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It's been working... for awhile now. But no traction here because... crypto = bad. There's Handshake, ENS, and UnstoppableDomains. Brave supports .eth domains

It's been working... for awhile now. But no traction here because... crypto = bad. There's Handshake, ENS, and UnstoppableDomains. Brave supports .eth domains out-of-the-box, hopefully Handshake soon. For Handshake you can use a local resolver that reads the blockchain or use NextDNS. NFTs aren't just for art, y'know. They have real [digital] world use cases for ownership, like DNS.

janosdebugs 4y ago
There is no traction because it's a vanity item. Most people/businesses need their websites to work on the average Joe/Jane's mobile phone, not just on some specialized browser that only a few people use. (=Chrome, Safari, Edge)
- MrOwnPut 4y ago
  So tech here doesn't gain traction unless the average Joe already uses it? And Brave and NextDNS aren't popular enough for your threshold? Handshake is exactly what would stop the issue happening in TFA, yet everyone ignores it here. For something to go mainstream, you have to talk about it... HN is not a very good tech site if you only talk about the tech that the common person already knows about.
  - janosdebugs 4y ago
    For some products, yes. For example, if you were to make a social media network that targets the general populace for finding their real life friends, it wouldn't work unless you had... well, the general populace on it. No matter how awesome the technology would be. The same with DNS replacements. The projects mentioned in this thread aren't the first to offer an expanded DNS solution for one reason or another. None of them gained traction.
    - rvz 4y ago
      > For some products, yes. For example, if you were to make a social media network that targets the general populace for finding their real life friends, it wouldn't work unless you had... well, the general populace on it. Hence why Twitter still has no viable competitor or replacement, especially when the money is still there despite all the hype and mania of it 'dying'.

janosdebugs 4y ago

There is no traction because it's a vanity item. Most people/businesses need their websites to work on the average Joe/Jane's mobile phone, not just on some specialized browser that only a few people use. (=Chrome, Safari, Edge)

MrOwnPut 4y ago
So tech here doesn't gain traction unless the average Joe already uses it? And Brave and NextDNS aren't popular enough for your threshold? Handshake is exactly what would stop the issue happening in TFA, yet everyone ignores it here. For something to go mainstream, you have to talk about it... HN is not a very good tech site if you only talk about the tech that the common person already knows about.
- janosdebugs 4y ago
  For some products, yes. For example, if you were to make a social media network that targets the general populace for finding their real life friends, it wouldn't work unless you had... well, the general populace on it. No matter how awesome the technology would be. The same with DNS replacements. The projects mentioned in this thread aren't the first to offer an expanded DNS solution for one reason or another. None of them gained traction.
  - rvz 4y ago
    > For some products, yes. For example, if you were to make a social media network that targets the general populace for finding their real life friends, it wouldn't work unless you had... well, the general populace on it. Hence why Twitter still has no viable competitor or replacement, especially when the money is still there despite all the hype and mania of it 'dying'.