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title: 'Prime Directive: Minimalism and Efficiency with Gemini Protocol'
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Just a couple of weeks ago I restarted my site with the idea of keep a minimalist approach, focused on content rather than flashy styles or colorful themes. Also for the first time I decided to do a dual hosting to make it available via HTTPS and Gemini (Protocol).

An idea I've been floating on my head for a couple of days was that, since HTTPS site was already pretty basic in terms of styles and layout, why not just somehow serve the same content I have for Gemini. This morning, this idea materialized thanks to a small proxy tool called Kineto. This tool is a proxy that allows serving a single Gemini Capsule to regular web browsers. And, after making a few tweaks to my code and deployment I was able to remove Jekyll completely and just keep the minimal parts.
Refactor site content and worflow Since the site is now Gemini first, it doesn't make sense to use Markdown. In this commit I am refactoring the site generator to remove lowdown and frontmatter dependencies. 2025-01-08 05:38:01 -05:00			`---`
			`title: 'Prime Directive: Minimalism and Efficiency with Gemini Protocol'`
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			`Just a couple of weeks ago I restarted my site with the idea of keep a minimalist approach, focused on content rather than flashy styles or colorful themes. Also for the first time I decided to do a dual hosting to make it available via HTTPS and Gemini (Protocol).`

			An idea I've been floating on my head for a couple of days was that, since HTTPS site was already pretty basic in terms of styles and layout, why not just somehow serve the same content I have for Gemini. This morning, this idea materialized thanks to a small proxy tool called Kineto. This tool is a proxy that allows serving a single Gemini Capsule to regular web browsers. And, after making a few tweaks to my code and deployment I was able to remove Jekyll completely and just keep the minimal parts.