bear-despair

  • AernaLingus [any]@hexbear.net
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    3 months ago

    Welp, time to start figuring out how to use Gemini (or alternatively RETVRN to Gopher).

    In reality, the best parts of the web are (and have always been) text-based. I mean, obviously we have lots of fun with our emotes on Hexbear, but the essential feature is being able to communicate with each other via text. My favorite little corners of the internet are inevitably someone’s niche blog or fansite which is almost 100% text-based. And, pivot-to-video be damned, the most effective and useful technical tutorials are text-based, especially since they can be easily updated and maintained.

    • Venia Silente@lemm.ee
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      3 months ago

      I tried Gemini once, honestly found Gopher to be noticeably superior, and on several fronts.

      Gemini feels like someone was throwing a tantrum at the modern web and decided to overcompensate by rolling progress back like 45 years to Web 0.0001255 Standards.

      • AernaLingus [any]@hexbear.net
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        3 months ago

        How so? I’m going to tinker with both regardless, but I’m curious to know what you found lacking with Gemini so that I can evaluate it with a more critical eye.