Iceheart Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 I posted in the Zoom Drinks thread about this a couple of weeks ago, but nobody noticed, so you're getting a whole new thread about it! I learned about a site called riot.im recently. It's open source, so it's completely free, no time limits. It has Discord-style chatrooms, Zoom-style video chat, and IM features - it's basically trying to be open source Slack. And it provides end-to-end encryption, and allows you to use your own server for even more privacy, if you want. Do we want to play around with this and adopt it for our monthly drinks? I like that there's a chat option. Remember how great the chat room was when we had it? We could do weekly or bi-weekly text chats along with our monthly video chats. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerina Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Let's give it a shot! Then you don't have to wait for my availability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceheart Posted June 28, 2020 Author Share Posted June 28, 2020 Oh yeah! That was the other thing I liked! Any of us can run these, you don't have to be on the hook for every one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyrian Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Sounds good to me, I'll have a mooch around it next chance I get too, see what it's about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Im interested. Ive heard that its really great for security freaks and computer nerds, but isnt super user friendly. But I fit into both groups, so Ive been wanting to see how it is. My guess is all of us would fit into the category that could use it, but my mom probably couldnt figure it out. I really like Jitsi Meet, which is similar but just does videoconferencing, and you can do it in the browser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyrian Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Judging by the website, it looks a lot like Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathras Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 I'd be down to at least try it. I'm curious to see how well it works. It does look pretty similar to Slack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 I'm excited for Krawlie to try to talk monkeygirl through using it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 123NOT IT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceheart Posted June 29, 2020 Author Share Posted June 29, 2020 Im interested. Ive heard that its really great for security freaks and computer nerds, but isnt super user friendly. But I fit into both groups, so Ive been wanting to see how it is. My guess is all of us would fit into the category that could use it, but my mom probably couldnt figure it out.Said friend who introduced me to this is both of those things, and they did have to walk me through signing up. But once youre in, its not the prettiest and you have to click around a little to figure it out, but I figured it out, and Im better than a boomer but definitely no computer expert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeygirl Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 wait, what are we doing now?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceheart Posted June 30, 2020 Author Share Posted June 30, 2020 Switching to a more secure video chat program for the next drinks-o-rama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeygirl Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 OKAY! Somebody can show me how to do this, rite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 I already gave Jacob the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeygirl Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 OH COOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 If drafted, I will not run; if nominated, I will not accept; if elected, I will not serve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 This isnt a democracy, its a cheerocracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 I mean if tami wants to put on a cheerleader mini skirt I might change my mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Im way ahead of you. Oh wait. You said Tami. My bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeygirl Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 I mean if tami wants to put on a cheerleader mini skirt I might change my mindoh, nobody wants to see that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 LITERALLY JUST SAID I DO TAMITHA I SWEAR TO GOD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathras Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 I was playing around with riot.im, and created an account and a room (named nightly.net mos eisley cantina), just as a test. I don't know anyone outside of this thread who uses it, so I haven't tried calling anyone yet, so I don't know how well that works. Riot could be overwhelming to folks who don't use messaging apps more complicated than say FB or Zoom. I'm learning this myself, so if anyone wants to meet up on riot before we have the actual monthly video conference, PM me, and maybe we can sort this out before then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeygirl Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 GUYS I just made hulu work for me!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceheart Posted July 2, 2020 Author Share Posted July 2, 2020 See, Tami will be fine with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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