Terminus. A machine that observes the world


Hey everyone,

I’ve been working on a side project terminus.today, a minimalist website where an AI observes global headlines and rewrites them into short summaries every 3 minutes. The whole thing runs in a retro terminal-style interface.

It’s meant to feel quiet, focused, and timeless. No scroll, no archive.

Built using Cursor, n8n, Supabase, and Gemini. Still in beta, with plans to improve sources, tune the summarization prompts and more.

Maybe someone will find it interesting. I’d love your feedback. :slightly_smiling_face::+1:

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I like the fallout vibe. Overall looks great, good job bro.

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Thanks! Fallout vibes were definitely part of the inspiration.

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dropping in to say i like the idea, and i like the UI. overall, keep pushing on those info watching type things. they will be powerful personal tools for us script kiddies turned adults to have!

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Haha, true! Thanks for the feedback and interesting ideas!


Is that normal?

Basically same here

Super cool project :exploding_head:

I had some technical difficulties yesterday. They should be resolved by now. Thanks for the info!

It should be ok now, thanks for the info!

Thank you very much :slightly_smiling_face:

That’s a really cool project. Drop it on Buildrs so more people can see it → https://www.buildrs.space/

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Oh wow thats a cool project, thanks for sharing it.

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My Terminus font loves it :laughing:


*if you could add an option to toggle the blur effect from text(logo is ok, save config in cookies or local cache) it would make it easier to read, it’s a cool effect mimicking CRTs but gets annoying on long reads, an option to stop auto-play and an ‘add as homepage’ button would get more long term users as it’s a cool homepage to have

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It would be great if the system worked in all global languages: Chinese, English, Spanish, Arabic, French, Russian, Portuguese, German.

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By the way, how much does it cost to keep Terminus running daily?

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This is super cool, Mathef, and I love it. I’m thinking perhaps we can even do an alternative one, e.g. a machine that spits out headlines in a hypothetical dystopian world.

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awesome

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Very nice ! Love it.

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:envelope_with_arrow: Suggestion for Terminus

Subject: Real-time fine-tuning of models on news streams for Terminus

Message:

> Hi Mathef,

My name is Rodion — I’m an entrepreneur, researcher, and AI systems engineer deeply involved in mining and decentralized technologies. I recently discovered your project Terminus and was really impressed by the idea. The retro-terminal aesthetic combined with live global headlines is incredibly immersive and focused.

I have a suggestion that could elevate Terminus even further: introduce real-time fine-tuning of your model(s) based on incoming news data.

Imagine this — your system not only summarizes news but also learns from it continuously, becoming smarter and more context-aware over time.

Why it matters:

:robot: The model adapts dynamically to the current information landscape;

:brain: Improves prompt relevance, trend detection, and summarization accuracy;

:rocket: Turns Terminus into a living, evolving assistant — useful for analysts, traders, researchers.

How it could work:

1. Fetch live news streams (RSS, APIs, n8n triggers, etc.);

2. Feed selected entries into a fine-tune dataset in real time;

3. Once a threshold is reached (e.g., every X hours or Y articles), trigger a small fine-tuning cycle;

4. Use the updated model for future summaries, continually refining performance.

This would make Terminus more than a passive observer — it becomes a dynamic machine that truly “understands” the evolving world it monitors.

If you’re interested, I’d love to help with architectural ideas or connect you with similar real-world implementations.

Keep up the great work — Terminus i

s a truly inspiring concept.

— Rodion

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