A friend introduced me to IRC around mid 90s when internet was getting popular in Sweden. DALnet was the network and it was late hours due to the channels main participants where from overseas. My friend went to the channels IRL get together in the US. Met there his love of his life, married and moved to the US. I think it’s a great story about the impact of internet and IRC was and probably is.
Turning to today, I think IRC can be a big player in the area of IoT. Especially because internet is going into a period of decentralisation. It’s starts with the geeks, like you and I, and later the main caucas will trend on.
The best thing about FF is the “about:config”. It really gives you the control like it should be. I don’t care if it’s slower than other browsers. Sadly, this is not possible yet on iOS. Like others, I use chrome if my locked down FF don’t work on a specific site.
Laymen jury is a very disputed system in Europe. To have laymen scentencing someone is very, very questionable.
The US judicial system is more about revenge. Why have parole hearing with relatives?
The system in Europe is more about rehabilitation.