Hear me out. We fork Mumble server. We change the chat to be IRC. We use Obsidian IRC (web irc clone of discord) as the client. IRCv3 SASL EXTERNAL will let us auth the user using the same key identity mumble uses. Convert the Obsidian web to Tauri for cross platform desktop app. That's it. Self-hosted Discord, now just improve the UI and invite people to rewrite in Rust and add storage backends for the chat history and nobody needs Discord ever again.

GitHub

GitHub - ObsidianIRC/ObsidianIRC: Modern IRC Client for the web, desktop and mobile.

Modern IRC Client for the web, desktop and mobile. - ObsidianIRC/ObsidianIRC

Why can't there be decent furniture stores anymore. It's all crazy rich people garbage that nobody should be buying in the first place (how the fuck is that bookshelf $4000?) or you're forced to buy online now and pray that you don't get ripped off because you couldn't actually inspect the product and it's a nightmare to think about shipping back

> Open source X and Threads competitor Mastodon will begin experimenting with a new way to raise funds: in-app donations. The organization on Wednesday announced it’s launching a campaign that introduces banners inside its Android and iOS apps, prompting users to make a monetary donation. oh great here we go

Balance has been restored, I have the Taco Bell version in full Blu-ray quality now

I wish people would attack the real problems in the world instead of focusing their anger on things they don't like and pretending like it's the biggest problem of our time

In case you're wondering, the real estate industry are taking the listings private and not even Zillow/Redfin will have access anymore. This is going to strangle the housing market. How are we supposed to move houses when nobody will have access to what's available except the realtors? Good luck America

Nintendo pausing Switch 2 preorders

Kotaku

Nintendo Halts Switch 2 Pre-Orders Over Trump's Tariffs - Kotaku

New tariffs threaten massive price hikes on gaming hardware and other consumer goods

Awww someone learned my cheap CVS eggs hack and they're out of them now

How many people on here have zero debt? No car loans, no mortgages, no student loans, no credit card debt? Anyone?

Signal won't work if the government shuts down their servers or forces them out of the country. And everyone trusting them will get what they deserve. If you can't self-host it I don't think you can claim it's really secure or reliable. Rembember: You can't trust corporations to host your cloud You certainly can't trust corporations with your sensitive/private data And you definitely can't trust corporations to run single points of failure for your secure messengers TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR DIGITAL LIFE BACK OR FIND SOMEONE YOU TRUST WHO CAN HELP View quoted note →

Changed my mind, I like AI image generation now

Classic Hatebreed for those who need it today