IRC

Channels

#installgentoo @ irc.installgentoo.com

#/g/technology @ irc.rizon.net - general tech channel, with some occasional off topic.

#/g/sicp @ irc.rizon.net - hardcore technology

#technology @ irc.freenode.net

Someone post the ricing channels

Clients

Hexchat - Windows + Linux (Free & Libre fork of X-Chat on Windows)

irssi - Linux/Unix Terminal Client

weechat - Linux/Unix Terminal Client

Limechat - Windows & OS X

Tutorials

http://www.irchelp.org/irchelp/new2irc.html

http://rizon.net/info