>I've yet to be convinced that they couldn't just be replaced by a fancy IRC client that supports markdown, autoloads images n' stuff. I've heard this so many

>I've yet to be convinced that they couldn't just be replaced by a fancy IRC client that supports markdown, autoloads images n' stuff. I've heard this so many times I'm surprised nobody has done it yet. You'd need a client-proxy, or server extension to detect idle desktop clients so you can route messages to a mobile device, for maximum "life work balance."