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One-name is lame. Long live 3 initials!
by subway 8y ago
One-name is lame. Long live 3 initials!
- rch 8y agoDitto.
- jaytaylor 8y agoYes.. and who actually cares what their work email address is? It doesn't indicate any real power or other valuable prowess. Max nerd street cred comes with getting something sleek like <yourname>.com, or <firstname>@<lastname>.com. Even getting that doesn't seem like a significant social status signal. I feel like I must be missing something.. :)
- mappu 8y agoIf you're really lucky, your name contains an A and your surname matches a ccTLD - can't get much shorter than firstl@stna.me
- lern_too_spel 8y agoEven firstname@TLD addresses aren't that rare, though their usefulness is hindered by overly restrictive validation.
- MandieD 8y agoEritrea is really, really missing out by not currently having a registrar for their ccTLD.
- jitl 8y agoI have https://jake.tl https://jake.tl but can’t think of a good email at that domain to put in my From: line. I think me@jake.tl is lame, jake@jake.tl is repetitive, and root@jake.tl is too faux-oldschool.
- slow_donkey 8y agoSeems like the 'trend' is hi or hello @x.com For personal domains I just wildcard so I can use whatever fits the situation best. support@ contact@ name@ etc.
- snowwrestler 8y agoHow about eponymous@jake.tl?
- JdeBP 8y agoFor proper street cred, you should of course set up your MTS with a whole system of special-purpose and single-use mailboxes. <hacker-news-17290985@jake.tl> * http://lifewithqmail.org/lwq.html#extension-addresses http://lifewithqmail.org/lwq.html#extension-addresses
- nikanj 8y agoVanity domains can make you stand out from a crowd too! You can book domains like "backend.guru" for maximum HR impact
- donttrack 8y agoI once contracted at a company that gave out random three letter initials to people. Prized ones were initials such as SQL, TCP and the like.