See: @[email protected]Mar 23, 2021

Something to read while Discord is down...

> People who need their Skype fix are seriously not happy with the service lately, as the second outage in less than two weeks has tempers flaring on Twitter, with some blaming soon-to-be overlords Microsoft for the problems.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/skype-ditched-peer-to-peer-supernodes-for-scalability-not-surveillance/

Skype ditched peer-to-peer supernodes for scalability, not surveillance | ZDNet

Before Microsoft acquired Skype in 2011, the voice calling service was already ditching its "near impossible to wiretap" peer-to-peer model in favor of the cloud.

Show threadSee: @[email protected]Mar 23, 2021

I'm not saying Microsoft uses black hats to strong-arm companies into selling out cheap.

I'm just saying I sure hope Microsoft doesn't decide they want to buy Signal. 😐

Show threadPaolo RedaelliApr 5, 2021
@cjd
What are feasible alternatives to #signal? #Telegram ? #GnuJami ? #matrix ?
Show threadSee: @[email protected]Apr 5, 2021
@paoloredaelli
arghuf
idk
This is a problem that though have been fixed 10 years ago and it isn't.
I just host my own ( https://pkt.chat/ ) it's not federated but .... argh :( nothing works.
MatterFOSS

Show threadPaolo RedaelliApr 5, 2021
@cjd I beg your pardon: I don't know the meanings of "arghuf" and "idk"... 😩 😭
Show threadSee: @[email protected]Apr 6, 2021
@paoloredaelli
Idk -> I don't know.
The other thing was just a general expression of dissatisfaction.
Show threadPaolo RedaelliApr 6, 2021
@cjd no worries 😂 you're welcome.
I'm not an english native speaker so sometimes I feel baffled by some subtlety of its modern terms and acronym
Show threadSee: @[email protected]
@paoloredaelli
Oh hah sorry about that. Didn't mean to be confusing, just very dismayed that it's 2021 and there is still no serious chat solution.
Apr 6, 2021 at 7:00amWeb
Show threadPaolo RedaelliApr 6, 2021
@cjd <pun>isn't IRC **the** chat solution that works for everyone, everytime, everywhere?</pun> 😂