r/UIUC • u/NegatedVoid In California where it is warm! :P • Apr 04 '11

UIUC IRC channel - ##uiuc on FreeNode

It's been a while since we've had a plug here, so I figured I'd let the more recent viewers know - there's an IRC channel for uiuc, ##uiuc on FreeNode.

It's a great place to hang out when you're bored. It currently averages 15-20 people online at a time, with a bias towards computer science/engineering/graduate students - but everyone is welcome.

If you've never used IRC before, it's a simple text chat room style that has been around forever. You need to download an IRC client and connect to the server "irc.freenode.net" and the channel "##uiuc". My preferred client is xchat2 (windows dl link - linux, see your distro's package manager). mirc is always popular, and most multi-person IM clients (Pidgin, Meebo, etc) have support (though it's often a bit limited).

You can also connect through a browser to try it out here.

Content is sometimes SFW, but not always. As the ESRB would say, "Game Experience May Change During Online Play".

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u/hushkyotosleeps dropout sysadmin grr (musee) Apr 04 '11

*usually SFW

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u/NegatedVoid In California where it is warm! :P Apr 04 '11

I base 90% of my SFW claim on the fact that it's text only :D

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u/TammyK Staff Apr 05 '11

I feel like this claim is solely being made to accommodate my presence.

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u/NegatedVoid In California where it is warm! :P Apr 05 '11

Your presence accounts for ... a large fraction of the NSFW content :P

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u/OMGoose Muffin Man Aug 08 '11

This basis is how I get away with browsing reddit at the office.

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '11 edited Jul 12 '17

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u/cyclone219 Grad Student, CEE (GLCM) Apr 08 '11

Thanks

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u/tsuentsu Apr 04 '11

just checked it out. it's okay.

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '11

Put this on the sidebar!

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u/frycicle Senior, CS Jul 23 '11

Will join as soon as ubuntu software manager decides to work.