there's also #startups channel on irc.freenode.net
Sept. 17, 2016, 6:35 p.m.
sharemywin
Im here
Sept. 17, 2016, 8:11 p.m.
sharemywin
am I missing something
Sept. 17, 2016, 8:13 p.m.
sharemywin
is anyone still here
Sept. 17, 2016, 8:13 p.m.
kowdermeister
yes :)
Sept. 17, 2016, 11:39 p.m.
Mandatum
alo :)
Sept. 18, 2016, 12:10 a.m.
kowdermeister
I'm building now a frame for my generative art experiments
Sept. 18, 2016, 12:46 a.m.
kowdermeister
and it's cool that I'm using ES6 because I can safely ignore old IE :)
Sept. 18, 2016, 12:47 a.m.
bronz
i just arrives at college for computer science
Sept. 18, 2016, 1:21 a.m.
bronz
what do
Sept. 18, 2016, 1:21 a.m.
sndean
@bronz 👋
Sept. 18, 2016, 5:20 a.m.
bronz
@sndean where do you go
Sept. 18, 2016, 4:50 p.m.
sellingstuff
sup
Sept. 18, 2016, 9:03 p.m.
yasinaydin
wow cool
Sept. 18, 2016, 10:56 p.m.
bronz
hi selling stuff
Sept. 19, 2016, 12:20 a.m.
palakz
@bronz what are you selling?
Sept. 19, 2016, 8:07 a.m.
Mandatum
/me doesn't believe the "61 user online" count..
Sept. 19, 2016, 11:10 p.m.
sleet
I've had this tab open since HN Chat was released. I only seem to look at it every couple of days.
Sept. 20, 2016, 12:17 a.m.
sleet
I'm sure people like me make up a fair proportion of the 60 users online.
Sept. 20, 2016, 12:18 a.m.
spitx
allo boys
Sept. 20, 2016, 1:57 a.m.
palakz
@sleet Same here. But I check the tab more often. :P
Sept. 20, 2016, 11:18 a.m.
palakz
@spitx Hey Spitx. :)
Sept. 20, 2016, 11:18 a.m.
palakz
Okay. So this is now dead.
Sept. 21, 2016, 5:31 p.m.
palakz
Like completely dead. :P
Sept. 21, 2016, 5:32 p.m.
bronz
its alive
Sept. 21, 2016, 9:39 p.m.
rastapasta42
tsdf
Sept. 22, 2016, 3:21 p.m.
KirinDave
Huh
Sept. 23, 2016, 1:12 a.m.
KirinDave
this is still going, eh?
Sept. 23, 2016, 1:12 a.m.
KirinDave
Actually maybe not.
Sept. 23, 2016, 1:16 a.m.
KirinDave
Looks like every day there is someone going, "Is this still going?"
Sept. 23, 2016, 1:16 a.m.
pritambaral
Is this still going? :P
Sept. 23, 2016, 10:35 a.m.
palakz
Is this still going? :/
Sept. 23, 2016, 12:52 p.m.
kowdermeister
Is this still really going?
Sept. 23, 2016, 2:45 p.m.
KirinDave
IS IT INDEED STILL GOING?
Sept. 23, 2016, 3:31 p.m.
palakz
Dammit! IS IT STILL GOING?
Sept. 23, 2016, 8:16 p.m.
Retr0spectrum
I came here just to see if it was still going
Sept. 24, 2016, 5:35 p.m.
Retr0spectrum
Seems mostly dead though
Sept. 24, 2016, 5:36 p.m.
Retr0spectrum
I guess most people have it on one of their many tabs. Since there aren't any notifications, nobody sees the new messages
Sept. 24, 2016, 5:36 p.m.
palakz
If anybody would like to connect: @palakzatakia on Twitter :)
Sept. 24, 2016, 9:21 p.m.
pritambaral
I strongly vote for notifications! @Retr0spectrum is right.
