MetaTalk posts tagged with chat

Talk to Strangers Again

phrontist — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:09:34 -0800

Hey guys, remember way back in 2005 when I had that AIM bot that let you talk to random people on the net? It melted down frequently due to some restrictions of the AIM network, and I lost interest in it. Apparently, the community didn't because people have MeMailed me about it since. I talked about doing a AJAX version, but never got around to it. So I thought you might like to hear that someone else did. Here is to hoping he makes a big pile of money on ads.

Once upon a time, there was a Jabber Server on Metafilter...

filmgeek — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:21:58 -0800

Once upon a time, there was a Jabber Server on Metafilter... I love the new features. I just want an old one back. Matt, please hope me. I remember back in 04 (was it 04? Could it have been in 03?) when you turned on the Jabber server. Suddenly, the community was instantly live. Didn't want to talk to someone? Ignore them. Wanted to be available for chat? Logon. But it broke other stuff. And the hardworking mathowie said, "Verily, unto ye, someday soon, maybe, if thou art good, you could stop wandering the desert and have it back." So, um, could we have it back? Please? I don't want to have to build a golden calf.

connect the dots, la la la , connect the dots, la la la

Stynxno — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 07:34:39 -0800

So now that we have metafilter: the podcast, I'm wondering if any other metafilter products are going to enter the market? [more inside]

Why was this question deleted?

lemonfridge — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 04:22:34 -0800

why? I was looking forward to reading this one and had marked it as a favorite (as had others). Do we have to explain why we ask each and every question now?

Mefi's finest moments are also very, very chatty

CunningLinguist — Thu, 18 May 2006 06:58:13 -0800

The fantastic new Favorites feature has made me realize I have a poll/chatfilter dilemma. I've always supported the policy of deleting stupid "what's your favorite color, I'll go first, I like blue" questions, but I've been trolling the site marking my favorites and it turns out that so very many of what I consider Mefi's finest moments are also very, very chatty.
Exhibits inside.

Collaboratively funded movie production

TeamBilly — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 14:06:46 -0800

(not sure this should go in AskMe. It's a bit chatty, so please pardon me if I got the wrong forum.)

Since I found the Sci-Fi thread so compelling I had a thought. Would you serious fans pony up, say, five bucks a piece, to help get a movie made if a studio was willing to match funds? And if it didn't get done, then you'd get your money back? Maybe done through an escrow account? I know that for the right production I'd pony up a lot more than that. Just wondering if you guys would.

Announcing the Jabber server.

mathowie — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 21:03:14 -0800

See who is online currently and info about using the Jabber server here.

Testing out MeFi jabber

mathowie — Sat, 21 Jan 2006 16:49:09 -0800

I'm testing out a jabber server on MetaFilter. Use any jabber client (iChat, adium, trillian, gAIM, etc) to connect to metafilter.com. Enter your username as your_mefi_username@metafilter.com and your password is your existing website password here. Once logged in, you can IM other members that are online (my current status: ). Oh, this jabber server supports SSL for encrypted chat by default and also lets you talk to jabber users on other servers, including Google Talk (just add them to your buddy list). If this works out, I'll be experimenting with more features like chatrooms and perhaps allowing chat with Yahoo and MSN users as well. Let me know how it works for you, everyone that is a member here already has a login to the jabber server, automatically.

Post deletion reason?

bshort — Thu, 22 Dec 2005 11:54:25 -0800

Why was the AxMe post "If you were going to relocate permanently from the present day to Rome circa 100 BC, and you could bring only one piece of luggage (standard carry-on dimensions) what would you pack?" deleted?

Please don't repost NYT links, thanks. And quit chatting in Metatalk!

Ethereal Bligh — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 03:33:15 -0800

This is the second–most prominant story in today's New York Times. Not what MetaFilter is for. Extra specialicious complaint: MeTa has become a chat forum. Also this, this, this, this, and this.

Can we add Google Talk to profiles?

jazon — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 15:23:03 -0800

Now that Google Talk is up and folk are digging it, can additional messenging service fields be added to the profile customization screen, beyond AIM and ICQ?

Chatty Cathy

Optimus Chyme — Mon, 13 Jun 2005 09:36:56 -0800

Let's not set any precedents.

