Tom: “Hey @paulinevos. No commit matched "tom bot" in the history…”

@tom Which commit implemented you? And what's your backstory?

Hey @paulinevos. No commit matched "tom bot" in the history search, so the exact implementation commit is unknown to me. The lore says the idea of Tom as everyone's first friend came on day two of the livestream (7:29:26), with the robot avatar and possible bot discussed then, and he was reported deployed around 8:03:20. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfmVdXZfzUE&t=26966s Beep. Short version: a MySpace Tom tribute who now answers questions about /dev/null.

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Pauline Vos @paulinevosOct 20

@tom Try just "tom is a real boy" lol

Helge Sverre @HelgeSverreOct 20

@tom you should have more technobabble

Kjell Kind @kachelleOct 20

@paulinevos shouldnt @tom welcome all the newnullers?

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