DicePower 2017-01-26 15:59:22
heya
DicePower 2017-01-26 16:00:07
Is there a channel for questions about smart home technology/apps/etc.?
gry 2017-01-26 16:00:19
##hardware could be it
DicePower 2017-01-26 16:01:09
ty
crutchy 2017-01-26 16:01:18
or the microcontroller channels
DicePower 2017-01-26 16:02:09
My questions are more related to the apps that control the devices.
crutchy 2017-01-26 16:03:27
there might be app-specific channels, or try /list
DicePower 2017-01-26 16:03:40
okie
crutchy 2017-01-26 16:03:49
you have a specific app in mind? or you developing your own?
DicePower 2017-01-26 16:04:40
The Lifx apps, and interfacing with the Amazon Echo.
crutchy 2017-01-26 16:05:58
in /list there's a #lifx channel and a #lifx-tools channel
crutchy 2017-01-26 16:06:04
not many in those though
pixelmover 2017-01-26 16:06:07
hello,/part
DicePower 2017-01-26 16:06:53
Ahh okay, it didn't come up in search for me because of having <5 people.
crutchy 2017-01-26 16:07:34
there's also #smartthings and #reddit-homeautomation
DicePower 2017-01-26 16:08:12
Great, those look a bit more promising
crutchy 2017-01-26 16:08:25
and #iot
crutchy 2017-01-26 16:08:48
good luck
DicePower 2017-01-26 16:09:23
thanks
fibonaccicoin 2017-01-26 16:12:38
how do I make it so I can't be impersonated? so they get booted from my account if they don't identify
MetaNova 2017-01-26 16:12:52
fibonaccicoin: /msg nickserv set enforce on
dax 2017-01-26 16:12:54
/msg nickserv help set enforce
fibonaccicoin 2017-01-26 16:14:28
thanks
fibonaccicoin 2017-01-26 16:14:34
much appreciated
Fernwick 2017-01-26 16:18:36
How come when I'm in #wrongplanet and I talk nobody sees what I'm saying? I'm not quieted at all I just chat and nobody sees it
crutchy 2017-01-26 16:20:05
Fernwick, i can see your message in #wrongplanet
Fernwick 2017-01-26 16:20:31
Nobody responds ever
crutchy 2017-01-26 16:20:46
a lot of channels are quiet sometimes
Fernwick 2017-01-26 16:20:51
Are you an op crutchy
crutchy 2017-01-26 16:20:57
nope
Fernwick 2017-01-26 16:21:25
Nobody responds ever when I talk
crutchy 2017-01-26 16:22:06
try more chatty channels with lots of users in them, like ##chat or #anime or ##politics etc
crutchy 2017-01-26 16:22:24
controversial topics often attract more activity
gry 2017-01-26 16:23:24
yeah low activity channels are perhaps not that bad after all
crutchy 2017-01-26 16:23:59
Fernwick, in the more technical channels with lots of users, often a question will raise a response
crutchy 2017-01-26 16:24:14
everyone loves to show off their knowledge :p
Fernwick 2017-01-26 16:24:30
Yup now banned from that chat for saying hi
gry 2017-01-26 16:24:59
Fernwick: grr don't talk in new channels, just idle for a few hours and watch them first :)
crutchy 2017-01-26 16:25:03
some ops are douchebags. not much you can do about that. get over it and move on
crutchy 2017-01-26 16:27:41
Fernwick, if you just wanna chat for sake of chatting, i'd try ##chat or #anime
crutchy 2017-01-26 16:27:56
ops in #anime are easy going
crutchy 2017-01-26 16:29:13
or here within limits :p
Fernwick 2017-01-26 16:29:38
crutchy I'm not registered
crutchy 2017-01-26 16:30:12
oh. yeah i can't remember what channels require that
crutchy 2017-01-26 16:30:30
maybe try /list and sort by no. of users
dax 2017-01-26 16:30:40
more of them than there used to be :(
Fernwick 2017-01-26 16:31:43
I'm sick of the shit in #wrongplanet and really hope somebody reports that channel and gets it shut down. They harass many people including me and breaks numerous IRC rules
crutchy 2017-01-26 16:31:59
i wouldn't worry about it
crutchy 2017-01-26 16:32:23
there's nothing democratic about irc :p
Fernwick 2017-01-26 16:32:28
What other channels should I join that are popular and always active?
