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Happy Birthday!
It’s now one whole year since I opened ChinWag to the public. As a result I’ve met some great people, chatted with a bunch of you from all over the world in the Lobby channel, and learned a lot about many topics. I did kind of want to write a more substantial post this week,… Continue Reading →
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ChinWag, Privacy and Metadata
It’s now a handful of days until Australia’s new metadata retention laws come into effect, and I just wanted to publish a quick note about how this does and does not affect your usage of ChinWag for messaging, as ChinWag is Australian-hosted and pitched primarily as a provider of services primarily to Australians. Firstly, the focus… Continue Reading →
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Simple Chat Room Access
We’re still quite a long way from the slick, integrated experience I’ve got in mind as a long-term goal, but as of now there’s a really simple page you can go to for quick access to the Lobby and any other chat rooms you might want to create or use. Simply head over to https://chinwag.im/webchat/ and sign… Continue Reading →
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Welcome to ChinWag
Well, it’s been a fairly long process due to this being not much more than a side project, but ChinWag is a fully functional XMPP service right now. There’s more to come, especially on the web site front-end, but for now I’m considering the site launched, and bless all those who sail in her. Continue Reading →
Find your flock
Chinwag Services
Here’s some of the things we run that you might want to use!
Chinwag Social
Our flagship social media platform. You don’t need to be Australian to post here, but it might help.
Yellow Plastic
Yellow Plastic is a discussion forum for retrocomputing and older technology projects.
Chinwag Code
Any projects we modify or create are shared here, and we’re happy to provide some space for our users as well!
