#Tomo

2026-01-30

fuck it. i'm declaring project bankruptcy with rslight-tomo.

😆 😭

after futzing around with tomo's (rslight-based) code for the afternoon, i realized that it's such an ensnarled mess that it's not worth trying to untangle the old rslight code from the tomo code i wrote over the last couple of years

it reminds me a little of the source code for adventure game studio - a game building IDE that is over 20 years old.

at some point open source projects have changed hands so many times that it's like trying to renovate a 300 year old house. the foundation was built in the 16th century by louise, the bedrooms in the 17th by raoul, and the bathrooms in the 18th by edward. you need to run new electrical wiring throughout the house, but none of it was ever built to accommodate conduits in the stone walls.

you don't know why louise, raoul or edward designed things the way they did, and you can't ask them now. but you assume there was some kind of rationale to their decisions, so you work around their messes. it seems ok at first. the wiring runs on top of the stonework, but you've found a way to hide it in the crown moulding. you've got it running dangerously close to the water pipes, and god forbid you ever have to fix a broken wire, because you couldn't use conduit anywhere.

after years of blood, sweat and tears, you've got howl's moving castle. your friends who visit call it quaint, but no one really wants to live there.

that's what happened with RSLight. it was originally written by Florian Amrhein in 1999 until the mid-2000s. then over a decade later, Retro Guy picked it up and began extending those php scripts with his own particular code.

and then i picked it up in 2023, and began trying to rewrite *both* retro guy's and florian's code.

the truth is: louise and raoul and edward never knew what they were doing in the first place. they were all renovators just like me, using their meagre knowledge to solve problems particular to their time and place. the house was never built to accommodate the 21st century.

it's not pretty. and worse, it's not maintainable. other people love howl's castle precisely because they don't have to live there; howl does.

#tomo #nntp #programming

A screengrab from the studio ghibli film Howl's Moving Castle. It shows a huge electromagimechanical castle, of various styles from various centuries. Smokestacks and metal columns and wood beams and stone blocks protrude everywhere. It's a charming, hulking, mess.
2026-01-29

blog post: death's inheritance and the future of tomo

today, tomo appears to be the only fork of the RSLight nntp server that is still alive. so what now?

i'll be honest: once Thom/Retro Guy died, i was very tempted to trash the project and move on. I have a half dozen other neglected development projects and books and a podcast to devote my research time to.

and then I thought about Thom and the thousands of hours of his life that he put into his final project before he passed away. his dedication was infectious. and in 2026, we need decentralized forum software more than ever.

that being said, I sure as hell don't want to be responsible for taking over someone else's open source project. that's almost as bad as adopting their kid. hard pass.
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tomodori.net

rss here:
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screenshot: the tomo interface for the user's private mailbox

#tomo #smallWeb #nntp #usenet #indieWeb

A screenshot of a web-based mailbox interface. It is styled around an amber monochrome monitor. It shows subject/from/to/date columns, along with sample information in each column.

Along the top are navigation buttons for admin/create room/mail/files/register/user settings

along the bottom are contextual command buttons for NEW and GO TO SENT
Kpop in Japankpop@wakoka.com
2026-01-21

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2025-12-28

@a good questions -

all of the development on tomodori was done nearly two years ago. as it is, it's a nntp (and fully usenet-compatible) server with support for peer-peer server syncing. it is basically a re-implementation of "rocksolid" nntp server, with a proper web front end for things like creating new groups, user management, etc.

development went on pause as i got stuck on a core design issue - how the "groups"-based system works. i've never been impressed with usenet's hierarchical approach (alt.binaries.dogs.etc.etc), and wanted to come up with something more imaginative/useful. and i didn't get anywhere with that design problem.

the rocksolid server developer died earlier this year, sadly.

as it stands, the server software works. i plan to release the project as FOSS in the new year, so people can try using it.

#tomo #usenet

AnimeNewsDaily.uspeppy6582
2025-12-23

📰 Tomo-chan Is a Girl: A Hilarious Attempt at Friendship

In the anime 'Tomo-chan Is a Girl!', the characters often find themselves in humorous situations as they navigate the complexities of friendship and romance. This tweet captures the essence of their comedic trials, inviting fans to enjoy another roun...

🔗 Read more: animenewsdaily.us/articles/456

-chanIsAGirl!

Tomo-chan Is a Girl: A Hilarious Attempt at Friendship
2025-12-23

7 lý do khiến người xem “nặn mụn” nghiện: cảm giác kiểm soát, kích thích tò mò, giảm stress, ASMR, học cách chăm sóc da, thỏa mãn cảm giác “đúng sai” và cộng đồng chia sẻ. 🎥🧖‍♀️ #nặn_mụn #pimplepopping #Psychology #ASMR #StressRelief #Health #SkinCare #ViralVideo #SứcKhỏe #Da #KhoaHọc #NgườiXem #TòMò

vtcnews.vn/7-ly-do-nhieu-nguoi

2025-12-04

Một "Đấu trường Tò mò" độc đáo đã ra đời, cho phép bạn đối đầu với 5 mô hình ngôn ngữ lớn (LLM) để kiểm tra khả năng đặt câu hỏi sáng tạo. Các LLM chấm điểm dựa trên thang 100 điểm với các tiêu chí như tính mới lạ, chiều sâu. Hiện tại, AI đang chiến thắng 95% các trận đấu. Tham gia thử thách để chứng minh khả năng tư duy phản biện của con người!

