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Firefox 156 Enters Beta Testing with Improved Memory and CPU Usage

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Debian Project Formalizes Responsible Use of Generative AI

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Gemini Protocol (gemini://) Soon Turns 2 in Tux Machines

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Apr 11, 2024,
updated Apr 12, 2024

THIS site turns 20 in less than 2 months and its Gemini Edition turns 2 later in the summer. Looking at recent Gemini logs, the site gets an average of 2,000+ Gemini (gemini://) requests per day. It's 1946, 2307, 1585, and 2794 for the past 4 days.

In terms of the size of our Gemini capsule, it's over 20,000 pages in total and it is ranked well, as shown below. Consider downloading a Gemini client to read this site without a Web browser.

Gemini capsules count 2024

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