bitch 2017-01-26 16:32:28
Fernwick, ddos everyone, dox the ops
bitch 2017-01-26 16:32:59
doxing is always effective.
dax 2017-01-26 16:33:30
bitch: let's not.
crutchy 2017-01-26 16:34:06
Fernwick, the popular linux distro channels have lots of users but they aren't very amenable to general chit chat
Fernwick 2017-01-26 16:34:18
crutchy um one of the mods in #wrongplanet traced my IP and ended up calling my parents stating my full name and telling them every littke thing I do online. That's why I want it removed! I pressed charges on that fucking loser
crutchy 2017-01-26 16:34:44
err. yeah i probably would have just bailed out on that channel long before that lol
Fernwick 2017-01-26 16:34:44
What general chats should I join that I don't need to register with?
bitch 2017-01-26 16:35:05
##chat
bitch 2017-01-26 16:35:06
:)
dax 2017-01-26 16:35:20
quiets $~a
gry 2017-01-26 16:35:24
bitch: it's your personal recommendation, mind; may want to mention it as such
Fernwick 2017-01-26 16:35:26
Can't join. Not register and don't want to register right now
crutchy 2017-01-26 16:35:42
try to avoid dependence on a channel. if the ops think you are afraid of being banned they can use it against you and make your life harder
dax 2017-01-26 16:36:18
bitch: rotflmao
crutchy 2017-01-26 16:36:32
its called a 'puddle cuddle' :p
OwenBarfield 2017-01-26 16:37:07
ok
crutchy 2017-01-26 16:37:22
Fernwick, if you're a bit nerdy you can try ##programming
crutchy 2017-01-26 16:37:33
people can be knobs in there sometimes though
crutchy 2017-01-26 16:38:23
actually that goes for most programming language channels
dax 2017-01-26 16:38:30
and most humans
crutchy 2017-01-26 16:38:39
heh yeah
crutchy 2017-01-26 16:39:40
i liked #anime cuz its full of weirdos, but i was spending too much time there
juga_ 2017-01-26 16:39:44
hi there
juga_ 2017-01-26 16:39:50
any admins?
dax 2017-01-26 16:40:09
hi juga_
juga_ 2017-01-26 16:40:19
hi dax
gry 2017-01-26 16:40:26
juga_: dax is freenode staff / admin
juga_ 2017-01-26 16:40:42
gry: thanks gry
juga_ 2017-01-26 16:40:55
dax: i'd like a cloak
juga_ 2017-01-26 16:41:01
is that possible
juga_ 2017-01-26 16:41:03
?
Fernwick 2017-01-26 16:41:22
STOP THE SPAM
dax 2017-01-26 16:41:24
juga_: it won't work while you're on a gateway-cloaked connection like c-base
dax 2017-01-26 16:41:34
juga_: do you want one anyway for when you're not?
juga_ 2017-01-26 16:41:45
dax: yes, sure
juga_ 2017-01-26 16:42:01
i'm using c-base cause i don't want to show my ip
crutchy 2017-01-26 16:42:28
nobody would care if you did anyway
dax 2017-01-26 16:42:43
juga_: done
juga_ 2017-01-26 16:42:51
dax: thanks a lot
juga_ 2017-01-26 16:43:25
yeah, it works!, yay!, thanks! :)
dax 2017-01-26 16:43:45
usual caveats about cloaks not hiding your IP well apply, see https://freenode.net/kb/answer/cloaks#cloaks-do-not-effectively-hide-your-ip
gry 2017-01-26 16:44:10
dax: heading and first 2 lines are covered by the header, please fix
dax 2017-01-26 16:44:52
gry: I know, I am not competent enough at CSS to do so, suggestions to #freenode-website, pull requests to freenode's github
dax 2017-01-26 16:45:07
(I have pointed it out before, but eh
gry 2017-01-26 16:45:09
dax: I submitted a bug report a few months ago
dax 2017-01-26 16:45:09
)
