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Boulevard of Broken .dreams

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the pornforge dept.

kubla2000 writes "Salon has a fascinating article up examining the detritus of the dotcom craze of registering anything and everything as a domain name. This is, by turns, a tragic and hilarious piece... there's an irrisistable pathos to the fact that "FreeRoofTile.com" has expired as well as an urge to take a clue-bat to whoever "thought" to register it in the first place."

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  1. Fag-intosh users by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Is there anything as annoying as a Macintosh user? So smug. So hip. So... clueless.

  2. remember linux.com? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I believe it was purchased by VA for a tidy sum, and now they aren't even a Linux company anymore.

  3. Why no, I'm not by ObviousGuy · · Score: 0, Troll

    Sorry, I'm not interested in searching for a date.

    --
    I have been pwned because my /. password was too easy to guess.
    1. Re:Why no, I'm not by BitHive · · Score: 0, Troll
      I just sent your post to my local chapter of Amnesty International. I'm sure they will take up your cause immediately, as I was in tears just reading about your plight.

      Wake up.

  4. Cmdr-Tacos-penis-is-in-my-buttocks.com by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I don't care what anyone thinks- this WILL Make Money Fast!