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> But it doesn't mean "input/output". It stands for British Indian Ocean Territory I'm going to disagree on this. It's prescriptive. IO definitely means "input
by KMnO4 6y ago
> But it doesn't mean "input/output". It stands for British Indian Ocean Territory
I'm going to disagree on this. It's prescriptive. IO definitely means "input/output" in the context of tech startups. I don't think anyone sees github.io and thinks Indian Ocean, nor brew.sh and thinks Saint Helena, nor Apple.com and is frustrated that they sell computers.
- jrgd 6y agoIt’s what the TLD stands for; nothing prescriptive nor to agree with. It’s a fact.
- LunaSea 6y agoStill doesn't mean that people actually know or care about the original intended meaning. Lots of words have a different meaning now than they had originally. Not even talking about the meaning of acronyms.
- jomar 6y agoThe point of the article is to teach people about the original meaning, to encourage them to care, and to point out that by paying .io domain fees you are directly supporting this ongoing human rights disaster. This is a time when BLM protests have led to various aspects of structural racism in society being reexamined. For tech, it's a good time to reexamine use of .io too.
- weego 6y agoIf you entirely remove human nature from the equation then perhaps. But that would be pointlessly futile.
- kristopolous 6y agoA completely irrelevant one
- bebna 6y agoIo is the daughter of the greek river god Inachos. :P