Do you use IRC? (why or why not?)

[sed]

Hell yes, IRC is wonderful.  You can run it in a terminal environemnt so it's perfect for debugging your shit if your desktop environment is down.

[Tsquared]

Hell yes, IRC is wonderful.  You can run it in a terminal environemnt so it's perfect for debugging your shit if your desktop environment is down.

Yes, I understand there's functionality like that available within IRC, but I've only used it for chatting.

TT

[acharias]

no because YM, BBM, and other mobile aplication is simple than it  

[sed]

Hell yes, IRC is wonderful.  You can run it in a terminal environemnt so it's perfect for debugging your shit if your desktop environment is down.

Yes, I understand there's functionality like that available within IRC, but I've only used it for chatting.

TT

Haha, I mean that you can use IRC to jump into a room on freenode where someone can help you debug.  It's great to have a chat program that doesn't rely on the graphical environment, imo.

[Tsquared]

Hell yes, IRC is wonderful.  You can run it in a terminal environemnt so it's perfect for debugging your shit if your desktop environment is down.

Yes, I understand there's functionality like that available within IRC, but I've only used it for chatting.

TT

Haha, I mean that you can use IRC to jump into a room on freenode where someone can help you debug.  It's great to have a chat program that doesn't rely on the graphical environment, imo.

Shows you how much I know

But I do remember one of the guys using some kind of "bot" when he was compiling a wallet. Maybe that was just for notifications though, to let him know when the compiler finished or failed.

There does seem to be some functionality that can be achieved through scripting though, and some of the stuff I've seen done seems very interesting.

TT

[Slark]

IRC in this day and age is more like hipster way of communicate. Only true nerd and geeks use it on daily basis. Do not get me wrong it is a really good thing to do and I encourage people to test other ways of communication. But  for normal users IRC setup and use is a little complicated and you got really not any perks of using IRC whatsoever.

[nubbins]

I regularly keep an IRC client connected to Freenode.

-I can auth with Gribble and Assbot, and know that my words are backed by a PGP key

-I can check price and stock tickers

-I can develop relationships with traders (what, you think Casascius coins only get sold on this forum?)

-I can discuss happenings in Bitcoin in a real-time-esque fashion with other intelligent people

(EDIT: I'd used EFNet from about 1994-2003 or so, took a break until around summer 2013 before joining Freenode)

[reefsea]

I dont using irc
i dont know how it work

[sed]

I dont using irc
i dont know how it work

Basically, it's a wonderful tool which is easy to use
and widely available.

[jsmit332]

Don really see the point of it to be honest.

[sed]

Don really see the point of it to be honest.

You must be one of those folks who never found himself looking at a busted xwindows environment after apt-get upgrade failed somewhere in dpkg -configure and you really needed to talk to #debian on freenode without having to start a graphical desktop.

[chmod755]

Of course I'm using IRC - not every day, but frequently.

[jsmit332]

Don really see the point of it to be honest.

You must be one of those folks who never found himself looking at a busted xwindows environment after apt-get upgrade failed somewhere in dpkg -configure and you really needed to talk to #debian on freenode without having to start a graphical desktop.

I am one of those people

[Stcgold]

Still use it
for altcoin chat

[Tsquared]

Still use it
for altcoin chat

That's the only reason I use it anymore, and the reason I was expecting to see more responses from people on this forum saying they use it often.

TT

[jsmit332]

Still use it
for altcoin chat

I dont get why altcoins use them. Innovative currency using outdated IRC.

[maku]

Still use it
for altcoin chat

I dont get why altcoins use them. Innovative currency using outdated IRC.

I get it. Crypto users tends to be geeks or highly technical aware dudes. So they like to use something complicated and not mainstream as IRC is...

[The Bad Guy]

I don't even know what IRC is to be honest , is it something like TeamSpeak or what , I see it a lot on UserCP and profile to complete on some forums .. not sure what is it for exactly tho

[chmod755]

No. I'd rather have multiple teeth pulled.

I went to the dentist just when you posted this comment 

I don't even know what IRC is to be honest , is it something like TeamSpeak or what , I see it a lot on UserCP and profile to complete on some forums .. not sure what is it for exactly tho

IRC is a protocol for text chats. There are many servers using this protocol. Most Bitcoin related channels (IRC chats are called channels) are on the Freenode network. Join  here

[Mewtwo]

I've used it now and then when new coins have come to life. I remember being in the dogecoin irc chat when it was released and mining a hefty 20k coins per block on my laptop. ^^