Sept. 26, 2016, 8:39 a.m.
grizzles
hey all, I saw a headline about the govt of germany paying for open source. came across HN last few weeks, but cant find it on algolia
Sept. 27, 2016, 2:03 a.m.
grizzles
anyone remember the story?
Sept. 27, 2016, 2:03 a.m.
palakz
@grizzles Nope. I couldn't find it too.
Sept. 27, 2016, 4:36 p.m.
palakz
Not even by Googling it.
Sept. 27, 2016, 4:37 p.m.
palakz
Probably that was some other country than Germany?
Sept. 27, 2016, 4:37 p.m.
bronz
I second this. Notifications are badly needed.
Oct. 2, 2016, 9:37 p.m.
_cairn
hello, world!
Oct. 6, 2016, 1:48 a.m.
vmorgulis
hello
Oct. 7, 2016, 8:33 p.m.
vmorgulis
interesting concept for login
Oct. 7, 2016, 8:33 p.m.
Raed667
Hi
Oct. 13, 2016, 7:39 p.m.
palakz
This is dead.
Oct. 14, 2016, 11:48 a.m.
bronz
it wouldnt be if there were notifications
Oct. 15, 2016, 4:26 a.m.
bronz
clearly people are interested -- at least 60 people
Oct. 15, 2016, 4:27 a.m.
kup0
Anyone still having trouble with some sites (that use GlobalSign certs) in Firefox on Win10?
Oct. 18, 2016, 12:25 a.m.
user321
Hello all
Oct. 20, 2016, 8:23 p.m.
user321
anyone?
Oct. 20, 2016, 8:23 p.m.
pgt
It's still going! *mexican wave*
Oct. 26, 2016, 2:41 p.m.
staticautomatic
Anyone with experience finding obscure hardware parts?
Oct. 27, 2016, 8:16 p.m.
staticautomatic
I have this power adapter "tip" for my samsung laptop described only as "5.5pi to 3pi", part is discontinued, can't much in the way of actual specs
Oct. 27, 2016, 8:17 p.m.
staticautomatic
Not sure what to look for in an OEM replacement, if there is such a thing
Oct. 27, 2016, 8:17 p.m.
pant
hi
Oct. 30, 2016, 11:28 p.m.
dopamean
hi pant
Nov. 3, 2016, 12:35 a.m.
z0a
ello
Nov. 9, 2016, 9:52 p.m.
internaut
does this chat have notifications?
Nov. 13, 2016, 7:08 a.m.
internaut
also hi
Nov. 13, 2016, 7:08 a.m.
masondixon
how long has this been around for?
Nov. 13, 2016, 6:23 p.m.
simonsarris
Good Q.
Nov. 15, 2016, 7:39 p.m.
anigbrowl
Since september: https://who.is/whois/hnchat.com
Nov. 17, 2016, 7:12 p.m.
Retr0spectrum
How can there possibly be 63 users still online? It's been around the same number for a month. Nobody keeps tabs open that long. Are users considered "online" until they manually click logout?
Nov. 22, 2016, 9:18 p.m.
pizza
bump
Dec. 1, 2016, 5:10 a.m.
pizza
anyone out there?
Dec. 1, 2016, 5:10 a.m.
huan9huan
all are bot? anyone alive here?
Dec. 1, 2016, 3:28 p.m.
zaytoun
hey @Retr0spectrum, yeah the number seems to be a bit off -- tracking open sockets in an accurate way isn't trivial. I'll see if I can improve that. Also, notifications have been added.
Dec. 2, 2016, 12:57 a.m.
zaytoun
@zaytoun test 123
Dec. 2, 2016, 12:58 a.m.
zaytoun
@zaytoun notification test
Dec. 2, 2016, 12:59 a.m.
zaytoun
Yup, looks to be working fine! Cheers y'all
Dec. 2, 2016, 12:59 a.m.
TeMPOraL
o/ ppl
Dec. 2, 2016, 5:24 a.m.
TeMPOraL
@anigbrowl, I just randomly checked your bio and discovered this chat...
