Re:Ask HN: Do you still use IRC?
by akulbe on Tuesday June 07, 2016 @02:29AM
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Daily for 10+ years. Of course the instance sometimes loses connection, and I have to re-establish.
IRC beats ALL social networks, in my experience. I've learned more, and helped/gotten help more from it, than any other source.
Started out on UnderNet. Gave up on it years ago. I'm on FreeNode. I only get on other networks if whoever has the channel doesn't have their primary presence on FreeNode.
I hang out in channels related to Linux and programming languages.
I've tried all the popular IRC clients. I always come back to irssi. irssi+<multiplexer of choice, I prefer tmux> is a marriage made in heaven. :)
IRC beats ALL social networks, in my experience. I've learned more, and helped/gotten help more from it, than any other source.
Started out on UnderNet. Gave up on it years ago. I'm on FreeNode. I only get on other networks if whoever has the channel doesn't have their primary presence on FreeNode.
I hang out in channels related to Linux and programming languages.
I've tried all the popular IRC clients. I always come back to irssi. irssi+<multiplexer of choice, I prefer tmux> is a marriage made in heaven. :)