gopher, but can't live without their cat pics. (Said in jest, of course)
    - macintux 1y ago
      You reminded me that many years ago I gave some Microsoft sales folks grief for dropping Gopher from IIS, and then I wondered whether IIS still existed, and that led me to discover that iis.net was retired this summer. https://www.iis.net/ https://www.iis.net/ And I still don’t know whether IIS itself still exists.
    - raspyberr 1y ago
      Gemini lives rent free in the heads of like 99% of HN users. It's really weird. Look at any Gemini network posts on here. So much hate for a little network that just sits there and does its thing.
Joker_vD 1y ago
And also 4) somewhat want to talk to other people ― but not that much that they'd be ready to exit Emacs.
- small_scombrus 1y ago
  > but not that much that they'd be ready to exit Emacs. There's great news for the people who want to talk to other people and NOT exit emacs - you can get IRC built straight in. https://github.com/emacs-circe/circe https://github.com/emacs-circe/circe
  - gentooflux 1y ago
    Try as I might, I have not been successful in getting my wife to use IRC. I guess I should take that as a sign that she just doesn't want to talk to me...
    - d0mine 1y ago
      There is a telegram client for emacs: telega.el https://github.com/zevlg/telega.el https://github.com/zevlg/telega.el The installation instructions are scary but It has been straightforward to install melpa version via use-package with telega-server in docker.
      - luqtas 1y ago
        and a Matrix client! https://github.com/alphapapa/ement.el https://github.com/alphapapa/ement.el
        kogasa240p 1y ago
        XMPP too, but no OMEMO encryption.
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crabbone 1y ago
Sort of. There's Org for Vim users :)

bee_rider 1y ago

I guess this is an internet for the folks who are still annoyed by the Eternal September?

Joe_Cool 1y ago
I thought that was Gemini: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_(protocol) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_(protocol)
- thesuitonym 1y ago
  Gemini is for hipsters who want to look like they like Gopher, but can't live without their cat pics. (Said in jest, of course)
  - macintux 1y ago
    You reminded me that many years ago I gave some Microsoft sales folks grief for dropping Gopher from IIS, and then I wondered whether IIS still existed, and that led me to discover that iis.net was retired this summer. https://www.iis.net/ https://www.iis.net/ And I still don’t know whether IIS itself still exists.
  - raspyberr 1y ago
    Gemini lives rent free in the heads of like 99% of HN users. It's really weird. Look at any Gemini network posts on here. So much hate for a little network that just sits there and does its thing.

Joker_vD 1y ago

And also 4) somewhat want to talk to other people ― but not that much that they'd be ready to exit Emacs.

small_scombrus 1y ago
> but not that much that they'd be ready to exit Emacs. There's great news for the people who want to talk to other people and NOT exit emacs - you can get IRC built straight in. https://github.com/emacs-circe/circe https://github.com/emacs-circe/circe
- gentooflux 1y ago
  Try as I might, I have not been successful in getting my wife to use IRC. I guess I should take that as a sign that she just doesn't want to talk to me...
  - d0mine 1y ago
    There is a telegram client for emacs: telega.el https://github.com/zevlg/telega.el https://github.com/zevlg/telega.el The installation instructions are scary but It has been straightforward to install melpa version via use-package with telega-server in docker.
    - luqtas 1y ago
      and a Matrix client! https://github.com/alphapapa/ement.el https://github.com/alphapapa/ement.el
      - kogasa240p 1y ago
        XMPP too, but no OMEMO encryption.
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crabbone 1y ago

Sort of. There's Org for Vim users :)