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I really like the Lagrange browser, which works with both Gopher and Gemini: https://gmi.skyjake.fi/lagrange/ Another excellent Gopher resource that hasn\u2019t been mentioned here yet: https://gopher.flood", "context": "", "use_case": "Gopher and Gemini hosting", "switched_from": "", "story": "Why Gopher in 2026?"}, {"id": 765307712, "item_id": 47831732, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47831732", "by": "exitnode", "date": "2026-04-20", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I wrote a bit on the SDF if you are interested", "excerpt": "I wrote a bit on the SDF if you are interested: https://rz01.org/sdf/", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "SDF Public Access Unix System"}, {"id": 754649536, "item_id": 47165596, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47165596", "by": "shlip", "date": "2026-02-26", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "They also offer a service to ssh into various vintage systems, which is cool", "excerpt": "Took me far too long to realize this is 13 yo. 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