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Man I miss ICQ! Is it weird I still have my number memorized?

by cdnsteve 9y ago

pmlnr 9y ago
No, it's not :) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12957306 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12957306
- Pxtl 9y ago
  Miranda was awesome. Simple, light, native, and supported many protocols. I miss that kind of software on the desktop.
  - toyg 9y ago
    It will come back. When C++ becomes " retro cool", the current generation of JS rockstar ninjas will shout it from the rooftops: "I've reimplemented Atom in C++ and it's SO quick, man!"
    - Zelizz 9y ago
      I kind of doubt that. The current generation of JS rockstar ninjas does everything in their power to avoid learning a new language.
  - amedvednikov 9y ago
    A simple, light, native desktop client for Skype, Slack, and many other protocols is being developed right now :) https://eul.im https://eul.im
gespadas 9y ago
+1, So... I'm not the only one :-)
- _ikke_ 9y ago
  I thought I had forgotten it, but I could just recall it again.
boobsbr 9y ago
I can still login to mine. I remember my brother's, can't remember his password, though.
SimonPStevens 9y ago
I can remember the number, but I've forgotten the password :-) I tried to get them to reset it a while back but it's tied to a long dead email address so I've no way to verify it's me and they won't help.
- vmp 9y ago
  When I tried to reset my ICQ password they wanted me to message 5 friends and have them vouch for me, people with whom I haven't talked in 15 years.. otherwise they wouldn't unlock my account which is coincidentally, for some unapparent reason, in some sort of restricted mode where I can't send any messages. Support would not budge and unlock my account even after I provided ample proof. Why is it more difficult to get back in to my 20 year old ICQ than it is to reset any other password I have, even "high security" sites like Bitcoin exchanges or Domain Name providers.
- tracker1 9y ago
  Same problem, and I had the password, but hadn't used it in forever... shame, 6-digit account iirc. But, realistically, haven't touched ICQ since around 2000 or so. I do wish a third party messenger not tied to a major social media chain could gain a hold again. Something that only acted as an exchange/email validation system... Actually, keybase could be a nice central verification tool for a distributed p2p client.
andirk 9y ago
uho 5251730
lucasverra 9y ago
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Man I miss ICQ! Is it weird I still have my number memorized?

pmlnr 9y ago

No, it's not :) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12957306 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12957306

Pxtl 9y ago
Miranda was awesome. Simple, light, native, and supported many protocols. I miss that kind of software on the desktop.
- toyg 9y ago
  It will come back. When C++ becomes " retro cool", the current generation of JS rockstar ninjas will shout it from the rooftops: "I've reimplemented Atom in C++ and it's SO quick, man!"
  - Zelizz 9y ago
    I kind of doubt that. The current generation of JS rockstar ninjas does everything in their power to avoid learning a new language.
- amedvednikov 9y ago
  A simple, light, native desktop client for Skype, Slack, and many other protocols is being developed right now :) https://eul.im https://eul.im

gespadas 9y ago

+1, So... I'm not the only one :-)

_ikke_ 9y ago
I thought I had forgotten it, but I could just recall it again.

boobsbr 9y ago

I can still login to mine. I remember my brother's, can't remember his password, though.

SimonPStevens 9y ago

I can remember the number, but I've forgotten the password :-) I tried to get them to reset it a while back but it's tied to a long dead email address so I've no way to verify it's me and they won't help.

vmp 9y ago
When I tried to reset my ICQ password they wanted me to message 5 friends and have them vouch for me, people with whom I haven't talked in 15 years.. otherwise they wouldn't unlock my account which is coincidentally, for some unapparent reason, in some sort of restricted mode where I can't send any messages. Support would not budge and unlock my account even after I provided ample proof. Why is it more difficult to get back in to my 20 year old ICQ than it is to reset any other password I have, even "high security" sites like Bitcoin exchanges or Domain Name providers.
tracker1 9y ago
Same problem, and I had the password, but hadn't used it in forever... shame, 6-digit account iirc. But, realistically, haven't touched ICQ since around 2000 or so. I do wish a third party messenger not tied to a major social media chain could gain a hold again. Something that only acted as an exchange/email validation system... Actually, keybase could be a nice central verification tool for a distributed p2p client.

andirk 9y ago

uho 5251730

lucasverra 9y ago

116233417