worm-blossom

worm-blossom.org#y2026w41 This week, worm-blossom.org turns one!!! We’ve been doing this for a whole year! We add a new member, Emmy! We release the first year's music on Bandcamp! And we find the answer to 'why is it called worm-blossom'!

worm-blossom.org#y2026w39 This week, Sammy writes tutorials and schemes support peers. Aljoscha thinks about dependencies on the sneakerweb. And there's a new Willow Store tutorial.

worm-blossom.org#y2026w38 This week, sneakerweb 1.2.0 is released. Aljoscha has a programming language idea. And Sammy has to be careful.

worm-blossom.org#y2026w37 “hinged” This week, Aljoscha details his Sufficiently Good Media Formats. Sammy has several theories. And links, music, and contributions from friends of the site. Illustration contributed from youjung-noh.com

worm-blossom.org#y2026w36 This week, Sammy and Aljoscha just write dev diaries for once.

worm-blossom.org#y2026w35 This week, Sammy argues that always-online peers are more than just servers, okay? Aljoscha has a lot on his plate. And we have shout-outs for improvements to the Willow test vectors and Sneakerweb.

worm-blossom.org#y2026w34 This week we announce Pillow, our collaboration with p2panda! Sammy tells us what it's all about (and there’s a video). Aljoscha details his WTP deliberations. And the pandas share what they've been listening to.

worm-blossom.org#y2026w32 This week, Aljoscha turns his attention back to the WTP. Sammy is designing by popular request. And in the comic, Aljoscha finds out Sammy is on holiday.

worm-blossom.org#y2026w31 This week, Aljoscha explores spatial programming. And we reach part eight of "why is it called worm-blossom?".

worm-blossom.org#y2026w30 This week, Aljoscha is really on holiday! So Sammy takes a maximalist approach to decorating the place, Emmy returns for a guest article, and there are shout-outs, reviews, and a good link. Mm-hmm.A drawing of four framed drawings, illustrations, paintings, photos.

worm-blossom.org#y2026w29 This week, Sammy talks about how sneakerweb has been received. Aljoscha follows suit. There are shout-outs, reviews, and a new rendition of the seasonal clock.

worm-blossom.org#y2026w28 This week, Sammy and Aljoscha are at DWeb camp, and leave updates to Dan and Miaourt. We even get a guest comic from @dustyweb.bsky.social!

worm-blossom.org#y2026w27 This week, we release the sneakerweb. Sammy has travelled to Berlin for DWeb camp. Less remarkably, Aljoscha is also in Berlin.

worm-blossom.org#y2026w26 This week, Sammy keeps prepping for the sneakerweb. And Aljoscha announces two albums (exclusively released to the Sneakerweb). sneakerweb

worm-blossom.org#y2026w25 This week, Aljoscha completes the Bab project, officially. We've got lots of good links, including a podcast interviewing Aljoscha! And Sammy has been toeing the line between the world wide web and the sneakerweb.

worm-blossom.org#y2026w24 This week, worm-blossom is (hyper)active as ever. Sammy has the first sneakerweb front page. And Aljoscha uploads his best piano solo yet.

worm-blossom.org#y2026w23 This week, we interview the creator of the first Willow-powered application in the wild. Sammy designs a front page for the sneakerweb. And Aljoscha makes it so the drop format can drip.

worm-blossom.org#y2026w22 This week, we introduce the summer edition of worm-blossom.org! Aljoscha continues work on Bab, and Sammy introduces the sneakerweb.

worm-blossom.org#y2026w21 This week, Sammy is (kind of) back! We get to see the final selection from her archives. And Aljoscha continues rambling about data structures.

This post by @worm-blossom.org shows quite well why I look forward to every single post & work of them. worm-blossom.org#y2026w20 The technical depth, and at the same time, communicating ideas as a first principle of making things. It gives everything a unique viewpoint, that resonates immensely.

worm-blossom.org#y2026w22 This week, bab-hash.org is online! It's our cutest website yet. Sammy talks about the making of. Aljoscha is getting back on his feet, and has some music to share. And in the comic, we learn about Bigburg.

Introducing bab-hash.org. A cute little website about a family of hashing functions designed for partial data verification in peer-to-peer systems. You can learn what it does, how to use the Rust implementation, and read its specification (with interactive diagrams, ofc).

worm-blossom.org#y2026w17 This week, there's a skill tree! With crystals! Aljoscha's got lots of music. And Sammy's curating for DWeb camp, and a website for Bab.An cropped portion of a flow chart titled “The Willow Skill Tree!!!”

worm-blossom.org#y2026w16 This week, Sammy reports from Prague, Aljoscha stays silent. Blossoquest is going somewhere good. Blake is more than just a hash function. And we present the alpha release of persistent storage for Willow in Rust.

worm-blossom.org#y2026w15 This week, Aljoscha and Sammy start processing Prague. In part 7 of 'Why is it called worm-blossom', enter Aljoscha. And in the comic, he learns that no good deed goes unpunished. Wait, that is what he learned when reading the comic. It is confusing being a comic character

📶 Community infrastructure, mutable protocols, mesh networks… Independent and self-sovereign communication technology is more compelling than ever. Watch the recording of our latest meetup with @jacobsayles.bsky.social, @worm-blossom.org, and Mathias Jud.

