Every year, at Christmas, I take a large plastic water-bottle full of pennies to the Salvation Army. It contains every penny that passed through my hands that year, which I have little use for at that time. Perhaps you'd be surprised to hear that $40 to $60 can fit in a one-gallon bottle. Little … [Read more...]
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Filed Under: Domains, Social issues Tagged With: A Penny Per Domain, Donations
The Dark Face of Nazism: SS.com
A few years ago, I bought a "KKK" domain that was being sold at DNForum.com and gave it to an anti-hatred organization. The cost didn't matter; at stake was a URL with the potential of being misappropriated. A decade ago, the NAACP managed to get hold of the domain name Nigger.com to prevent it … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Domains, Social issues Tagged With: Despicable domain sale, Fascism, Hatred, Nazi, SS.com
Gender-bending on the Internet: The Ballad of Stephanie & Bobby
Stephanie was in distress. The loss of her parents in an fiery car accident left her an orphan at a young age. She was raised by her paternal grandfather, whose chronic ailments brought on many bills she was struggling to assist with. At the young age of 20, she had already become a mother and a … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Business, Domains, Social issues Tagged With: assumed identity, criminal activity, Domains, fraud, Gender-bending
Protecting your virtual assets
Remember that high school kid that used to break into everyone's lockers to steal your stuff? Guess what, he's now an adult and he still steals - only this time, it's your virtual assets he's after: your domains, your emails, access to your bank and credit card accounts. This kid simply changed … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Business, Domains, Social issues Tagged With: Domains, passwords, thieves, Virtual assets
The fallacy of anonymity: Cowards on the Net
I was in the second grade at school, when a 10 drachma coin dropped from the pocket of a girl that was chasing me in the playground. Girls chased me ever since because I was sweet towards them - hence, an easy prey. I picked up the coin, laughed at how she failed to catch me and gave it back to … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Business, Domains, Social issues Tagged With: Acroplex LLC, Anonymous cowards, DNForum.com, false claims, Theo Develegas
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