Gemini on ESP32 and [suggestion] examples in spec

[avalos at rawtext.club]

>     gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/~solderpunk/gemlog/the-standard-salvaged-computing-platform.gmi

That Gemini link about `salvaged computing` is very interesting, it
addresses several key problems with modern `sustainable` computing and
I think it is indeed compatible with the concept and mission of my
project. Thanks for sharing!

> Tied with something like Deedum (https://github.com/snoe/deedum),
> perhaps modified to support older hardware and to also support sync
> for offline viewing, this would seem to be a big head start in
> achieving your goal, albeit from a different direction.

Honestly, I don't think Flutter is that suitable for salvage
computing. First of all, because it relies on Google a lot. Also
because it is not very efficient, especially the renderer, which
requires a relative lot of GPU in order to work smoothly.

On Fri, Aug 21, 2020 at 07:03:26PM +0100, Kevin Sangeelee wrote:
> The post linked below talks about basic accessible devices in terms of
> sustainability, but I think the ideas are quite closely related to
> your own. Essentially, it suggests that an existing ubiquitous source
> of low-power networked computing is the plethora of Android phones in
> circulation (that are only really made 'obsolete' for the purpose of
> shareholder returns). It's quite a compelling case for applications in
> which WiFi/GSM/Bluetooth/etc. is enough.
> 
>     gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/~solderpunk/gemlog/the-standard-salvaged-computing-platform.gmi
> 
> Tied with something like Deedum (https://github.com/snoe/deedum),
> perhaps modified to support older hardware and to also support sync
> for offline viewing, this would seem to be a big head start in
> achieving your goal, albeit from a different direction.
> 
> Kevin
> 
> On Fri, 21 Aug 2020 at 18:39, <avalos at rawtext.club> wrote:
> >
> > The one I wrote on my gemsite requires extremely cheap components,
> > so that they can be affordable for people with low income in areas
> > without a lot of infrastructure.