return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agoTrump's AI rebrand causes 'unprecedented' demand for Slovenian website nameswww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1102arrow-down17
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minus-squarethousandyardstare@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down8·15 days agoWhy is SLOVENIA using the SI domain? “Slovenian Internet,” perhaps?
minus-squareflamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27arrow-down1·15 days agoSierra Leone became a country before Slovenia. First come first serve.
minus-squareZwuzelmaus@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·edit-215 days 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-up12·15 days 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-up8·15 days 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-up11·15 days 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-up1·15 days agoWith all the corruption and kickbacks, he is rich now.
minus-squareryper@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-215 days agoTo confuse people with fonts where I and l look similar.
minus-squareKairos@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 days agoHow is it spelled in the local language?
minus-squareKairos@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 days 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.
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.