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Submission + - Freenode launches IRC.com, a 'modernized' approach to IRC (freenode.org) 1

devphaeton writes: Freenode's new web apps make IRCv3 accessible with modern, social media-like applications. From the freenode.org website:

1 score and a little over 2 years ago, IRC was created by the great and honorable Jarkko Oikarinen. It's had its ups and downs, from the era of net splits to the era of cancel culture. However, we're proud to announce that we've completely obliterated the swamp removing the shackles on progress, and now we're sailing blue seas. YaRR!

The freenode digital autonomous zone is proud to announce IRC.com by freenode. In addition to our FOSS and free IRC bouncer service that keeps you connected 24/7, we now provide Android and iOS applications that connect to our freenode bouncer, enabling push notifications, avatars and a whole other suite of IRCv3 capabilities!

Now that IRC is up to speed with modern messaging clients, we're now aiming to take things further yet. IRC is a much more robust and useable messaging platform than anything else out there. We're just getting started.


Regardless of your stance on the recent freenode/libera drama, it will be interesting to see how this plays out. Will this destroy IRC like google groups did to Usenet, or will it be a boon for an antiquated technology that's still around but slipping?

Comment R.I.P. Sun Microsystems (Score 2) 36

I miss Sun. When I was getting into UNIX and Linux type operating systems, they seemed like the only looming tech giant that seemed like they were on 'our' side. I used to really believe in them, and it's sad that they've been eviscerated by a monster that now occasionally wears its skin.

Solaris 7 on x86 was my first UNIX, and even though I didn't have the best hardware for it (It was my first PC build also, and I didn't know anything about HCLs or the like) I still kept using it because I fell in love with it. My computer could dual boot Solaris and Windows95, and you can imagine what kind of a contrast that was.

Scot McNealy's quote is spot on, btw.

Submission + - The explosive issue with recycling Smartphones and other gadgets: Battery Fires (washingtonpost.com)

devphaeton writes: Around the world, garbage trucks and recycling centers are going up in flames. The root of the problem: volatile lithium-ion batteries sealed inside our favorite electronics from Apple, Samsung, Microsoft and more. They’re not only dangerous but also difficult to take apart — making e-waste less profitable, and contributing to a growing recycling crisis.

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