How often do you use IRC and why do you use IRC and what for? reddit / irc ---------------------------------------------------------------------- indianapale · 2020-11-24 22:32 Every now and then. To chat. For companionship. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- venturahimself · 2020-11-24 22:50 I run my own small network, so every day, to keep in touch with friends.. :) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ExBritNStuff · 2020-11-25 01:24 All day every day, to keep up with coworkers and friends. We all hang out in a private channel on a private server. Because we're too old and too set in our ways to handle these new fangled Slacks and Discords. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- frumious · 2020-11-25 01:38 Too often. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Treyzania · 2020-11-25 02:38 There's a lot of "old style" free software projects run by people that know better than to use all these new things and want to avoid the problems that come with them. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dotz0cat · 2020-11-25 02:42 Almost everyday. I mostly use irc to get coding help ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 007ace · 2020-11-25 06:09 Daily, for piracy mostly. But also for conversation. It's a great way to meet people who like similar things and don't want to go outside in a pandemic. Haha ---------------------------------------------------------------------- IBNash · 2020-11-25 08:03 Often? Heh. Weechat, my irc client, auto starts upon desktop login, connects to over 12 networks and around 100 channels. It also connects to Discord, Twitter, Telegram, Matrix, Skype and other protocols via Bitlbee. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- _xsgb · 2020-11-25 10:05 I was hanging for years to talk with friends. After a long break I started to go occasionally on it again and I'm pleased to see many people there. Also I like it because it's light, simple. I've also used XMPP a lot by the time. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Zenyattus · 2020-11-25 10:10 For chatting with random people. I am also in some programming channels where you chat about some problems or something. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- _xsgb · 2020-11-25 10:11 I'm always a bit sad seeing "Join us on Discord/Slack" because I wont create an account and join them. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DRJT · 2020-11-25 12:03 XDCC bots 👀 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2020-11-25 15:42 I use IRC on a daily basis for a variety of purposes. Normally it's for either tech support or to chat with internet friends in rooms. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2020-11-25 15:43 [deleted] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ChickenOfDoom · 2020-11-25 18:05 Every day, mostly to talk to a small group of people. Also to obtain books to read. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Aflac_Attack · 2020-11-25 18:27 Hardly at all any more. Only times I open Hexchat anymore is when I want to download something via XDCC that doesn't have a seeded torrent, or I don't want to have to turn on my VPN and torrent program. All the communities moved to Discord unfortunately. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- x-l0gic87-x · 2020-11-25 18:43 everyday. I run my own network and visit others:) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2020-11-25 19:43 24/7 for news & market watching in a news channel... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- cincuentaanos · 2020-11-25 20:02 A few times a month. To keep in touch with a few people I have been chatting with for 20+ years. As long as the Undernet still exists we know where to find each other. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- spork119 · 2020-11-26 00:54 I use it to harass the other chatters on efnet and promote a culture of fear and violence. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- venatiodecorus · 2020-11-26 00:58 Bitlbee is great, probably STILL the best crossplatform chat client out there ---------------------------------------------------------------------- spork119 · 2020-11-26 01:11 wtf ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DavidLuizshair · 2020-11-26 09:10 I use it every day, but in spurts. Mostly to talk to people that I'm close with or just if I'm having a lull in between something I have to do. My hangout place is usually on Snoonet and the #casualconversation channel! It's a place that's welcome a lot of transient users and is prime for water cooler talk! Swing by! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 7415963987456321 · 2020-11-26 23:28 How do you use it for piracy? Is there some piracy centered server/channel where you share links/torrents? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- noodles19191919 · 2020-11-27 10:48 got the server n port? Id like to check it out ---------------------------------------------------------------------- noodles19191919 · 2020-11-27 10:48 got the server n port? Id like to check it out n harass as well ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2020-11-27 21:28 [deleted] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- sloppy-svetlana · 2020-11-28 11:22 Everyday, in\`#gnulag\` on Snoonet. You're welcome to join us. Requires nick registration and SSL. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2020-11-28 21:30 [deleted] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Switch_Initial · 2020-12-02 21:33 I use it weekly or more and to chat etc ---------------------------------------------------------------------- iamthemindtraveller · 2020-12-04 16:55 This is the same reason Facebook, Twitter, and all the other big social media everyone hates got popular: peer pressure from early adopters. I wish society would someday realize a lot of it's problems are its own damn fault. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Torngate · 2020-12-06 17:19 Almost every day. IRC is a needed tool for some video game related services that I'm a part of. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- jessegreathouse · 2021-01-04 19:01 I use it daily to download movies and TV shows from bots. I only have a subscription to Netflix and Prime, so if something new comes on a different network then I can usually download it from a bot in the WAREZ channels. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2021-03-22 11:10 [removed] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ReadyJustification · 2021-04-05 22:15 Sorry, just so I understand, do you use just for Twitter chat or also for the main feed? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- IBNash · 2021-04-07 09:17 Both. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ReadyJustification · 2021-04-07 09:19 Thanks. Didn’t realise both were possible