#AI #LLM #CuriosityArena #Research #ThửTháchAI #TòMò

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AnimeNewsDaily.uspeppy6582
2025-11-25

📰 Understanding Signals in 'Tomo-chan Is a Girl!'

In the anime 'Tomo-chan Is a Girl!', the protagonist often finds herself in situations where she gives clear signals to her love interest, yet he remains oblivious. This comedic scenario is relatable to many viewers who have experienced similar situa...

🔗 Read more: animenewsdaily.us/articles/442

-chanIsAGirl!

Understanding Signals in 'Tomo-chan Is a Girl!'
2025-11-14

oggi, 14 novembre, a roma: presentazione di “come l’amore di un timpano per una pupilla”, di rossella or

oggi, venerdì 14 novembre, ore 18
Libreria TOMO
via degli Etruschi, 4 – Roma

presentazione del libro

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COME L’AMORE DI UN TIMPANO E UNA PUPILLA

di Rossella Or

(Argolibri, collana Talee, 2025)

In dialogo con l’autrice:
Giorgiomaria Cornelio
Lidia Riviello
Fabio Orecchini
Claudio Orlandi

Letture di Rossella Or

Evento FB info sul volume

#Argo #Argolibri #ClaudioOrlandi #FabioOrecchini #GiorgiomariaCornelio #libreriaTomo #LidiaRiviello #poesia #presentazione #reading #RossellaOr #Tomo #TomoLibreria

2025-11-08

14 novembre, roma: presentazione di “come l’amore di un timpano per una pupilla”, di rossella or

venerdì 14 novembre, ore 18
Libreria TOMO
via degli Etruschi, 4 – Roma

presentazione del libro

cliccare per ingrandire

COME L’AMORE DI UN TIMPANO E UNA PUPILLA

di Rossella Or

(Argolibri, collana Talee, 2025)

In dialogo con l’autrice:
Giorgiomaria Cornelio
Lidia Riviello
Fabio Orecchini
Claudio Orlandi

Letture di Rossella Or

Evento FB info sul volume

#Argo #Argolibri #ClaudioOrlandi #FabioOrecchini #GiorgiomariaCornelio #libreriaTomo #LidiaRiviello #poesia #presentazione #reading #RossellaOr #Tomo #TomoLibreria

2025-10-30

🔍 Nhiều đại gia tò mò thử sức may rủi tại King Club trong khách sạn Pullman, dẫn đến "đốt tiền" đánh bạc với số tiền lớn. Theo lời khai tại tòa, các doanh nhân này thường đến Pullman để tiếp khách, bàn công việc với đối tác, nhưng thấy King Club nên tò mò vào chơi thử... và cuối cùng trắng tay. 💸

Chuyện tò mò dẫn đến tai họa - một bài học cảnh tỉnh cho những ai nghĩ "thử chơi một lần không sao".

#vietnamnews #gambling #pullmanhotel #casino #business #tòmò #đánhbạc #kháchsạn #doanhnghiệp #ti

𐑮𐑨𐑛𐑦𐑒𐑩 ·𐑦𐑒𐑕𐑡𐑱xjix@merveilles.town
2025-10-24

alright, here it goes! today I'm soft launching the #Tomo project. You you may have seen El Fuego before or Agua more recently. I'm setting up this project so I can be professional about managing releases for Tierra. For the foreseeable future, it'll just be settings and an installer on top of minibase. NOT a linux distribution.

This brings a few of my big projects together under a shared kind of concept, which is cool. I have a lot of pretty neat stuff to share and hopefully it can be useful for others.

git.gay/tomo #theForge

2025-10-20

oggi, 20 ottobre, a roma, libreria tomo: i nuovi ‘domani’ di aragno – e… il domani dei domani

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a Roma, alla libreria Tomo (via degli Etruschi 4), lunedì 20 ottobre alle 18:30, incontro sui nuovi tre libri della collana ‘i domani‘ (Aragno): saranno presenti gli autori, Mariano Bàino, Antonia Paolini, Lidia Riviello.
interventi di Andrea Cortellessa, Maria Grazia Calandrone, Carmen Gallo e Laura Pugno

i libri:
Mariano Baino, Pinocchio (moviole)
Antonella Antonia Paolini, Il macello moderno)
Lidia Riviello, Stati di salute

#AndreaCortellessa #AntoniaPaolini #Aragno #CarmenGallo #iDomani #LauraPugno #libreriaTomo #LidiaRiviello #MariaGraziaCalandrone #MarianoBaino #poesia #Tomo

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