Dossier
Gopher
Coverage of Gopher in the Nexus archive.
- Ask HN: Is the web for machines (/llm.txt) the one we wished we had as humans?
A user expresses frustration with the current marketing-heavy web and prefers the simplicity of protocols like Gopher and Gemini. They manually add '/llm.txt' to websites for clearer, machine-readable content and question if the AI revolution could improve the web for humans.
- Gemini, Gophers, and Fingers. Oh My Alternative Internets Beyond HTTPS
The article explores alternative internet protocols like Gemini, Gopher, and Finger, which offer minimalism and simplicity compared to HTTPS. It highlights their potential for privacy-focused communication and lower resource usage, though they lack HTTPS's security features.