smolZINE - Issue 7

eZine lover (@eZine)

Published in

smolZINE

· 2 months ago

smolZINE - Issue 7

2021-08-01

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Introduction
Hidden (and not so hidden) Gems
Emanations
Word Search

Introduction

We have some good stuff for you this issue including the return of the word search and a nice community submission.

Hidden (and not so hidden) Gems

bacardi55's lost capsule

There is a nice gemlog and tinylog on bacardi55's capsule. Speaking of tinylogs, which are a page of short posts similar to a very stripped down mastodon/twitter user's timeline, bacardi55 has a number of tools for writing and reading tinylogs. Also, an aggregated feed of tinylogs from around geminispace.

=> gemini://gmi.bacardi55.io/ bacardi55's lost capsule

Discovery

This is a nice collection of links to various places to find things to read and capsules to poke around on.

=> gemini://discovery.geminiprotocol.com/ Gemini Discovery

gemini.susa.net

A nice variety of things which include some useful gemini tutorials, general computing tips and tricks and my favorite "Lucky Bag Links". Lucky Bag Links presents you with 20 random gemini pages on every reload. Actually, you can pick and get 20 random links to gemlogs, gemini pages or random pages from the web. It's a great way to browse when you don't know what you want to read.

=> gemini://gemini.susa.net/gemini.susa.net
=> gemini://gemini.susa.net/lucky_bag_links.gmi Lucky Bag Links

Wobbly

ew0k channeled their inner Xzibit and has created a browser inside a browser so you can browse while you browse. That is, a gemini browser that runs inside your web browser. So if you know someone that is interested in some of the content on gemini but not ready to dive in to installing a browser this might be a good link to share with them. Or heck, maybe even a good way to browse gemini on something that you can't install a gemini browser on.

=> gemini://warmedal.se/~bjorn/posts/i-heard-you-like-browsers.gmi Wobbly

Emanations

What is 'Home Computing' in 2021?
by Davy Mitchell (daftspaniel)

This question has been going round my head recently. Partly kicked off by some of the topics on the Gemini podcast Trendy Talk. The hosts rejection and of replacement of big services such as Twitch led me down this path.

The 70s and 80s brought relatively simple computers into homes. Broadly they were contained and focused. You had to go to the computer and do something based on the software you had or created. Today there is endless possibilities on any internet connected computer for entertainment or to join the world stage to try and become an internet star.

Question is, is that good for us and do we want that in our homes? Home should be a safe place of comfort and relaxation. If the negativity can get us here too, is it better to limit our exposure? Yet let's not forget it can be fun and positive to create and share.

Arguably, Gemini cuts down a lot of the noise and negativity whilst keeping that valuable communication and creativity open. With a less manic feel, no flashing banners or jingles, it feels far more mindful yet not boring. The pages I read are far more genuine than Instagram.

Maybe we can make home computing more human friendly in the next decade. The corporate machines will no doubt rebel or at least mock. That's ok. The community can be like the few ordering self-assembly computers 50 years ago. Not mainstream but incredibly valuable and leading to real growth.

Word Search

by Jone

Source Material: Rummage, by singletona082
=> gemini://singletona082.flounder.online/fiction/blue_shadows/rummage.gmi Rummage

``` 
b t s o p p l c e p a y m e n t v 
d i s b a n d e d h q r f n s w l 
e n e m i e s s k v b o w f c p x 
z m g t d b h o p e r a t i o n s 
p q a s n h d r v n s d s e l b h 
g h c l l t t d v h f m f l l e o 
u n c h a n g e d w s a q d e l c 
j z i m t u p r e d p s v s c w k 
s p d e h i k s a a v t r l t h f 
t s e r v i c e t m s e u b x j a 
r t n t w c t k h o u r m v o o a 
i q t u f q b o b i q g m e u p p 
n s s u p e r n a t u r a l n b c 
g w a f c h o i c e s t g q h u w 
s e l r d k k e x g s l e a b e y 
k z w z p w e o n c h u c k l e d 
e x p l a i n t d r n l f f w i u 
```

accidents
broken
choices
chuckled
collect
death
disbanded
enemies
explain
fields
hour
operations
order
paid
payment
roadmaster
rummage
service
shock
strings
supernatural
unchanged

=> ./wordsearch-solution-issue-7.gmi

Community Contributions

Please consider taking part in making this zine better and more diverse by contributing your thoughts and finds. If you are interested in contributing a short article or capsule picks email me at: smolzine (at) cyberbot.space.