===== COLIN COGLE'S BLOG ===== "Plain Text in Plain Sight: Smaller Alternatives to the World Wide Web" by Colin Cogle Written May 28, 2022. First published in "2600: The Hacker Quarterly", Volume 39:2. Re-published online February 6, 2023. Please support the official release by buying a DRM-free copy of "2600", or become a subscriber! (HTM) Buy a paper copy of Volume 39:2. (HTM) Buy a DRM-free PDF copy of Volume 39:2. (HTM) Subscribe to an awesome magazine! ABSTRACT: The Web is growing more bloated and invasive every day, but it's not the only way to share information online. READ THE ARTICLE: (TXT) Read the article (plain text). (HTM) Read the article (on Gemini). (HTM) Read the article (on the web). SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS: (TXT) RFC 1436: "The internet gopher protocol" (TXT) Cameron Kaiser - "Why Is Gopher Still Relevant?" (HTM) Clarissa Littler - "Solderpunk Interview" (DIR) James Tomasino - "What makes gopher special". (HTM) "Project Gemini Speculative Specification." (TXT) Steven Frank - "First Playdates Shipping" (HTM) The Register - "The Return of Gopher: Pre-web hypertext service is still around." (HTM) Wired - "The Web Is Dead. Long Live the Internet."