[mdlug] Google Wave invites

[Aaron Kulkis]

Michael Corral wrote:
> 2009-12-09, Monsieur Wolfger a ecrit:
>> On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 11:37 AM, Michael Corral wrote:
>>> 2009-12-09, Monsieur rborromeo at the5spot.com a ecrit:
>>>> While everyone rips on the Wave you don't know if it really sucks
>>>> unless you really try it. I remember when everyone said ICQ was a
>>>> lame GUI IRC client.
>>> I'm not sure you're bolstering your argument with that example. :)
>> LOL. Geek affinity for IRC aside, IM is the rock star and most folks don't
>> know what IRC is...
> 
> ICQ is to rock stars as the Backstreet Boys are to the Beatles.
> Does anyone even use ICQ anymore?

Yes.  I chat with a lot of people in Russia, and it seems to still
be very heavily used over there.


> Jabber is the better IM protocol.
> Of course, both pale in comparison to IRC. :)

I like IRC, but so few people use it any more, other than
bot-net operators.