@ernie Is he not? Some of us have gotten back on #EfNet

It’s funny, I guess I’m at the right age to remember that we’ve had these conversations about #federation and #meta in the past.

Back then it was “the networks” (NPL and ARPA) on who to peer with but I think this was best realized with #IRC. #EFnet and its evolution are not unlike the federation considerations we face now.

Smaller instances are the best bet we have now.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/EFnet

Mistodon: Hennifer and Warpus of Lazarus Blocks first established the Blender improvised computer art competition back in 1996 and here they both are representing in its 8th installment circa early 1997, in this #ANSIart interpretation of the words #penguin / smoking / China. (Rude little birds, but I guess that's why they're called fowl!)

We are running a Blender compo this weekend -- tomorrow! -- on the #EFNet #IRC and would like to invite you to come along for the ride! You can find details at https://mistigris.org/blender/blend.html and the official countdown ticker at https://lazarusblocks.com/blender

Mistodon: the #Blender improvised computer art competition was not solely an ANSI art competition, but invited submissions in all styles and mediums. For example, this is a high resolution illustration by Essential Obscenity of Dark Illustrated that won Blender #7 in early 1997, depicting (ACiD founder) #RaDMaN / stripping / at McDonald's.

We are running a Blender this weekend out of channel #Blender on the #EFNet #IRC. We would like for you to play! If you would like more information about how it is played, please visit https://mistigris.org/blender/blend.html, and for a countdown to game time you can check https://lazarusblocks.com/blender/

Mistodon: this surreal #ANSIart screen of a BEAN / RUNNING / at CANADA'S WONDERLAND was created way back in 1996 by Raider of Opx for the fifth installment (which it won) of the Blender improvised computer art competition, where artists attempt to make new creations based on unexpected prompts.

We revived the Blender compo in 2015, and are hosting another one this weekend, based out of channel #blender on the #EFNet #IRC. Details at https://mistigris.org/blender/blend.html

Mistodon: from the 3rd #Blender improvised art competition held way back in 1996, here its winning entry, an #ANSIart illustration by Armageddon Donut of Eclipse of a CUTE LITTLE GIRL / SMILING / at the BEACH. (How wholesome!)

The goal of the Blender is to tap all three of the assigned topics in making a work of #ComputerArt -- visual, literary, musical or otherwise. We are hosting another Blender compo (we revived the series in 2015 and are currently running them quarterly) this weekend, based out of #blender on the #EFNet #IRC!

If you'd like further information about how to participate, please refer to https://mistigris.org/blender/blend.html

Mistodon: from 27 years back, here's an #ANSIart illustration from the very first Blender improvised #ComputerArt competition, a demonstration by GrindKing of Lazarus Blocks making excellent use of the spontaneous assigned topics "oral", "worms" and "bounce". (These specific bouncy worms are demonstrating excellent oral hygiene here.)

These days we run Blenders on a quarterly basis, and the next one is coming up this weekend, Jan 21-22. The competition nominally takes place in channel #blender on the #EFNet #IRC, but anywhere you can find the topics is valid and any way you have of sending submissions in to us is also good. (If it helps, there is an IRC bridge set up on the 16colo.rs Discord.) Entries don't have to be ANSI art or even visual in nature!

For further details... possibly too many... please consult https://mistigris.org/blender/blend.html

@kjoo @Amirography I came onto the internet when it was fragmented, when it was in the process of fragmenting more.

The Alt newsgroup hierarchy had just broken away, #efnet was splitting up, into I forget which IRC servers now.

In short, the centralisation was the change for me. This feels like going back home.

I often say, I'm not professionally technical at all. I just arrived here so early I was forced to learn how things worked to get anywhere.

@ian Damn right. Though I hope they don't start having votes on it :)

We went through decades of this with #IRC, when #Eris forked off the main universe, to create #EFNet, then the major forks of #Undernet, #Dalnet and #IRCNet - I suppose the big difference here is that different servers can allow different functionality within the same galaxy.

We just need to bring back #SixDegrees and the only change we need to make on it, is to make sure that the only post editor is #TECO

#BringBackTECO

@manualdousuario mirc foi onde, antes de perceber ser uma grande ágora e o quanto era importante, já encontrava mp3 e scans e livros pra baixar. O próprio discord parece ser a repaginação do danado. Mirc com roupa de balada.
Grandes salves ao #mp3x e #efnet

#IRC #EFNET

#efnet gonna efnet:

<********> Wow I just learned you can cook crack in an air fryer is there nothing this machine cannot do I’m amazed

🤣🤣🤣

@paul @mcneely I'm more of a #libera person and #efnet when I feel like acting like an immature teenager all over again. Speaking of ruined social networks, #elon reminds me of the guy who took over #freenode which caused an exodus to libera.chat.

@antifuse nobody survived 90s #efnet at least nobody came out as human.

TunnelJanitor slaps you with a large trout!

Just checked in on #efnet #irc, things aren't looking good.