ZefNov 7, 2022

I'll drop this idea again: a pure Markdown version of the web. The Web 0.5 if you will. No fancy markup, lay-outs, popups, GDPR notices, or scary tracking. Just content. Wouldn't that be nice?

I'm suggesting Markdown over plain text to still allow things like headings, emphasis and other semantic markup (and images of course). A subset of HTML would also do. HTML 1.0?

Show threadMiguelNov 21, 2022
@zef would projects like [gopher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gopher_(protocol)) or [gemini](https://gemini.circumlunar.space/) fit that idea?
Gopher (protocol) - Wikipedia

Show threadZefNov 21, 2022
@mgdelacroix to some extent yes.
Show threadMiguelNov 21, 2022
@zef and here is me thinking that Mastodon interprets Markdown 🤦‍♂️
Show threadZef
@mgdelacroix I’m sure you can write a client that does.
Nov 21, 2022 at 7:45pmWeb
Show threadMiguelNov 21, 2022
@zef SilverBullet integration maybe?
Show threadZefNov 21, 2022
@mgdelacroix https://github.com/silverbulletmd/silverbullet/issues/112
Mastodon plug · Issue #112 · silverbulletmd/silverbullet

Mastodon is picking up steam and I think SilverBullet can be an interesting client. At the minimum it would be great to compose “toot” (tweet) threads and post them straight from SilverBullet, e.g....

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Show threadMiguelNov 21, 2022
@zef should have seen that one coming!