Looking for a site with an interactive flash app, whiteboard, webcams and chat

angry modem — Fri, 03 Sep 2004 19:44:32 -0800

A while back (months) there was a site posted that was basically an interactive flash app that had a whiteboard, webcams, and chat. I've tried searching for it, but I'm just coming up blank. Anyone remember what it was and have a url handy?

How about a metaFilter chat room?

Frasermoo — Fri, 28 Jun 2002 09:13:05 -0800

How about a metaFilter chat room? You can see who's logged in, get the angst off your chest and utterly destroy the last remaining productive minutes I have at work.

I love the thread-ends

MiguelCardoso — Thu, 25 Apr 2002 02:59:30 -0800

When a MeTa thread has played its course, chattiness and jokes sometimes rush in. Although I realize it's a minority sport, I just love thread-ends. There's something ecological about using left-overs for imaginative and friendly banter. Is my excuse, anyway...

Like soon-to-be-deleted threads on MetaFilter, they serve a useful pressure-valve purpose: they redirect playfulness away from serious discussions and probably inhibit initiating purposefully chatty posts. At least for me. Is this acceptable, now that MetaTalk has become specifically Meta again? Or, at least, can it be lived with? I hope so.

MetaFilter IRC chat.

Melinika — Thu, 18 Apr 2002 11:03:26 -0800

Is the MeFi IRC chat still in use at all? (server: irc.metafilter.com, #mefi)

I've checked that and the old EFnet #metafilter channel a few times over the past week and no one seems to be hanging out in either.

MeFi Chat

adrianhon — Fri, 22 Feb 2002 12:04:39 -0800

What do people think about creating some kind of Metafilter chat forum? It's been suggested by at least one other person, and might be just what Metafilter needs right now. Mefi long ago grew into a community with its own in-jokes, celebrities and infamous posters; in lieu of a chat forum in which to have casual discussions, a lot of the 'off-topic' stuff has spilled over into Mefi and MeTa, arguably decreasing the quality of many threads.

Where is the mefi IRC channel?

ewwgene — Fri, 30 Nov 2001 21:07:35 -0800

Oh where, oh where is the mefi IRC channel?

I'm a IRC addict and I wouldn't mind chatting with other mefi members.

IRC

moz — Thu, 20 Sep 2001 12:38:33 -0800

irc.metafilter.com: you know you want to set it up, matt.

Try this Chat

mathowie — Thu, 20 Sep 2001 11:16:25 -0800

check this out, it's a real-time chat app done in XML and DHTML that floats "over" a site. It's kinda buggy and took me a few loads for it to work. Apparently, it's not private just to this site, and the other users are on other sites, but it's interesting.

Welcome to AOL

crunchland — Fri, 22 Jun 2001 04:53:45 -0800

Maybe it's just me, but there are times when a thread seems to take on the conversational (and intellectual) tone of an AOL chat room.

Is There a MeFi IRC?

wackybrit — Mon, 21 May 2001 13:55:11 -0800

Is there a metafilter IRC channel or Web chat room? A Metafilter IRC channel would be interesting.. like a constant day-time chat show with no host.

Oh well, whether it exists or not, I'll be sitting on #metafilter on EFNet (irc.rt.ru) in this quiet Metafilter downtime!

iParty Audio Chat?

Lirp — Sun, 12 Nov 2000 11:57:37 -0800

Sort of a feature: iParty is an audio chat program. Would anyone be intrested in setting up a server for MetaFilter? MF is a grat place to start a conversation, and there are a lot of people here that provide it. I think giving everyone the ability to have an actual, real-time conversation would be an interesting extension to the MetaFilter experience.

p.s. I'm not asking this specifically of Matt, either. I understand that about five people can be in a room together on a 28.8 server before lag becomes a real problem, so I imagine anyone that would have a static ip number could run the server. Of course, Matt might have to point it out before it would be accepted. (i.e. "official")

Welcome to MetaTalk

jessamyn — Sat, 04 Mar 2000 00:12:59 -0800

I like you both in different ways...

how meta can you get...? I think this post a topic thingie that I am typing in right now could be more specialized to metatalk, like it's not always gonna link someplace... differentiation of the two sections -- besides just by color -- is probably a good idea.

any way to get threaded comments going using this interface? some of the metachat may get kinda lengthy.