social.pollux.casa

I've tried to explain the difference between #smolweb and #smallweb in this blog post:

https://adele.pages.casa/md/blog/smolweb_vs_smallweb.md

So, how do you see things?

With my fiber connection, I can fill one hundred and twenty-five 3.5" floppy disks per second 😱​

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Luckily, I have an SSD drive 😅​

Why I prefer human-readable file formats

When I say human-readable file format, I'm referring to text-based files that can be opened, read, and understood without the need for any specific software or proprietary interface. They include formats like Markdown, JSON, YAML, INI, TOML, CSV/TSV and even fixed-width text files where the content and its structure are visible, transparent, and editable in a simple text editor [...]

https://adele.pages.casa/md/blog/why-I-prefer-human-readable-file-formats.md

The charm of ASCII smileys :-)

on my blog

Nowadays, it's easy to forget about ASCII smileys. These simple text faces were the first way to show feelings online. They have a special place in the history of the internet and in my heart.

A bit of history

The story of ASCII smileys starts in the early 1980s. Back then, the internet was just beginning, and people mostly communicated through text. Scott Fahlman, a computer scientist, had an idea. He suggested using :-) for jokes and :-( for serious comments. This small idea changed how we talk online forever.

Simple and for everyone

ASCII smileys are wonderfully simple. Unlike today's emojis, they look the same no matter where you see them. In an email or a text message, they always look familiar. This makes them a reliable way to share feelings.

But their simplicity is deceptive. With just a few keystrokes, you can make many different expressions. Some examples for youngest readers:

• ;-) for a wink
• :-D for a big grin
• :'( for crying
• >:-( for anger
• :-/ for skepticism

These little combinations let us express a lot, even in plain text.

A touch of nostalgia

For those of us who remember the early days of the internet, ASCII smileys bring back memories. They remind us of simpler times, of chat rooms and the first social media sites.

Using ASCII smileys today can be a fun way to remember the past. It connects us with others who share those memories. It's a small way to celebrate how digital communication has evolved.

A spark of creativity

ASCII smileys also encourage creativity. With just a few characters, you can make unique faces. This adds a personal touch to your messages. For example, ^_^ can show a playful tone, and :-| can show indifference.

This creativity can be fun. Challenge your friends to make their own smileys. Use them to add a personal touch to your messages. I like and often use ^^. I remember a friend using o_0 because of his asymmetrical face caused by a childhood illness, we knew it was him when we read the forum posts!

Why they still matter

Even with all the new emojis, ASCII smileys are still around. They are used in emails, texts, and forums. Their appeal is in their simplicity and universality.

ASCII smileys are a nice return to basics. They remind us that simple things can be very effective. They also allow us to send plain text emails without worrying about compatibility issues.

So next time you write a message, think about adding an ASCII smiley. It's a small way to connect with the past and add a bit of personality to your words.

What about the design of my #smolweb site ?

https://adele.pages.casa/md/

poll on the thread

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Unicode characters for Creative Commons symbols

I've just discovered that there are symbols since Unicode 13.0 for CC licences

• CC: 🅭

• BY: 🅯

• NC: 🄏

• ND: ⊜

• SA: 🄎

• PD: 🅮

• CC0: 🄍

source

#creativecommons #emoji #unicode

I like #CLI and #TUI tools. I use them everyday to read my emails, edit code, manage my agenda and todo list, access some websites and gemini capsules, even chat with my local LLM...

I miss these tools when I use my phone. I sometimes use ConnectBot to access them on one of my machines via ssh, but the phone keyboard and the screen size don't give me the same satisfaction.

Have you tried to use an external #keyboard with your Android phone to play with CLI/TUI software? Is it a solution? Which keyboard?

Are thin clients always used in GNU/Linux environment?
I mean dumb X terminals connected to a shared PC in multiuser mode.
Anybody here doing this at home?

I find this clever to have only one big PC, up-to-date and just basic terminals.

🥵

Which lightweight multi-accounts web platform (libre, I can install on my server) to publish #markdown content would you recommend?
I want something that produces simple web page (without js or heavy framework)
Each user has its own site/blog as a subfolder or a subdomain of the instance
#smolweb #smallweb

#ArchLinux - News

linux-firmware >= 20250613.12fe085f-5 upgrade requires manual intervention

https://archlinux.org/news/linux-firmware-2025061312fe085f-5-upgrade-requires-manual-intervention/

Using #gotosocial + #postgresql for a small instance (25 to 50 users) on a small server (intel N2800/4Gb/SSD). A good idea? Any feedbacks?

It would be great if #GotoSocial interface was translated to many languages.

But it seems that this issue is not very active 😞

https://codeberg.org/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/issues/474

Pollux.casa hosting is back !
with a better internet connection via fibre.

gemini://pollux.casa/

https://pollux.casa/

#smolnet #capsules #geminiprotocol

pollux.casa is offline due to a DSL problem.

The internet connection will be changed from DSL to fibre as soon as possible.

So, Pollux.casa #Gemini #capsule hosting is not available.

Edit: fibre installation is planed on 4th June between 06:30 and 10:30 UTC

#geminiprotocol #smolnet

good morning everybody 👋

Sleeping? Why?

My brain doesn't understand this concept.

4am and I think the night is over

I've updated my #gemlog with my http blog posts...

gemini://adele.pollux.casa/gemlog/

#geminiprotocol #blog

So much money to protect nations… from the people who need help

The world is turning into something I don’t recognise, and certainly not something I like[...]

➡️​ https://adele.pages.casa/md/blog/so_much_mony_to_protect_nations.md

➡️​ gemini://adele.pollux.casa/gemlog/2025-05-31_so_much_mony_to_protect_nations.gmi

Don't forget to support #gotosocial team if you like this piece of software ! ♥️​

https://docs.gotosocial.org/en/v0.19.1/#sponsorship-funding