Post #901233
2026-03-01 17:15 UTC
every chat protocol made after IRC persistently keeps you in your chat rooms, even when you’re not connected to the server at the moment. this is generally considered to be a good thing
however, consider: this removes the peak comedy of someone saying “let me try this out real quick” and getting loudly kicked out of the room by their own OOM killer taking exception to an unchecked memory leak.
so, it;s impossible to say if its bad or not
Replies (5)
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@SwooshyCueb@chitter.xyz 2026-03-01 18:01
@mwk@donotsta.re we will never again experience the joy of LOUDBOT screaming "I CAN'T HEAR YOU SOLDIER" and kicking you from the chat room
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@dascandy@infosec.exchange 2026-03-01 18:08
@mwk@donotsta.re it also removes the satisfaction from a ctcp ping +++ATH\r\n
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@t36s@social.ordinal.garden 2026-03-01 18:08
@mwk@donotsta.re Those were the days?
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@vt52@ioc.exchange 2026-03-01 19:25
@mwk@donotsta.re also: ooh! new ipchains flags! *** l33t_net_guy has disconnected (Ping timeout: 180 seconds)
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@patterfloof@meow.social 2026-03-02 10:33
@mwk@donotsta.re we also miss the casual greeting as you walk into the room, rather than your ghost suddenly saying a few words before going back to silence and the fun of getting people to type "/disco" or press Alt+F4 because it'll sort things out :P