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geekhack Community => Off Topic => Topic started by: Deiz on Wed, 15 April 2009, 12:38:07

Title: Geekhack IRC Channel
Post by: Deiz on Wed, 15 April 2009, 12:38:07

After some searching, I found that Geekhack had an IRC channel on Freenode, but it's since become inactive and fell into disuse.

IRC's long been my preferred method of online communication, due to the immediacy and relatively candid discussions, the former likely having a lot to do with the latter.

I'm wondering if there's any interest in re-establishing it. I've taken the liberty of registering #geekhack on Freenode, and I'll set access flags for interested staff members.

Details:

#geekhack on irc.freenode.net
irc://irc.freenode.net/geekhack (http://irc://irc.freenode.net/geekhack)

If you lack an IRC client, try XChat (http://xchat.org/) on Linux, Colloquy (http://colloquy.info/) on OS X, and mIRC (http://mirc.com/) on Windows.

If you don't want to install a stand-alone client, you can connect via Mibbit, which is an Ajax browser-based IRC client.

This link (http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.freenode.net&channel=%23geekhack) will connect you to #geekhack within your browser.

Title: Geekhack IRC Channel
Post by: ozar on Wed, 15 April 2009, 12:44:22

I'm not much of an IRC'er myself and always burn out after about 10 minutes on any channel that I visit.  Forums like these are about as instant as I generally like to get, but it is good that the IRC channel is available for those that do enjoy instant communications.   :cool:

Title: Geekhack IRC Channel
Post by: FKSSR on Wed, 15 April 2009, 12:52:02

Personally, I don't like IRC too much.  Because I'm not on the internet a lot at home, I would only use it at work, and that's not a good thing to do.  Plus, even if I do allow myself to get on an IRC channel, I have to step away for 30 min to an hour at a time and then realize I missed four conversations and it's hard to get back into everything.  I just prefer forums, I guess. :)

Title: Geekhack IRC Channel
Post by: itlnstln on Wed, 15 April 2009, 16:14:04

I think IRC is pretty cool for general chit-chat, and I would join in for that, but I would hate for valuable info to be lost in an IRC conversation and not preserved in the Forum.

Title: Geekhack IRC Channel
Post by: iMav on Wed, 15 April 2009, 16:28:24

We had one up for a while (even had a pretty slick bot up keeping the channel warm for us and distributing the appropriate priv's)...however, it never got used.

Personally, I like IRC.  But it simply was not used at all.

Title: Geekhack IRC Channel
Post by: o2dazone on Wed, 15 April 2009, 17:20:29

Quote from: iMav;85796

Personally, I like IRC.  But it simply was not used at all.

Same, I mostly idle in irc rooms and use it every so often - but don't really expect it to be chatty like an oldschool aol chatroom or something lol

Title: Geekhack IRC Channel
Post by: twolf on Wed, 15 April 2009, 18:30:22

I am always on freenode anyways so I will stop by.

Title: Geekhack IRC Channel
Post by: wheel83 on Wed, 15 April 2009, 18:49:59

i dont like mirc because of the haxxors on there.

Title: Geekhack IRC Channel
Post by: cchan on Wed, 15 April 2009, 19:02:15

Quote from: wheel83;85826

i dont like mirc because of the haxxors on there.

freenode is generally a pretty mature network, you won't really find script kiddies.

Title: Geekhack IRC Channel
Post by: bhtooefr on Wed, 15 April 2009, 21:53:10

mIRC is just a program, not a site.

Different IRC networks have different audiences. Freenode emphasizes open source development, and attracts an audience that's interested in that.

Title: Geekhack IRC Channel
Post by: kyamei on Thu, 16 April 2009, 02:59:19

I used to hang out in IRC a lot back in the day, but I haven't used it in years.  I'll drop by if the channel from time to time.

Title: Geekhack IRC Channel
Post by: itlnstln on Thu, 16 April 2009, 06:38:39

I haven't been on IRC in about 10-15 years. I was never really that much into it. I would rather chat with a real person.*
 
* I mean like sit with a person and talk, not talk to robots or something.

Title: Geekhack IRC Channel
Post by: cmr on Fri, 17 April 2009, 15:09:57

you don't like talking to robots??

Title: Geekhack IRC Channel
Post by: itlnstln on Fri, 17 April 2009, 15:16:29

I find robots kinda boring.  It's like they're programmed to say certain things.

Title: Geekhack IRC Channel
Post by: itlnstln on Fri, 17 April 2009, 15:23:51

Quote from: webwit;86217

Can you elaborate on that?

No, I prefer to speak in generalities when I make smart-a*s comments. :)

Title: Geekhack IRC Channel
Post by: itlnstln on Fri, 17 April 2009, 16:17:08

Because I am failing to elaborate, thus, providing any specifics on my reasons for not chatting with robots.

Title: Geekhack IRC Channel
Post by: dw_junon on Fri, 17 April 2009, 17:17:45

Okay, perhaps I will idle here too.

Title: Geekhack IRC Channel
Post by: cmr on Fri, 17 April 2009, 19:26:00

How do you feel about idling here too?

Title: Geekhack IRC Channel
Post by: dw_junon on Fri, 17 April 2009, 19:32:23

I feel like a netsplit.

Don't forget to upgrade your psyBNC to psyRJ45.

Title: Geekhack IRC Channel
Post by: Viett on Fri, 17 April 2009, 21:59:14

Great job with the channel. I'll idle away.

Title: Geekhack IRC Channel
Post by: lexicon on Fri, 17 April 2009, 22:44:38

Actually, I keep a few channels open during the day.  Wordpress on Freenode, news on EFnet (good place to keep up with things).

Title: Geekhack IRC Channel
Post by: itlnstln on Mon, 20 April 2009, 06:33:27

Quote from: webwit;86230

You are being a bit negative.

Sh*tty day on Friday.  My bad.

Title: Geekhack IRC Channel
Post by: bhtooefr on Mon, 20 April 2009, 13:51:00

Quote from: dw_junon;86249

Don't forget to upgrade your psyBNC to psyRJ45.

*groan*

That reminds me, what's even MORE sad than that joke is, on one IRC network I'm on, psyBNC was an automatic gline word. (Then someone in one channel I hang out in figured out that he could set his nick to psybnc, and got a few users in their help channel to ban themselves. :D)

Title: Geekhack IRC Channel
Post by: Viett on Wed, 06 May 2009, 16:19:24

Is it possible to get a permalink to this IRC channel somewhere, so new users can find it? This channel name is going to get buried in a sea of topics and no one will ever find it.

Title: Geekhack IRC Channel
Post by: wellington1869 on Wed, 06 May 2009, 16:34:59

Quote from: o2dazone;85810

Same, I mostly idle in irc rooms and use it every so often - but don't really expect it to be chatty like an oldschool aol chatroom or something lol

nice thing about forum is you can go back and forth between doing real work.