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I ended up spending most of my time productively, writing code. However, I did spend a significant amount of time in IRC channels, Lobste.rs, /r/netsec, /r/pyth

I ended up spending most of my time productively, writing code. However, I did spend a significant amount of time in IRC channels, Lobste.rs, /r/netsec, /r/python, /r/crypto, and /r/malware.

coloncapitald 13y ago
Isn't IRC dead yet? What are some of the IRC channels you would recommend to HN users?
- martindale 13y ago
  IRC is just a protocol, like HTTP.
  - cema 13y ago
    So is gopher.
  - pyre 13y ago
    ... and protocols never truly die? Like Gopher?
    - twic 13y ago
      What? Gopher isn't dead, buddy. There are over 160 servers.
      - pyre 13y ago
        Forgive me if I don't hold my breath waiting for Gopher to come back in-style though. ;-)
      - brianpgordon 13y ago
        One of them serving legitimate files, even! (Only on waning gibbous moons.)
  - riffraff 13y ago
    I still go to freenode, but being a protocol doesn't mean it can't die, i.e. gopher is practically dead.
- bemmu 13y ago
  #startups on freenode has the biggest HN user concentration
  - Joeboy 13y ago
    I spent a short amount of time there and it seemed to be rather spoilt by a contingent of insane and simply unpleasant people. Perhaps I just chose the wrong day.
    - mvkel 13y ago
      No, it's always like that, unfortunately.
- sillysaurus2 13y ago
  IRC is great. Need help with an advanced math problem (or a basic one)? Try #math on freenode. Need help with an esoteric Python problem (or a basic one)? Try #python on freenode. Need help with ${anything_else}? Try #${anything_else} on freenode. Etc. (If there isn't a freenode channel for your topic, then Googling for "topic IRC channel" will usually turn up something on some other IRC network.) I can't think of any other tool which solves the same problem as IRC, so it seems doubtful that IRC will be joining the ranks of the dearly departed anytime soon.
- citruspi 13y ago
  Not at all, I love IRC. I hang out on Freenode, consistently in #rit-foss (I'm an RIT student) and I jump around other channels. Whatever you're interested in, there's most likely a channel on some server which focuses on it, whether it's math, literature, jailbreaks, python programmming, security, torrenting, etc. Here's a list of EFnet channels[0]. [0]: http://www.efnet.org/?module=channels http://www.efnet.org/?module=channels

I ended up spending most of my time productively, writing code. However, I did spend a significant amount of time in IRC channels, Lobste.rs, /r/netsec, /r/python, /r/crypto, and /r/malware.

coloncapitald 13y ago

Isn't IRC dead yet? What are some of the IRC channels you would recommend to HN users?

martindale 13y ago
IRC is just a protocol, like HTTP.
- cema 13y ago
  So is gopher.
- pyre 13y ago
  ... and protocols never truly die? Like Gopher?
  - twic 13y ago
    What? Gopher isn't dead, buddy. There are over 160 servers.
    - pyre 13y ago
      Forgive me if I don't hold my breath waiting for Gopher to come back in-style though. ;-)
    - brianpgordon 13y ago
      One of them serving legitimate files, even! (Only on waning gibbous moons.)
- riffraff 13y ago
  I still go to freenode, but being a protocol doesn't mean it can't die, i.e. gopher is practically dead.
bemmu 13y ago
#startups on freenode has the biggest HN user concentration
- Joeboy 13y ago
  I spent a short amount of time there and it seemed to be rather spoilt by a contingent of insane and simply unpleasant people. Perhaps I just chose the wrong day.
  - mvkel 13y ago
    No, it's always like that, unfortunately.
sillysaurus2 13y ago
IRC is great. Need help with an advanced math problem (or a basic one)? Try #math on freenode. Need help with an esoteric Python problem (or a basic one)? Try #python on freenode. Need help with ${anything_else}? Try #${anything_else} on freenode. Etc. (If there isn't a freenode channel for your topic, then Googling for "topic IRC channel" will usually turn up something on some other IRC network.) I can't think of any other tool which solves the same problem as IRC, so it seems doubtful that IRC will be joining the ranks of the dearly departed anytime soon.
citruspi 13y ago
Not at all, I love IRC. I hang out on Freenode, consistently in #rit-foss (I'm an RIT student) and I jump around other channels. Whatever you're interested in, there's most likely a channel on some server which focuses on it, whether it's math, literature, jailbreaks, python programmming, security, torrenting, etc. Here's a list of EFnet channels[0]. [0]: http://www.efnet.org/?module=channels http://www.efnet.org/?module=channels