Dec. 2, 2016, 5:24 a.m.
mtrn
A human.
Dec. 2, 2016, 3:43 p.m.
mtrn
/quit
Dec. 2, 2016, 3:51 p.m.
starmole
Does this work? If so, the best way to auth I have ever seen!
Dec. 4, 2016, 6:55 a.m.
starmole
Is this IRC? Just the first good result for HN chat...
Dec. 4, 2016, 6:58 a.m.
starmole
/j #moles
Dec. 4, 2016, 6:59 a.m.
spitx
hello room ;)
Dec. 5, 2016, 5:45 p.m.
spitx
is this thing still kicking
Dec. 5, 2016, 5:45 p.m.
spitx
guess not :(
Dec. 5, 2016, 5:47 p.m.
noblethrasher
Hello, occupants
Dec. 7, 2016, 10:35 p.m.
noblethrasher
/quit
Dec. 7, 2016, 10:35 p.m.
fauria
hi there!
Dec. 16, 2016, 2:54 p.m.
internaut
@anigbrowl What do you think is going to happen next?
Dec. 19, 2016, 7:38 p.m.
Dotnaught
@schrodinger around?
Dec. 20, 2016, 6:51 p.m.
sandesp
is this an active place?
Dec. 24, 2016, 6:39 p.m.
molloy
Is everybody here from the thread about the other HN chat app? Lol
Dec. 24, 2016, 7:39 p.m.
molloy
Also, hey
Dec. 24, 2016, 7:39 p.m.
Retr0spectrum
yup ^
Dec. 24, 2016, 8:44 p.m.
amjd
Cool, so now we have a place where HN users can chat. Now someone just needs to make an app to suggest conversation topics. :'D
Dec. 24, 2016, 9:14 p.m.
hdkmraf
Woah, didn't know about this until now, great idea
Dec. 24, 2016, 10:10 p.m.
TheSmoke
hi all
Dec. 24, 2016, 10:41 p.m.
TheSmoke
anyone online?
Dec. 24, 2016, 10:42 p.m.
akovaski
.
Dec. 24, 2016, 11:01 p.m.
akovaski
I guess this is using UTC time
Dec. 24, 2016, 11:03 p.m.
TheSmoke
probably
Dec. 24, 2016, 11:25 p.m.
usmeteora
am i the only one who cant install the
Dec. 25, 2016, 1:09 a.m.
usmeteora
"other not to be named" chat extension
Dec. 25, 2016, 1:10 a.m.
danmaz74
Merry Christmas everybody! If anybody is actually online :D
Dec. 25, 2016, 11:41 a.m.
ikeboy
are comments not showing up for anyone else in hn?
Dec. 25, 2016, 4:17 p.m.
ikeboy
I only see the top bar when going to any page, no comments
Dec. 25, 2016, 4:17 p.m.
ikeboy
seems only certain pages though
Dec. 25, 2016, 4:18 p.m.
ikeboy
ah, top level links break comments, but direct links to a comment work
Dec. 25, 2016, 4:18 p.m.
ikeboy
hm, works now. they must have fixed it
Dec. 25, 2016, 4:20 p.m.
Daniel_Marcos
@usmeteora I think you have to sign up for the beta
Dec. 25, 2016, 9:37 p.m.
usmeteora
@Daniel_Marcos yeh I spoke to the contact and confirmed that, I did sign up but thought it was also ready
Dec. 26, 2016, 5:35 p.m.
usmeteora
I needed instant gratification basically
Dec. 26, 2016, 5:35 p.m.
fatninja
anyone here?
Dec. 27, 2016, 5:28 a.m.
fatninja
anyone with good knoweldge in python here?
Dec. 27, 2016, 5:28 a.m.
daledavies
hello :)
Dec. 27, 2016, 6:55 p.m.
laksmanv
hello
Dec. 27, 2016, 6:57 p.m.
laksmanv
what is everyone working on?
