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The Overbite Project is an effort to bring Gopher access to modern software and operating systems. Mostly in the form of web browser extensions, plus an Android app.

Unfortunately, modern systems are a moving target.

Why Gopher is still relevant

Firefox Extensions

Overbite has written three different Firefox extensions…

This year’s Worldcon, LACon V in Los Angeles (well, Anaheim), felt small. Andd it wasn’t just comparing to older cons like Chicon 7 (2012) and LACon IV (2006). I don’t know how much…

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OK, now this is what I wanted in an alternate Android launch screen. It’s a fork of the stock Android launcher that lets you do a few things the stock one doesn’t, like removing the clock on the home screen, or removing that always-on search bar – or setting…

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A really basic Gopher client for Android. Features bookmarks and history, and not much else. I’m not sure there’s even a way to change the home page. The UI is cramped, and my URL bar usually looks like “gopher://go”. It does use icons to distinguish different link types, though…

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I’d heard good things about the horror-comedy Widow’s Bay, about a cursed New England island town whose new mayor insists on making it a tourist destination. What could go wrong? The season as a whole was hit and miss. But there were some really good hits.

The episode…

I finally went in for a sleep study. These days they start with a night of at-home monitoring. Not only is it simpler, but you’re sleeping somewhere familiar, so the results are going to be more representative. This place at least uses a medical-grade monitoring ring and a phone app…

After using Gemini for more than 5 years, I finally decided to experiment with Gopher again.
The Gemini Protocol In Brief

Low End Box has a guide to running a Gopher server on a modern Linux server.
Running Gopher on a VPS

They recommend Gophernicus, partly because it’s available on…

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I’ve seen a half-dozen concerts at the Greek Theatre over the past 20 or so years, most recently last week. Every time the sound balance has been perfect, no matter what type of act is playing. Vocals, orchestras, electric guitars, all sound perfectly clear. Even the “obstructed view” seats…

Last weekend we went to WorldCon / LAConV for a day. It was our first convention since 2019 (for, you know, reasons), and Katie finally got to build a rose goblin and cosplay as October Daye, something she’s been planning to for years. (Basically since we were gifted the jacket.)

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I didn’t manage daily blogging past day 12, or 31 posts in the month. I wrote 20 posts, including reviews of two books, a game, my dying phone and its replacement. I also finished some older drafts and revived my dormant Les Mis blog with a Star Trek post (really). …