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This entry was originally posted on my gemlog.
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What I really love about gemini and gopher is that time doesn't 
really exist here. Or rather, it is perceived very differently, 
compared to other spaces of the internet.

I think the term 'capsule' is fitting, too. Like a time capsule.

At least that's what I feel every time I open bombadillo and start 
surfing. There's always something to read, at it will be waiting 
for me to read it, no matter how much time has passed.

The conversations between posters are advancing, yes, but they 
take all the time in the world to reply. There's no pressure to 
reply RIGHT NOW, nor to churn out content (god how i hate the word
'content'!) to keep up with the trends.

Plain text is forgiving. It doesn't care if I am too poor to update
my specs, I can still be a part of its world. I am actually writing
this from an old battered toshiba my parents gave my when I gradua-
ted highschool, back in 2009. The laws of consumerism tell me I 
shouldn't really be using this outdated piece of crap, but here I 
am, enjoying the internet from a rescued piece of crap.

Tech is not my field, just a hobby I'm pretty amateur at. My 'thing'
is the visual arts, so naturally I'm a very 'visual' person. Design 
and pictures and how they are interwoven are pretty important for 
communication, at least in my mind.

But even if the 'graphical' aspect of old internet protocols is 
next to zero, I can't help but think that the interactions on here 
are the most human of all I've experienced on the net for the past 
years. It's kinda sad, really.

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I've been trying to relearn html, since I can't remember the last 
time I made anything with it. So I got myself an account in neocities.
My webpage is Very Amateurish, but I love it and I'm having fun ma-
king it from scratch. There are some amazing websites on neocities,
too. I spent hours last Sunday surfing through cute anime shrines. 
It's so cool!

I also validated my account on sdf.org! I'm having a hard time 
trying to learn how to make gophermaps, though.

So in the span of a week or so I've increased the number of sites 
you can find me. I don't really know what to do with this one...
should I keep it? Maybe I should post only in Spanish in here? I'll 
think abou that later. There's plenty of time.

I should really go and take a shower before I am late to class.
Take care people!

  -Charo