Dec. 27, 2016, 6:57 p.m.
kevinsimper
How can there be so many online and so few messages? :)
Dec. 31, 2016, 8:48 p.m.
emmelaich
o hai
Jan. 2, 2017, 12:30 p.m.
usmeteora
i work in python about 4 hours a day, it depends
Jan. 4, 2017, 1:14 a.m.
usmeteora
what are you curious about @fatninja
Jan. 4, 2017, 1:14 a.m.
usmeteora
@laksmanv im working with opencl but im not talking about my project right now :/
Jan. 4, 2017, 1:14 a.m.
usmeteora
OpenCL is good to learn though
Jan. 4, 2017, 1:14 a.m.
pacomerh
**hello**
Jan. 5, 2017, 7:44 a.m.
aptwebapps
Timestamps would be nice ... how old is this stuff?
Jan. 10, 2017, 8:31 a.m.
aptwebapps
Derp, hover ...
Jan. 10, 2017, 8:31 a.m.
ominous
Hello, world
Jan. 11, 2017, 9:08 a.m.
ominous
Is this used?
Jan. 11, 2017, 9:08 a.m.
cdvonstinkpot
@aptwebapps IMO it could be the rightmost column
Jan. 12, 2017, 10:58 a.m.
PixelMath
Hi People Of HN, this might not be a platform to ask this but let me put it out anyway
Jan. 12, 2017, 11:53 a.m.
PixelMath
log time back i had seen a lecture video (3 part black and white on youtube ) about why some neighbourhoods feels more lively/alive than the other
Jan. 12, 2017, 11:53 a.m.
PixelMath
by any chance someone can provide me any additional detail that'll help me find that masterpiece
Jan. 12, 2017, 11:54 a.m.
jaimefjorge
*Hello!*
Jan. 17, 2017, 7:51 p.m.
radec
/
Feb. 6, 2017, 11:42 p.m.
0xCMP
@TeMPOraL I just found this chat from you! Funny how that works
Feb. 7, 2017, 7:45 p.m.
educar
very good work around for lack of HN oauth
Feb. 8, 2017, 4:55 a.m.
educar
kudos to that creative soul
Feb. 8, 2017, 4:55 a.m.
sgt
hi there
Feb. 28, 2017, 1:41 p.m.
sgt
chat working?
Feb. 28, 2017, 9:39 p.m.
sgt
test
Feb. 28, 2017, 9:39 p.m.
sebst
Is anyone here also sad about DMOZ shutdown and would like to help? (see: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13763262)
March 1, 2017, 1:01 p.m.
davidgrenier
How do you call a developer that gave up on analysing the impact of a change and simply deploys the code and wait to see what breaks
March 1, 2017, 2:58 p.m.
davidgrenier
Or is that such a bad dev strategy that no one would ever do it and so we don't have an archetype for it?
March 1, 2017, 2:59 p.m.
rashkov
@davidgrenier making the users do your testing for you... don't know of a more concise phrase for that. It is absolutely a thing
March 4, 2017, 7:28 p.m.
witty_username
hi
March 11, 2017, 6:03 p.m.
NoirDesir
Hi there!
March 14, 2017, 7:42 p.m.
indatawetrust
Hii
March 15, 2017, 3:33 p.m.
otacorn
Hi
March 21, 2017, 4:26 a.m.
sgt
hi
March 21, 2017, 8:58 p.m.
itchyjunk
Any of you a productive , over achiving individual?
March 22, 2017, 9:54 p.m.
itchyjunk
if yes, i hate you
March 22, 2017, 9:54 p.m.
itchyjunk
I wonder why there is no freenode channel for HN though? or is IRC not cool anymore?
March 22, 2017, 9:55 p.m.
itchyjunk
Do people only respond if I start with "Hello is this active?" ?
March 22, 2017, 10:04 p.m.
itchyjunk
Oh, you gotta add that "code" everytime?
