Attempting to solve a computer problem this afternoon has taken me to an irc server for the first time in years, and holy fuck irc is good. It's a tragedy that it's basically dead for most people now
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The one obvious major failing is that it doesn't really work with mobile devices that drop in and out of connectivity (seems like something that wouldn't be too hard to fix? Idk). But otherwise, the server/channel structure with no bells or whistles is just so good.
