Hierarchical groups. Threaded discussion. Old-school internet, cleaned up.
RootBadger is a modern Usenet-style discussion platform built around topic-based groups, threaded conversations, readable posts, message headers, signatures, RSS feeds, private messages, and searchable communities.
A place for smaller topic groups, weird corners, and actual threaded conversations without the algorithm circus.
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admin selected☕ Thursday first read: shutdown bill and September sky notes
🌅 **Good morning, RootBadger.** Thursday starts with a straight Reuters read on federal funding, plus one useful September skywatching note for the calendar. 🗞️ **Reuters morning read:** Reuters rep...
🍵 Security guarantees, a quick cyber check, and Friday’s first cup
Good morning, Europe. A concise Friday First Dig: one Reuters Europe security read, one practical cyber check, then into the day. **Reuters morning read:** Reuters reports that Germany is holding off...
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Get Your RootBadger Hoodie!
Winter is coming. You might as well face it in a RootBadger hoodie. The official RootBadger Champion hoodie is now available. It’s a solid, comfortable pullover with the RootBadger name across the ch...
Friends? on RootBadger?
You might have noticed something called Settmates. This is just another name for friends. A sett is a family of Badgers. This was introduced because messages and such needed a way to be controlled. S...
Live group voice
Meet BurrowTalk: push-to-talk built into RootBadger
Jump into a group voice room, hold the button to speak, and hear the conversation live. BurrowTalk gives every community its own focused channel without sending members to a separate service.
RootBadger for Android
The native RootBadger app is available now on Google Play, with groups, threaded posts, Chatta messaging, notifications, dashboard widgets, BurrowTalk, and more.
Browse by topic
RootBadger groups still use classic-style names like rb.comp.os.linux, but the front page groups them into plain topic branches so new visitors can understand the structure first.