I've added some new dataset feeds to the #gopher server, some with daily updates. A simple bash script does the collection. They include MAC addresses, open Proxy server lists and Sea Ice index data from the apparently radically-defunded NSIDC (National Snow and Ice Data Center). Now you can watch the ice caps melting away in front of your eyes. For some of the stats (which I didn't use) I was pointed at an FTP server with a .edu domain! String and sealing wax come to mind. Visit https://petergarner.net/gopher/Datasets/ for a quick look but get yourself a gopher client (#gophie is good).

#gopher #GopherProtocol #statistics

skulking around looking at new Gopher clients & just learned about Gophie! it's a really polished Gopher browser. It doesn't render gopher://baud.baby but it handles my nonsense in such a way that the site is still easily readable & usable which is the mark of a solid browser, I think. handling the weird edge cases in a way that makes things still functional is should be higher on people's lists than actually supporting them.

https://gophie.org/

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