March 23, 2017, 1:08 a.m.
itchyjunk
kinda shit
March 23, 2017, 1:08 a.m.
guycastell
Well damn, saw a weird thing in a HN profile's bio and had to google it .. few moments later, here I am
March 27, 2017, 8:06 a.m.
metalmanac
why does it show that 65 people are online?
March 30, 2017, 3:48 p.m.
metalmanac
terrible latency
March 30, 2017, 3:48 p.m.
paddy_m
Hey Itchyjunk. I just moved to SLC, looking to meet other like minded people
April 2, 2017, 3:56 p.m.
Just1689
/me is testing if /me works
April 4, 2017, 5:23 a.m.
perlpimp
sp H1-B is sort of dead right?
April 4, 2017, 6:20 p.m.
itchyjunk
hey paddy_m, how are you liking SLC?
April 8, 2017, 1:08 a.m.
itchyjunk
I really wouldn't mind a better chat for hn..
April 8, 2017, 1:22 a.m.
threatofrain
I'd appreciate thread-specific chat
April 8, 2017, 12:23 p.m.
threatofrain
general HN chat is too broad
April 8, 2017, 12:23 p.m.
threatofrain
I'm like yelling across a room full of diverse individuals interested in random topics
April 8, 2017, 12:24 p.m.
daviesliu
Hi
April 21, 2017, 9:23 p.m.
prashant10
hi
April 23, 2017, 8:22 a.m.
prashant10
what is this channel used for?
April 23, 2017, 8:22 a.m.
prashant10
who would win today? manu vs burnley?
April 23, 2017, 8:23 a.m.
fosco
Hello
April 27, 2017, 2:20 a.m.
nikolasavic
fosco just saw your question on new threads
April 27, 2017, 2:24 a.m.
fosco
which one?
April 27, 2017, 2:25 a.m.
fosco
haha
April 27, 2017, 2:25 a.m.
nikolasavic
asking about a hn chat
April 27, 2017, 2:26 a.m.
nikolasavic
which is how i arrived here
April 27, 2017, 2:26 a.m.
fosco
pretty sweet.
April 27, 2017, 2:26 a.m.
mindcrime
hmmm
April 27, 2017, 2:37 a.m.
19eightyfour
are their channels?
April 27, 2017, 6:29 a.m.
fosco
it would be interesting if channels were automatically generated when a thread gets over 150 comments and then archived after 24 hours of no new comments
April 27, 2017, 2:04 p.m.
fosco
idea alpha draft .1
April 27, 2017, 2:04 p.m.
fosco
enjoy
April 27, 2017, 2:04 p.m.
pattrn
hmm... timestamps are showing 15 minutes from now -- and i'm on the east coast, so that's quite impressive.
April 27, 2017, 5:50 p.m.
rootme
Hi
April 27, 2017, 5:51 p.m.
pattrn
hello
April 27, 2017, 5:51 p.m.
rootme
I am. On the east coast too
April 27, 2017, 5:51 p.m.
pattrn
turns out timestamps are UTC. should have guessed :P.
April 27, 2017, 5:51 p.m.
rootme
Sunny day
April 27, 2017, 5:51 p.m.
pattrn
yeah -- surprisingly.
April 27, 2017, 5:51 p.m.
rootme
Sunny Florida day
April 27, 2017, 5:51 p.m.
pattrn
in boston. it was a cloudy forecast.
April 27, 2017, 5:51 p.m.
rootme
Don't ask on july
April 27, 2017, 5:51 p.m.
pattrn
the humidity is brutal in july in FL
April 27, 2017, 5:51 p.m.
rootme
That is a sunny toast day
April 27, 2017, 5:51 p.m.
rootme
Yeah
April 27, 2017, 5:52 p.m.
rootme
@pattrn hi
April 27, 2017, 5:52 p.m.
pattrn
alerts work
April 27, 2017, 5:52 p.m.
rootme
It's a nice simple chat
April 27, 2017, 5:53 p.m.
matbram
You guys should also check out ##passiveincome on Freenode