>>14359780Try alternative chans. The discussions are much higher in quality, and with less noise. There are a few for niche subjects in software, that are fantastic -- and turn out like long-form IRC. 3 threads and 2 posters, would be 2 more people that come away satisfied, compared to the 0 on /sci/. I stick to reading through archive threads, because all of the interesting conversations have already passed long ago.