return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTrump's AI rebrand causes 'unprecedented' demand for Slovenian website nameswww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1119arrow-down17
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minus-squarethousandyardstare@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down12·1 month agoWhy is SLOVENIA using the SI domain? “Slovenian Internet,” perhaps?
minus-squareflamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35arrow-down1·1 month agoSierra Leone became a country before Slovenia. First come first serve.
minus-squareZwuzelmaus@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·edit-21 month agoISO standardized abbreviations are mandatory for country-domains. Even Trump cannot change “.us” into “.tr” :-) (but please don’t tell him anyway)
minus-squareegrets@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 month agoNo, but he could definitely pull some strings to get IANA to add .trump as a new gTLD (honestly, I’m surprised it hasn’t already happened - I had to check) and the government has no obligation to continue using .us or .gov as far as I know.
minus-squareTanoh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 month agoDoesn’t need to pull any strings. You can buy almost any new gTLD you want, for the rich the price is chump change.
minus-squareskisnow@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·1 month agoI don’t think that’s true any more. It might have been a few years ago, but he’s legalized bribery with his shitcoins etc since then.
minus-squareTanoh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoWith all the corruption and kickbacks, he is rich now.
minus-squareCovertOperative@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 month agoThat just gives him a reason to invade Turkey.
minus-squareryper@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-21 month agoTo confuse people with fonts where I and l look similar.
minus-squareKairos@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoHow is it spelled in the local language?
minus-squareKairos@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoSo Slovinia then. Two letter country codes would have a lot of conflicts no matter how you slice it.
Why is SLOVENIA using the SI domain? “Slovenian Internet,” perhaps?
Sierra Leone became a country before Slovenia. First come first serve.
ISO standardized abbreviations are mandatory for country-domains.
Even Trump cannot change “.us” into “.tr” :-) (but please don’t tell him anyway)
No, but he could definitely pull some strings to get IANA to add .trump as a new gTLD (honestly, I’m surprised it hasn’t already happened - I had to check) and the government has no obligation to continue using .us or .gov as far as I know.
Doesn’t need to pull any strings. You can buy almost any new gTLD you want, for the rich the price is chump change.
Yes, but Trump only pretends to be rich
I don’t think that’s true any more. It might have been a few years ago, but he’s legalized bribery with his shitcoins etc since then.
With all the corruption and kickbacks, he is rich now.
That just gives him a reason to invade Turkey.
To confuse people with fonts where I and l look similar.
How is it spelled in the local language?
Slovenija
So Slovinia then. Two letter country codes would have a lot of conflicts no matter how you slice it.