Making BenTasker.co.uk Available As A Gemini Capsule

www.bentasker.co.uk has long been available via Tor and as an I2P Eepsite. Although access via those networks requires appropriate software, the only real change is the transport layer: the site still ultimately talks HTTP and serves HTML to the user's browser. The site even looks the same. This time, though, is different: my posts are now available as a Gemini Capsule (gemini://gem.bentasker.co.uk), serving gemtext over Gemini Protocol. One of the things that I noticed while browsing around Gemspace is how unintrusive the browsing experience is: no javascript no popups or modals no autoplaying videos there isn't even site specific UI design (gemtext is rendered however your browser is configured to display it). I found that this led to engaging with the text much more. Without all the distractions that make up the modern web, the focus really is on the content itself. This post describes getting my Gemini Capsule up and running. What Changes? Gemini doesn't use HTML. Instead, it uses…

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