So I don't know what to make of that.
Edit: I think I understand now: It's my avatar, isn't it? It makes me look angry.
The IRC protocol does not notify you in any way if your message has not been delivered, or has been delivered to only some people in the channel. And yes, that can happen because the protocol has no countermeasures against it; your line will appear in the chat log immediately, but when and whether it will appear to the users in the channel is up to the IRC network, TCP ACKs won't help you there.
I'm just now wondering if the Freenode staff are actively filtering discussions about moving away from Freenode in some way. We should probably assume networking issues over anything, especially since my connection has been acting up all week, but with what DeHackEd pointed out about Freenode staff going nuts, I'm starting to wonder what else may they be doing?
Edit: I think I understand now: It's my avatar, isn't it? It makes me look angry.
policy was updated to have less bans, and hey, less bans... actually a good thing! Nobody would use hate speech in this kind of community, or talk about unlawful activities, so that is a good thing they removed the ban for those things.
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Nobody would use hate speech in this kind of community
Regardless of their actual stance, explicitly removing that section carries the implication that they are suddenly allowing it, and not only do I have yet to personally see a statement from Freenode disputing that fact, but I have seen Freenode purists defending the action as if Freenode were in fact allowing those sorts of things. No matter how you slice it, it's a bad look for them, and I'd rather err on the side of "we're taking misinformation seriously" as opposed to "we're treating something serious as misinformation".
It's really a shame IRC was moved... I understand that a policy was updated to have less bans, and hey, less bans... actually a good thing! Nobody would use hate speech in this kind of community, or talk about unlawful activities, so that is a good thing they removed the ban for those things. If they think certain things are cancel culture, fine. They can think that. Mocking and punishing the staff is not fine, though. That's one thing that makes me support the move. However, it's ok if they aren't open to criticism. Sometimes, even I struggle with taking criticism. I've found impersonations before, and I've been ok with them. However, the intent was not good. I just think that with less bans, it could be a better time. I do understand the reasons why the migration is happening, but I just wanted to put my view out here.
[16:36:31] <Mothrayas> I have to say this argument about robot drug usage is a lot more fun than whatever else we have been doing in the past two+ hours
[16:08:10] <BenLubar> a TAS is just the limit of a segmented speedrun as the segment length approaches zero
In security news in regards to freenode: https://twitter.com/dave_universetf/status/1402743978483585026
-keitwo- [Global Notice 1/3] We are moving past legacy freenode to a new fork. The new freenode is launched. You will slowly be disconnected and when you reconnect, you will be on the new freenode. We patiently await to welcome you in freedom's holdout - the freenode. -keitwo- [Global Notice 2/3] If you're looking to connect now, you can already /server chat.freenode.net 6697 (ssl) or 6667 (plaintext). It's a new genesis for a new era. Thank you for using freenode, and Hello World, from the future. freenode is IRC. freenode is FOSS. freenode is freedom. -keitwo- [Global Notice 3/3] When you connect, register your nickname and your channel and get started. It's a new world. We're so happy to welcome you and the millions of others. We will be posting more information in the coming days on our website and twitter. Otherwise, see you on the other side!
We patiently await to welcome you in freedom's holdout - the freenode.
It's a new genesis for a new era.
Thank you for using freenode, and Hello World, from the future.
freenode is IRC.
freenode is FOSS.
freenode is freedom.
It's a new world. We're so happy to welcome you and the millions of others.
O F O T H E R SOtherwise, see you on the other side!
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
I very much agree with this post.
Forget party hats, Christmas tree hats all the way man.