‪worm-blossom.org/#y2026w14‬ This week, Sammy and Aljoscha have returned from Prague and are still recovering. Aljoscha hints to some of his thoughts from the workshop, but Sammy doesn't even try and just does extra drawings.

worm-blossom.org#y2026w13 This week, Aljoscha thinks about confidentiality and statelessness. Sammy did another talk this week, and teases a new project. And finally: a comic for honest, hard-working readers.

👾 𝟮𝟲/𝟯 𝗗𝗪𝗲𝗯 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗽 ⚗️ “The Latest in P2P / Mesh Technologies”, 26 March at 10:00 PT/18:00 CEST Our guests Sammy Gwilym, Mathias Jud, and Jacob Sayles will introduce their critical work for independent, safe, and anti-authoritarian technologies. Free and open attendance! Info and RSVP ⬅️

worm-blossom.org#y2026w12 This week, Sammy reports on her time at @xpub@post.lurk.org. Aljoscha has too many ideas. Both have been busy coding, and there is a Bab release to show for it. And in the comic, the mysterious stranger makes mysterious demands.

worm-blossom.org#y2026w11 This week, Aljoscha talks about repetition. Sammy ponders a 'cultural API'. Aljoscha talks about repetition. And in the comic, we find the bottleneck.

https://‪worm-blossom.org/#y2026w10 This week, Aljoscha has been mingling. Sammy has been working on persistent stores and thinking about phrasing. We also got lots of help! And in the comic, a mysterious stranger is asking questions.

worm-blossom.org#y2026w9 This week, Sammy and Aljoscha finally reach the limits of generics in Rust (and detail their defeat). In part 6 of 'Why is it called worm-blossom', Cinnamon looks critically at SSB. And in the comic, BLOSSOQUEST resumes!

worm-blossom.org#y2026w8 This week! Part 5 of “why is worm-blossom called that” heads to the Pacific Ocean. Sammy feels like a frog. Aljoscha is heads down (but has provided a good tune nonetheless).

worm-blossom.org#y2026w7 This week Aljoscha considered breaking the symmetry. Sammy has recovered but has to program computers. And in the comic, Sammy receives brutal feedback.

worm-blossom.org#y2026w6 This week, Sammy catches us all up on p2p-basel and FOSDEM, and there's a video of her talk. Aljoscha is under the weather, but provides music anyway!!! Bless him. And in this week's comic, we take a look at Sammy's conference outfits, but what's that noise???

spectra.video/w/7hsRkrevhu... "Centralised systems were made with the best of intentions, but were turned against us anyway. And peer-to-peer systems will be exactly the same.” Here’s a recording of my #FOSDEM talk on willowprotocol.org. This talk was a real labour of love, hope you enjoy it!!!

worm-blossom.org#y2026w5 This week Aljoscha is given free reign over the update, and Sammy will probably regret it later.

Centralised networks were weaponised. P2P systems will be exactly the same. How should we design the protocols of tomorrow? This is the lens through which we’ll look at Willow (willowprotocol.org), a family of open source p2p protocols this coming Sunday at #FOSDEM. fosdem.org/2026/schedul...

https://‪worm-blossom.org/#y2026w4 This week, Sammy and Aljoscha are on their way to Basel. Our Open Collective has been approved. And in the comic, a monitor asks for help, firmly.

worm-blossom.org#y2026w3 This week, Sammy whittles on about the FOSDEM talk. Aljoscha talks slice verification internals in Bab, and unwinds by playing some Sonic Youth. In this week's comic, Sammy reconsiders her choice of metaphors.

worm-blossom.org#y2026w1 This week, something sputters into life deep underground. Sammy did very little indeed. There is no announcement. Aljoscha relaxed the only way he knows how (researching audio and video file formats).

worm-blossom.org#y2025w52 Not update worm-blossom.org over the holidays? Not a chance! This week, Sammy reflects on the year that was, and Aljoscha plans for the year ahead. There is poetry about fuzz testing. And we announce the first of several Rust traits for (persistent) Willow storage.

Sam Gwilym will be talking about "Willow - A family of peer-to-peer storage protocols", at @fosdem.org '26 #Local-First & #CRDTs devroom! Come listen to the 25 speakers on 1st Feb, from 9:00. It is free! more details: openlocalfirst.org/schedules/#2...

worm-blossom.org#y2025w51 This week, a gift idea for the holidays. We release the Willow URI spec. Aljoscha talks about 'Cobweb', a new hypertext system. Sammy announces FOSDEM plans and reflects on announcements. And in Part 4 of "what's with the name?!", we travel back to the Netherlands in 2003.

worm-blossom.org#y2025w50 This week, Sammy recalls the important feedback she got at the conference. We release WebTT, a spec for tooltips on the web. Aljoscha talks about Bab storage, and Sammy reflects on splinternets.

Enjoy your Rust Unwrapped!!!