who needs to keep changing a chat program? IRC has been around since the 1980s or so and still works fine.
some people like texting their family who doesn't use IRC, and they'd rather not send messages in plain text for one reason or another.
noodlejetski
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Sure, Signal can't give out the contents of messages, but it still has the chain of contact.
it doesn't. they've been ordered to hand over data multiple times, and the only thing tied to the phone number they have is 1. time the account has been created and 2. last time the account connected to the server: https://signal.org/bigbrother/
yes I have. it's just not my thing, thank you very much.
Podcasts are a last bastion of mainstream web freedom.
yes, I'm well aware of that, but it still doesn't change the fact that I just don't listen to them - especially when an episode is an hour long.
"Idiot" is a slur that roughly means the same thing
"idiot", "moron", "cretin" and "imbecile" were all medical terms once and described different levels of intellectual disability, but they fell out of use and are now considered offensive. language changes, and context is important.
does not have channels
except that it does. you can make a public group with a shareable link, and change permissions so that only the admins can post.
oh neat, we mainstream now
not related because I don't listen to hour long podcast episodes, but I've been thinking for ages how someone like MKBHD hosting their own Mastodon instance could really solidify the Fediverse's presence. I bet a big chunk of his audience would be willing to spend a dollar in order to get an @mkbhd.com or @matteblack.com or @24fps.com or whatever handle, too.
like them embracing Bitcoin and "AI"
It'd be awesome if it's near instantaneous
I'm still gonna blame the lag
a newer Pixel phone with GrapheneOS or CalyxOS installed on it.