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I really don't understand why slack is so popular. It's just irc, if you have a devops person they can stand that up over lunch, and send out the email to "hey

I really don't understand why slack is so popular. It's just irc, if you have a devops person they can stand that up over lunch, and send out the email to "hey download this app"

sk5t 8y ago
And Dropbox is trivially replaceable with rsync, yes?
- paulie_a 8y ago
  I am not familiar with the state of rsync apps on Android and iOS. But for irc, yes it would easily replace slack.
  - ashildr 8y ago
    Tell me about that NNTP-Hackernews gateway you’re posting from...
    - paulie_a 8y ago
      How is that any way relevant. A small single website integration with Usenet vs a general method of chat that is pretty much available on every single used device.
      - ashildr 8y ago
        It‘s relevant because you are using HN, though Usenet news could do easily what HN does. Or can it?
        paulie_a 8y ago
        It can do it better.
nrb 8y ago
Chat bots & integrations...
- yellowapple 8y ago
  Both of which exist in droves for IRC (hell, even Slack at one point had an IRC integration).
- paulie_a 8y ago
  Things that existed for decades?