_____ _ _ ____ _ _ _ |_ _|____ _| |_ _ _ __ _| | | _ \ ___ __ _| (_) |_ _ _ | |/ _ \ \/ / __| | | |/ _` | | | |_) / _ \/ _` | | | __| | | | | | __/> <| |_| |_| | (_| | | | _ < __/ (_| | | | |_| |_| | |_|\___/_/\_\\__|\__,_|\__,_|_| |_| \_\___|\__,_|_|_|\__|\__, | |___/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ At some point I realized that for me the Internet is first of all a collection of texts. Since the net has been enriched with graphics, images, video etc, it has not become less interesting, but it has lost its innocence. A certain amateurish charm of the early days is gone. When I discovered the Internet, the World Wide Web was already established and Gopher was history. Back in those days I didn't even know of its existence. Today, however, Gopher strikes me as a refuge for texts that want to be public, but do not like to be exposed in a commercialized neighborhood. I'm glad to see that I am not alone. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (DIR) Phlog (DIR) Texte (German) (DIR) Sommer (German) Contact email: jost [at] sdf-eu [dot] org ______________________________________________________________________ Gophered by Gophernicus/1.6 on NetBSD/amd64 9.1