Gemini Articles of Interest
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Converting text files with french character encoding to utf8
I have some text files from MSDOS written in the 90s before UTF-8 was common and I don't remember which character encoding was used.
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Announcing the Collaborative Directory of Geminispace
It can be tricky to find the good stuff in Geminispace. For glog posts we're well served by Antenna et al, but Gemini isn't just about feeds. There are many capsules with interesting static content not dribbled out in regular updates, as well as a variety of interactive services, mirrors, databases, and so forth. Search engines help, but you have to know what you're looking for. The medusae.space hand-written directory of capsules is nice but incomplete, and catalogues capsules rather than individual resources.
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I have seeded it with my own link collection. Please add your own. As with Antenna, you should feel free to "self-advertise" by adding links to resources on your own capsule. If the "correct" category for a link is currently missing, just put the link in the most suitable currently existing place -- I will create new categories and move the links around as appropriate.
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Mastodo or Mastodon't
With all the recent drama around Twitter and with Facebook circling closer and closer to the drain, my head has been swirling with thoughts about social networking and its effects on my life. It feels like the era of the original giants is coming to an end. The network effect will surely keep Twitter and Facebook around for years to come in one form or another, but in November 2022, the old monolithic platforms are fracturing.
My relationship with social media reflects my behavior in the real world. I'm definitely an introvert, and do not often share personal details or thoughts unprompted. It comes down to the nature of opinions: everyone has their personal view of the world, and sharing it with others seems a little pointless. I suppose people can bond over having similar views and interests, as a form of entertainment and camaraderie. Personally, I seek very little social interaction in the real world; the everyday family life is quite enough.
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