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If you're using a .ly domain for your startup, this should give you pause. Not because of potential downtime, but because by buying a .ly domain, you are direct

by il 16y ago

If you're using a .ly domain for your startup, this should give you pause. Not because of potential downtime, but because by buying a .ly domain, you are directly financing this oppressive regime.

barrydahlberg 16y ago
Is oppressive.ly registered?
jasonmcalacanis 16y ago
For now.... turning off people's ability to download Mad Men, porn, farmville and starcraft2 is NOT a winning strategy for staying in power. I give Gaddafi two weeks....
- neworbit 16y ago
  Maybe. He's likely to be more ruthless than Mubarak was, since he's not all that reliant on external support these days (whereas the US propped up the Mubarak gov't for quite a while). I give him longer than that.
- eru 16y ago
  What odds are you offering?
  - pitdesi 16y ago
    looks to be about 50/50 that he's gone by the end of the year: http://www.intrade.com/jsp/intrade/trading/t_index.jsp?selConID=746813 http://www.intrade.com/jsp/intrade/trading/t_index.jsp?selCo...
    - thret 16y ago
      http://www.intrade.com/jsp/intrade/common/c_cd.jsp?conDetailID=745538 http://www.intrade.com/jsp/intrade/common/c_cd.jsp?conDetail... I'm not sure betting on WMD attacks is smart. It would be terrible if people were investing with inside information.
      - reeses 16y ago
        You could be able to squeeze a novel out of this idea. Or, at the very least, an episode of a crime-related TV show. "They're funding their program through WMDPool.com! Trace the IP address!"
codeglomeration 16y ago
I would say buying their oil has more of an influence, rather than owning a .ly domain. The earning for the domains are probably insignificant compared to the oil.
- il 16y ago
  True, but it's a lot easier for the average hacker to stop buying their domains than their oil.
  - codeglomeration 16y ago
    Agree. The point was that it's more of a principle not buying the .ly domains rather than something having a real economic impact.
  - borism 16y ago
    this is ridiculous. yeah, let's all stop buying .ly domains and go on driving a Hummer to work, mission accomplished. no, you should neither buy .ly nor drive a Hummer. real hackers have a perspective about the world things, I hope. (Full disclosure: Jeep owner. It's a diesel)
  - jules 16y ago
    Use less oil? I don't know how much oil comes from Libya, but you might be able to deny them more money by using less oil than not using a .ly domain (which is only a couple of dollars a year).
    - dhughes 16y ago
      The USA buys about 20% of its oil from Canada, buy more from us.
- hasenj 16y ago
  Exactly; 10$/yr is nothing compared to oil revenues. EDIT: Hm, my bad, I didn't bother to look it up, just assumed it's like all other top level domains.
levigross 16y ago
wahoo bit.ly :)

by il 16y ago

If you're using a .ly domain for your startup, this should give you pause. Not because of potential downtime, but because by buying a .ly domain, you are directly financing this oppressive regime.

barrydahlberg 16y ago

Is oppressive.ly registered?

jasonmcalacanis 16y ago

For now.... turning off people's ability to download Mad Men, porn, farmville and starcraft2 is NOT a winning strategy for staying in power. I give Gaddafi two weeks....

neworbit 16y ago
Maybe. He's likely to be more ruthless than Mubarak was, since he's not all that reliant on external support these days (whereas the US propped up the Mubarak gov't for quite a while). I give him longer than that.
eru 16y ago
What odds are you offering?
- pitdesi 16y ago
  looks to be about 50/50 that he's gone by the end of the year: http://www.intrade.com/jsp/intrade/trading/t_index.jsp?selConID=746813 http://www.intrade.com/jsp/intrade/trading/t_index.jsp?selCo...
  - thret 16y ago
    http://www.intrade.com/jsp/intrade/common/c_cd.jsp?conDetailID=745538 http://www.intrade.com/jsp/intrade/common/c_cd.jsp?conDetail... I'm not sure betting on WMD attacks is smart. It would be terrible if people were investing with inside information.
    - reeses 16y ago
      You could be able to squeeze a novel out of this idea. Or, at the very least, an episode of a crime-related TV show. "They're funding their program through WMDPool.com! Trace the IP address!"

codeglomeration 16y ago

I would say buying their oil has more of an influence, rather than owning a .ly domain. The earning for the domains are probably insignificant compared to the oil.

il 16y ago
True, but it's a lot easier for the average hacker to stop buying their domains than their oil.
- codeglomeration 16y ago
  Agree. The point was that it's more of a principle not buying the .ly domains rather than something having a real economic impact.
- borism 16y ago
  this is ridiculous. yeah, let's all stop buying .ly domains and go on driving a Hummer to work, mission accomplished. no, you should neither buy .ly nor drive a Hummer. real hackers have a perspective about the world things, I hope. (Full disclosure: Jeep owner. It's a diesel)
- jules 16y ago
  Use less oil? I don't know how much oil comes from Libya, but you might be able to deny them more money by using less oil than not using a .ly domain (which is only a couple of dollars a year).
  - dhughes 16y ago
    The USA buys about 20% of its oil from Canada, buy more from us.
hasenj 16y ago
Exactly; 10$/yr is nothing compared to oil revenues. EDIT: Hm, my bad, I didn't bother to look it up, just assumed it's like all other top level domains.

levigross 16y ago

wahoo bit.ly :)