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Tag: gemini

  • Today, for the first time ever, I simultaneously published a piece of content across five different media: a Weblog post, a video essay, a podcast episode, a Gemlog post, and a Spartanlog post.

    Must be about something important, right?

    Nope, it's a meandering journey to coming up with a design for a ยฃ5 coin that will never exist. Delightfully pointless. Being the Internet I want to see in the world.

    ๐Ÿ”— https://danq.me/the-beer-token

    • Note
    • posted 4 September, 2025
  • Screenshot showing DanQ.me homepage via Nex, in Lagrange browser.

    Nex in CapsulePress

    I've extended CapsulePress to support Nex, an ultra-lightweight smolweb protocol from the Nightfall City community.

    Read more (351 words)

    • Article
    • posted 18 October, 2024
  • Dan, a microphone in front of him, smiles at the camera.

    So... I'm A Podcast

    As you might have already noticed, I started a podcast. Let's take a look (or listen!) into how and why I adapted my WordPress installation to double as a podcast host, and discuss what kind of content you're likely to find on it...

    Read more - about 6 minutes (1390 words)

    • Article
    • with an accompanying podcast
    • 1 comment
    • posted 22 August, 2024
  • Dan's recent article, "Gemini and Spartan without a browser", displayed over Gemini on the screen of a Planet Computers Cosmo palmtop.

    Gemini Squared

    How did I never think of accessing Gemini (the protocol) on my Gemini (portable computer) before today?
    Of course, I recently rehomed my Gemini so instead I had to access Gemini on my Cosmo.

    Read more (58 words)

    • Note
    • posted 8 November, 2023
  • Screenshot showing this blog post as viewed over the Gemini protocol in the Lagrange browser

    Gemini and Spartan without a browser

    Half a dozen different ways of downloading content from Gemini (and Spartan) servers from the command-line using everyday tools.

    Read more (431 words)

    • Article
    • 2 comments
    • posted 8 November, 2023
  • CapsulePress logo (WordPress-style circle containing a space rocket emblazoned with the astrological sign for Gemini) on a purple background.

    CapsulePress - Gemini / Spartan / Gopher to WordPress bridge

    My WordPress blog posts are accessible via Gemini, Spartan, and Gopher. And now I've open-sourced the code that makes it possible. I give you: CapsulePress!

    Read more (457 words)

    • Article
    • posted 10 September, 2023
  • Image representing post: Yesterday's Internet Today! (Woo DM 2023)

    Yesterday's Internet Today! (Woo DM 2023)

    At a work meetup a fortnight ago I presented a "flash talk" about how I've made WordPress into a CMS for Finger and Gopher as well as the web, and what I learned by doing so.

    Read more (213 words)

    • Video
    • 12 comments
    • posted 21 February, 2023
  • Screenshots showing STS-6, listing the most-recent blog posts on DanQ.me, in two different display styles.

    Spring '83 Came And Went

    As the sun begins to set on Spring '83, I finally finish implementing my server for the protocol, way too late for anybody to pay attention or notice.

    Read more - about 4 minutes (795 words)

    • Article
    • 2 comments
    • posted 20 November, 2022

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