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		__MatrixMan__ on Feb 7, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: “Wherever you get your podcasts” is a radical stat... Are they distributed with "http://" despite not following that protocol? I don't know what goes into making a new protocol specifier, but if podcast thingy is a protocol that we like then maybe we ought to do something like podcast:// so the right app can be summoned rather than having your browser do its best.

Macha on Feb 7, 2024 [–]

Despite the name, for over 95% of its existence, HTTP has served way more than just HTML

__MatrixMan__ on Feb 7, 2024 | [–]

I'm aware, but maybe that should change. It's not really suited for much if what it is used for.

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