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Developer builds AIM-style away-message app for Claude and Codex rate limits

A Show HN project called Die With Me packages Claude and Codex API rate-limit notifications into nostalgic AIM-style away messages. Users install a desktop app and use an invitation code to enable the feature, which surfaces usage limit warnings in a retro chat-client format instead of a plain error message.

diewithme.co · 2026-09-17

Open-source Open OSCAR Server revives AIM and ICQ chat protocols

A new open-source project called Open OSCAR Server, written in Go, lets classic AIM and ICQ clients connect and communicate again by reimplementing the old OSCAR and TOC protocols. It supports a wide range of legacy Windows clients from the late 1990s through 2000s, along with features like buddy lists, chat rooms, file sharing, and user profiles.

github.com · 2026-08-30