<rqou>
not active yet though, apparently i have to wait and agree to some extra terms and conditions
<rqou>
btw 200.xxx is available if anyone wants that
<rqou>
hmm now i need to turn 2fa on on my name.com account
<cyrozap>
rqou: You may be able to "buy" those names, but once they actually go through the registration process, you'll get refunded and they'll say, "Uh, actually, ask us for a quote on that domain."
<rqou>
hmm really?
<rqou>
i've never heard of that
<rqou>
there are some domains that are indeed explicitly listed as "premium" though
<cyrozap>
It's common for short domains on the new TLDs
<rqou>
this isn't a "new" tld anymore :P
<cyrozap>
Relatively new
<cyrozap>
Hang on, let me try to find the blog post I read...
<rqou>
i got a super short domain on a ccTLD no questions asked
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<rqou>
the .xxx tld is already in general availability phase
<lain>
my friend (who owns 254.xxx) had no issues
<lain>
it's just /really expensive/
<rqou>
$80/yr
<rqou>
USD
<lain>
yep
<azonenberg_hk>
lain: please tell me he has 169.254.xxx
<azonenberg_hk>
doing something fun
<lain>
haha
<lain>
he has several subdomains
<rqou>
.hk/.香港 is pretty pricey too - HKD$250/yr
<lain>
he gave me 172.16.254.xxx
<rqou>
about USD$30/yr
<lain>
which is my rdns for irc
<rqou>
yeah, 254 is better than 127
<rqou>
:(
* rqou
also has a tendency to hoard domains
<rqou>
lain: according to the ICM registry you don't _have_ to provide adult content on a .xxx domain
<rqou>
one of the acceptable categories is "Provide products or services to Providers and Representatives (“Service Providers”) (e.g. adult domainers, manufacturers, delivery companies, caterers, distribution companies, merchant account services, make up artists, stylists, hosting services)"
<rqou>
so you can just claim to be a hosting service :P
<rqou>
it didn't say that your service had to have any clients :P :P
<whitequark>
caterers...
<rqou>
well...
<rqou>
why not? if there is some adult industry event, the event probably needs a caterer :P
<whitequark>
yeah but why do you need specifically adult caterers
<rqou>
some "moral police" businesses explicitly blacklist adult-related events?
<rqou>
(this seems to mostly be a US thing)
<whitequark>
oh right
<rqou>
hmm 128.xxx is for sale
<rqou>
i wonder how much the guy wants for it?
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<rqou>
255.xxx is also owned by "some random nerd" :P
<rqou>
i wonder how many <number>.xxx domains are actually just owned by nerds?
<whitequark>
all of them?
<azonenberg_hk>
Yeah
<azonenberg_hk>
No actual pr0n site is going to use such a name, too hard to remember for a non-nerd
<rqou>
hmm i'm going to actually email the 128.xxx owner and ask him how much he wants
<rqou>
just out of curiosity
<rqou>
(it's a chinese domain squatter)
<cr1901_modern>
abuse of the .xxx domain is going to get old quickly lol
<rqou>
hmm i wonder if emails from gmail <-> QQ even work?
<rqou>
hmm i just realized using gmail is probably going to blow my "pretend to be a from-the-mainland chinese guy" cover
<rqou>
he's probably going to raise his price :P
<azonenberg_hk>
Lol
<rqou>
i'm unlikely to actually buy it
<rqou>
i'm just curious
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<rqou>
in general though i suck at social engineering
<azonenberg_hk>
Lol me too
<mtp>
i'm a fan of the .xyz domains
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<whitequark>
rqou: google appears to translate the same ideograms into "pre-tempered" and "steel before" depending on context
<whitequark>
er... 张钢化前膜
<whitequark>
do you have some website you use to look up hanzi