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OmegaPaladin's Gopherhole
Welcome to my corner of the Underground Internet.
Gopher used to be the way to access information online. Before
the World Wide Web, there was a powerful protocol for accessing
information and directories online. I remember seeing guidance on
Gopher citations for academic papers. Then the Web happened.
So why use Gopher?
No Ads. No spyware. Just straightforward plain text.
Gopher runs like lightning over any connection, even dialup.
I will be duplicating a lot of this on a Gemini capsule, as I like the idea
behind Gemini, and it has a bit more flexibility.
Search all Gopherspace
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My Gopherlog - welcome to the Phlogosphere
Ricochet
One of my hobbies is working as a Ricochet moderator and poster. Ricochet
is membership-drived site where most of the content is written by members,
and we have a Code of Conduct to keep things from degenerating. My work
there has been linked by major bloggers, including Glenn Reynolds of
Instapundit. One of my favorite parts of Ricochet is the fictional
writing by various members. I decided to create a general archive of
Ricochet fiction here.
Ricochet Fiction Archive
Shortened links for the Ricochet Fiction Archive
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Useful text files archived:
Character Survival Advice
Originally from
Written by Willem Van Driel based on many suggestions, this delightful
text guide vanished into the ether. I am preserving in on Gopher
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From the Ashes is a Sci-Fi play by post game that I help run on
SpaceBattles.com, a vBulletin webforum.
You can access the subforum here:
From the Ashes 2.0 Rules in elegant retro plaintext.
Shortened links for the FTA Retro Rules
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So how do you get involved with the Underground Internet?
First, it's a good idea to learn about Gopher.
Quux and Floodgap are the hubs of Gopherspace, and have plenty of
useful information. Floodgap has detailed information on
Gopher clients
gopher.floodgap.com
gopher.quux.org
I recommend using OverbiteFF with Pale Moon, a web browser
that is like Firefox without the bloat and keeping the classic
interface. They play well together.
Pale Moon
OverbiteFF
Then you can get an account on SDF.org, a public access UNIX
server, which has plenty of things to do besides Gopher.
You will need to be verified, which only takes a few bucks
gopher://phlogosphere.org
Make sure to read up on MKGOPHER and study the guides on the
Gopher server. It's easy to write, especially compared to
HTML, but you need to have a cheat sheet for the syntax for
making Gophermaps, which are the equivalent to webpages.
Gopher Server Guide
Example Gophermap
Gophermap for what you are reading now
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