Buzzed Chat
Consumer and social
group chat
SHOW HN2025
How HN took it
3 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 5 critical, out of 14 comments about the project. Thread score -0.12.
Design: 1 for, 2 againstIdea: 1 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Nostalgic and fun to see Yahoo Messenger brought back
From 3 comments
This brings back a lot of memories. Such a nice idea.
debschillin on HNawesome!
101008 on HNTriggered that nostalgia for me too, thanks for that! Can't wait for the ChatGPT powered Messenger Bots to return. Shoutout to Smarter Child!
thecannoli on HN
Objections
Mobile layout is broken
From 1 comment
Layout on mobile is quite broken.
andrewstuart on HN
Chat window cannot be moved
From 1 comment
Not being able to move the window is a huge miss imo.
bigdang on HN
New messages require a page refresh
From 1 comment
i have to refresh to see new chats,(im on firefox)
anon115 on HN
Requests
Unread message indicators for rooms
From 1 comment
Would be good to have a little dot next to a room if it has an unread message. Or a signpost telling you at which point unread messages begin. Basically just track read / unread…
ferguu_ on HN
Use XP.css for the look
From 1 comment
A missed opportunity to use XP.css!: https://github.com/botoxparty/XP.css
fishgoesblub on HN
MSN-style skin for Signal desktop or real MSN support
From 2 comments
Pretty good, but what I really want is this skin and MSN messenger skin for Signal desktop.
floralhangnail on HNwhy not real MSN
umutdev on HN
Questions
Will games like pool be added?
From 1 comment
a/s/l? also, will I be able to play pool?
Falimonda on HN
Are there demo accounts?
From 1 comment
Looks great! Might be helpful to have a few demo accounts
ugh123 on HN
Alternatives named
Escargot and Nina chat projects
From 1 comment
This reminds me of these projects https://escargot.chat/ and https://nina.chat/
navigate8310 on HN
Retro AIM server
From 1 comment
Also Retro AIM server, a reimplementation of the OSCAR login server in Golang! https://github.com/mk6i/retro-aim-server
accrual on HN
Pidgin and Trillian
From 2 comments
Reminds of Pidgin messanger which was the universal chat client (connects with msn, yahoo, google chat etc). It was also shared here a while ago that its still being updated…
smusamashah on HNI used Meebo for a bit, but Trillian was my main cross-service chat app. Interestingly, they're still going, although apparently now as a Slack competitor.
dustincoates on HN
Meebo
From 1 comment
I miss Meebo.
nsriv on HN