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I enjoyed the story of a giant grease fire that could have been. Though, I was curious as to why milk.com was owned by a computer company, and not, say a milk c

I enjoyed the story of a giant grease fire that could have been. Though, I was curious as to why milk.com was owned by a computer company, and not, say a milk company or organization. I read the explanation[0] and enjoyed it as well. [0] https://milk.com/value/ https://milk.com/value/

cedricium 8y ago
The owner behind the website has also cataloged some of his correspondence with people who failed to realize milk.com was not dairy-related[0], some of which are very entertaining. [0] https://milk.com/experiments/ https://milk.com/experiments/
- dajonker 8y ago
  I used to have microsoft@<isp> as an email address, and would occasionally get complaints about blue screens or other Windows related issues. People did not know how email worked in that time.
- danfuzz 8y ago
  Thanks! Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately) the internet has grown up, and it's been a long time since someone has sent bona fide misdirected mail to the site.
- Insanity 8y ago
  I really enjoyed reading those actually. Some are funny, but it shows how 'trusting' some people are. It seems like mailing is a kind of harmless game (they actually shared addresses with strangers). I hope/think most people are more cautious nowadays :)
77yy77yy 8y ago
The buyer for this domain isn't in the milk business, they're in the technology business. Few names worth US$ 10M or higher, Milk.com is one of them.
- danfuzz 8y ago
  You think? It certainly keeps the low-ball speculators away, but if it were to sell do you really think it would get $10MM?
danfuzz 8y ago
Thanks! It's arguably in need of update, but it still seems to get the job done.
- testacc1 8y ago
  Imagine being so fortunate in life that you can sit on your website for hundreds of thousands, if not millions, simply because you "like the name". That's life changing money for me.
  - danfuzz 8y ago
    For me too. Yes I am fortunate in multiple regards.
    - danfuzz 8y ago
      I mean, I really would sell for $10MM. But I think I'd be giving someone a real steal for (much) less. Like, sure, I could use $100,000, but does that mean I should sell a more-valuable asset that I happen to own for that little? If so, why?
      - frosted-flakes 8y ago
        To answer that question, ask yourself if you would buy milk.com for $100 000. Probably not, I'd wager. The only reason to not sell is the hope that you might get more for it in the future.
        danfuzz 8y ago
        I also wouldn't buy milk.com for $2000. Does that mean I should sell it for $2000? In any case, there is also a time / hassle reason to not sell: It would mean the loss of the only personal email domain I've used since 1994, and that would make for a _lot_ of updating (and crossing of fingers hoping I didn't miss something important).

cedricium 8y ago

The owner behind the website has also cataloged some of his correspondence with people who failed to realize milk.com was not dairy-related[0], some of which are very entertaining. [0] https://milk.com/experiments/ https://milk.com/experiments/

dajonker 8y ago
I used to have microsoft@<isp> as an email address, and would occasionally get complaints about blue screens or other Windows related issues. People did not know how email worked in that time.
danfuzz 8y ago
Thanks! Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately) the internet has grown up, and it's been a long time since someone has sent bona fide misdirected mail to the site.
Insanity 8y ago
I really enjoyed reading those actually. Some are funny, but it shows how 'trusting' some people are. It seems like mailing is a kind of harmless game (they actually shared addresses with strangers). I hope/think most people are more cautious nowadays :)

77yy77yy 8y ago

The buyer for this domain isn't in the milk business, they're in the technology business. Few names worth US$ 10M or higher, Milk.com is one of them.

danfuzz 8y ago
You think? It certainly keeps the low-ball speculators away, but if it were to sell do you really think it would get $10MM?

danfuzz 8y ago

Thanks! It's arguably in need of update, but it still seems to get the job done.

testacc1 8y ago
Imagine being so fortunate in life that you can sit on your website for hundreds of thousands, if not millions, simply because you "like the name". That's life changing money for me.
- danfuzz 8y ago
  For me too. Yes I am fortunate in multiple regards.
  - danfuzz 8y ago
    I mean, I really would sell for $10MM. But I think I'd be giving someone a real steal for (much) less. Like, sure, I could use $100,000, but does that mean I should sell a more-valuable asset that I happen to own for that little? If so, why?
    - frosted-flakes 8y ago
      To answer that question, ask yourself if you would buy milk.com for $100 000. Probably not, I'd wager. The only reason to not sell is the hope that you might get more for it in the future.
      - danfuzz 8y ago
        I also wouldn't buy milk.com for $2000. Does that mean I should sell it for $2000? In any case, there is also a time / hassle reason to not sell: It would mean the loss of the only personal email domain I've used since 1994, and that would make for a _lot_ of updating (and crossing of fingers hoping I didn't miss something important).