[discussion] Interesting uses

[Jonathan McHugh]

FYI, Im working on aggregating GemText files to generate kanban boards (including with exported content, to things like Tikz graphics).

The simplicity of GemText will permit me to build additional rulesets/inferences to extract project goals better.

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Jonathan McHugh
indieterminacy at libre.brussels

September 20, 2021 1:31 AM, "Andrew Singleton" <singletona082 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 9/19/21 6:15 PM, sergei.gnezdov at gmail.com wrote:
> 
>> I think the highest value is actually in defined document structure > itself.  It allows for client
>> level formatting of served data.
>> 
>> Basically, presentation cost is offloaded to the client application.  > The approach can be
>> replicated in HTML, but GEMINI does not provide > feature set that others can do to differentiate.
> 
> Agree this is where Gemini's strength is; lightweight text delivery with just enough formatting for
> organization (though an argument COULD be made for linking to points inside the same document we
> don't have that so outside of the initial question's scope.)
> 
> I'm more 'ok what can this be used for that isn't obvious?' There has to be something that's going
> over my head that Gemini would work well in.
> 
> I keep wanting to come up with some example but between medicine head and general 'meh' it's a case
> of 'this sounds stupid.'
> 
> Like: 'hey make a graphical interface where each of the button/catagories just points at a specific
> gmi with that name and that gmi is just a set of links with relevant info text. and... 'oh come on
> that's just a reskinned browser that's dumb.'
> 
> and on and on to the point I'm just 'where's all this creativity I supposedly have? Come on it's a
> neat format find a f'ing use for it.'
> 
>> Messaging apps could benefit assuming they don't compete with WhatsApp.
>> 
>> howso?