If you don't know what IRC is yet, chances are you don't care and never will. But if you're curious, here's some info:

IRC stands for "Internet Relay Chat", which is just the proper name for "chat rooms". It's been around for just about as long as the Internet itself, and for a long time - before Google, FaceBook, YouTube, and even before "instant messaging" clients like MSN/AOL/Yahoo - it was the primary way people exchanged information on the 'net. With the invention of instant messaging, IRC's popularity has declined, but it's still a great platform for communication and entertainment.

How it works is that users connect to an IRC server with a client program, such as mIRC. The servers are independently owned and operated, so there's no forced advertising or censorship. Once connected, users can join existing "channels" (chat rooms) or create their own. As other users join the channel, everyone can talk in real-time as a group.

Okay, whoopity doo, it's a chat room, right? Pretty much. But it's more like a chat room on steroids, because it's uncensored and capable of being modified a hundred different ways. For anyone technology-minded, it's a great tool to learn from other people with, and to get your hands dirty with networking, scripting, html, integrating different tools, etc.

This section is here because Rey runs an IRC "bot", which is an automated program used to moderate and maintain IRC channels. One of its functions is to log everything that goes on in the channels, and then compile it all into something to laugh at later. Links to these IRC stats can be found on the left.

Be advised though, IRC is completely uncensored, so the stats sections may be completely and utterly offensive.